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Supreme Court Approval Rating

Our 21-day average puts Approve at 47%, Disapprove at 43%, based on 645 polls ending between 12/8/2020 and 10/6/2026. Dots on the chart are individual polls; the line is the rolling average. How to read these numbers.

Supreme Court Approval Rating over time

645 polls · 21-day rolling average · dots are individual polls
Approve 47% Disapprove 43%
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Supreme Court Approval Rating over time
Choice Latest average Polls Latest poll
Approve 47% 645 10/6/2026
Disapprove 43% 645 10/6/2026

Average result

Unweighted mean across 645 matching polls
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Average result
Choice%
Disapprove46.5%
Approve40.5%

Individual polls (645)

Polls, newest first
End date Pollster Sample Results
2/22/2021 YouGov
for The Economist
1,201 RV
Approve
39%
Disapprove
40%
2/16/2021 YouGov
for The Economist
1,500 A
Approve
40%
Disapprove
34%
2/16/2021 YouGov
for The Economist
1,259 RV
Approve
42%
Disapprove
37%
2/9/2021 YouGov
for The Economist
1,500 A
Approve
40%
Disapprove
38%
2/9/2021 YouGov
for The Economist
1,306 RV
Approve
44%
Disapprove
41%
2/2/2021 YouGov
for The Economist
1,500 A
Approve
40%
Disapprove
34%
2/2/2021 YouGov
for The Economist
1,272 RV
Approve
41%
Disapprove
37%
1/26/2021 YouGov
for The Economist
1,500 A
Approve
42%
Disapprove
33%
1/26/2021 YouGov
for The Economist
1,245 RV
Approve
43%
Disapprove
36%
1/19/2021 YouGov
for The Economist
1,500 A
Approve
43%
Disapprove
33%
1/19/2021 YouGov
for The Economist
1,291 RV
Approve
46%
Disapprove
37%
1/12/2021 YouGov
for The Economist
1,500 A
Approve
43%
Disapprove
33%
1/12/2021 YouGov
for The Economist
1,293 RV
Approve
46%
Disapprove
35%
1/5/2021 YouGov
for The Economist
1,500 A
Approve
42%
Disapprove
36%
1/5/2021 YouGov
for The Economist
1,278 RV
Approve
45%
Disapprove
39%
12/22/2020 YouGov
for The Economist
1,500 A
Approve
38%
Disapprove
38%
12/22/2020 YouGov
for The Economist
1,157 RV
Approve
41%
Disapprove
42%
12/15/2020 YouGov
for The Economist
1,500 A
Approve
43%
Disapprove
35%
12/15/2020 YouGov
for The Economist
1,264 RV
Approve
46%
Disapprove
37%
12/8/2020 YouGov
for The Economist
1,500 A
Approve
45%
Disapprove
29%

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