July 21, 2023
MILWAUKEE — The Marquette Law School Poll will release the results of its national survey of public opinion, over two days, July 26-27, via written releases.
On Wednesday, July 26, the Marquette Law School Poll will release results pertaining to public opinion about the U.S. Supreme Court. The survey reviews public reaction to the Court’s major decisions of the term and the visibility of those decisions, ranging from use of race in college admissions to congressional districting, religious liberty, and other topics. The poll provides the latest trends in national approval of, and confidence in, the Supreme Court, local judges, the legal profession, and other institutions, as well as perceptions of the ethical standards of the Court. Views of earlier decisions on abortion and same-sex marriage are also included. This is the 15th installment in a series of nationwide surveys, begun in 2019, measuring public understanding and opinion of the nation’s highest court.
The second release, on Thursday, July 27, will set forth findings of the Marquette Law School Poll’s national survey on policy preferences and political topics. This survey includes Republicans’ preferences for the GOP presidential nomination and support among Democrats for President Joe Biden’s seeking a second term. Trial heats for the general election between Biden and former President Donald Trump and between Biden and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are measured. Also included are measures of attention to the recent indictment of Trump in Florida concerning his handling of classified documents, and of the way the public sees the seriousness of how Trump, Biden and former Vice President Mike Pence retained classified documents. The poll updates favorability towards potential Republican candidates, including Trump, DeSantis, Pence, and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, among others. On the Democratic side, favorability is measured for Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Marianne Williamson. A number of public policy issues are also considered, including aid to Ukraine and America’s role in the world.
The written releases and corresponding data will be distributed and made available at 1 a.m. EDT on the Marquette Law School Poll website. Embargoed written releases of these national surveys will be available to members of the media who formally register their interest in advance online and agree to stated embargo policies. Reporters who have registered for previous embargoes do not need to register again.
Interviews with Dr. Franklin following the poll’s releases are available on request by contacting Kevin Conway at kevin.m.conway@marquette.edu.
Begun in 2012, the Marquette Law School Poll is the most extensive statewide polling project in Wisconsin history. Since 2019, the Law School’s surveys of national public opinion about the U.S. Supreme Court have expanded the work of the poll both geographically and to a new set of topics of broad importance, and more recently the national survey has included political topics. Franklin has directed the poll since its inception and is a professor of law and public policy at Marquette Law School. His academic articles on partisanship, public opinion, the Supreme Court and U.S. Senate elections have appeared in major journals and as book chapters. He is a past president of the Society for Political Methodology and an elected fellow of the society. He holds a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Michigan.
Kevin is the associate director for university communication in the Office of University Relations. Contact Kevin at (414) 288-4745 or kevin.m.conway@marquette.edu.
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