Aug. 5, 2024
MILWAUKEE — The Marquette Law School Poll will release the results of its national survey of public opinion, over two days, Aug. 8-9, via written releases. This will follow a separate release, on Wednesday, Aug. 7, of the poll’s survey of Wisconsin registered voters (see separate news release, dated July 31, 2024, for details).
The written releases and corresponding national data will be distributed and made available on the above-stated dates 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. Details about the survey and releases follow here:
On Thursday, Aug. 8, the Marquette Law School Poll will release results of a national survey on policy preferences and political topics. This survey focuses on the public response to Vice President Kamala Harris becoming the presumptive Democratic nominee for president. The poll includes the head-to-head and multicandidate presidential “horse race,” as well as how Harris and former President Donald Trump compare on a variety of issues and personal characteristics. Attention to the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee and views of the selection of Sen. JD Vance as the vice presidential nominee are included. The poll includes favorability towards President Joe Biden, Harris, Trump, Vance, and others. Respondents are also asked about their reaction to Biden’s decision to withdraw from the presidential race. Also included are views of the economy and personal finances.
On Friday, Aug 9, 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 recent decisions and measures attention to news about the Court. The poll provides the latest trends in national approval of, and confidence in, the Supreme Court, juries in criminal cases, and other institutions. This poll went into the field on July 24, so it does not survey opinion on President Biden’s proposals concerning the Supreme Court announced to the public on July 29. This is the Marquette Law School Poll’s 22nd nationwide survey, in a series begun in 2019, measuring public understanding and opinion of the nation’s highest court.
Interviews with 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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