US Supreme Court confidence hit a 50-year low in 2022 after the Dobbs decision, causing abortion bans and restrictions, according to a survey.
According to the General Social Survey conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago, the gap between Democrats and Republicans regarding abortion rights reached a record high in 2022.
Impact On Democrats, And Abortion Rights Supporters
This study, which has been conducted since 1973, measures public trust in the judiciary and indicates that confidence in the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) has declined.
In comparison to the previous year, when 26% of Americans had a lot of confidence in the SCOTUS, only 18% expressed the same level of trust in 2022. Conversely, the percentage of people with less confidence increased from 21% to 36%. The most recent study revealed that 46% of respondents had only some trust in the SCOTUS.
The demographic groups that experienced the most substantial decline in trust were women, Democrats, and rights advocates. In 2022, the percentage of women who expressed strong confidence in the SCOTUS was only 12%, contrasting with 22% in 2020 and 32% in 2018.
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The Decline in Faith in SCOTUS Among Supporters
In the realm of Democrats, the level of confidence in the court experienced a notable decrease from 25% in the year 2021 to a mere 8% in 2022. Likewise, among those who support the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) for any reason, there was a decline in faith from 25% to 12%.
Even within the ranks of Republicans, trust in the SCOTUS has seen a slight decline. In 2022, 26% of Republicans expressed a significant amount of trust in the US Supreme Court, in comparison to 31% in 2021 and 37% in 2018.
The survey employed a combination of in-person and online interviews, conducted over several months. It was carried out seven weeks after the release of the draft judgment in the Dobbs case, which overturned Roe v. Wade and established a conservative majority, in late June 2022.
The General Social Survey, overseen by NORC at the University of Chicago since 1972, utilized sample sizes ranging from 1,500 to 4,000 individuals each year. The margins of error varied from plus or minus two percentage points to plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.
Data for the survey was collected from 3,544 American adults between May 5 and December 20, 2022.
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