Overview
- A Gallup poll of 1,200 adults conducted July 1–19 and released Tuesday found 33% of Americans approve of the Supreme Court’s performance while 61% disapprove.
- Republican approval plunged from about 79% in September 2025 to 58% in the July survey, producing most of the overall fall in support.
- Democratic approval stayed at roughly 12% and independent approval at about 35%, levels that Gallup says reflect dissatisfaction with the court’s 6–3 conservative majority.
- Reporters and analysts point to the court’s 2025–26 term decisions—rulings that rejected the president’s tariff authority and limits on birthright citizenship, blocked the immediate removal of a Federal Reserve governor, expanded presidential removal powers in other cases, and issued contested emergency orders—as key context for shifting views.
- The drop deepens a long trend of falling institutional trust since 2000 and raises questions about public confidence in the Court’s legitimacy, with observers saying follow-up polls and reactions from lawmakers could shape calls for transparency or procedural change.