New Poll Finds U.S. Supreme Court Favorability At A New Low

According to the Pew Research Center, 52% of those surveyed have a favorable view of the U.S. Supreme Court, the lowest level of support in the 25 years the center has conducted the survey (Pew has conducted 11 surveys since 1987). It also found that 29% have an unfavorable view of the Court, just below the highest unfavorability level recorded in the survey (30% in 2005).

The survey found little difference based on politics, with the Court receiving low favorability ratings from Republicans (56%), Democrats (52%), and independents (52%).

Of the 11 polls Pew conducted, the latest survey is the only one where members of the president’s party gave the Court a lower rating than those of the opposing party.

Pew’s survey also examines whether opinions about the 2010 health care law, the subject of recent hearings before the Court, affect the public’s view of the Court.