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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for September 22, 2022
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
September 22, 2022: Thirty-six percent (36%) of voters trust the Supreme Court the most of the three branches of the federal government. This is higher than any other branch. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that 16% trust the presidency the most, and 10% trust Congress most.
The survey also found that 45% of voters approve of how the Supreme Court is doing its job. Twenty-six percent (26%) approve of how Congress is doing its job.
Methodology
The survey of 1,200 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on September 1-2, 2022. Fieldwork for the survey was conducted by RMG Research, Inc. Certain quotas were applied, and the sample was lightly weighted by geography, gender, age, race, education, internet usage, and political party to reasonably reflect the nation’s population of registered voters. Other variables were reviewed to ensure that the final sample is representative of that population.
The margin of sampling error for the full sample is +/- 2.8 percentage points.
Note: Neither Scott Rasmussen, ScottRasmussen.com, nor RMG Research, Inc. have any affiliation with Rasmussen Reports. While Scott Rasmussen founded that firm, he left nearly a decade ago and has had no involvement since that time.
Survey Questions
Which branch of government do you trust the most: the Supreme Court, the presidency, or Congress?
- 36%-Supreme Court
- 16%-Presidency
- 10%-Congress
- 38%-Not sure
Do you approve or disapprove of the way that the United States Supreme Court is performing its job?
- 13%-Strongly approve
- 32%-Somewhat approve
- 20%-Somewhat disapprove
- 22%-Strongly disapprove
- 12%-Not sure
Okay… do you approve or disapprove of the way that Congress is doing its job?
- 4%-Strongly approve
- 22%-Somewhat approve
- 32%-Somewhat disapprove
- 28%-Strongly disapprove
- 13%-Not sure
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