Job Approval Rating of the U.S. Supreme Court, 2000-2023
Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Supreme Court is handling its job?
Line graph. Americans' approval of the job the Supreme Court is doing, trend from 2000 to 2023. Currently, 41% approve as the lowest in the trend. Supreme Court approval was generally above 50% between 2000 and 2010, with the notable exception of a 42% reading in 2005. Between 2011 and 2017, approval was consistently below 50%, but it was between 51% and 58% from 2018 to 2020. 62% in 2000 -- the initial reading in the trend -- and 2001 is the trend high.