The United States Supreme Court

Statistics report on the United States Supreme Court

The United States Supreme Court

This report presents information on the United States Supreme Court. It includes an overview of the Court, its members, caseload, and its ideology. It follows up with data surrounding the politicization of the Court, public opinion, and key issues arising in the public discourse.

The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the federal judiciary, and has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all U.S. federal and state court cases which involve a point of federal law.

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The Court

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  • Premium Statistic U.S. tenure of current Supreme Court Justices 2023
  • Premium Statistic U.S. longest serving Supreme Court Justices 2023
  • Premium Statistic U.S. Supreme Court justices by gender 1789-2022
  • Premium Statistic U.S. salaries for federal judges and justices 1968-2023

Appointments to the Court

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  • Premium Statistic U.S. Supreme Court appointments 1789-2022, by president
  • Premium Statistic Breakdown of votes for U.S. Supreme Court Justices since Scalia
  • Premium Statistic Federal judiciary appointments in first 566 days of presidency U.S. 1953-2022

Philosophy of the Court

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  • Premium Statistic U.S. Supreme Court justices ideological score 2022
  • Premium Statistic U.S. Supreme Court ideological score 1937-2021
  • Premium Statistic U.S. Supreme Court justices ideological MQ scores 2005-2022
  • Premium Statistic U.S. adults perceived ideology of the Supreme Court 2023
  • Premium Statistic Perceived ideology of the U.S. Supreme Court in 2023, by party

Decisions of the Court

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  • Premium Statistic Number of opinions by U.S. Supreme Court justices 2020, by type
  • Premium Statistic U.S. Supreme Court voting alignment between justices 2020
  • Premium Statistic U.S. Supreme Court voting alignment between justices on non-unanimous cases 2020
  • Premium Statistic Number of U.S. Supreme Court justice dissenting votes 2020, by type
  • Basic Statistic U.S. adults' approval of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade 2022
  • Basic Statistic U.S. adults' support for overturning Obergefell v. Hodges 2022
  • Basic Statistic U.S. adults' support for overturning Griswold v. Connecticut 2022
  • Basic Statistic U.S. adults' support for overturning Lawrence v. Texas 2022
  • Basic Statistic U.S. approval of Supreme Court ruling allowing LGBTQ customer refusal 2023, by party
  • Basic Statistic U.S. approval of the Supreme Court decision on affirmative action 2023, by party

Public opinion

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  • Premium Statistic U.S. adults' confidence in the Supreme Court 1973-2023
  • Premium Statistic U.S. adults' confidence in the Supreme Court by party 2012-2023
  • Basic Statistic U.S. adults favorability rating of Supreme Court Justices 2023
  • Basic Statistic U.S. Supreme Court job approval 2000-2023
  • Premium Statistic U.S. adults approval of the Supreme Court 2024, by party
  • Basic Statistic U.S. adults on Supreme Court Justices accepting gifts without disclosing them 2023
  • Premium Statistic U.S. support for requiring Supreme Court Justices to report gifts 2023, by party
  • Premium Statistic U.S. public opinion on expansion of Supreme Court Justices 2022
  • Premium Statistic Public opinion on if Supreme Court Justices should have term limits U.S. 2022
  • Premium Statistic Opinion of U.S. adults on if the Supreme Court has too much power 2022, by party

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