Gallup poll shows Supreme Court approval at record low

Public approval of the U.S. Supreme Court has fallen to its lowest level on record, driven by a sharp drop in support among Republicans following a term that delivered a mixed verdict on President Donald Trump's agenda, according to a new Gallup poll. The survey, conducted from July 1 to July 19 and released on July 28, 2026, shows just 33 percent of Americans approve of the court's performance, down from the previous record low of 39 percent a year earlier. Disapproval of the court reached a new high of 61 percent.

A key finding of the poll is the precipitous decline in approval from Republican voters. Their support fell to 58 percent from a near-record 79 percent in September 2025, marking the party's lowest approval level since 2023. An editor for Gallup suggested the decline may reflect Republican respondents placing greater weight on rulings unfavorable to the Trump administration than on those that favored it. Meanwhile, approval ratings among other groups remained at historically low levels, with Democrats at 12 percent and independents at 35 percent, figures essentially unchanged from the previous year. Gallup noted that Democratic confidence in the court has remained...