New Polling Affirms A Majority Of Americans Support Confirming Judge Barrett

Polls Continue To Show Most Americans Support The Senate Confirming Judge Barrett’s Nomination

POLITICO/MORNING CONSULT: “A new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll shows that a slight majority of voters, 51 percent, think the Senate should vote to confirm [Judge Barrett’s] nomination, far greater than the 28 percent who say the Senate should vote not to confirm her…. The new survey represents an increase in support for Barrett’s confirmation compared with a survey immediately after her initial nomination last month.” (“Poll: Majority Says Senate Should Confirm Amy Coney Barrett,” Politico, 10/21/2020)

• “More voters think the Senate can proceed before the Nov. 3 election than think should wait until after … In the POLITICO/Morning Consult poll, 45 percent say the Senate should vote as soon as possible, while 34 percent say they should vote on Barrett’s confirmation only if Trump wins reelection.” (“Poll: Majority Says Senate Should Confirm Amy Coney Barrett,” Politico, 10/21/2020)

GALLUP: A “51% majority of Americans support federal judge Amy Coney Barrett to fill the U.S. Supreme Court seat left vacant by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death last month.” (“51% in U.S. Want Amy Coney Barrett Seated on Supreme Court,” Gallup, 10/20/2020)

THE NEW YORK TIMES/SIENA COLLEGE: “[A] plurality of voters also said that the Senate should vote on Judge Barrett’s nomination before the election.” (The New York Times, 10/20/2020)

HUFFINGTON POST/YOUGOV: “Voters favor the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett by a 9-point margin, a new HuffPost/YouGov poll finds…. [B]y 47% to 38%, they say they’d like to see their senators vote to confirm Barrett. In a previous HuffPost/YouGov survey, conducted in late September and early October, voters favored her confirmation by a 5-point margin. (“Poll: Voters Lean Toward Supporting Confirmation Of Amy Coney Barrett,” Huffington Post, 10/21/2020)

Polling Also Continues To Show Most Americans Oppose Court-Packing Schemes Being Floated By Democrats

LEADER McCONNELL: “[Sen. Schumer] is trying to invent a justification to declare war on judicial independence and pack the Supreme Court if Democrats should win power. Back in March, he walked across the street and threatened Justices by name if they ruled against his wishes. And now, even though this Court ended up delighting the political left with several decisions this year, he still wants an excuse to pack the Court. The American people know what a terrible idea this is. Polls show majority support for confirming Judge Barrett and overwhelming opposition to court-packing. The American people are glad that Franklin Roosevelt didn’t get to blow up our independent judiciary in 1937 and they strongly oppose Democrats’ threats now.” (Sen. McConnell, Remarks, 10/22/2020)

THE NEW YORK TIMES/SIENA COLLEGE: “What may prove riskier for Mr. Biden and his party, though, is the issue that he has for weeks sought to avoid staking out a clear position on: adding more justices to the Supreme Court. The poll showed that 58 percent of voters said Democrats should not expand the court beyond nine justices … Opposition was even firmer among independents: Sixty-five percent of them said they were against enlarging the court.” (The New York Times, 10/20/2020)

POLITICO/MORNING CONSULT: “In the POLITICO/Morning Consult poll, just 24 percent of voters say Congress should pass a law increasing the number of justices.” (“Poll: Majority Says Senate Should Confirm Amy Coney Barrett,” Politico, 10/21/2020)

HUFFINGTON POST/YOUGOV: “Just 27% of voters are in favor of increasing the number of Supreme Court justices, an idea supported by some progressive Democrats. Another 43% are opposed … Only 9% strongly support the idea, with 31% strongly opposed.” (“Poll: Voters Lean Toward Supporting Confirmation Of Amy Coney Barrett,” Huffington Post, 10/21/2020)