Partisans' Judgments of SCOTUS Sharply Diverge

Tuesday, August 6, 2024

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Aug. 6, 2024

Welcome to Front Page, where we break down Gallup's latest insights on our constantly evolving world. Here are the five insights you shouldn't miss this week:

1. Partisans' Judgments of SCOTUS Sharply Diverge

Line Chart: U.S. Supreme Court job approval, by political party, 2000-2024.

Partisan Gap: Opinions of the U.S. Supreme Court show significant partisan variation — 66% of Republicans approve of the job the court is doing, compared with 44% of independents and 15% of Democrats. The 51-percentage-point approval gap between Republicans and Democrats is approaching the record-high 61-point gap measured immediately after the Dobbs decision in 2022.

U.S. Data: Democrats' near record-low approval, combined with independents' subpar 44%, brings today's 43% overall rating of the court close to the previous record low of 40%.

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2. Seven in 10 Maintain Negative Economic Outlook

Line Chart: 70% of Americans say that economic conditions in the U.S. are getting worse in 2024.

U.S. Economic Outlook: Seven in 10 Americans in July believed the economy is "getting worse," extending the run of negative economic sentiment seen since May 2021.

Trend Analysis: After more than a decade of relatively low economic pessimism, from 2010 through 2019, anxiety about the economy spiked in March 2020 at the start of the pandemic. It fell in early 2021 as the economy recovered but surged again later that year with the onset of high inflation. While down from the recent peak of 85% in June 2022, the 70% of Americans who currently believe the economy is getting worse remains among the highest rates in Gallup's trend since 1992.

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3. Women's Gymnastics, Olympics' Golden Child

Bar Chart: 2024 Summer Olympics events Americans are most interested in watching, by gender.

Olympic Sport Preferences: Women's gymnastics was the most anticipated 2024 Summer Olympics sport in the U.S., with 68% of American adults naming it as one of their top three favorite events to watch.

Gender Patterns: Women tend to favor watching Olympic events that feature athletes of their own gender. For men, the same is true, with the exception of gymnastics: 49% of men rank women's gymnastics among their top three events, compared with 20% for men's gymnastics.

Bar Chart: 30% of employees who left their organization said that additional compensation or benefits could have prevented their departure.

Employee Retention: When workers who have left their jobs are asked what could have prevented them from leaving, they most often cite enhanced compensation or benefits, followed by more positive interactions with their manager.

Turnover Trends: Self-reported employee turnover risk is at its highest since 2015, with half of U.S. employees (51%) open to leaving their organization.

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5. LGBTQ+ Adults: Treatment Is Better

Bar Chart: 70% of LGBTQ+ adults say that society's treatment of LGBTQ+ people has gotten a lot or a little better.

Acceptance and Treatment: Seventy percent of LGBTQ+ adults, matching the rate among U.S. adults overall, feel that society's treatment of LGBTQ+ individuals has improved over the past decade. Younger LGBTQ+ adults (those under 50) are a bit more likely than those aged 50 and older to perceive improvement.

Reports of Harassment: Reflecting on their own experiences, about one in four LGBTQ+ adults in the U.S. say they have received poor treatment or harassment “frequently” (5%) or “occasionally” (19%) in the past year. This includes more than a third of gay or lesbian Americans (36%) and 20% of bisexual adults.

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