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SUPREME COURT QUESTIONS ASKED IN ALL 50 STATES ( Released 7/18/05 )
SORTED ALPHABETICALLY BY STATE ( scroll down for other sorts )
Thinking about the United States Supreme Court … If you had to
choose, would you prefer a justice who is brilliant, but whose views
are not well known to you? Or,
would you prefer a justice of
average intelligence who
shares your personal views?
Who should have
the final say on abortion?
Your state government?
The Federal Government?
Or should the government
have no say?
Who should have
the final say on gay marriage?
Your state government?
The Federal Government?
Or should the government
have no say?
# State Views Unknown Shares My Views State Federal Neither State Federal Neither
1 Alabama 22% 75% 16% 17% 62% 26% 34% 37% r 1 4530182
2 Alaska 28% 65% 10% 19% 65% 16% 31% 49% r 1 655435
3 Arizona 33% 61% 11% 17% 69% 17% 30% 52% r 1 5743834
4 Arkansas 22% 73% 16% 16% 63% 28% 32% 37% r 1 2752629
5 California 32% 60% 10% 13% 75% 17% 25% 56% d 0 35893799
6 Colorado 30% 63% 11% 14% 73% 19% 26% 52% r 1 4601403
7 Connecticut 33% 62% 8% 12% 76% 18% 22% 57% d 0 3503604
8 Delaware 31% 64% 9% 10% 80% 12% 24% 61% d 0 830364
9 Florida 28% 67% 10% 13% 75% 16% 28% 53% r 1 17397161
10 Georgia 25% 69% 12% 16% 66% 23% 27% 45% r 1 8829383
11 Hawaii 27% 64% 15% 13% 67% 23% 26% 48% d 0 1262840
12 Idaho 24% 70% 17% 16% 63% 20% 33% 45% r 1 1393262
13 Illinois 25% 71% 10% 15% 71% 18% 27% 53% d 0 12713634
14 Indiana 23% 71% 12% 15% 70% 20% 35% 42% r 1 6237569
15 Iowa 25% 68% 10% 14% 72% 20% 29% 48% r 1 2954451
16 Kansas 26% 69% 15% 16% 64% 24% 30% 44% r 1 2735502
17 Kentucky 26% 71% 14% 22% 59% 23% 36% 39% r 1 4145922
18 Louisiana 21% 74% 17% 15% 64% 23% 32% 41% r 1 4515770
19 Maine 33% 62% 8% 11% 78% 18% 26% 54% d 0 1317253
20 Maryland 28% 65% 11% 12% 75% 18% 26% 52% d 0 5558058
21 Massachusetts 35% 57% 9% 9% 79% 15% 24% 59% d 0 6416505
22 Michigan 27% 69% 10% 14% 73% 19% 27% 52% d 0 10112620
23 Minnesota 28% 67% 11% 20% 66% 17% 32% 49% d 0 5100958
24 Mississippi 22% 73% 19% 19% 58% 26% 32% 39% r 1 2902966
25 Missouri 26% 68% 12% 18% 67% 19% 30% 48% r 1 5754618
26 Montana 27% 67% 13% 16% 70% 24% 27% 48% r 1 926865
27 Nebraska 27% 69% 14% 20% 62% 21% 32% 44% r 1 1747214
28 Nevada 30% 65% 9% 14% 75% 18% 30% 50% r 1 2334771
29 New Hampshire 36% 58% 8% 10% 79% 20% 22% 56% d 0 1299500
30 New Jersey 32% 61% 12% 10% 75% 17% 26% 54% d 0 8698879
31 New Mexico 32% 62% 15% 16% 63% 19% 32% 46% r 1 1903289
32 New York 27% 66% 11% 14% 72% 16% 25% 55% d 0 19227088
33 North Carolina 18% 75% 13% 17% 65% 24% 34% 38% r 1 8541221
34 North Dakota 22% 73% 17% 18% 61% 22% 32% 43% r 1 634366
35 Ohio 25% 72% 8% 16% 71% 14% 30% 53% r 1 11459011
36 Oklahoma 25% 68% 16% 18% 63% 23% 34% 40% r 1 3523553
37 Oregon 34% 59% 12% 15% 69% 20% 26% 50% d 0 3594586
38 Pennsylvania 21% 74% 10% 16% 73% 17% 28% 53% d 0 12406292
39 Rhode Island 29% 65% 8% 12% 75% 15% 23% 59% d 0 1080632
40 South Carolina 25% 70% 15% 16% 66% 25% 31% 41% r 1 4198068
41 South Dakota 20% 73% 20% 17% 59% 26% 30% 43% r 1 770883
42 Tennessee 21% 75% 14% 18% 64% 23% 39% 35% r 1 5900962
43 Texas 28% 66% 15% 15% 68% 21% 28% 48% r 1 22490022
44 Utah 27% 66% 22% 22% 52% 32% 30% 36% r 1 2389039
45 Vermont 33% 59% 10% 9% 78% 23% 15% 59% d 0 621394
46 Virginia 27% 67% 15% 18% 64% 22% 31% 44% r 1 7459827
47 Washington 32% 61% 12% 14% 72% 20% 26% 51% d 0 6203788
48 West Virginia 22% 75% 13% 19% 65% 20% 36% 42% r 1 1815354
49 Wisconsin 29% 65% 10% 17% 70% 16% 29% 52% d 0 5509026
50 Wyoming 28% 68% 15% 15% 68% 22% 31% 44% r 1 506529
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Weighted Avg all 50 States 27% 67% 12% 15% 70% 19% 28% 50%
Weighted Avg RED states  26% 69% 13% 16% 67% 21% 31% 46%
Weighted Avg BLUE states  29% 64% 10% 14% 73% 17% 26% 54%
Sorted
SUPREME COURT QUESTIONS ASKED IN ALL 50 STATES ( Released 7/18/05 )
NOMINEE, SORTED BY 'SHARES MY VIEWS' IN DESCENDING ORDER  ( scroll down for other sorts )
Thinking about the United States Supreme Court … If you had to
choose, would you prefer a justice who is brilliant, but whose views
are not well known to you? Or,
would you prefer a justice of
average intelligence who
shares your personal views?
Who should have
the final say on abortion?
Your state government?
The Federal Government?
Or should the government
have no say?
Who should have
the final say on gay marriage?
Your state government?
The Federal Government?
Or should the government
have no say?
# State Views Unknown Shares My Views State Federal Neither State Federal Neither
1 Alabama 22% 75% 16% 17% 62% 26% 34% 37% r 1 4530182
1 North Carolina 18% 75% 13% 17% 65% 24% 34% 38% r 1 8541221
1 Tennessee 21% 75% 14% 18% 64% 23% 39% 35% r 1 5900962
1 West Virginia 22% 75% 13% 19% 65% 20% 36% 42% r 1 1815354
5 Louisiana 21% 74% 17% 15% 64% 23% 32% 41% r 1 4515770
5 Pennsylvania 21% 74% 10% 16% 73% 17% 28% 53% d 0 12406292
7 Arkansas 22% 73% 16% 16% 63% 28% 32% 37% r 1 2752629
7 Mississippi 22% 73% 19% 19% 58% 26% 32% 39% r 1 2902966
7 North Dakota 22% 73% 17% 18% 61% 22% 32% 43% r 1 634366
7 South Dakota 20% 73% 20% 17% 59% 26% 30% 43% r 1 770883
11 Ohio 25% 72% 8% 16% 71% 14% 30% 53% r 1 11459011
12 Illinois 25% 71% 10% 15% 71% 18% 27% 53% d 0 12713634
12 Indiana 23% 71% 12% 15% 70% 20% 35% 42% r 1 6237569
12 Kentucky 26% 71% 14% 22% 59% 23% 36% 39% r 1 4145922
15 Idaho 24% 70% 17% 16% 63% 20% 33% 45% r 1 1393262
15 South Carolina 25% 70% 15% 16% 66% 25% 31% 41% r 1 4198068
17 Georgia 25% 69% 12% 16% 66% 23% 27% 45% r 1 8829383
17 Kansas 26% 69% 15% 16% 64% 24% 30% 44% r 1 2735502
17 Michigan 27% 69% 10% 14% 73% 19% 27% 52% d 0 10112620
17 Nebraska 27% 69% 14% 20% 62% 21% 32% 44% r 1 1747214
21 Iowa 25% 68% 10% 14% 72% 20% 29% 48% r 1 2954451
21 Missouri 26% 68% 12% 18% 67% 19% 30% 48% r 1 5754618
21 Oklahoma 25% 68% 16% 18% 63% 23% 34% 40% r 1 3523553
21 Wyoming 28% 68% 15% 15% 68% 22% 31% 44% r 1 506529
25 Florida 28% 67% 10% 13% 75% 16% 28% 53% r 1 17397161
25 Minnesota 28% 67% 11% 20% 66% 17% 32% 49% d 0 5100958
25 Montana 27% 67% 13% 16% 70% 24% 27% 48% r 1 926865
25 Virginia 27% 67% 15% 18% 64% 22% 31% 44% r 1 7459827
29 New York 27% 66% 11% 14% 72% 16% 25% 55% d 0 19227088
29 Texas 28% 66% 15% 15% 68% 21% 28% 48% r 1 22490022
29 Utah 27% 66% 22% 22% 52% 32% 30% 36% r 1 2389039
32 Alaska 28% 65% 10% 19% 65% 16% 31% 49% r 1 655435
32 Maryland 28% 65% 11% 12% 75% 18% 26% 52% d 0 5558058
32 Nevada 30% 65% 9% 14% 75% 18% 30% 50% r 1 2334771
32 Rhode Island 29% 65% 8% 12% 75% 15% 23% 59% d 0 1080632
32 Wisconsin 29% 65% 10% 17% 70% 16% 29% 52% d