A record number of Americans think the Supreme Court has tilted too far to the right, polling released Wednesday shows. Forty-three percent of U.S. adults described the court as “too conservative” in Gallup’s Sept. 2–16 Governance poll—the highest figure the organization has ever measured, surpassing the previous high of 42 percent recorded in 2022. By comparison, 36 percent said the court is “about right,” while just 17 percent labeled it “too liberal.” The shift comes after Justice Amy Coney Barrett was appointed in 2020 by President Donald Trump to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg, cementing a 6-3 conservative majority. Before that, no more than 33 percent had ever called the court too conservative. Partisan divides remain stark, with 75 percent of Democrats and nearly half of independents (46 percent) saying the court is too conservative, compared with only 4 percent of Republicans. Two-thirds of Republicans (66 percent) think the court is “about right,” while 28 percent see it as “too liberal.” Coney Barrett has at times taken a more centrist approach in key Supreme Court cases. Her decisions breaking from the court’s conservative bloc have drawn criticism from some of Trump’s own supporters.
