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U.S. Supreme Court justices sit for their official group photo in November 2018. The partisan gap in favorable views of the high court is one of the largest in decades. (Jabin Botsford\/The Washington Post via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/figure>\n\n

At a time of low public trust in the federal government<\/a>, a majority of Americans (62%) say they have a favorable view of the Supreme Court. However, Democrats and Republicans are increasingly divided in their assessments of the court.<\/p>\n\n

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\"Partisan<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n\n

Today, three-quarters of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents have a favorable opinion of the Supreme Court, compared with only about half (49%) of Democrats and Democratic leaners, according to a new Pew Research Center survey<\/a>. The 26 percentage point difference between the two parties is among the widest it has been over the past two decades.<\/p>\n\n

Republicans\u2019 views of the court have grown much more positive over the past four years. In 2015, following the court\u2019s end-of-term rulings upholding same-sex marriage and most of the Affordable Care Act, GOP views of the Supreme Court reached a 30-year low<\/a>; just 33% had a favorable opinion. The share of Republicans with a favorable view of the court rose to 82% this past January \u2013 equaling its highest point in decades \u2013 before slipping to 75% in the most recent survey.<\/p>\n\n

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By contrast, Democrats\u2019 favorability of the court has declined since June 2016, when 72% had a positive impression. Since then, the share of Democrats with a favorable view of the court has fallen 23 percentage points, with much of that drop occurring this year. As recently as January 2019, 63% of Democrats said they viewed the court favorably.<\/p>\n\n

\"Share<\/a><\/figure>\n\n

The widening partisan gap has been largely driven by liberal Democrats, who have become much more negative in their views. Just 40% of liberal Democrats currently have a favorable view of the Supreme Court \u2013 the lowest percentage among this group in at least 15 years. Liberal Democrats are now far less likely than conservative and moderate Democrats (57% favorable) \u2013 or Republicans regardless of ideology \u2013 to view the court positively.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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