Poll: Voters Sharply Divided Down Party Lines Over Kavanaugh

The partisan divide among American voters over Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is greater than any other pick in recent history, according to the latest Politico/Morning Consult poll.

Just 17 percent of Democrats think Kavanaugh should get confirmed vs. 71 percent of Republicans, according to the poll. That divide is wider than last year's Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch, President Donald Trump's first addition to the High Court.

The difference with Kavanaugh: The fear that his confirmation would likely swing the court too conservative whereas Gorsuch replaced the late Antonin Scalia, a conservative jurist replacing another.

The survey results, according to Politico:

• 40 percent of registered voters think the Senate should confirm Kavanaugh
• 28 percent of voters think the Senate should not confirm
• 32 percent don't know or have no opinion
• 33 percent of Independents think the Senate should confirm Kavanaugh
• 23 percent of Independents think the Senate should not confirm
• 44 percent of Independents don't know or have no opinion

The hot-button issue on the minds of both sides of the abortion debate is the fate of Roe v. Wade if Kavanaugh were to get confirmed.

"Broad support exists to uphold Roe v. Wade despite the polarizing nature of abortion policy," said Tyler Sinclair, Morning Consult’s managing director. "Only 21 percent of voters say the Roe ruling should be overturned — including 10 percent of Democrats, 16 percent of Independents, and 40 percent of Republicans."

The poll, conducted July 13-14, surveyed 1,991 registered voters and has a margin of error of percent.

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