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61 Percent Favor Term Limits for Supreme Court Justices

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Scott Rasmussen By Tuesday, 20 August 2024 11:43 AM EDT Current | Bio | Archive

August 20, 2024: Sixty-one percent (61%) of voters would either strongly favor (36%) or somewhat favor (25%) term limits for Supreme Court justices. A Scott Rasmussen national survey conducted by RMG Research found that 32% would either somewhat oppose (16%) or strongly oppose (16%) these term limits.

The survey also found that 79% of voters would either strongly favor (50%) or somewhat favor (29%) term limits for members of Congress.

Methodology

The survey of 1,000 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on August 13-14, 2024. Fieldwork for the survey was conducted by RMG Research, Inc. Certain quotas were applied, and the sample was lightly weighted by geography, gender, age, race, education, internet usage and political party to reasonably reflect the nation’s population of registered voters. Other variables were reviewed to ensure that the final sample is representative of that population. The margin of sampling error for the full sample is +/- 3.1 percentage points.

Note: Scott Rasmussen is the president of RMG Research, Inc. He hosts "The Scott Rasmussen Show" on Merit Street Media Sunday mornings at 10 Eastern.

Survey Questions

Currently, Supreme Court justices are appointed for life. Would you favor or oppose term limits for Supreme Court justices?

  • 36%-Strongly favor
  • 25%-Somewhat favor
  • 16%-Somewhat oppose
  • 16%-Strongly oppose
  • 6%-Not sure

Would you favor or oppose term limits for members of Congress?

  • 50%-Strongly favor
  • 29%-Somewhat favor
  • 10%-Somewhat oppose
  • 6%-Strongly oppose
  • 6%-Not sure

Scott Rasmussen is founder and president of the Rasmussen Media Group. He is a political analyst, author, public speaker, independent public opinion pollster and a columnist. Read Scott Rasmussen's Reports — More Here.

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Sixty-one percent (61%) of voters would either strongly favor (36%) or somewhat favor (25%) term limits for Supreme Court justices.
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