Liberals, Conservatives Have Very Different Views of Court's Ideology % saying the Supreme Courtis Conse rvative Middle of the road Liberal
There continue to be wide partisan and ideological differences in opinions about the Supreme Court’s ideological leanings. A majority of liberal Democrats (56%) say the court is conservative; just 12% of conservative Republicans say the same. Nearly half of conservative Republicans (48%) see the court as liberal, compared with 8% of liberal Democrats. About four-in-ten conservative Republicans (38%) and 31% of liberal Democrats say the court is middle of the road.
Liberals, Conservatives Have Very  | Different Views of Court's Ideology  | % saying the Supreme Courtis  | Conse rvative Middle of the road Liberal  | Total  | 28  | 38  | 26  | Republican  | 16  | 36  | 44  | Democrat  | 40 13  | 40  | Independ ent  | 28  | 38  | 25  | Conserv Rep 12  | 38  | 48  | Liberal Dem  | 56  | 31 8  | Survey conducted March 25-29 2015 Don 'tknow responses not  | shown.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 