Nearly Half of Americans Believe Kavanaugh Would Vote to Overturn Roe v. Wade

With the U.S. Senate poised to consider the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court, PRRI today released a new survey showing nearly half (48 percent) of Americans believe President Trump’s nominee would vote to overturn Roe v. Wade if confirmed. Just 25 percent of Americans believe the nominee would vote to uphold that decision. …

The survey also found that a majority (56 percent) of Americans believe Roe v. Wade was rightly decided by the Supreme Court and should be upheld, compared to one-third (33 percent) of Americans who say it was the wrong decision and should be overturned. CONT.

Public Religion Research Institute