# A slim majority of Americans would not vote for officials defying the Supreme Court

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## Reading

In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted March 6 to 16, 2026, 55% of Americans said they are unlikely to vote for an elected official seeking reelection who had refused to follow a U.S. Supreme Court decision. This includes 36% who said very unlikely and 19% who said somewhat unlikely.

Few Americans said they are likely to vote for that candidate (9%), with 6% who said somewhat likely and another 4% who said very likely. About a quarter were neutral (25%), and another 11% said they are not sure.

## Topline

If an elected official seeking reelection had refused to follow a decision of the U.S. Supreme Court, how likely would you be to vote for that candidate?

55% of Americans would not vote for an official who defied the Supreme Court.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Very unlikely: 35.8%
- Neither likely nor unlikely: 24.9%
- Somewhat unlikely: 18.8%
- Not sure: 11.3%
- Somewhat likely: 5.5%
- Very likely: 3.6%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2026-03-06 → 2026-03-16
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.6%
- Module: Module 4: Identity, Politics, & Social Trust
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/omnibus-2026-044#q-4-3](https://reports.verasight.io/r/omnibus-2026-044#q-4-3)

## Citation

Verasight Client Omnibus Survey #2026-044, fielded March 6-16, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.6%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/omnibus-2026-044#q-4-3](https://reports.verasight.io/r/omnibus-2026-044#q-4-3)