Six-in-ten Americans approve of electing district court judges

Apr 9–15, 2025 · n = 1,000 · MoE ±3.5%Source report ↗

Core finding

In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted in April 2025, 62% of Americans approved of electing district court judges.

Roughly one in seven Americans disapproved (15%). Another 24% had no opinion.

Topline scale

62% of Americans approve of electing district court judges.

Approve

61.6%

No opinion

23.8%

Disapprove

14.6%

n = 1,000 · Apr 9–15, 2025 · MoE ±3.5%

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

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	Apr 9–15, 2025
Base (unweighted)	1,000
Margin of error	±3.5%
Module	elections
Sponsor	Verasight
Weight variable	weight
Weighting targets	age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

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Do you approve or disapprove of electing district court judges?
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Verasight MPSA Omnibus Survey #2025-026, fielded April 9-15, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.5%.