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

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## Reading

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

Do you approve or disapprove of electing district court judges?

62% of Americans approve of electing district court judges.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Approve: 61.6%
- No opinion: 23.8%
- Disapprove: 14.6%

## 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: 2025-04-09 → 2025-04-15
- 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

## Source

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## Citation

Verasight MPSA Omnibus Survey #2025-026, fielded April 9-15, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.5%.

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