Two-thirds of Americans support Supreme Court term limits
Core finding
In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted in October 2024, 65% of Americans favored putting term limits in place for Supreme Court justices. This includes 40% who strongly support and 25% who somewhat support.
About one in five opposed term limits (21%), with 13% who strongly oppose and 8% who somewhat oppose. Another 14% were unsure.
Topline scale
65% of Americans favor putting term limits in place for Supreme Court justices.
Putting term limits in place for Supreme Court justices?
n = 1,000 · Oct 1–11, 2024 · MoE ±3.4%
Methodology
Full 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 | Oct 1–11, 2024 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.4% |
| Module | educ_pol |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- verasight-apsa-2024.tiiny.co
Putting term limits in place for Supreme Court justices?
Cite this question
Verasight APSA Omnibus Survey #2024-103, fielded October 1-11, 2024, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.4%.