Courts and the Criminal Justice System Favorability (February 2015)

Courts and the Criminal Justice System Favorability (February 2015)

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Very favorable9%
Somewhat favorable27%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable23%
Somewhat unfavorable24%
Very unfavorable15%
Don't know/no opinion2%

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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Very favorable11%7%8%
Somewhat favorable26%18%31%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable24%27%22%
Somewhat unfavorable19%31%27%
Very unfavorable18%16%11%
Don't know/no opinion2%1%1%

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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Very favorable6%8%8%
Somewhat favorable19%40%35%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable26%17%22%
Somewhat unfavorable29%28%25%
Very unfavorable19%5%8%
Don't know/no opinion1%2%1%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Very favorable8%12%11%
Somewhat favorable30%28%23%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable19%26%25%
Somewhat unfavorable22%19%18%
Very unfavorable21%11%22%
Don't know/no opinion1%4%1%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Very favorable7%10%8%
Somewhat favorable24%27%28%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable27%23%22%
Somewhat unfavorable22%23%27%
Very unfavorable20%13%14%
Don't know/no opinion0%4%1%

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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Very favorable5%8%12%
Somewhat favorable30%30%25%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable20%26%20%
Somewhat unfavorable29%23%29%
Very unfavorable16%12%13%
Don't know/no opinion0%1%2%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Very favorable6%4%16%
Somewhat favorable27%26%15%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable26%32%19%
Somewhat unfavorable25%22%18%
Very unfavorable17%16%33%
Don't know/no opinion0%1%0%

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categoryDemocratRepublicanTea Party
Very favorable11%10%5%
Somewhat favorable26%38%22%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable24%21%22%
Somewhat unfavorable20%21%31%
Very unfavorable17%9%19%
Don't know/no opinion2%2%0%

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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Very favorable7%10%12%
Somewhat favorable29%11%31%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable24%23%21%
Somewhat unfavorable26%27%19%
Very unfavorable13%26%15%
Don't know/no opinion2%2%2%

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categoryMaleFemale
Very favorable8%9%
Somewhat favorable28%26%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable23%24%
Somewhat unfavorable26%23%
Very unfavorable15%15%
Don't know/no opinion1%3%

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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Very favorable14%7%5%
Somewhat favorable26%28%27%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable22%26%21%
Somewhat unfavorable18%28%28%
Very unfavorable18%11%19%
Don't know/no opinion2%2%1%

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category18-2930-4445-6465+
Very favorable13%11%5%8%
Somewhat favorable22%25%27%32%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable27%23%26%18%
Somewhat unfavorable21%25%25%27%
Very unfavorable14%14%16%14%
Don't know/no opinion3%2%1%2%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Very favorable2%10%7%9%8%10%
Somewhat favorable22%28%23%22%32%33%
Neither favorable nor unfavorable45%21%25%21%23%23%
Somewhat unfavorable17%23%28%27%22%25%
Very unfavorable14%16%16%21%12%9%
Don't know/no opinion0%3%1%0%3%0%

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