More Than 50% of Americans Oppose Supreme Court Ruling That Overturned Roe v. Wade

Americans are split 16 percent on their support and opposition to the Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade, a new poll shows as the nation was thrown into discourse over the decision Friday.

An NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll released Monday shows that 56 percent of Americans are opposed to the ruling while 40 percent are in favor of it – only 4 percent are unsure of their feelings on the matter.

When broken down by party, however, the margins predictably increase substantially.

Eighty-eight percent of Democrats are opposed to the Supreme Court ruling and only 10 percent support it, while 77 percent of Republicans support the overturn and only 20 percent oppose it.

Independents are pretty split with 41 percent supporting the decision and 53 percent opposing in the survey taken June 24 and 25 – the day of the ruling and immediately following.