Original question: The U.S. Supreme Court has nine members. Some people believe that Congress should expand the size of the Supreme Court, allowing the current president to appoint one or more new Justices. Do you think that the size of the Supreme Court should be increased?
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U.S. public opinion on expanding the number of Supreme Court Justices 2025
As of July 2025, * of surveyed Americans said that the Supreme Court should not be expanded to include more than nine Supreme Court Justices. A further ** percent of respondents were unsure whether or not the Court should be expanded.
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YouGov. (July 3, 2025). Public opinion on expanding the number of Supreme Court Justices in the United States in 2025 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/1317968/opinion-expansion-supreme-court-us/
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