--- title: Poll: Americans Want Merrick Garland Supreme Court Hearing description: A survey released Friday finds that some two-thirds of Americans support a confirmation hearing for Garland. canonical: https://time.com/4272267/poll-americans-support-merrick-garland-supreme-court-hearing/ author: Daniel White article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-03-25T16:24:15.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:46:18.214Z article:section: Politics og:title: Poll: Americans Want Hearings for Obama Supreme Court Nominee og:description: A survey released Friday finds that some two-thirds of Americans support a confirmation hearing for Garland. og:url: https://time.com/4272267/poll-americans-support-merrick-garland-supreme-court-hearing/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt147d697855a1cc61/69888b4c196cf4444203ac61/obama-merick-biden.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 5184 og:image:height: 2916 og:image:alt: obama-merick-biden og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Poll: Americans Want Hearings for Obama Supreme Court Nominee twitter:description: A survey released Friday finds that some two-thirds of Americans support a confirmation hearing for Garland. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt147d697855a1cc61/69888b4c196cf4444203ac61/obama-merick-biden.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Americans Want Hearings for Obama Supreme Court Nominee, Poll Says > Sponsored content. 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Chip Somodevilla—Getty Images by [Daniel White](https://time.com/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Mar 25, 2016 4:24 PM UTC The majority of Americans want the Senate to consider President Obama’s nominee to the Supreme Court, according to a [new poll](http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/25/politics/merrick-garland-supreme-court-nominee/index.html). A CNN/ORC poll released Friday found that some two-thirds of Americans surveyed want the Senate to hold confirmation hearings for [Merrick Garland](http://time.com/4261526/merrick-garland-supreme-court-senate-3/), who Obama nominated to [replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia](http://time.com/4236982/supreme-court-next-trial/). Most Republicans surveyed disagree with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell who, along with other Senate GOP members, has said [the Senate will not hold hearings for an Obama nominee](http://time.com/4261973/mcconnell-senate-gop-merrick-garland-supreme-court/). Some 55% of Republicans said the Senate should hold hearings, along with 67% of Democrats. A majority of those polled also said Obama should select the next justice (57%), but those views are divided by party with 85% of Democrats backing the president and only 26% of Republicans. Americans were more split on what Congress should do after the hearings. A narrow majority (52%) said Garland should be confirmed, 33% said the Senate should reject his nomination, and another 15% were unsure. One thing everyone could agree on was a dissatisfaction with legislators. The Congressional approval rate hit 15%, a near all-time low for CNN polling. That number is down six points since February, but still above the 10% low in September 2013 before a partial government shutdown. 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