--- title: Scalia Replacement: Americans Divided Over Senate Vote description: Along party lines, Republicans favor voting later and Democrats want a vote during Obama's presidency, according to a new poll. canonical: https://time.com/4228055/scalia-replacement-vote-senate-american-poll/ author: Daniel White article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-02-17T22:01:12.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:46:30.107Z article:section: Politics og:title: Americans Divided Over Senate Vote on Scalia Replacement og:description: Republicans favor voting later, while Democrats want a vote during Obama's presidency og:url: https://time.com/4228055/scalia-replacement-vote-senate-american-poll/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7536e09a080bea50/69887d970b72e342f26e822f/antonin-scalia-dead-supreme-court-justice-07.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 5317 og:image:height: 2991 og:image:alt: Scalia and Breyer Testify on Role of Judges on Capitol Hill og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Americans Divided Over Senate Vote on Scalia Replacement twitter:description: Republicans favor voting later, while Democrats want a vote during Obama's presidency twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7536e09a080bea50/69887d970b72e342f26e822f/antonin-scalia-dead-supreme-court-justice-07.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Americans Are Divided Over When Senate Should Vote on Scalia’s Replacement > Sponsored content. 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Jim Lo Scalzo—EPA by [Daniel White](https://time.com/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Feb 17, 2016 10:01 PM UTC Americans are split down the middle over whether the Senate should vote this year on President Obama’s [eventual Supreme Court nominee](http://time.com/4226680/obama-supreme-court-nominee/) or wait until he leaves office, according to a new survey. The NBC News/_Wall Street Journal_ national survey found that 43% of people said the Senate should vote this year, while 42% would rather leave the matter to the next President. The [death of Justice Antonin Scalia](http://time.com/4224440/antonin-scalia-heart-attack/) on Saturday has sparked a political battle over nominating a successor. The divide was pronounced along party lines, as some Republicans have said [they will fight any attempt by Obama to appoint a replacement](http://time.com/4220762/antonin-scalia-dead-republican-party-senate-congress/) for the conservative judge. The survey found that 81% Republicans want to block an Obama nominee, while the exact opposite is true with Democrats, as 81% of them want the Senate to vote this year. The split extended to independents, with 43% in favor of voting this year and 42% saying next year. 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