The Supreme Court's favorability rating is at its lowest point in over twenty-five years, according to the results of a new Pew Research Center poll released Tuesday.
The court's current favorability rating stands at 52 percent, down from 64 percent in 2009 and well below its peak of 80 percent in 1994.
Unlike other years, there are virtually no partisan differences, as both Democrats and Republicans have relatively low opinions of the court.
The poll showed that 56 percent of Republicans and 52 percent of both Democrats and Independents view the court favorably.
The favorability rating showed a steep decline from the views seen at the beginning of President Barack Obama's tenure in the White House.
In 2009, 70 percent of Republican and 63 percent of Democrats viewed the court favorably. This year's numbers amount to a 14 percentage point drop among GOP voters and an 11 percentage point drop among Democrats.
Pollsters stated that although the poll was conducted soon after the court held hearings on the 2010 health care law, "most Americans said the health care hearings did not change their views of the court."
However, the court's favorability divide among Republicans and Democrats roughly corresponded to their views on the health care debate.
Among the bill's supporters, 52 percent have a favorable view of the court, while 55 percent of those opposed to the bill currently favor the court.
The poll was first administered in 1987, during the Reagan administration, when the Supreme Court's favorability rating among all voters was 76 percent.
The court's highest rating was 80 percent in 1994 and hit a previous low of 57 percent in 2005 and 2007.
Pollsters interviewed 3,008 adults by telephone from April 4-15, 2012. The respondents lived in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.
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