June 15, 2025
Pope Leo XIV assumed the papacy simply weeks in the past, and most Catholics view him favorably. Slightly below half of most people agree. Whereas 44% have a good opinion of the pope, solely 10% maintain an unfavorable opinion. Forty-six % don’t know sufficient about him to have an opinion.
In accordance with an AP-NORC Ballot taken in October 2015, a couple of years after Pope Francis was elected pontiff, Francis’ favorability was much like Leo’s now.
Assist for the brand new pope is excessive amongst Catholics. His help amongst Catholics is at about the identical degree as Francis’ was in October 2015.
Adults age 60 or older are additionally extra more likely to have a constructive opinion of Leo than adults underneath 30 (52% v. 39%).
But rising up in Chicago has not given the pope an edge amongst Midwesterners. His help is analogous with residents nationwide. And he receives comparable help from Democrats (48%) and Republicans (42%).
The nationwide ballot was carried out June 5-9, 2025 utilizing the AmeriSpeak® Panel, the probability-based panel of NORC on the College of Chicago. On-line and phone interviews utilizing landlines and cell telephones had been carried out with 1,158 adults. The general margin of sampling error is +/- 4.0 proportion factors.
