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Abortion
registered voters
November 03, 2016—September 12, 2025:
412,304 Responses
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100%
- Legal in all cases
100%
- Legal in most cases
100%
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100%
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100%
- Unsure
100%
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3M
Legal in all cases
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Legal in most cases
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All Respondents
September 12, 2025
100% of population
Total
Legal in all cases
31%
Legal in most cases
28%
Illegal in most cases
28%
Illegal in all cases
9%
Unsure
4%
Subgroups
Refined by:
Clear All
100% of population
Total
Legal in all cases
31%
Legal in most cases
28%
Illegal in most cases
29%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
4%
age:
18-34
Legal in all cases
38%
Legal in most cases
25%
Illegal in most cases
23%
Illegal in all cases
10%
Unsure
3%
age:
35-49
Legal in all cases
35%
Legal in most cases
27%
Illegal in most cases
26%
Illegal in all cases
9%
Unsure
4%
age:
50-64
Legal in all cases
25%
Legal in most cases
30%
Illegal in most cases
32%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
5%
age:
65+
Legal in all cases
25%
Legal in most cases
30%
Illegal in most cases
33%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
5%
education:
Non-College Graduate
Legal in all cases
28%
Legal in most cases
27%
Illegal in most cases
31%
Illegal in all cases
9%
Unsure
5%
education:
College Graduate
Legal in all cases
34%
Legal in most cases
28%
Illegal in most cases
27%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
4%
education:
Postgraduate
Legal in all cases
37%
Legal in most cases
35%
Illegal in most cases
20%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
3%
gender:
Male
Legal in all cases
23%
Legal in most cases
28%
Illegal in most cases
35%
Illegal in all cases
10%
Unsure
5%
gender:
Female
Legal in all cases
38%
Legal in most cases
28%
Illegal in most cases
23%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
4%
party:
Democrat
Legal in all cases
57%
Legal in most cases
37%
Illegal in most cases
3%
Illegal in all cases
<1%
Unsure
2%
party:
Republican
Legal in all cases
4%
Legal in most cases
15%
Illegal in most cases
57%
Illegal in all cases
19%
Unsure
5%
party:
Independent
Legal in all cases
28%
Legal in most cases
31%
Illegal in most cases
29%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
5%
race:
White
Legal in all cases
27%
Legal in most cases
26%
Illegal in most cases
33%
Illegal in all cases
10%
Unsure
4%
race:
Black or African-American
Legal in all cases
45%
Legal in most cases
36%
Illegal in most cases
10%
Illegal in all cases
3%
Unsure
5%
race:
Hispanic/Latino
Legal in all cases
34%
Legal in most cases
30%
Illegal in most cases
24%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
4%
race:
Other
Legal in all cases
37%
Legal in most cases
31%
Illegal in most cases
22%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
4%
state:
Alabama
Legal in all cases
18%
Legal in most cases
22%
Illegal in most cases
39%
Illegal in all cases
16%
Unsure
5%
state:
Alaska
Legal in all cases
30%
Legal in most cases
24%
Illegal in most cases
33%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
5%
state:
Arizona
Legal in all cases
30%
Legal in most cases
27%
Illegal in most cases
31%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
4%
state:
Arkansas
Legal in all cases
18%
Legal in most cases
20%
Illegal in most cases
45%
Illegal in all cases
12%
Unsure
4%
state:
California
Legal in all cases
38%
Legal in most cases
34%
Illegal in most cases
19%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
4%
state:
Colorado
Legal in all cases
39%
Legal in most cases
26%
Illegal in most cases
25%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
4%
state:
Connecticut
Legal in all cases
37%
Legal in most cases
33%
Illegal in most cases
20%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
4%
state:
Delaware
Legal in all cases
36%
Legal in most cases
32%
Illegal in most cases
22%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
4%
state:
Florida
Legal in all cases
26%
Legal in most cases
30%
Illegal in most cases
31%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
5%
state:
Georgia
Legal in all cases
28%
Legal in most cases
27%
Illegal in most cases
31%
Illegal in all cases
9%
Unsure
5%
state:
Hawaii
Legal in all cases
41%
Legal in most cases
33%
Illegal in most cases
16%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
4%
state:
Idaho
Legal in all cases
18%
Legal in most cases
22%
Illegal in most cases
43%
Illegal in all cases
12%
Unsure
4%
state:
Illinois
Legal in all cases
38%
Legal in most cases
29%
Illegal in most cases
22%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
4%
state:
Indiana
Legal in all cases
24%
Legal in most cases
22%
Illegal in most cases
37%
Illegal in all cases
13%
Unsure
5%
state:
Iowa
Legal in all cases
27%
Legal in most cases
24%
Illegal in most cases
34%
Illegal in all cases
11%
Unsure
4%
state:
Kansas
Legal in all cases
23%
Legal in most cases
25%
Illegal in most cases
37%
Illegal in all cases
11%
Unsure
5%
state:
Kentucky
Legal in all cases
20%
Legal in most cases
24%
Illegal in most cases
37%
Illegal in all cases
14%
Unsure
5%
state:
Louisiana
Legal in all cases
22%
Legal in most cases
22%
Illegal in most cases
36%
Illegal in all cases
15%
Unsure
5%
state:
Maine
Legal in all cases
33%
Legal in most cases
31%
Illegal in most cases
25%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
4%
state:
Maryland
Legal in all cases
40%
Legal in most cases
33%
Illegal in most cases
19%
Illegal in all cases
4%
Unsure
4%
state:
Massachusetts
Legal in all cases
41%
Legal in most cases
36%
Illegal in most cases
16%
Illegal in all cases
4%
Unsure
4%
state:
Michigan
Legal in all cases
31%
Legal in most cases
27%
Illegal in most cases
30%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
4%
state:
Minnesota
Legal in all cases
32%
Legal in most cases
29%
Illegal in most cases
29%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
4%
state:
Mississippi
Legal in all cases
19%
Legal in most cases
25%
Illegal in most cases
37%
Illegal in all cases
14%
Unsure
5%
state:
Missouri
Legal in all cases
23%
Legal in most cases
24%
Illegal in most cases
38%
Illegal in all cases
10%
Unsure
5%
state:
Montana
Legal in all cases
27%
Legal in most cases
23%
Illegal in most cases
34%
Illegal in all cases
11%
Unsure
5%
state:
Nebraska
Legal in all cases
23%
Legal in most cases
25%
Illegal in most cases
36%
Illegal in all cases
11%
Unsure
4%
state:
Nevada
Legal in all cases
33%
Legal in most cases
30%
Illegal in most cases
27%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
5%
state:
New Hampshire
Legal in all cases
31%
Legal in most cases
34%
Illegal in most cases
24%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
5%
state:
New Jersey
Legal in all cases
35%
Legal in most cases
35%
Illegal in most cases
20%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
4%
state:
New Mexico
Legal in all cases
33%
Legal in most cases
28%
Illegal in most cases
28%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
4%
state:
New York
Legal in all cases
38%
Legal in most cases
32%
Illegal in most cases
21%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
4%
state:
North Carolina
Legal in all cases
27%
Legal in most cases
29%
Illegal in most cases
30%
Illegal in all cases
10%
Unsure
4%
state:
North Dakota
Legal in all cases
18%
Legal in most cases
24%
Illegal in most cases
40%
Illegal in all cases
13%
Unsure
5%
state:
Ohio
Legal in all cases
26%
Legal in most cases
27%
Illegal in most cases
33%
Illegal in all cases
9%
Unsure
5%
state:
Oklahoma
Legal in all cases
19%
Legal in most cases
21%
Illegal in most cases
42%
Illegal in all cases
14%
Unsure
4%
state:
Oregon
Legal in all cases
40%
Legal in most cases
29%
Illegal in most cases
22%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
3%
state:
Pennsylvania
Legal in all cases
30%
Legal in most cases
29%
Illegal in most cases
30%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
4%
state:
Rhode Island
Legal in all cases
37%
Legal in most cases
31%
Illegal in most cases
22%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
4%
state:
South Carolina
Legal in all cases
22%
Legal in most cases
28%
Illegal in most cases
35%
Illegal in all cases
10%
Unsure
5%
state:
South Dakota
Legal in all cases
17%
Legal in most cases
22%
Illegal in most cases
45%
Illegal in all cases
12%
Unsure
4%
state:
Tennessee
Legal in all cases
20%
Legal in most cases
24%
Illegal in most cases
39%
Illegal in all cases
13%
Unsure
5%
state:
Texas
Legal in all cases
26%
Legal in most cases
25%
Illegal in most cases
34%
Illegal in all cases
11%
Unsure
4%
state:
Utah
Legal in all cases
20%
Legal in most cases
23%
Illegal in most cases
46%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
4%
state:
Vermont
Legal in all cases
46%
Legal in most cases
30%
Illegal in most cases
15%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
3%
state:
Virginia
Legal in all cases
33%
Legal in most cases
29%
Illegal in most cases
26%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
4%
state:
Washington
Legal in all cases
41%
Legal in most cases
29%
Illegal in most cases
22%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
4%
state:
West Virginia
Legal in all cases
17%
Legal in most cases
22%
Illegal in most cases
41%
Illegal in all cases
15%
Unsure
5%
state:
Wisconsin
Legal in all cases
28%
Legal in most cases
29%
Illegal in most cases
32%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
4%
state:
Wyoming
Legal in all cases
17%
Legal in most cases
23%
Illegal in most cases
45%
Illegal in all cases
10%
Unsure
5%
All Respondents
September 12, 2025
100% of population
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
Total
31%
28%
28%
9%
4%
Subgroups
Refined by:
Clear All
100% of population
age
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
18-34
38%
25%
23%
10%
3%
35-49
35%
27%
26%
9%
4%
50-64
25%
30%
32%
8%
5%
65+
25%
30%
33%
7%
5%
education
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
Non-College Graduate
28%
27%
31%
9%
5%
College Graduate
34%
28%
27%
8%
4%
Postgraduate
37%
35%
20%
6%
3%
gender
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
Male
23%
28%
35%
10%
5%
Female
38%
28%
23%
7%
4%
party
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
Democrat
57%
37%
3%
<1%
2%
Republican
4%
15%
57%
19%
5%
Independent
28%
31%
29%
7%
5%
race
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
White
27%
26%
33%
10%
4%
Black or African-American
45%
36%
10%
3%
5%
Hispanic/Latino
34%
30%
24%
8%
4%
Other
37%
31%
22%
6%
4%
state
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
Alabama
18%
22%
39%
16%
5%
Alaska
30%
24%
33%
8%
5%
Arizona
30%
27%
31%
7%
4%
Arkansas
18%
20%
45%
12%
4%
California
38%
34%
19%
5%
4%
Colorado
39%
26%
25%
7%
4%
Connecticut
37%
33%
20%
5%
4%
Delaware
36%
32%
22%
5%
4%
Florida
26%
30%
31%
8%
5%
Georgia
28%
27%
31%
9%
5%
Hawaii
41%
33%
16%
5%
4%
Idaho
18%
22%
43%
12%
4%
Illinois
38%
29%
22%
7%
4%
Indiana
24%
22%
37%
13%
5%
Iowa
27%
24%
34%
11%
4%
Kansas
23%
25%
37%
11%
5%
Kentucky
20%
24%
37%
14%
5%
Louisiana
22%
22%
36%
15%
5%
Maine
33%
31%
25%
6%
4%
Maryland
40%
33%
19%
4%
4%
Massachusetts
41%
36%
16%
4%
4%
Michigan
31%
27%
30%
8%
4%
Minnesota
32%
29%
29%
7%
4%
Mississippi
19%
25%
37%
14%
5%
Missouri
23%
24%
38%
10%
5%
Montana
27%
23%
34%
11%
5%
Nebraska
23%
25%
36%
11%
4%
Nevada
33%
30%
27%
5%
5%
New Hampshire
31%
34%
24%
6%
5%
New Jersey
35%
35%
20%
5%
4%
New Mexico
33%
28%
28%
7%
4%
New York
38%
32%
21%
5%
4%
North Carolina
27%
29%
30%
10%
4%
North Dakota
18%
24%
40%
13%
5%
Ohio
26%
27%
33%
9%
5%
Oklahoma
19%
21%
42%
14%
4%
Oregon
40%
29%
22%
5%
3%
Pennsylvania
30%
29%
30%
7%
4%
Rhode Island
37%
31%
22%
7%
4%
South Carolina
22%
28%
35%
10%
5%
South Dakota
17%
22%
45%
12%
4%
Tennessee
20%
24%
39%
13%
5%
Texas
26%
25%
34%
11%
4%
Utah
20%
23%
46%
7%
4%
Vermont
46%
30%
15%
6%
3%
Virginia
33%
29%
26%
8%
4%
Washington
41%
29%
22%
6%
4%
West Virginia
17%
22%
41%
15%
5%
Wisconsin
28%
29%
32%
7%
4%
Wyoming
17%
23%
45%
10%
5%
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