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Abortion
registered voters
November 03, 2016—September 04, 2026:
450,531 Responses
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age
18-34
18-34
35-49
50-64
65+
education
Non-College Graduate
College Graduate
Postgraduate
gender
Male
Female
party
Democrat
Republican
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race
White
Black or African-American
Hispanic/Latino
Other
Do you think abortion should be:
Refined by:
age:
18-34
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Legal in all cases
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Illegal in most cases
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Illegal in all cases
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Unsure
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September 04, 2026
Net Legal
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All Respondents
September 04, 2026
100% of population
Total
Legal in all cases
30%
Legal in most cases
29%
Illegal in most cases
27%
Illegal in all cases
10%
Unsure
4%
Subgroups
Refined by:
age:
18-34
Clear All
24% of population
Total
Legal in all cases
38%
Legal in most cases
25%
Illegal in most cases
22%
Illegal in all cases
12%
Unsure
3%
education:
Non-College Graduate
Legal in all cases
35%
Legal in most cases
25%
Illegal in most cases
25%
Illegal in all cases
13%
Unsure
3%
education:
College Graduate
Legal in all cases
44%
Legal in most cases
25%
Illegal in most cases
18%
Illegal in all cases
10%
Unsure
3%
education:
Postgraduate
Legal in all cases
48%
Legal in most cases
28%
Illegal in most cases
15%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
2%
gender:
Male
Legal in all cases
27%
Legal in most cases
27%
Illegal in most cases
29%
Illegal in all cases
14%
Unsure
3%
gender:
Female
Legal in all cases
49%
Legal in most cases
23%
Illegal in most cases
16%
Illegal in all cases
9%
Unsure
3%
party:
Democrat
Legal in all cases
60%
Legal in most cases
32%
Illegal in most cases
4%
Illegal in all cases
2%
Unsure
2%
party:
Republican
Legal in all cases
3%
Legal in most cases
9%
Illegal in most cases
50%
Illegal in all cases
34%
Unsure
4%
party:
Independent
Legal in all cases
36%
Legal in most cases
27%
Illegal in most cases
25%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
4%
race:
White
Legal in all cases
36%
Legal in most cases
22%
Illegal in most cases
25%
Illegal in all cases
14%
Unsure
3%
race:
Black or African-American
Legal in all cases
44%
Legal in most cases
34%
Illegal in most cases
12%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
4%
race:
Hispanic/Latino
Legal in all cases
35%
Legal in most cases
28%
Illegal in most cases
25%
Illegal in all cases
9%
Unsure
4%
race:
Other
Legal in all cases
45%
Legal in most cases
28%
Illegal in most cases
16%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
3%
All Respondents
September 04, 2026
100% of population
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
Total
30%
29%
27%
10%
4%
Subgroups
Refined by:
age:
18-34
Clear All
24% of population
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
Total
38%
25%
22%
12%
3%
education
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
Non-College Graduate
35%
25%
25%
13%
3%
College Graduate
44%
25%
18%
10%
3%
Postgraduate
48%
28%
15%
7%
2%
gender
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
Male
27%
27%
29%
14%
3%
Female
49%
23%
16%
9%
3%
party
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
Democrat
60%
32%
4%
2%
2%
Republican
3%
9%
50%
34%
4%
Independent
36%
27%
25%
8%
4%
race
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
White
36%
22%
25%
14%
3%
Black or African-American
44%
34%
12%
5%
4%
Hispanic/Latino
35%
28%
25%
9%
4%
Other
45%
28%
16%
7%
3%
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