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Abortion
registered voters
November 03, 2016—September 11, 2026:
451,266 Responses
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age
35-49
18-34
35-49
50-64
65+
education
Non-College Graduate
College Graduate
Postgraduate
gender
Male
Female
party
Democrat
Republican
Independent
race
White
Black or African-American
Hispanic/Latino
Other
Do you think abortion should be:
Refined by:
age:
35-49
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Legal in all cases
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Illegal in most cases
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Unsure
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September 11, 2026
Net Legal
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All Respondents
September 11, 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:
35-49
Clear All
24% of population
Total
Legal in all cases
34%
Legal in most cases
28%
Illegal in most cases
23%
Illegal in all cases
11%
Unsure
3%
education:
Non-College Graduate
Legal in all cases
31%
Legal in most cases
26%
Illegal in most cases
25%
Illegal in all cases
13%
Unsure
4%
education:
College Graduate
Legal in all cases
36%
Legal in most cases
29%
Illegal in most cases
23%
Illegal in all cases
10%
Unsure
3%
education:
Postgraduate
Legal in all cases
41%
Legal in most cases
35%
Illegal in most cases
16%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
2%
gender:
Male
Legal in all cases
25%
Legal in most cases
29%
Illegal in most cases
30%
Illegal in all cases
12%
Unsure
4%
gender:
Female
Legal in all cases
42%
Legal in most cases
28%
Illegal in most cases
17%
Illegal in all cases
10%
Unsure
3%
party:
Democrat
Legal in all cases
58%
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
13%
Illegal in most cases
51%
Illegal in all cases
28%
Unsure
5%
party:
Independent
Legal in all cases
32%
Legal in most cases
31%
Illegal in most cases
23%
Illegal in all cases
9%
Unsure
4%
race:
White
Legal in all cases
31%
Legal in most cases
26%
Illegal in most cases
27%
Illegal in all cases
13%
Unsure
3%
race:
Black or African-American
Legal in all cases
43%
Legal in most cases
38%
Illegal in most cases
11%
Illegal in all cases
4%
Unsure
4%
race:
Hispanic/Latino
Legal in all cases
36%
Legal in most cases
32%
Illegal in most cases
18%
Illegal in all cases
10%
Unsure
3%
race:
Other
Legal in all cases
39%
Legal in most cases
30%
Illegal in most cases
19%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
3%
All Respondents
September 11, 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:
35-49
Clear All
24% of population
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
Total
34%
28%
23%
11%
3%
education
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
Non-College Graduate
31%
26%
25%
13%
4%
College Graduate
36%
29%
23%
10%
3%
Postgraduate
41%
35%
16%
7%
2%
gender
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
Male
25%
29%
30%
12%
4%
Female
42%
28%
17%
10%
3%
party
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
Democrat
58%
37%
3%
<1%
2%
Republican
4%
13%
51%
28%
5%
Independent
32%
31%
23%
9%
4%
race
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
White
31%
26%
27%
13%
3%
Black or African-American
43%
38%
11%
4%
4%
Hispanic/Latino
36%
32%
18%
10%
3%
Other
39%
30%
19%
8%
3%
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