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Abortion
registered voters
November 03, 2016—September 25, 2026:
452,756 Responses
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age
65+
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:
65+
Clear All
100%
- Legal in all cases
100%
- Legal in most cases
100%
- Illegal in most cases
100%
- Illegal in all cases
100%
- Unsure
100%
- Net Legal
2026-09-25
Clear
12M
6M
3M
Illegal in most cases
Legal in most cases
Legal in all cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
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All Respondents
September 25, 2026
100% of population
Total
Legal in all cases
30%
Legal in most cases
29%
Illegal in most cases
28%
Illegal in all cases
10%
Unsure
4%
Subgroups
Refined by:
age:
65+
Clear All
27% of population
Total
Legal in all cases
24%
Legal in most cases
31%
Illegal in most cases
32%
Illegal in all cases
9%
Unsure
5%
education:
Non-College Graduate
Legal in all cases
22%
Legal in most cases
29%
Illegal in most cases
34%
Illegal in all cases
10%
Unsure
5%
education:
College Graduate
Legal in all cases
26%
Legal in most cases
31%
Illegal in most cases
31%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
4%
education:
Postgraduate
Legal in all cases
30%
Legal in most cases
36%
Illegal in most cases
25%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
3%
gender:
Male
Legal in all cases
18%
Legal in most cases
29%
Illegal in most cases
39%
Illegal in all cases
9%
Unsure
5%
gender:
Female
Legal in all cases
29%
Legal in most cases
32%
Illegal in most cases
27%
Illegal in all cases
9%
Unsure
4%
party:
Democrat
Legal in all cases
49%
Legal in most cases
45%
Illegal in most cases
3%
Illegal in all cases
<1%
Unsure
2%
party:
Republican
Legal in all cases
3%
Legal in most cases
15%
Illegal in most cases
60%
Illegal in all cases
17%
Unsure
6%
party:
Independent
Legal in all cases
22%
Legal in most cases
35%
Illegal in most cases
30%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
6%
race:
White
Legal in all cases
22%
Legal in most cases
27%
Illegal in most cases
37%
Illegal in all cases
10%
Unsure
5%
race:
Black or African-American
Legal in all cases
38%
Legal in most cases
46%
Illegal in most cases
7%
Illegal in all cases
3%
Unsure
5%
race:
Hispanic/Latino
Legal in all cases
25%
Legal in most cases
42%
Illegal in most cases
21%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
4%
race:
Other
Legal in all cases
29%
Legal in most cases
36%
Illegal in most cases
24%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
5%
All Respondents
September 25, 2026
100% of population
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
Total
30%
29%
28%
10%
4%
Subgroups
Refined by:
age:
65+
Clear All
27% of population
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
Total
24%
31%
32%
9%
5%
education
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
Non-College Graduate
22%
29%
34%
10%
5%
College Graduate
26%
31%
31%
8%
4%
Postgraduate
30%
36%
25%
6%
3%
gender
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
Male
18%
29%
39%
9%
5%
Female
29%
32%
27%
9%
4%
party
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
Democrat
49%
45%
3%
<1%
2%
Republican
3%
15%
60%
17%
6%
Independent
22%
35%
30%
7%
6%
race
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
White
22%
27%
37%
10%
5%
Black or African-American
38%
46%
7%
3%
5%
Hispanic/Latino
25%
42%
21%
7%
4%
Other
29%
36%
24%
7%
5%
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