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Abortion
registered voters
November 03, 2016—January 23, 2026:
427,108 Responses
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Do you think abortion should be:
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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
2026-01-23
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12M
6M
3M
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
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All Respondents
January 23, 2026
100% of population
Total
Legal in all cases
30%
Legal in most cases
29%
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
30%
Legal in most cases
29%
Illegal in most cases
28%
Illegal in all cases
9%
Unsure
4%
age:
18-34
Legal in all cases
38%
Legal in most cases
26%
Illegal in most cases
23%
Illegal in all cases
11%
Unsure
3%
age:
35-49
Legal in all cases
34%
Legal in most cases
28%
Illegal in most cases
25%
Illegal in all cases
9%
Unsure
3%
age:
50-64
Legal in all cases
25%
Legal in most cases
31%
Illegal in most cases
32%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
5%
age:
65+
Legal in all cases
24%
Legal in most cases
32%
Illegal in most cases
32%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
5%
education:
Non-College Graduate
Legal in all cases
28%
Legal in most cases
28%
Illegal in most cases
30%
Illegal in all cases
10%
Unsure
4%
education:
College Graduate
Legal in all cases
33%
Legal in most cases
29%
Illegal in most cases
27%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
3%
education:
Postgraduate
Legal in all cases
35%
Legal in most cases
36%
Illegal in most cases
20%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
3%
gender:
Male
Legal in all cases
22%
Legal in most cases
29%
Illegal in most cases
34%
Illegal in all cases
10%
Unsure
4%
gender:
Female
Legal in all cases
37%
Legal in most cases
29%
Illegal in most cases
23%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
4%
party:
Democrat
Legal in all cases
55%
Legal in most cases
39%
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
57%
Illegal in all cases
20%
Unsure
5%
party:
Independent
Legal in all cases
28%
Legal in most cases
33%
Illegal in most cases
28%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
5%
race:
White
Legal in all cases
27%
Legal in most cases
27%
Illegal in most cases
33%
Illegal in all cases
10%
Unsure
4%
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
5%
race:
Hispanic/Latino
Legal in all cases
32%
Legal in most cases
33%
Illegal in most cases
23%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
4%
race:
Other
Legal in all cases
35%
Legal in most cases
31%
Illegal in most cases
23%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
4%
All Respondents
January 23, 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%
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%
26%
23%
11%
3%
35-49
34%
28%
25%
9%
3%
50-64
25%
31%
32%
8%
5%
65+
24%
32%
32%
8%
5%
education
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
Non-College Graduate
28%
28%
30%
10%
4%
College Graduate
33%
29%
27%
8%
3%
Postgraduate
35%
36%
20%
6%
3%
gender
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
Male
22%
29%
34%
10%
4%
Female
37%
29%
23%
8%
4%
party
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
Democrat
55%
39%
3%
<1%
2%
Republican
3%
15%
57%
20%
5%
Independent
28%
33%
28%
7%
5%
race
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
White
27%
27%
33%
10%
4%
Black or African-American
43%
38%
11%
4%
5%
Hispanic/Latino
32%
33%
23%
8%
4%
Other
35%
31%
23%
7%
4%
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