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Abortion
registered voters
November 03, 2016—January 02, 2026:
424,692 Responses
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Do you think abortion should be:
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race:
Black or African-American
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
68%
- Net Legal
2026-01-02
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12M
6M
3M
Net:
Legal in all cases/Legal in most cases
Illegal in all cases/Illegal in most cases
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All Respondents
January 02, 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:
race:
Black or African-American
Clear All
12% of population
Total
Legal in all cases
44%
Legal in most cases
38%
Illegal in most cases
10%
Illegal in all cases
3%
Unsure
5%
age:
18-34
Legal in all cases
47%
Legal in most cases
34%
Illegal in most cases
11%
Illegal in all cases
4%
Unsure
4%
age:
35-49
Legal in all cases
44%
Legal in most cases
36%
Illegal in most cases
12%
Illegal in all cases
3%
Unsure
4%
age:
50-64
Legal in all cases
43%
Legal in most cases
39%
Illegal in most cases
11%
Illegal in all cases
3%
Unsure
5%
age:
65+
Legal in all cases
39%
Legal in most cases
45%
Illegal in most cases
8%
Illegal in all cases
3%
Unsure
5%
education:
Non-College Graduate
Legal in all cases
43%
Legal in most cases
37%
Illegal in most cases
11%
Illegal in all cases
4%
Unsure
5%
education:
College Graduate
Legal in all cases
48%
Legal in most cases
36%
Illegal in most cases
10%
Illegal in all cases
3%
Unsure
4%
education:
Postgraduate
Legal in all cases
40%
Legal in most cases
47%
Illegal in most cases
7%
Illegal in all cases
2%
Unsure
3%
gender:
Male
Legal in all cases
35%
Legal in most cases
41%
Illegal in most cases
15%
Illegal in all cases
4%
Unsure
5%
gender:
Female
Legal in all cases
50%
Legal in most cases
36%
Illegal in most cases
7%
Illegal in all cases
3%
Unsure
4%
party:
Democrat
Legal in all cases
51%
Legal in most cases
40%
Illegal in most cases
5%
Illegal in all cases
1%
Unsure
4%
party:
Republican
Legal in all cases
7%
Legal in most cases
20%
Illegal in most cases
46%
Illegal in all cases
20%
Unsure
7%
party:
Independent
Legal in all cases
34%
Legal in most cases
38%
Illegal in most cases
17%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
7%
All Respondents
January 02, 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:
race:
Black or African-American
Clear All
12% of population
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
Total
44%
38%
10%
3%
5%
age
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
18-34
47%
34%
11%
4%
4%
35-49
44%
36%
12%
3%
4%
50-64
43%
39%
11%
3%
5%
65+
39%
45%
8%
3%
5%
education
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
Non-College Graduate
43%
37%
11%
4%
5%
College Graduate
48%
36%
10%
3%
4%
Postgraduate
40%
47%
7%
2%
3%
gender
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
Male
35%
41%
15%
4%
5%
Female
50%
36%
7%
3%
4%
party
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
Democrat
51%
40%
5%
1%
4%
Republican
7%
20%
46%
20%
7%
Independent
34%
38%
17%
5%
7%
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