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Abortion
registered voters
November 03, 2016—March 15, 2025:
391,114 Responses
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100%
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100%
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100%
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All Respondents
March 15, 2025
100% of population
Total
Legal in all cases
30%
Legal in most cases
29%
Illegal in most cases
29%
Illegal in all cases
7%
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
29%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
4%
age:
18-34
Legal in all cases
37%
Legal in most cases
25%
Illegal in most cases
24%
Illegal in all cases
9%
Unsure
4%
age:
35-49
Legal in all cases
33%
Legal in most cases
28%
Illegal in most cases
28%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
4%
age:
50-64
Legal in all cases
26%
Legal in most cases
30%
Illegal in most cases
33%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
5%
age:
65+
Legal in all cases
25%
Legal in most cases
32%
Illegal in most cases
32%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
5%
education:
Non-College Graduate
Legal in all cases
28%
Legal in most cases
27%
Illegal in most cases
32%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
5%
education:
College Graduate
Legal in all cases
33%
Legal in most cases
30%
Illegal in most cases
27%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
4%
education:
Postgraduate
Legal in all cases
36%
Legal in most cases
36%
Illegal in most cases
21%
Illegal in all cases
4%
Unsure
3%
gender:
Male
Legal in all cases
23%
Legal in most cases
29%
Illegal in most cases
36%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
5%
gender:
Female
Legal in all cases
37%
Legal in most cases
29%
Illegal in most cases
24%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
4%
party:
Democrat
Legal in all cases
57%
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
17%
Illegal in most cases
59%
Illegal in all cases
15%
Unsure
6%
party:
Independent
Legal in all cases
26%
Legal in most cases
32%
Illegal in most cases
30%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
5%
race:
White
Legal in all cases
26%
Legal in most cases
28%
Illegal in most cases
34%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
4%
race:
Black or African-American
Legal in all cases
45%
Legal in most cases
36%
Illegal in most cases
11%
Illegal in all cases
3%
Unsure
5%
race:
Hispanic/Latino
Legal in all cases
35%
Legal in most cases
29%
Illegal in most cases
25%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
4%
race:
Other
Legal in all cases
35%
Legal in most cases
31%
Illegal in most cases
25%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
4%
state:
Alabama
Legal in all cases
19%
Legal in most cases
23%
Illegal in most cases
39%
Illegal in all cases
14%
Unsure
6%
state:
Alaska
Legal in all cases
28%
Legal in most cases
25%
Illegal in most cases
33%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
5%
state:
Arizona
Legal in all cases
29%
Legal in most cases
28%
Illegal in most cases
32%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
5%
state:
Arkansas
Legal in all cases
19%
Legal in most cases
22%
Illegal in most cases
44%
Illegal in all cases
10%
Unsure
5%
state:
California
Legal in all cases
38%
Legal in most cases
33%
Illegal in most cases
20%
Illegal in all cases
4%
Unsure
4%
state:
Colorado
Legal in all cases
37%
Legal in most cases
28%
Illegal in most cases
25%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
4%
state:
Connecticut
Legal in all cases
35%
Legal in most cases
34%
Illegal in most cases
21%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
4%
state:
Delaware
Legal in all cases
36%
Legal in most cases
34%
Illegal in most cases
22%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
4%
state:
Florida
Legal in all cases
25%
Legal in most cases
32%
Illegal in most cases
31%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
5%
state:
Georgia
Legal in all cases
28%
Legal in most cases
28%
Illegal in most cases
32%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
5%
state:
Hawaii
Legal in all cases
41%
Legal in most cases
32%
Illegal in most cases
17%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
4%
state:
Idaho
Legal in all cases
18%
Legal in most cases
23%
Illegal in most cases
44%
Illegal in all cases
10%
Unsure
5%
state:
Illinois
Legal in all cases
37%
Legal in most cases
31%
Illegal in most cases
23%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
4%
state:
Indiana
Legal in all cases
24%
Legal in most cases
23%
Illegal in most cases
38%
Illegal in all cases
10%
Unsure
5%
state:
Iowa
Legal in all cases
27%
Legal in most cases
25%
Illegal in most cases
34%
Illegal in all cases
10%
Unsure
4%
state:
Kansas
Legal in all cases
23%
Legal in most cases
26%
Illegal in most cases
38%
Illegal in all cases
9%
Unsure
5%
state:
Kentucky
Legal in all cases
21%
Legal in most cases
25%
Illegal in most cases
38%
Illegal in all cases
11%
Unsure
5%
state:
Louisiana
Legal in all cases
22%
Legal in most cases
23%
Illegal in most cases
38%
Illegal in all cases
12%
Unsure
5%
state:
Maine
Legal in all cases
32%
Legal in most cases
34%
Illegal in most cases
24%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
4%
state:
Maryland
Legal in all cases
40%
Legal in most cases
34%
Illegal in most cases
19%
Illegal in all cases
4%
Unsure
4%
state:
Massachusetts
Legal in all cases
41%
Legal in most cases
36%
Illegal in most cases
16%
Illegal in all cases
4%
Unsure
4%
state:
Michigan
Legal in all cases
30%
Legal in most cases
29%
Illegal in most cases
30%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
5%
state:
Minnesota
Legal in all cases
31%
Legal in most cases
30%
Illegal in most cases
29%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
4%
state:
Mississippi
Legal in all cases
20%
Legal in most cases
25%
Illegal in most cases
36%
Illegal in all cases
12%
Unsure
6%
state:
Missouri
Legal in all cases
24%
Legal in most cases
25%
Illegal in most cases
38%
Illegal in all cases
9%
Unsure
4%
state:
Montana
Legal in all cases
27%
Legal in most cases
24%
Illegal in most cases
35%
Illegal in all cases
10%
Unsure
5%
state:
Nebraska
Legal in all cases
24%
Legal in most cases
26%
Illegal in most cases
36%
Illegal in all cases
9%
Unsure
5%
state:
Nevada
Legal in all cases
33%
Legal in most cases
30%
Illegal in most cases
27%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
5%
state:
New Hampshire
Legal in all cases
31%
Legal in most cases
35%
Illegal in most cases
24%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
5%
state:
New Jersey
Legal in all cases
35%
Legal in most cases
37%
Illegal in most cases
19%
Illegal in all cases
4%
Unsure
5%
state:
New Mexico
Legal in all cases
32%
Legal in most cases
29%
Illegal in most cases
28%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
5%
state:
New York
Legal in all cases
37%
Legal in most cases
32%
Illegal in most cases
22%
Illegal in all cases
4%
Unsure
4%
state:
North Carolina
Legal in all cases
26%
Legal in most cases
30%
Illegal in most cases
30%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
5%
state:
North Dakota
Legal in all cases
17%
Legal in most cases
27%
Illegal in most cases
41%
Illegal in all cases
10%
Unsure
5%
state:
Ohio
Legal in all cases
26%
Legal in most cases
29%
Illegal in most cases
32%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
5%
state:
Oklahoma
Legal in all cases
18%
Legal in most cases
23%
Illegal in most cases
43%
Illegal in all cases
11%
Unsure
5%
state:
Oregon
Legal in all cases
39%
Legal in most cases
30%
Illegal in most cases
23%
Illegal in all cases
4%
Unsure
4%
state:
Pennsylvania
Legal in all cases
30%
Legal in most cases
30%
Illegal in most cases
30%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
4%
state:
Rhode Island
Legal in all cases
38%
Legal in most cases
31%
Illegal in most cases
22%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
4%
state:
South Carolina
Legal in all cases
23%
Legal in most cases
28%
Illegal in most cases
35%
Illegal in all cases
9%
Unsure
5%
state:
South Dakota
Legal in all cases
18%
Legal in most cases
25%
Illegal in most cases
46%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
5%
state:
Tennessee
Legal in all cases
19%
Legal in most cases
26%
Illegal in most cases
39%
Illegal in all cases
10%
Unsure
5%
state:
Texas
Legal in all cases
26%
Legal in most cases
26%
Illegal in most cases
34%
Illegal in all cases
9%
Unsure
5%
state:
Utah
Legal in all cases
20%
Legal in most cases
24%
Illegal in most cases
45%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
4%
state:
Vermont
Legal in all cases
44%
Legal in most cases
30%
Illegal in most cases
17%
Illegal in all cases
4%
Unsure
4%
state:
Virginia
Legal in all cases
32%
Legal in most cases
30%
Illegal in most cases
26%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
5%
state:
Washington
Legal in all cases
40%
Legal in most cases
30%
Illegal in most cases
22%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
4%
state:
West Virginia
Legal in all cases
17%
Legal in most cases
24%
Illegal in most cases
41%
Illegal in all cases
12%
Unsure
5%
state:
Wisconsin
Legal in all cases
28%
Legal in most cases
31%
Illegal in most cases
32%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
4%
state:
Wyoming
Legal in all cases
17%
Legal in most cases
23%
Illegal in most cases
47%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
6%
All Respondents
March 15, 2025
100% of population
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
Total
30%
29%
29%
7%
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
37%
25%
24%
9%
4%
35-49
33%
28%
28%
7%
4%
50-64
26%
30%
33%
6%
5%
65+
25%
32%
32%
6%
5%
education
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
Non-College Graduate
28%
27%
32%
8%
5%
College Graduate
33%
30%
27%
6%
4%
Postgraduate
36%
36%
21%
4%
3%
gender
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
Male
23%
29%
36%
8%
5%
Female
37%
29%
24%
6%
4%
party
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
Democrat
57%
37%
3%
<1%
2%
Republican
4%
17%
59%
15%
6%
Independent
26%
32%
30%
6%
5%
race
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
White
26%
28%
34%
8%
4%
Black or African-American
45%
36%
11%
3%
5%
Hispanic/Latino
35%
29%
25%
7%
4%
Other
35%
31%
25%
5%
4%
state
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
Alabama
19%
23%
39%
14%
6%
Alaska
28%
25%
33%
8%
5%
Arizona
29%
28%
32%
6%
5%
Arkansas
19%
22%
44%
10%
5%
California
38%
33%
20%
4%
4%
Colorado
37%
28%
25%
6%
4%
Connecticut
35%
34%
21%
5%
4%
Delaware
36%
34%
22%
5%
4%
Florida
25%
32%
31%
7%
5%
Georgia
28%
28%
32%
7%
5%
Hawaii
41%
32%
17%
5%
4%
Idaho
18%
23%
44%
10%
5%
Illinois
37%
31%
23%
5%
4%
Indiana
24%
23%
38%
10%
5%
Iowa
27%
25%
34%
10%
4%
Kansas
23%
26%
38%
9%
5%
Kentucky
21%
25%
38%
11%
5%
Louisiana
22%
23%
38%
12%
5%
Maine
32%
34%
24%
6%
4%
Maryland
40%
34%
19%
4%
4%
Massachusetts
41%
36%
16%
4%
4%
Michigan
30%
29%
30%
7%
5%
Minnesota
31%
30%
29%
6%
4%
Mississippi
20%
25%
36%
12%
6%
Missouri
24%
25%
38%
9%
4%
Montana
27%
24%
35%
10%
5%
Nebraska
24%
26%
36%
9%
5%
Nevada
33%
30%
27%
5%
5%
New Hampshire
31%
35%
24%
6%
5%
New Jersey
35%
37%
19%
4%
5%
New Mexico
32%
29%
28%
6%
5%
New York
37%
32%
22%
4%
4%
North Carolina
26%
30%
30%
8%
5%
North Dakota
17%
27%
41%
10%
5%
Ohio
26%
29%
32%
8%
5%
Oklahoma
18%
23%
43%
11%
5%
Oregon
39%
30%
23%
4%
4%
Pennsylvania
30%
30%
30%
6%
4%
Rhode Island
38%
31%
22%
5%
4%
South Carolina
23%
28%
35%
9%
5%
South Dakota
18%
25%
46%
7%
5%
Tennessee
19%
26%
39%
10%
5%
Texas
26%
26%
34%
9%
5%
Utah
20%
24%
45%
6%
4%
Vermont
44%
30%
17%
4%
4%
Virginia
32%
30%
26%
7%
5%
Washington
40%
30%
22%
5%
4%
West Virginia
17%
24%
41%
12%
5%
Wisconsin
28%
31%
32%
5%
4%
Wyoming
17%
23%
47%
8%
6%
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