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Abortion
registered voters
November 03, 2016—March 15, 2025:
391,114 Responses
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age:
18-34
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100%
- Legal in all cases
100%
- Legal in most cases
100%
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100%
- Illegal in all cases
100%
- Unsure
100%
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Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
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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:
age:
18-34
Clear All
24% of population
Total
Legal in all cases
37%
Legal in most cases
25%
Illegal in most cases
24%
Illegal in all cases
9%
Unsure
4%
education:
Non-College Graduate
Legal in all cases
35%
Legal in most cases
25%
Illegal in most cases
26%
Illegal in all cases
10%
Unsure
4%
education:
College Graduate
Legal in all cases
43%
Legal in most cases
26%
Illegal in most cases
21%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
3%
education:
Postgraduate
Legal in all cases
46%
Legal in most cases
30%
Illegal in most cases
16%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
3%
gender:
Male
Legal in all cases
26%
Legal in most cases
28%
Illegal in most cases
31%
Illegal in all cases
11%
Unsure
4%
gender:
Female
Legal in all cases
48%
Legal in most cases
23%
Illegal in most cases
18%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
3%
party:
Democrat
Legal in all cases
62%
Legal in most cases
31%
Illegal in most cases
3%
Illegal in all cases
1%
Unsure
2%
party:
Republican
Legal in all cases
4%
Legal in most cases
12%
Illegal in most cases
54%
Illegal in all cases
25%
Unsure
4%
party:
Independent
Legal in all cases
33%
Legal in most cases
28%
Illegal in most cases
27%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
5%
race:
White
Legal in all cases
35%
Legal in most cases
24%
Illegal in most cases
27%
Illegal in all cases
11%
Unsure
3%
race:
Black or African-American
Legal in all cases
48%
Legal in most cases
32%
Illegal in most cases
11%
Illegal in all cases
4%
Unsure
5%
race:
Hispanic/Latino
Legal in all cases
38%
Legal in most cases
25%
Illegal in most cases
26%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
4%
race:
Other
Legal in all cases
43%
Legal in most cases
28%
Illegal in most cases
20%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
4%
state:
Alabama
Legal in all cases
24%
Legal in most cases
22%
Illegal in most cases
32%
Illegal in all cases
16%
Unsure
6%
state:
Alaska
Legal in all cases
38%
Legal in most cases
23%
Illegal in most cases
24%
Illegal in all cases
10%
Unsure
5%
state:
Arizona
Legal in all cases
37%
Legal in most cases
26%
Illegal in most cases
25%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
5%
state:
Arkansas
Legal in all cases
25%
Legal in most cases
20%
Illegal in most cases
36%
Illegal in all cases
14%
Unsure
5%
state:
California
Legal in all cases
43%
Legal in most cases
30%
Illegal in most cases
17%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
5%
state:
Colorado
Legal in all cases
45%
Legal in most cases
25%
Illegal in most cases
19%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
4%
state:
Connecticut
Legal in all cases
42%
Legal in most cases
30%
Illegal in most cases
17%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
5%
state:
Delaware
Legal in all cases
42%
Legal in most cases
29%
Illegal in most cases
19%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
5%
state:
Florida
Legal in all cases
31%
Legal in most cases
28%
Illegal in most cases
27%
Illegal in all cases
9%
Unsure
6%
state:
Georgia
Legal in all cases
35%
Legal in most cases
27%
Illegal in most cases
24%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
5%
state:
Hawaii
Legal in all cases
43%
Legal in most cases
27%
Illegal in most cases
17%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
5%
state:
Idaho
Legal in all cases
27%
Legal in most cases
23%
Illegal in most cases
32%
Illegal in all cases
12%
Unsure
5%
state:
Illinois
Legal in all cases
45%
Legal in most cases
27%
Illegal in most cases
17%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
5%
state:
Indiana
Legal in all cases
31%
Legal in most cases
21%
Illegal in most cases
30%
Illegal in all cases
13%
Unsure
5%
state:
Iowa
Legal in all cases
34%
Legal in most cases
23%
Illegal in most cases
27%
Illegal in all cases
11%
Unsure
5%
state:
Kansas
Legal in all cases
30%
Legal in most cases
24%
Illegal in most cases
31%
Illegal in all cases
10%
Unsure
5%
state:
Kentucky
Legal in all cases
25%
Legal in most cases
22%
Illegal in most cases
33%
Illegal in all cases
15%
Unsure
5%
state:
Louisiana
Legal in all cases
27%
Legal in most cases
22%
Illegal in most cases
31%
Illegal in all cases
15%
Unsure
6%
state:
Maine
Legal in all cases
41%
Legal in most cases
28%
Illegal in most cases
18%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
5%
state:
Maryland
Legal in all cases
45%
Legal in most cases
29%
Illegal in most cases
16%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
5%
state:
Massachusetts
Legal in all cases
46%
Legal in most cases
32%
Illegal in most cases
13%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
4%
state:
Michigan
Legal in all cases
38%
Legal in most cases
26%
Illegal in most cases
23%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
5%
state:
Minnesota
Legal in all cases
40%
Legal in most cases
27%
Illegal in most cases
22%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
5%
state:
Mississippi
Legal in all cases
27%
Legal in most cases
23%
Illegal in most cases
30%
Illegal in all cases
14%
Unsure
6%
state:
Missouri
Legal in all cases
30%
Legal in most cases
22%
Illegal in most cases
31%
Illegal in all cases
12%
Unsure
5%
state:
Montana
Legal in all cases
37%
Legal in most cases
21%
Illegal in most cases
26%
Illegal in all cases
12%
Unsure
5%
state:
Nebraska
Legal in all cases
31%
Legal in most cases
23%
Illegal in most cases
27%
Illegal in all cases
13%
Unsure
5%
state:
Nevada
Legal in all cases
39%
Legal in most cases
26%
Illegal in most cases
23%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
6%
state:
New Hampshire
Legal in all cases
41%
Legal in most cases
29%
Illegal in most cases
18%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
5%
state:
New Jersey
Legal in all cases
41%
Legal in most cases
33%
Illegal in most cases
16%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
5%
state:
New Mexico
Legal in all cases
36%
Legal in most cases
27%
Illegal in most cases
24%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
5%
state:
New York
Legal in all cases
42%
Legal in most cases
29%
Illegal in most cases
19%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
5%
state:
North Carolina
Legal in all cases
32%
Legal in most cases
27%
Illegal in most cases
25%
Illegal in all cases
10%
Unsure
5%
state:
North Dakota
Legal in all cases
28%
Legal in most cases
26%
Illegal in most cases
28%
Illegal in all cases
12%
Unsure
5%
state:
Ohio
Legal in all cases
33%
Legal in most cases
26%
Illegal in most cases
26%
Illegal in all cases
9%
Unsure
6%
state:
Oklahoma
Legal in all cases
25%
Legal in most cases
21%
Illegal in most cases
33%
Illegal in all cases
15%
Unsure
6%
state:
Oregon
Legal in all cases
46%
Legal in most cases
27%
Illegal in most cases
18%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
4%
state:
Pennsylvania
Legal in all cases
39%
Legal in most cases
26%
Illegal in most cases
23%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
5%
state:
Rhode Island
Legal in all cases
43%
Legal in most cases
26%
Illegal in most cases
19%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
5%
state:
South Carolina
Legal in all cases
31%
Legal in most cases
26%
Illegal in most cases
26%
Illegal in all cases
12%
Unsure
6%
state:
South Dakota
Legal in all cases
22%
Legal in most cases
22%
Illegal in most cases
40%
Illegal in all cases
10%
Unsure
5%
state:
Tennessee
Legal in all cases
26%
Legal in most cases
24%
Illegal in most cases
32%
Illegal in all cases
12%
Unsure
6%
state:
Texas
Legal in all cases
33%
Legal in most cases
24%
Illegal in most cases
27%
Illegal in all cases
11%
Unsure
5%
state:
Utah
Legal in all cases
32%
Legal in most cases
22%
Illegal in most cases
34%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
5%
state:
Vermont
Legal in all cases
50%
Legal in most cases
27%
Illegal in most cases
13%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
4%
state:
Virginia
Legal in all cases
40%
Legal in most cases
27%
Illegal in most cases
20%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
5%
state:
Washington
Legal in all cases
46%
Legal in most cases
26%
Illegal in most cases
18%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
4%
state:
West Virginia
Legal in all cases
20%
Legal in most cases
21%
Illegal in most cases
38%
Illegal in all cases
17%
Unsure
5%
state:
Wisconsin
Legal in all cases
40%
Legal in most cases
27%
Illegal in most cases
22%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
4%
state:
Wyoming
Legal in all cases
25%
Legal in most cases
20%
Illegal in most cases
38%
Illegal in all cases
11%
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:
age:
18-34
Clear All
24% of population
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
Total
37%
25%
24%
9%
4%
education
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
Non-College Graduate
35%
25%
26%
10%
4%
College Graduate
43%
26%
21%
7%
3%
Postgraduate
46%
30%
16%
5%
3%
gender
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
Male
26%
28%
31%
11%
4%
Female
48%
23%
18%
7%
3%
party
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
Democrat
62%
31%
3%
1%
2%
Republican
4%
12%
54%
25%
4%
Independent
33%
28%
27%
8%
5%
race
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
White
35%
24%
27%
11%
3%
Black or African-American
48%
32%
11%
4%
5%
Hispanic/Latino
38%
25%
26%
8%
4%
Other
43%
28%
20%
6%
4%
state
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
Alabama
24%
22%
32%
16%
6%
Alaska
38%
23%
24%
10%
5%
Arizona
37%
26%
25%
8%
5%
Arkansas
25%
20%
36%
14%
5%
California
43%
30%
17%
5%
5%
Colorado
45%
25%
19%
7%
4%
Connecticut
42%
30%
17%
7%
5%
Delaware
42%
29%
19%
6%
5%
Florida
31%
28%
27%
9%
6%
Georgia
35%
27%
24%
8%
5%
Hawaii
43%
27%
17%
7%
5%
Idaho
27%
23%
32%
12%
5%
Illinois
45%
27%
17%
7%
5%
Indiana
31%
21%
30%
13%
5%
Iowa
34%
23%
27%
11%
5%
Kansas
30%
24%
31%
10%
5%
Kentucky
25%
22%
33%
15%
5%
Louisiana
27%
22%
31%
15%
6%
Maine
41%
28%
18%
8%
5%
Maryland
45%
29%
16%
5%
5%
Massachusetts
46%
32%
13%
5%
4%
Michigan
38%
26%
23%
8%
5%
Minnesota
40%
27%
22%
7%
5%
Mississippi
27%
23%
30%
14%
6%
Missouri
30%
22%
31%
12%
5%
Montana
37%
21%
26%
12%
5%
Nebraska
31%
23%
27%
13%
5%
Nevada
39%
26%
23%
6%
6%
New Hampshire
41%
29%
18%
7%
5%
New Jersey
41%
33%
16%
5%
5%
New Mexico
36%
27%
24%
8%
5%
New York
42%
29%
19%
5%
5%
North Carolina
32%
27%
25%
10%
5%
North Dakota
28%
26%
28%
12%
5%
Ohio
33%
26%
26%
9%
6%
Oklahoma
25%
21%
33%
15%
6%
Oregon
46%
27%
18%
5%
4%
Pennsylvania
39%
26%
23%
8%
5%
Rhode Island
43%
26%
19%
7%
5%
South Carolina
31%
26%
26%
12%
6%
South Dakota
22%
22%
40%
10%
5%
Tennessee
26%
24%
32%
12%
6%
Texas
33%
24%
27%
11%
5%
Utah
32%
22%
34%
8%
5%
Vermont
50%
27%
13%
5%
4%
Virginia
40%
27%
20%
8%
5%
Washington
46%
26%
18%
6%
4%
West Virginia
20%
21%
38%
17%
5%
Wisconsin
40%
27%
22%
7%
4%
Wyoming
25%
20%
38%
11%
6%
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