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Abortion
registered voters
November 03, 2016—March 15, 2025:
391,114 Responses
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Do you think abortion should be:
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age:
35-49
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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%
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2025-03-15
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3M
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all 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:
35-49
Clear All
24% of population
Total
Legal in all cases
33%
Legal in most cases
28%
Illegal in most cases
28%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
4%
education:
Non-College Graduate
Legal in all cases
31%
Legal in most cases
26%
Illegal in most cases
31%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
4%
education:
College Graduate
Legal in all cases
35%
Legal in most cases
29%
Illegal in most cases
26%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
3%
education:
Postgraduate
Legal in all cases
39%
Legal in most cases
35%
Illegal in most cases
19%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
2%
gender:
Male
Legal in all cases
25%
Legal in most cases
28%
Illegal in most cases
35%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
4%
gender:
Female
Legal in all cases
40%
Legal in most cases
29%
Illegal in most cases
21%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
3%
party:
Democrat
Legal in all cases
60%
Legal in most cases
35%
Illegal in most cases
3%
Illegal in all cases
<1%
Unsure
2%
party:
Republican
Legal in all cases
4%
Legal in most cases
15%
Illegal in most cases
59%
Illegal in all cases
17%
Unsure
5%
party:
Independent
Legal in all cases
27%
Legal in most cases
31%
Illegal in most cases
30%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
5%
race:
White
Legal in all cases
30%
Legal in most cases
27%
Illegal in most cases
32%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
3%
race:
Black or African-American
Legal in all cases
45%
Legal in most cases
35%
Illegal in most cases
13%
Illegal in all cases
3%
Unsure
4%
race:
Hispanic/Latino
Legal in all cases
37%
Legal in most cases
28%
Illegal in most cases
25%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
3%
race:
Other
Legal in all cases
37%
Legal in most cases
31%
Illegal in most cases
22%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
4%
state:
Alabama
Legal in all cases
23%
Legal in most cases
21%
Illegal in most cases
36%
Illegal in all cases
16%
Unsure
5%
state:
Alaska
Legal in all cases
31%
Legal in most cases
25%
Illegal in most cases
31%
Illegal in all cases
9%
Unsure
4%
state:
Arizona
Legal in all cases
32%
Legal in most cases
25%
Illegal in most cases
33%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
4%
state:
Arkansas
Legal in all cases
22%
Legal in most cases
23%
Illegal in most cases
40%
Illegal in all cases
11%
Unsure
4%
state:
California
Legal in all cases
42%
Legal in most cases
30%
Illegal in most cases
20%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
4%
state:
Colorado
Legal in all cases
41%
Legal in most cases
29%
Illegal in most cases
21%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
3%
state:
Connecticut
Legal in all cases
39%
Legal in most cases
33%
Illegal in most cases
18%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
4%
state:
Delaware
Legal in all cases
39%
Legal in most cases
31%
Illegal in most cases
21%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
4%
state:
Florida
Legal in all cases
28%
Legal in most cases
31%
Illegal in most cases
31%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
4%
state:
Georgia
Legal in all cases
31%
Legal in most cases
27%
Illegal in most cases
32%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
4%
state:
Hawaii
Legal in all cases
39%
Legal in most cases
35%
Illegal in most cases
17%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
4%
state:
Idaho
Legal in all cases
20%
Legal in most cases
22%
Illegal in most cases
43%
Illegal in all cases
10%
Unsure
4%
state:
Illinois
Legal in all cases
40%
Legal in most cases
30%
Illegal in most cases
21%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
4%
state:
Indiana
Legal in all cases
26%
Legal in most cases
23%
Illegal in most cases
35%
Illegal in all cases
11%
Unsure
4%
state:
Iowa
Legal in all cases
29%
Legal in most cases
26%
Illegal in most cases
30%
Illegal in all cases
10%
Unsure
4%
state:
Kansas
Legal in all cases
25%
Legal in most cases
26%
Illegal in most cases
36%
Illegal in all cases
9%
Unsure
4%
state:
Kentucky
Legal in all cases
23%
Legal in most cases
22%
Illegal in most cases
40%
Illegal in all cases
11%
Unsure
4%
state:
Louisiana
Legal in all cases
24%
Legal in most cases
23%
Illegal in most cases
35%
Illegal in all cases
13%
Unsure
5%
state:
Maine
Legal in all cases
38%
Legal in most cases
30%
Illegal in most cases
22%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
4%
state:
Maryland
Legal in all cases
43%
Legal in most cases
32%
Illegal in most cases
17%
Illegal in all cases
4%
Unsure
4%
state:
Massachusetts
Legal in all cases
43%
Legal in most cases
35%
Illegal in most cases
15%
Illegal in all cases
4%
Unsure
3%
state:
Michigan
Legal in all cases
32%
Legal in most cases
29%
Illegal in most cases
28%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
4%
state:
Minnesota
Legal in all cases
36%
Legal in most cases
30%
Illegal in most cases
25%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
3%
state:
Mississippi
Legal in all cases
23%
Legal in most cases
25%
Illegal in most cases
35%
Illegal in all cases
13%
Unsure
5%
state:
Missouri
Legal in all cases
28%
Legal in most cases
24%
Illegal in most cases
34%
Illegal in all cases
10%
Unsure
4%
state:
Montana
Legal in all cases
30%
Legal in most cases
24%
Illegal in most cases
32%
Illegal in all cases
10%
Unsure
4%
state:
Nebraska
Legal in all cases
27%
Legal in most cases
27%
Illegal in most cases
33%
Illegal in all cases
9%
Unsure
4%
state:
Nevada
Legal in all cases
35%
Legal in most cases
28%
Illegal in most cases
28%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
4%
state:
New Hampshire
Legal in all cases
40%
Legal in most cases
28%
Illegal in most cases
21%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
4%
state:
New Jersey
Legal in all cases
39%
Legal in most cases
36%
Illegal in most cases
17%
Illegal in all cases
4%
Unsure
4%
state:
New Mexico
Legal in all cases
34%
Legal in most cases
25%
Illegal in most cases
30%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
4%
state:
New York
Legal in all cases
41%
Legal in most cases
30%
Illegal in most cases
20%
Illegal in all cases
4%
Unsure
4%
state:
North Carolina
Legal in all cases
27%
Legal in most cases
32%
Illegal in most cases
28%
Illegal in all cases
9%
Unsure
4%
state:
North Dakota
Legal in all cases
22%
Legal in most cases
25%
Illegal in most cases
39%
Illegal in all cases
10%
Unsure
4%
state:
Ohio
Legal in all cases
30%
Legal in most cases
27%
Illegal in most cases
32%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
4%
state:
Oklahoma
Legal in all cases
19%
Legal in most cases
21%
Illegal in most cases
43%
Illegal in all cases
13%
Unsure
4%
state:
Oregon
Legal in all cases
42%
Legal in most cases
32%
Illegal in most cases
19%
Illegal in all cases
4%
Unsure
3%
state:
Pennsylvania
Legal in all cases
34%
Legal in most cases
27%
Illegal in most cases
29%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
4%
state:
Rhode Island
Legal in all cases
43%
Legal in most cases
27%
Illegal in most cases
21%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
4%
state:
South Carolina
Legal in all cases
25%
Legal in most cases
28%
Illegal in most cases
33%
Illegal in all cases
9%
Unsure
4%
state:
South Dakota
Legal in all cases
20%
Legal in most cases
23%
Illegal in most cases
44%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
4%
state:
Tennessee
Legal in all cases
21%
Legal in most cases
29%
Illegal in most cases
35%
Illegal in all cases
10%
Unsure
4%
state:
Texas
Legal in all cases
29%
Legal in most cases
26%
Illegal in most cases
32%
Illegal in all cases
9%
Unsure
4%
state:
Utah
Legal in all cases
24%
Legal in most cases
22%
Illegal in most cases
44%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
4%
state:
Vermont
Legal in all cases
49%
Legal in most cases
28%
Illegal in most cases
15%
Illegal in all cases
4%
Unsure
3%
state:
Virginia
Legal in all cases
35%
Legal in most cases
31%
Illegal in most cases
23%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
4%
state:
Washington
Legal in all cases
45%
Legal in most cases
27%
Illegal in most cases
21%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
3%
state:
West Virginia
Legal in all cases
19%
Legal in most cases
24%
Illegal in most cases
41%
Illegal in all cases
13%
Unsure
4%
state:
Wisconsin
Legal in all cases
34%
Legal in most cases
30%
Illegal in most cases
27%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
3%
state:
Wyoming
Legal in all cases
20%
Legal in most cases
20%
Illegal in most cases
46%
Illegal in all cases
10%
Unsure
5%
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:
35-49
Clear All
24% of population
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
Total
33%
28%
28%
7%
4%
education
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
Non-College Graduate
31%
26%
31%
8%
4%
College Graduate
35%
29%
26%
7%
3%
Postgraduate
39%
35%
19%
5%
2%
gender
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
Male
25%
28%
35%
8%
4%
Female
40%
29%
21%
7%
3%
party
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
Democrat
60%
35%
3%
<1%
2%
Republican
4%
15%
59%
17%
5%
Independent
27%
31%
30%
7%
5%
race
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
White
30%
27%
32%
8%
3%
Black or African-American
45%
35%
13%
3%
4%
Hispanic/Latino
37%
28%
25%
7%
3%
Other
37%
31%
22%
6%
4%
state
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
Alabama
23%
21%
36%
16%
5%
Alaska
31%
25%
31%
9%
4%
Arizona
32%
25%
33%
7%
4%
Arkansas
22%
23%
40%
11%
4%
California
42%
30%
20%
5%
4%
Colorado
41%
29%
21%
6%
3%
Connecticut
39%
33%
18%
6%
4%
Delaware
39%
31%
21%
5%
4%
Florida
28%
31%
31%
6%
4%
Georgia
31%
27%
32%
7%
4%
Hawaii
39%
35%
17%
6%
4%
Idaho
20%
22%
43%
10%
4%
Illinois
40%
30%
21%
5%
4%
Indiana
26%
23%
35%
11%
4%
Iowa
29%
26%
30%
10%
4%
Kansas
25%
26%
36%
9%
4%
Kentucky
23%
22%
40%
11%
4%
Louisiana
24%
23%
35%
13%
5%
Maine
38%
30%
22%
6%
4%
Maryland
43%
32%
17%
4%
4%
Massachusetts
43%
35%
15%
4%
3%
Michigan
32%
29%
28%
7%
4%
Minnesota
36%
30%
25%
6%
3%
Mississippi
23%
25%
35%
13%
5%
Missouri
28%
24%
34%
10%
4%
Montana
30%
24%
32%
10%
4%
Nebraska
27%
27%
33%
9%
4%
Nevada
35%
28%
28%
5%
4%
New Hampshire
40%
28%
21%
6%
4%
New Jersey
39%
36%
17%
4%
4%
New Mexico
34%
25%
30%
6%
4%
New York
41%
30%
20%
4%
4%
North Carolina
27%
32%
28%
9%
4%
North Dakota
22%
25%
39%
10%
4%
Ohio
30%
27%
32%
7%
4%
Oklahoma
19%
21%
43%
13%
4%
Oregon
42%
32%
19%
4%
3%
Pennsylvania
34%
27%
29%
6%
4%
Rhode Island
43%
27%
21%
6%
4%
South Carolina
25%
28%
33%
9%
4%
South Dakota
20%
23%
44%
8%
4%
Tennessee
21%
29%
35%
10%
4%
Texas
29%
26%
32%
9%
4%
Utah
24%
22%
44%
7%
4%
Vermont
49%
28%
15%
4%
3%
Virginia
35%
31%
23%
7%
4%
Washington
45%
27%
21%
5%
3%
West Virginia
19%
24%
41%
13%
4%
Wisconsin
34%
30%
27%
6%
3%
Wyoming
20%
20%
46%
10%
5%
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