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Abortion
registered voters
November 03, 2016—March 15, 2025:
391,114 Responses
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College Graduate
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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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Legal in all cases
Legal 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:
education:
College Graduate
Clear All
21% of population
Total
Legal in all cases
33%
Legal in most cases
30%
Illegal in most cases
27%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
4%
age:
18-34
Legal in all cases
43%
Legal in most cases
26%
Illegal in most cases
21%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
3%
age:
35-49
Legal in all cases
35%
Legal in most cases
29%
Illegal in most cases
26%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
3%
age:
50-64
Legal in all cases
27%
Legal in most cases
32%
Illegal in most cases
32%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
4%
age:
65+
Legal in all cases
26%
Legal in most cases
32%
Illegal in most cases
32%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
4%
gender:
Male
Legal in all cases
24%
Legal in most cases
30%
Illegal in most cases
34%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
4%
gender:
Female
Legal in all cases
40%
Legal in most cases
29%
Illegal in most cases
21%
Illegal in all cases
6%
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
18%
Illegal in most cases
58%
Illegal in all cases
14%
Unsure
5%
party:
Independent
Legal in all cases
29%
Legal in most cases
33%
Illegal in most cases
27%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
5%
race:
White
Legal in all cases
30%
Legal in most cases
29%
Illegal in most cases
31%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
4%
race:
Black or African-American
Legal in all cases
48%
Legal in most cases
35%
Illegal in most cases
9%
Illegal in all cases
3%
Unsure
4%
race:
Hispanic/Latino
Legal in all cases
40%
Legal in most cases
29%
Illegal in most cases
23%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
3%
race:
Other
Legal in all cases
37%
Legal in most cases
30%
Illegal in most cases
24%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
4%
state:
Alabama
Legal in all cases
20%
Legal in most cases
23%
Illegal in most cases
39%
Illegal in all cases
12%
Unsure
5%
state:
Alaska
Legal in all cases
29%
Legal in most cases
27%
Illegal in most cases
32%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
4%
state:
Arizona
Legal in all cases
29%
Legal in most cases
30%
Illegal in most cases
31%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
4%
state:
Arkansas
Legal in all cases
21%
Legal in most cases
24%
Illegal in most cases
42%
Illegal in all cases
9%
Unsure
4%
state:
California
Legal in all cases
41%
Legal in most cases
33%
Illegal in most cases
19%
Illegal in all cases
4%
Unsure
4%
state:
Colorado
Legal in all cases
40%
Legal in most cases
29%
Illegal in most cases
22%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
4%
state:
Connecticut
Legal in all cases
35%
Legal in most cases
35%
Illegal in most cases
21%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
4%
state:
Delaware
Legal in all cases
37%
Legal in most cases
33%
Illegal in most cases
21%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
4%
state:
Florida
Legal in all cases
27%
Legal in most cases
32%
Illegal in most cases
31%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
5%
state:
Georgia
Legal in all cases
29%
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
34%
Illegal in most cases
16%
Illegal in all cases
4%
Unsure
4%
state:
Idaho
Legal in all cases
22%
Legal in most cases
24%
Illegal in most cases
42%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
5%
state:
Illinois
Legal in all cases
37%
Legal in most cases
31%
Illegal in most cases
22%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
4%
state:
Indiana
Legal in all cases
27%
Legal in most cases
25%
Illegal in most cases
34%
Illegal in all cases
10%
Unsure
4%
state:
Iowa
Legal in all cases
29%
Legal in most cases
27%
Illegal in most cases
31%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
4%
state:
Kansas
Legal in all cases
24%
Legal in most cases
29%
Illegal in most cases
35%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
4%
state:
Kentucky
Legal in all cases
25%
Legal in most cases
25%
Illegal in most cases
36%
Illegal in all cases
10%
Unsure
4%
state:
Louisiana
Legal in all cases
24%
Legal in most cases
23%
Illegal in most cases
37%
Illegal in all cases
11%
Unsure
5%
state:
Maine
Legal in all cases
35%
Legal in most cases
32%
Illegal in most cases
23%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
4%
state:
Maryland
Legal in all cases
39%
Legal in most cases
35%
Illegal in most cases
18%
Illegal in all cases
4%
Unsure
4%
state:
Massachusetts
Legal in all cases
42%
Legal in most cases
36%
Illegal in most cases
15%
Illegal in all cases
3%
Unsure
4%
state:
Michigan
Legal in all cases
32%
Legal in most cases
30%
Illegal in most cases
27%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
4%
state:
Minnesota
Legal in all cases
35%
Legal in most cases
30%
Illegal in most cases
25%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
4%
state:
Mississippi
Legal in all cases
23%
Legal in most cases
26%
Illegal in most cases
35%
Illegal in all cases
11%
Unsure
5%
state:
Missouri
Legal in all cases
27%
Legal in most cases
25%
Illegal in most cases
36%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
4%
state:
Montana
Legal in all cases
29%
Legal in most cases
25%
Illegal in most cases
33%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
4%
state:
Nebraska
Legal in all cases
26%
Legal in most cases
27%
Illegal in most cases
35%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
4%
state:
Nevada
Legal in all cases
34%
Legal in most cases
29%
Illegal in most cases
28%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
5%
state:
New Hampshire
Legal in all cases
33%
Legal in most cases
35%
Illegal in most cases
22%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
4%
state:
New Jersey
Legal in all cases
38%
Legal in most cases
35%
Illegal in most cases
19%
Illegal in all cases
4%
Unsure
4%
state:
New Mexico
Legal in all cases
35%
Legal in most cases
28%
Illegal in most cases
27%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
5%
state:
New York
Legal in all cases
39%
Legal in most cases
32%
Illegal in most cases
20%
Illegal in all cases
4%
Unsure
4%
state:
North Carolina
Legal in all cases
27%
Legal in most cases
33%
Illegal in most cases
29%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
4%
state:
North Dakota
Legal in all cases
21%
Legal in most cases
29%
Illegal in most cases
38%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
4%
state:
Ohio
Legal in all cases
30%
Legal in most cases
28%
Illegal in most cases
29%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
5%
state:
Oklahoma
Legal in all cases
20%
Legal in most cases
25%
Illegal in most cases
40%
Illegal in all cases
9%
Unsure
5%
state:
Oregon
Legal in all cases
40%
Legal in most cases
32%
Illegal in most cases
21%
Illegal in all cases
4%
Unsure
4%
state:
Pennsylvania
Legal in all cases
32%
Legal in most cases
30%
Illegal in most cases
28%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
4%
state:
Rhode Island
Legal in all cases
40%
Legal in most cases
30%
Illegal in most cases
21%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
4%
state:
South Carolina
Legal in all cases
23%
Legal in most cases
29%
Illegal in most cases
35%
Illegal in all cases
9%
Unsure
5%
state:
South Dakota
Legal in all cases
20%
Legal in most cases
26%
Illegal in most cases
42%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
4%
state:
Tennessee
Legal in all cases
22%
Legal in most cases
26%
Illegal in most cases
39%
Illegal in all cases
9%
Unsure
5%
state:
Texas
Legal in all cases
27%
Legal in most cases
26%
Illegal in most cases
34%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
4%
state:
Utah
Legal in all cases
21%
Legal in most cases
24%
Illegal in most cases
45%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
4%
state:
Vermont
Legal in all cases
46%
Legal in most cases
29%
Illegal in most cases
16%
Illegal in all cases
4%
Unsure
4%
state:
Virginia
Legal in all cases
34%
Legal in most cases
30%
Illegal in most cases
25%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
5%
state:
Washington
Legal in all cases
42%
Legal in most cases
29%
Illegal in most cases
21%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
4%
state:
West Virginia
Legal in all cases
20%
Legal in most cases
26%
Illegal in most cases
40%
Illegal in all cases
10%
Unsure
5%
state:
Wisconsin
Legal in all cases
32%
Legal in most cases
31%
Illegal in most cases
28%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
4%
state:
Wyoming
Legal in all cases
20%
Legal in most cases
25%
Illegal in most cases
42%
Illegal in all cases
8%
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:
education:
College Graduate
Clear All
21% of population
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
Total
33%
30%
27%
6%
4%
age
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
18-34
43%
26%
21%
7%
3%
35-49
35%
29%
26%
7%
3%
50-64
27%
32%
32%
6%
4%
65+
26%
32%
32%
5%
4%
gender
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
Male
24%
30%
34%
7%
4%
Female
40%
29%
21%
6%
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%
18%
58%
14%
5%
Independent
29%
33%
27%
5%
5%
race
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
White
30%
29%
31%
7%
4%
Black or African-American
48%
35%
9%
3%
4%
Hispanic/Latino
40%
29%
23%
5%
3%
Other
37%
30%
24%
5%
4%
state
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
Alabama
20%
23%
39%
12%
5%
Alaska
29%
27%
32%
7%
4%
Arizona
29%
30%
31%
6%
4%
Arkansas
21%
24%
42%
9%
4%
California
41%
33%
19%
4%
4%
Colorado
40%
29%
22%
6%
4%
Connecticut
35%
35%
21%
5%
4%
Delaware
37%
33%
21%
5%
4%
Florida
27%
32%
31%
5%
5%
Georgia
29%
28%
32%
7%
5%
Hawaii
41%
34%
16%
4%
4%
Idaho
22%
24%
42%
8%
5%
Illinois
37%
31%
22%
5%
4%
Indiana
27%
25%
34%
10%
4%
Iowa
29%
27%
31%
8%
4%
Kansas
24%
29%
35%
8%
4%
Kentucky
25%
25%
36%
10%
4%
Louisiana
24%
23%
37%
11%
5%
Maine
35%
32%
23%
5%
4%
Maryland
39%
35%
18%
4%
4%
Massachusetts
42%
36%
15%
3%
4%
Michigan
32%
30%
27%
7%
4%
Minnesota
35%
30%
25%
5%
4%
Mississippi
23%
26%
35%
11%
5%
Missouri
27%
25%
36%
8%
4%
Montana
29%
25%
33%
8%
4%
Nebraska
26%
27%
35%
8%
4%
Nevada
34%
29%
28%
5%
5%
New Hampshire
33%
35%
22%
5%
4%
New Jersey
38%
35%
19%
4%
4%
New Mexico
35%
28%
27%
6%
5%
New York
39%
32%
20%
4%
4%
North Carolina
27%
33%
29%
7%
4%
North Dakota
21%
29%
38%
8%
4%
Ohio
30%
28%
29%
8%
5%
Oklahoma
20%
25%
40%
9%
5%
Oregon
40%
32%
21%
4%
4%
Pennsylvania
32%
30%
28%
6%
4%
Rhode Island
40%
30%
21%
5%
4%
South Carolina
23%
29%
35%
9%
5%
South Dakota
20%
26%
42%
7%
4%
Tennessee
22%
26%
39%
9%
5%
Texas
27%
26%
34%
8%
4%
Utah
21%
24%
45%
6%
4%
Vermont
46%
29%
16%
4%
4%
Virginia
34%
30%
25%
6%
5%
Washington
42%
29%
21%
5%
4%
West Virginia
20%
26%
40%
10%
5%
Wisconsin
32%
31%
28%
5%
4%
Wyoming
20%
25%
42%
8%
5%
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