national
Abortion
registered voters
November 03, 2016—January 16, 2026: 426,325 Responses

Do you think abortion should be:

Refined by:
education: 
College Graduate
: 
Washington
gender: 
Male
age: 
35-49
2026-01-16
Uncertainty Range
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Sum Totals

All Respondents

January 16, 2026
100% of population
Total
Legal in all cases30%
Legal in most cases29%
Illegal in most cases28%
Illegal in all cases9%
Unsure4%

Subgroups

Refined by:
education: 
College Graduate
: 
Washington
gender: 
Male
age: 
35-49
3% of population
Total
Legal in all cases26%
Legal in most cases29%
Illegal in most cases32%
Illegal in all cases10%
Unsure3%
party: Democrat
Legal in all cases53%
Legal in most cases41%
Illegal in most cases4%
Illegal in all cases<1%
Unsure1%
party: Republican
Legal in all cases3%
Legal in most cases13%
Illegal in most cases59%
Illegal in all cases21%
Unsure4%
party: Independent
Legal in all cases23%
Legal in most cases33%
Illegal in most cases32%
Illegal in all cases7%
Unsure4%
race: White
Legal in all cases24%
Legal in most cases28%
Illegal in most cases34%
Illegal in all cases11%
Unsure3%
race: Black or African-American
Legal in all cases36%
Legal in most cases39%
Illegal in most cases17%
Illegal in all cases4%
Unsure4%
race: Hispanic/Latino
Legal in all cases30%
Legal in most cases32%
Illegal in most cases28%
Illegal in all cases7%
Unsure3%
race: Other
Legal in all cases30%
Legal in most cases31%
Illegal in most cases29%
Illegal in all cases7%
Unsure3%

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