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
race: 
White
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
race: 
White
7% of population
Total
Legal in all cases22%
Legal in most cases28%
Illegal in most cases37%
Illegal in all cases10%
Unsure4%
age: 18-34
Legal in all cases29%
Legal in most cases27%
Illegal in most cases29%
Illegal in all cases13%
Unsure3%
age: 35-49
Legal in all cases24%
Legal in most cases28%
Illegal in most cases34%
Illegal in all cases11%
Unsure3%
age: 50-64
Legal in all cases17%
Legal in most cases29%
Illegal in most cases41%
Illegal in all cases8%
Unsure4%
age: 65+
Legal in all cases17%
Legal in most cases28%
Illegal in most cases42%
Illegal in all cases8%
Unsure4%
party: Democrat
Legal in all cases52%
Legal in most cases44%
Illegal in most cases2%
Illegal in all cases<1%
Unsure1%
party: Republican
Legal in all cases3%
Legal in most cases14%
Illegal in most cases61%
Illegal in all cases18%
Unsure4%
party: Independent
Legal in all cases22%
Legal in most cases33%
Illegal in most cases33%
Illegal in all cases7%
Unsure4%

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