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Abortion
registered voters
November 03, 2016—March 15, 2025:
391,114 Responses
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100%
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100%
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100%
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100%
- Unsure
100%
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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:
gender:
Female
Clear All
52% of population
Total
Legal in all cases
37%
Legal in most cases
29%
Illegal in most cases
24%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
4%
age:
18-34
Legal in all cases
48%
Legal in most cases
23%
Illegal in most cases
18%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
3%
age:
35-49
Legal in all cases
40%
Legal in most cases
29%
Illegal in most cases
21%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
3%
age:
50-64
Legal in all cases
31%
Legal in most cases
32%
Illegal in most cases
27%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
4%
age:
65+
Legal in all cases
29%
Legal in most cases
33%
Illegal in most cases
27%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
5%
education:
Non-College Graduate
Legal in all cases
34%
Legal in most cases
28%
Illegal in most cases
26%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
4%
education:
College Graduate
Legal in all cases
40%
Legal in most cases
29%
Illegal in most cases
21%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
3%
education:
Postgraduate
Legal in all cases
43%
Legal in most cases
35%
Illegal in most cases
16%
Illegal in all cases
4%
Unsure
3%
party:
Democrat
Legal in all cases
62%
Legal in most cases
34%
Illegal in most cases
2%
Illegal in all cases
<1%
Unsure
2%
party:
Republican
Legal in all cases
4%
Legal in most cases
19%
Illegal in most cases
55%
Illegal in all cases
16%
Unsure
6%
party:
Independent
Legal in all cases
32%
Legal in most cases
33%
Illegal in most cases
24%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
5%
race:
White
Legal in all cases
33%
Legal in most cases
29%
Illegal in most cases
28%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
4%
race:
Black or African-American
Legal in all cases
52%
Legal in most cases
34%
Illegal in most cases
7%
Illegal in all cases
3%
Unsure
4%
race:
Hispanic/Latino
Legal in all cases
42%
Legal in most cases
28%
Illegal in most cases
20%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
4%
race:
Other
Legal in all cases
42%
Legal in most cases
32%
Illegal in most cases
19%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
4%
state:
Alabama
Legal in all cases
25%
Legal in most cases
26%
Illegal in most cases
33%
Illegal in all cases
12%
Unsure
5%
state:
Alaska
Legal in all cases
34%
Legal in most cases
26%
Illegal in most cases
28%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
5%
state:
Arizona
Legal in all cases
35%
Legal in most cases
28%
Illegal in most cases
27%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
4%
state:
Arkansas
Legal in all cases
24%
Legal in most cases
25%
Illegal in most cases
37%
Illegal in all cases
10%
Unsure
4%
state:
California
Legal in all cases
44%
Legal in most cases
32%
Illegal in most cases
16%
Illegal in all cases
4%
Unsure
4%
state:
Colorado
Legal in all cases
44%
Legal in most cases
26%
Illegal in most cases
20%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
4%
state:
Connecticut
Legal in all cases
42%
Legal in most cases
33%
Illegal in most cases
17%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
4%
state:
Delaware
Legal in all cases
42%
Legal in most cases
33%
Illegal in most cases
17%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
4%
state:
Florida
Legal in all cases
31%
Legal in most cases
32%
Illegal in most cases
26%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
5%
state:
Georgia
Legal in all cases
35%
Legal in most cases
29%
Illegal in most cases
25%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
5%
state:
Hawaii
Legal in all cases
49%
Legal in most cases
33%
Illegal in most cases
11%
Illegal in all cases
4%
Unsure
4%
state:
Idaho
Legal in all cases
23%
Legal in most cases
24%
Illegal in most cases
38%
Illegal in all cases
10%
Unsure
5%
state:
Illinois
Legal in all cases
44%
Legal in most cases
30%
Illegal in most cases
17%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
4%
state:
Indiana
Legal in all cases
30%
Legal in most cases
26%
Illegal in most cases
29%
Illegal in all cases
10%
Unsure
5%
state:
Iowa
Legal in all cases
33%
Legal in most cases
27%
Illegal in most cases
27%
Illegal in all cases
9%
Unsure
4%
state:
Kansas
Legal in all cases
29%
Legal in most cases
27%
Illegal in most cases
30%
Illegal in all cases
9%
Unsure
5%
state:
Kentucky
Legal in all cases
26%
Legal in most cases
26%
Illegal in most cases
33%
Illegal in all cases
10%
Unsure
5%
state:
Louisiana
Legal in all cases
28%
Legal in most cases
25%
Illegal in most cases
32%
Illegal in all cases
11%
Unsure
5%
state:
Maine
Legal in all cases
38%
Legal in most cases
33%
Illegal in most cases
19%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
4%
state:
Maryland
Legal in all cases
46%
Legal in most cases
32%
Illegal in most cases
15%
Illegal in all cases
4%
Unsure
4%
state:
Massachusetts
Legal in all cases
48%
Legal in most cases
34%
Illegal in most cases
11%
Illegal in all cases
3%
Unsure
3%
state:
Michigan
Legal in all cases
38%
Legal in most cases
30%
Illegal in most cases
23%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
4%
state:
Minnesota
Legal in all cases
40%
Legal in most cases
31%
Illegal in most cases
20%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
4%
state:
Mississippi
Legal in all cases
25%
Legal in most cases
27%
Illegal in most cases
31%
Illegal in all cases
12%
Unsure
5%
state:
Missouri
Legal in all cases
30%
Legal in most cases
29%
Illegal in most cases
29%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
4%
state:
Montana
Legal in all cases
35%
Legal in most cases
26%
Illegal in most cases
26%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
4%
state:
Nebraska
Legal in all cases
29%
Legal in most cases
27%
Illegal in most cases
30%
Illegal in all cases
9%
Unsure
5%
state:
Nevada
Legal in all cases
38%
Legal in most cases
31%
Illegal in most cases
21%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
5%
state:
New Hampshire
Legal in all cases
38%
Legal in most cases
34%
Illegal in most cases
19%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
4%
state:
New Jersey
Legal in all cases
41%
Legal in most cases
36%
Illegal in most cases
15%
Illegal in all cases
4%
Unsure
4%
state:
New Mexico
Legal in all cases
38%
Legal in most cases
28%
Illegal in most cases
23%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
5%
state:
New York
Legal in all cases
44%
Legal in most cases
31%
Illegal in most cases
17%
Illegal in all cases
4%
Unsure
4%
state:
North Carolina
Legal in all cases
32%
Legal in most cases
31%
Illegal in most cases
25%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
4%
state:
North Dakota
Legal in all cases
23%
Legal in most cases
31%
Illegal in most cases
32%
Illegal in all cases
9%
Unsure
5%
state:
Ohio
Legal in all cases
32%
Legal in most cases
29%
Illegal in most cases
27%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
5%
state:
Oklahoma
Legal in all cases
22%
Legal in most cases
25%
Illegal in most cases
38%
Illegal in all cases
10%
Unsure
5%
state:
Oregon
Legal in all cases
45%
Legal in most cases
30%
Illegal in most cases
18%
Illegal in all cases
4%
Unsure
3%
state:
Pennsylvania
Legal in all cases
36%
Legal in most cases
30%
Illegal in most cases
24%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
4%
state:
Rhode Island
Legal in all cases
45%
Legal in most cases
30%
Illegal in most cases
17%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
4%
state:
South Carolina
Legal in all cases
29%
Legal in most cases
30%
Illegal in most cases
28%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
5%
state:
South Dakota
Legal in all cases
23%
Legal in most cases
27%
Illegal in most cases
37%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
4%
state:
Tennessee
Legal in all cases
24%
Legal in most cases
28%
Illegal in most cases
34%
Illegal in all cases
9%
Unsure
5%
state:
Texas
Legal in all cases
32%
Legal in most cases
27%
Illegal in most cases
28%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
4%
state:
Utah
Legal in all cases
25%
Legal in most cases
27%
Illegal in most cases
38%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
4%
state:
Vermont
Legal in all cases
53%
Legal in most cases
29%
Illegal in most cases
12%
Illegal in all cases
3%
Unsure
3%
state:
Virginia
Legal in all cases
39%
Legal in most cases
31%
Illegal in most cases
20%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
4%
state:
Washington
Legal in all cases
46%
Legal in most cases
30%
Illegal in most cases
16%
Illegal in all cases
4%
Unsure
3%
state:
West Virginia
Legal in all cases
22%
Legal in most cases
27%
Illegal in most cases
35%
Illegal in all cases
11%
Unsure
5%
state:
Wisconsin
Legal in all cases
36%
Legal in most cases
33%
Illegal in most cases
23%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
4%
state:
Wyoming
Legal in all cases
21%
Legal in most cases
25%
Illegal in most cases
41%
Illegal in all cases
9%
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:
gender:
Female
Clear All
52% of population
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
Total
37%
29%
24%
6%
4%
age
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
18-34
48%
23%
18%
7%
3%
35-49
40%
29%
21%
7%
3%
50-64
31%
32%
27%
6%
4%
65+
29%
33%
27%
6%
5%
education
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
Non-College Graduate
34%
28%
26%
7%
4%
College Graduate
40%
29%
21%
6%
3%
Postgraduate
43%
35%
16%
4%
3%
party
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
Democrat
62%
34%
2%
<1%
2%
Republican
4%
19%
55%
16%
6%
Independent
32%
33%
24%
6%
5%
race
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
White
33%
29%
28%
7%
4%
Black or African-American
52%
34%
7%
3%
4%
Hispanic/Latino
42%
28%
20%
6%
4%
Other
42%
32%
19%
5%
4%
state
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
Alabama
25%
26%
33%
12%
5%
Alaska
34%
26%
28%
8%
5%
Arizona
35%
28%
27%
6%
4%
Arkansas
24%
25%
37%
10%
4%
California
44%
32%
16%
4%
4%
Colorado
44%
26%
20%
6%
4%
Connecticut
42%
33%
17%
5%
4%
Delaware
42%
33%
17%
5%
4%
Florida
31%
32%
26%
7%
5%
Georgia
35%
29%
25%
7%
5%
Hawaii
49%
33%
11%
4%
4%
Idaho
23%
24%
38%
10%
5%
Illinois
44%
30%
17%
5%
4%
Indiana
30%
26%
29%
10%
5%
Iowa
33%
27%
27%
9%
4%
Kansas
29%
27%
30%
9%
5%
Kentucky
26%
26%
33%
10%
5%
Louisiana
28%
25%
32%
11%
5%
Maine
38%
33%
19%
5%
4%
Maryland
46%
32%
15%
4%
4%
Massachusetts
48%
34%
11%
3%
3%
Michigan
38%
30%
23%
5%
4%
Minnesota
40%
31%
20%
5%
4%
Mississippi
25%
27%
31%
12%
5%
Missouri
30%
29%
29%
8%
4%
Montana
35%
26%
26%
8%
4%
Nebraska
29%
27%
30%
9%
5%
Nevada
38%
31%
21%
5%
5%
New Hampshire
38%
34%
19%
5%
4%
New Jersey
41%
36%
15%
4%
4%
New Mexico
38%
28%
23%
6%
5%
New York
44%
31%
17%
4%
4%
North Carolina
32%
31%
25%
8%
4%
North Dakota
23%
31%
32%
9%
5%
Ohio
32%
29%
27%
7%
5%
Oklahoma
22%
25%
38%
10%
5%
Oregon
45%
30%
18%
4%
3%
Pennsylvania
36%
30%
24%
6%
4%
Rhode Island
45%
30%
17%
5%
4%
South Carolina
29%
30%
28%
8%
5%
South Dakota
23%
27%
37%
8%
4%
Tennessee
24%
28%
34%
9%
5%
Texas
32%
27%
28%
8%
4%
Utah
25%
27%
38%
6%
4%
Vermont
53%
29%
12%
3%
3%
Virginia
39%
31%
20%
6%
4%
Washington
46%
30%
16%
4%
3%
West Virginia
22%
27%
35%
11%
5%
Wisconsin
36%
33%
23%
5%
4%
Wyoming
21%
25%
41%
9%
5%
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