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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%
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100%
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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:
Male
Clear All
48% of population
Total
Legal in all cases
23%
Legal in most cases
29%
Illegal in most cases
36%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
5%
age:
18-34
Legal in all cases
26%
Legal in most cases
28%
Illegal in most cases
31%
Illegal in all cases
11%
Unsure
4%
age:
35-49
Legal in all cases
25%
Legal in most cases
28%
Illegal in most cases
35%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
4%
age:
50-64
Legal in all cases
20%
Legal in most cases
28%
Illegal in most cases
40%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
5%
age:
65+
Legal in all cases
19%
Legal in most cases
31%
Illegal in most cases
38%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
6%
education:
Non-College Graduate
Legal in all cases
21%
Legal in most cases
27%
Illegal in most cases
38%
Illegal in all cases
9%
Unsure
5%
education:
College Graduate
Legal in all cases
24%
Legal in most cases
30%
Illegal in most cases
34%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
4%
education:
Postgraduate
Legal in all cases
27%
Legal in most cases
38%
Illegal in most cases
27%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
3%
party:
Democrat
Legal in all cases
51%
Legal in most cases
43%
Illegal in most cases
4%
Illegal in all cases
<1%
Unsure
2%
party:
Republican
Legal in all cases
3%
Legal in most cases
15%
Illegal in most cases
61%
Illegal in all cases
15%
Unsure
5%
party:
Independent
Legal in all cases
19%
Legal in most cases
31%
Illegal in most cases
36%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
6%
race:
White
Legal in all cases
19%
Legal in most cases
27%
Illegal in most cases
41%
Illegal in all cases
9%
Unsure
5%
race:
Black or African-American
Legal in all cases
37%
Legal in most cases
39%
Illegal in most cases
15%
Illegal in all cases
4%
Unsure
6%
race:
Hispanic/Latino
Legal in all cases
27%
Legal in most cases
30%
Illegal in most cases
31%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
5%
race:
Other
Legal in all cases
28%
Legal in most cases
30%
Illegal in most cases
30%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
5%
state:
Alabama
Legal in all cases
12%
Legal in most cases
19%
Illegal in most cases
47%
Illegal in all cases
16%
Unsure
6%
state:
Alaska
Legal in all cases
23%
Legal in most cases
25%
Illegal in most cases
38%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
5%
state:
Arizona
Legal in all cases
23%
Legal in most cases
28%
Illegal in most cases
38%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
5%
state:
Arkansas
Legal in all cases
13%
Legal in most cases
18%
Illegal in most cases
52%
Illegal in all cases
11%
Unsure
5%
state:
California
Legal in all cases
32%
Legal in most cases
34%
Illegal in most cases
25%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
5%
state:
Colorado
Legal in all cases
30%
Legal in most cases
29%
Illegal in most cases
30%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
4%
state:
Connecticut
Legal in all cases
27%
Legal in most cases
36%
Illegal in most cases
26%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
5%
state:
Delaware
Legal in all cases
29%
Legal in most cases
35%
Illegal in most cases
26%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
5%
state:
Florida
Legal in all cases
19%
Legal in most cases
31%
Illegal in most cases
38%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
5%
state:
Georgia
Legal in all cases
21%
Legal in most cases
27%
Illegal in most cases
39%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
5%
state:
Hawaii
Legal in all cases
34%
Legal in most cases
32%
Illegal in most cases
24%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
5%
state:
Idaho
Legal in all cases
13%
Legal in most cases
21%
Illegal in most cases
51%
Illegal in all cases
10%
Unsure
5%
state:
Illinois
Legal in all cases
29%
Legal in most cases
31%
Illegal in most cases
28%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
5%
state:
Indiana
Legal in all cases
17%
Legal in most cases
20%
Illegal in most cases
47%
Illegal in all cases
11%
Unsure
5%
state:
Iowa
Legal in all cases
20%
Legal in most cases
24%
Illegal in most cases
41%
Illegal in all cases
10%
Unsure
5%
state:
Kansas
Legal in all cases
16%
Legal in most cases
25%
Illegal in most cases
45%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
5%
state:
Kentucky
Legal in all cases
16%
Legal in most cases
24%
Illegal in most cases
44%
Illegal in all cases
12%
Unsure
5%
state:
Louisiana
Legal in all cases
15%
Legal in most cases
20%
Illegal in most cases
46%
Illegal in all cases
14%
Unsure
5%
state:
Maine
Legal in all cases
24%
Legal in most cases
35%
Illegal in most cases
29%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
5%
state:
Maryland
Legal in all cases
33%
Legal in most cases
35%
Illegal in most cases
23%
Illegal in all cases
4%
Unsure
5%
state:
Massachusetts
Legal in all cases
32%
Legal in most cases
38%
Illegal in most cases
21%
Illegal in all cases
4%
Unsure
5%
state:
Michigan
Legal in all cases
22%
Legal in most cases
27%
Illegal in most cases
38%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
5%
state:
Minnesota
Legal in all cases
22%
Legal in most cases
29%
Illegal in most cases
38%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
5%
state:
Mississippi
Legal in all cases
15%
Legal in most cases
24%
Illegal in most cases
43%
Illegal in all cases
13%
Unsure
6%
state:
Missouri
Legal in all cases
16%
Legal in most cases
21%
Illegal in most cases
47%
Illegal in all cases
10%
Unsure
5%
state:
Montana
Legal in all cases
19%
Legal in most cases
22%
Illegal in most cases
44%
Illegal in all cases
11%
Unsure
5%
state:
Nebraska
Legal in all cases
18%
Legal in most cases
25%
Illegal in most cases
42%
Illegal in all cases
10%
Unsure
5%
state:
Nevada
Legal in all cases
29%
Legal in most cases
28%
Illegal in most cases
32%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
6%
state:
New Hampshire
Legal in all cases
24%
Legal in most cases
35%
Illegal in most cases
29%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
5%
state:
New Jersey
Legal in all cases
29%
Legal in most cases
37%
Illegal in most cases
24%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
5%
state:
New Mexico
Legal in all cases
26%
Legal in most cases
29%
Illegal in most cases
33%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
5%
state:
New York
Legal in all cases
29%
Legal in most cases
34%
Illegal in most cases
28%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
5%
state:
North Carolina
Legal in all cases
20%
Legal in most cases
29%
Illegal in most cases
37%
Illegal in all cases
9%
Unsure
5%
state:
North Dakota
Legal in all cases
11%
Legal in most cases
23%
Illegal in most cases
50%
Illegal in all cases
11%
Unsure
5%
state:
Ohio
Legal in all cases
20%
Legal in most cases
28%
Illegal in most cases
39%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
6%
state:
Oklahoma
Legal in all cases
14%
Legal in most cases
20%
Illegal in most cases
48%
Illegal in all cases
13%
Unsure
5%
state:
Oregon
Legal in all cases
33%
Legal in most cases
31%
Illegal in most cases
27%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
4%
state:
Pennsylvania
Legal in all cases
23%
Legal in most cases
30%
Illegal in most cases
36%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
5%
state:
Rhode Island
Legal in all cases
31%
Legal in most cases
31%
Illegal in most cases
27%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
5%
state:
South Carolina
Legal in all cases
15%
Legal in most cases
26%
Illegal in most cases
43%
Illegal in all cases
10%
Unsure
6%
state:
South Dakota
Legal in all cases
12%
Legal in most cases
22%
Illegal in most cases
54%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
5%
state:
Tennessee
Legal in all cases
13%
Legal in most cases
23%
Illegal in most cases
46%
Illegal in all cases
12%
Unsure
6%
state:
Texas
Legal in all cases
20%
Legal in most cases
24%
Illegal in most cases
41%
Illegal in all cases
10%
Unsure
5%
state:
Utah
Legal in all cases
15%
Legal in most cases
22%
Illegal in most cases
52%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
5%
state:
Vermont
Legal in all cases
35%
Legal in most cases
32%
Illegal in most cases
23%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
5%
state:
Virginia
Legal in all cases
25%
Legal in most cases
28%
Illegal in most cases
33%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
5%
state:
Washington
Legal in all cases
33%
Legal in most cases
30%
Illegal in most cases
28%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
4%
state:
West Virginia
Legal in all cases
12%
Legal in most cases
21%
Illegal in most cases
48%
Illegal in all cases
13%
Unsure
5%
state:
Wisconsin
Legal in all cases
18%
Legal in most cases
29%
Illegal in most cases
43%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
5%
state:
Wyoming
Legal in all cases
13%
Legal in most cases
21%
Illegal in most cases
53%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
6%
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:
Male
Clear All
48% of population
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
Total
23%
29%
36%
8%
5%
age
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
18-34
26%
28%
31%
11%
4%
35-49
25%
28%
35%
8%
4%
50-64
20%
28%
40%
7%
5%
65+
19%
31%
38%
6%
6%
education
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
Non-College Graduate
21%
27%
38%
9%
5%
College Graduate
24%
30%
34%
7%
4%
Postgraduate
27%
38%
27%
5%
3%
party
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
Democrat
51%
43%
4%
<1%
2%
Republican
3%
15%
61%
15%
5%
Independent
19%
31%
36%
7%
6%
race
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
White
19%
27%
41%
9%
5%
Black or African-American
37%
39%
15%
4%
6%
Hispanic/Latino
27%
30%
31%
8%
5%
Other
28%
30%
30%
6%
5%
state
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
Alabama
12%
19%
47%
16%
6%
Alaska
23%
25%
38%
8%
5%
Arizona
23%
28%
38%
7%
5%
Arkansas
13%
18%
52%
11%
5%
California
32%
34%
25%
5%
5%
Colorado
30%
29%
30%
7%
4%
Connecticut
27%
36%
26%
6%
5%
Delaware
29%
35%
26%
5%
5%
Florida
19%
31%
38%
7%
5%
Georgia
21%
27%
39%
8%
5%
Hawaii
34%
32%
24%
6%
5%
Idaho
13%
21%
51%
10%
5%
Illinois
29%
31%
28%
6%
5%
Indiana
17%
20%
47%
11%
5%
Iowa
20%
24%
41%
10%
5%
Kansas
16%
25%
45%
8%
5%
Kentucky
16%
24%
44%
12%
5%
Louisiana
15%
20%
46%
14%
5%
Maine
24%
35%
29%
6%
5%
Maryland
33%
35%
23%
4%
5%
Massachusetts
32%
38%
21%
4%
5%
Michigan
22%
27%
38%
8%
5%
Minnesota
22%
29%
38%
6%
5%
Mississippi
15%
24%
43%
13%
6%
Missouri
16%
21%
47%
10%
5%
Montana
19%
22%
44%
11%
5%
Nebraska
18%
25%
42%
10%
5%
Nevada
29%
28%
32%
5%
6%
New Hampshire
24%
35%
29%
6%
5%
New Jersey
29%
37%
24%
5%
5%
New Mexico
26%
29%
33%
7%
5%
New York
29%
34%
28%
5%
5%
North Carolina
20%
29%
37%
9%
5%
North Dakota
11%
23%
50%
11%
5%
Ohio
20%
28%
39%
8%
6%
Oklahoma
14%
20%
48%
13%
5%
Oregon
33%
31%
27%
5%
4%
Pennsylvania
23%
30%
36%
6%
5%
Rhode Island
31%
31%
27%
6%
5%
South Carolina
15%
26%
43%
10%
6%
South Dakota
12%
22%
54%
7%
5%
Tennessee
13%
23%
46%
12%
6%
Texas
20%
24%
41%
10%
5%
Utah
15%
22%
52%
6%
5%
Vermont
35%
32%
23%
6%
5%
Virginia
25%
28%
33%
7%
5%
Washington
33%
30%
28%
5%
4%
West Virginia
12%
21%
48%
13%
5%
Wisconsin
18%
29%
43%
6%
5%
Wyoming
13%
21%
53%
8%
6%
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