national

Abortion

registered voters

November 03, 2016—January 16, 2026: 426,325 Responses

Do you think abortion should be:

Refined by:

:

Maryland

party:

Democrat

100% - Legal in all cases

100% - Legal in most cases

100% - Illegal in most cases

100% - Illegal in all cases

100% - Unsure

100% - Net Legal

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:

:

Maryland

party:

Democrat

35% of population

Total

Legal in all cases55%

Legal in most cases39%

Illegal in most cases3%

Illegal in all cases<1%

Unsure2%

Legal in all cases61%

Legal in most cases33%

Illegal in most cases3%

Illegal in all cases1%

Unsure2%

Legal in all cases59%

Legal in most cases35%

Illegal in most cases3%

Illegal in all cases<1%

Unsure2%

Legal in all cases52%

Legal in most cases43%

Illegal in most cases3%

Illegal in all cases<1%

Unsure2%

Legal in all cases49%

Legal in most cases45%

Illegal in most cases3%

Illegal in all cases<1%

Unsure2%

education: Non-College Graduate

Legal in all cases55%

Legal in most cases38%

Illegal in most cases3%

Illegal in all cases1%

Unsure2%

education: College Graduate

Legal in all cases59%

Legal in most cases37%

Illegal in most cases3%

Illegal in all cases<1%

Unsure2%

education: Postgraduate

Legal in all cases52%

Legal in most cases44%

Illegal in most cases2%

Illegal in all cases<1%

Unsure1%

Legal in all cases48%

Legal in most cases45%

Illegal in most cases4%

Illegal in all cases<1%

Unsure2%

Legal in all cases60%

Legal in most cases35%

Illegal in most cases2%

Illegal in all cases<1%

Unsure2%

Legal in all cases58%

Legal in most cases39%

Illegal in most cases2%

Illegal in all cases<1%

Unsure1%

race: Black or African-American

Legal in all cases50%

Legal in most cases40%

Illegal in most cases5%

Illegal in all cases1%

Unsure4%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Legal in all cases52%

Legal in most cases39%

Illegal in most cases5%

Illegal in all cases2%

Unsure3%

Legal in all cases55%

Legal in most cases37%

Illegal in most cases4%

Illegal in all cases1%

Unsure2%

All Respondents

January 16, 2026100% of population

Legal in all cases

Legal in most cases

Illegal in most cases

Illegal in all cases

Unsure

Total

30%

29%

28%

9%

4%

Subgroups

Refined by:

:

Maryland

party:

Democrat

Infinity% of state

Legal in all cases

Legal in most cases

Illegal in most cases

Illegal in all cases

Unsure

Total

55%

39%

3%

<1%

2%

age

Legal in all cases

Legal in most cases

Illegal in most cases

Illegal in all cases

Unsure

61%

33%

3%

1%

2%

59%

35%

3%

<1%

2%

52%

43%

3%

<1%

2%

49%

45%

3%

<1%

2%

education

Legal in all cases

Legal in most cases

Illegal in most cases

Illegal in all cases

Unsure

Non-College Graduate

55%

38%

3%

1%

2%

College Graduate

59%

37%

3%

<1%

2%

52%

44%

2%

<1%

1%

gender

Legal in all cases

Legal in most cases

Illegal in most cases

Illegal in all cases

Unsure

48%

45%

4%

<1%

2%

60%

35%

2%

<1%

2%

race

Legal in all cases

Legal in most cases

Illegal in most cases

Illegal in all cases

Unsure

58%

39%

2%

<1%

1%

Black or African-American

50%

40%

5%

1%

4%

Hispanic/Latino

52%

39%

5%

2%

3%

55%

37%

4%

1%

2%

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