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