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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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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:
race:
Black or African-American
Clear All
12% of population
Total
Legal in all cases
45%
Legal in most cases
36%
Illegal in most cases
11%
Illegal in all cases
3%
Unsure
5%
age:
18-34
Legal in all cases
48%
Legal in most cases
32%
Illegal in most cases
11%
Illegal in all cases
4%
Unsure
5%
age:
35-49
Legal in all cases
45%
Legal in most cases
35%
Illegal in most cases
13%
Illegal in all cases
3%
Unsure
4%
age:
50-64
Legal in all cases
46%
Legal in most cases
36%
Illegal in most cases
10%
Illegal in all cases
3%
Unsure
5%
age:
65+
Legal in all cases
43%
Legal in most cases
43%
Illegal in most cases
7%
Illegal in all cases
2%
Unsure
5%
education:
Non-College Graduate
Legal in all cases
45%
Legal in most cases
35%
Illegal in most cases
11%
Illegal in all cases
3%
Unsure
5%
education:
College Graduate
Legal in all cases
48%
Legal in most cases
35%
Illegal in most cases
9%
Illegal in all cases
3%
Unsure
4%
education:
Postgraduate
Legal in all cases
44%
Legal in most cases
43%
Illegal in most cases
7%
Illegal in all cases
2%
Unsure
3%
gender:
Male
Legal in all cases
37%
Legal in most cases
39%
Illegal in most cases
15%
Illegal in all cases
4%
Unsure
6%
gender:
Female
Legal in all cases
52%
Legal in most cases
34%
Illegal in most cases
7%
Illegal in all cases
3%
Unsure
4%
party:
Democrat
Legal in all cases
54%
Legal in most cases
38%
Illegal in most cases
4%
Illegal in all cases
1%
Unsure
3%
party:
Republican
Legal in all cases
8%
Legal in most cases
23%
Illegal in most cases
43%
Illegal in all cases
17%
Unsure
8%
party:
Independent
Legal in all cases
32%
Legal in most cases
36%
Illegal in most cases
20%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
7%
state:
Alabama
Legal in all cases
39%
Legal in most cases
35%
Illegal in most cases
15%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
6%
state:
Alaska
Legal in all cases
38%
Legal in most cases
31%
Illegal in most cases
18%
Illegal in all cases
8%
Unsure
5%
state:
Arizona
Legal in all cases
41%
Legal in most cases
34%
Illegal in most cases
16%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
5%
state:
Arkansas
Legal in all cases
41%
Legal in most cases
34%
Illegal in most cases
14%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
5%
state:
California
Legal in all cases
45%
Legal in most cases
36%
Illegal in most cases
11%
Illegal in all cases
3%
Unsure
5%
state:
Colorado
Legal in all cases
46%
Legal in most cases
32%
Illegal in most cases
12%
Illegal in all cases
4%
Unsure
5%
state:
Connecticut
Legal in all cases
48%
Legal in most cases
36%
Illegal in most cases
8%
Illegal in all cases
3%
Unsure
5%
state:
Delaware
Legal in all cases
47%
Legal in most cases
36%
Illegal in most cases
9%
Illegal in all cases
3%
Unsure
5%
state:
Florida
Legal in all cases
43%
Legal in most cases
39%
Illegal in most cases
10%
Illegal in all cases
3%
Unsure
5%
state:
Georgia
Legal in all cases
47%
Legal in most cases
35%
Illegal in most cases
10%
Illegal in all cases
3%
Unsure
5%
state:
Hawaii
Legal in all cases
41%
Legal in most cases
34%
Illegal in most cases
15%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
5%
state:
Idaho
Legal in all cases
33%
Legal in most cases
33%
Illegal in most cases
33%
Illegal in all cases
<1%
Unsure
<1%
state:
Illinois
Legal in all cases
54%
Legal in most cases
34%
Illegal in most cases
6%
Illegal in all cases
2%
Unsure
4%
state:
Indiana
Legal in all cases
47%
Legal in most cases
34%
Illegal in most cases
11%
Illegal in all cases
4%
Unsure
5%
state:
Iowa
Legal in all cases
43%
Legal in most cases
34%
Illegal in most cases
13%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
5%
state:
Kansas
Legal in all cases
41%
Legal in most cases
35%
Illegal in most cases
14%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
6%
state:
Kentucky
Legal in all cases
35%
Legal in most cases
32%
Illegal in most cases
20%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
7%
state:
Louisiana
Legal in all cases
38%
Legal in most cases
34%
Illegal in most cases
15%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
6%
state:
Maine
Legal in all cases
44%
Legal in most cases
34%
Illegal in most cases
12%
Illegal in all cases
4%
Unsure
6%
state:
Maryland
Legal in all cases
51%
Legal in most cases
36%
Illegal in most cases
7%
Illegal in all cases
2%
Unsure
4%
state:
Massachusetts
Legal in all cases
48%
Legal in most cases
38%
Illegal in most cases
7%
Illegal in all cases
3%
Unsure
4%
state:
Michigan
Legal in all cases
52%
Legal in most cases
34%
Illegal in most cases
7%
Illegal in all cases
2%
Unsure
4%
state:
Minnesota
Legal in all cases
46%
Legal in most cases
37%
Illegal in most cases
10%
Illegal in all cases
3%
Unsure
5%
state:
Mississippi
Legal in all cases
38%
Legal in most cases
37%
Illegal in most cases
14%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
6%
state:
Missouri
Legal in all cases
45%
Legal in most cases
36%
Illegal in most cases
10%
Illegal in all cases
4%
Unsure
5%
state:
Montana
Legal in all cases
36%
Legal in most cases
29%
Illegal in most cases
21%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
7%
state:
Nebraska
Legal in all cases
44%
Legal in most cases
36%
Illegal in most cases
10%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
5%
state:
Nevada
Legal in all cases
43%
Legal in most cases
35%
Illegal in most cases
13%
Illegal in all cases
4%
Unsure
6%
state:
New Hampshire
Legal in all cases
42%
Legal in most cases
36%
Illegal in most cases
11%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
6%
state:
New Jersey
Legal in all cases
48%
Legal in most cases
38%
Illegal in most cases
7%
Illegal in all cases
2%
Unsure
4%
state:
New Mexico
Legal in all cases
39%
Legal in most cases
32%
Illegal in most cases
17%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
6%
state:
New York
Legal in all cases
51%
Legal in most cases
35%
Illegal in most cases
7%
Illegal in all cases
2%
Unsure
4%
state:
North Carolina
Legal in all cases
44%
Legal in most cases
40%
Illegal in most cases
9%
Illegal in all cases
3%
Unsure
4%
state:
North Dakota
Legal in all cases
35%
Legal in most cases
35%
Illegal in most cases
18%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
6%
state:
Ohio
Legal in all cases
45%
Legal in most cases
39%
Illegal in most cases
9%
Illegal in all cases
3%
Unsure
5%
state:
Oklahoma
Legal in all cases
36%
Legal in most cases
34%
Illegal in most cases
18%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
6%
state:
Oregon
Legal in all cases
47%
Legal in most cases
36%
Illegal in most cases
9%
Illegal in all cases
3%
Unsure
4%
state:
Pennsylvania
Legal in all cases
49%
Legal in most cases
36%
Illegal in most cases
8%
Illegal in all cases
3%
Unsure
4%
state:
Rhode Island
Legal in all cases
45%
Legal in most cases
33%
Illegal in most cases
13%
Illegal in all cases
4%
Unsure
5%
state:
South Carolina
Legal in all cases
43%
Legal in most cases
39%
Illegal in most cases
9%
Illegal in all cases
3%
Unsure
5%
state:
South Dakota
Legal in all cases
28%
Legal in most cases
35%
Illegal in most cases
24%
Illegal in all cases
7%
Unsure
7%
state:
Tennessee
Legal in all cases
44%
Legal in most cases
37%
Illegal in most cases
10%
Illegal in all cases
4%
Unsure
5%
state:
Texas
Legal in all cases
42%
Legal in most cases
37%
Illegal in most cases
12%
Illegal in all cases
4%
Unsure
5%
state:
Utah
Legal in all cases
38%
Legal in most cases
29%
Illegal in most cases
24%
Illegal in all cases
5%
Unsure
5%
state:
Vermont
Legal in all cases
56%
Legal in most cases
33%
Illegal in most cases
11%
Illegal in all cases
<1%
Unsure
<1%
state:
Virginia
Legal in all cases
45%
Legal in most cases
34%
Illegal in most cases
12%
Illegal in all cases
4%
Unsure
5%
state:
Washington
Legal in all cases
49%
Legal in most cases
34%
Illegal in most cases
10%
Illegal in all cases
3%
Unsure
5%
state:
West Virginia
Legal in all cases
37%
Legal in most cases
35%
Illegal in most cases
17%
Illegal in all cases
6%
Unsure
6%
state:
Wisconsin
Legal in all cases
47%
Legal in most cases
38%
Illegal in most cases
8%
Illegal in all cases
2%
Unsure
4%
state:
Wyoming
Legal in all cases
27%
Legal in most cases
27%
Illegal in most cases
27%
Illegal in all cases
9%
Unsure
9%
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:
race:
Black or African-American
Clear All
12% of population
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
Total
45%
36%
11%
3%
5%
age
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
18-34
48%
32%
11%
4%
5%
35-49
45%
35%
13%
3%
4%
50-64
46%
36%
10%
3%
5%
65+
43%
43%
7%
2%
5%
education
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
Non-College Graduate
45%
35%
11%
3%
5%
College Graduate
48%
35%
9%
3%
4%
Postgraduate
44%
43%
7%
2%
3%
gender
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
Male
37%
39%
15%
4%
6%
Female
52%
34%
7%
3%
4%
party
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
Democrat
54%
38%
4%
1%
3%
Republican
8%
23%
43%
17%
8%
Independent
32%
36%
20%
5%
7%
state
Legal in all cases
Legal in most cases
Illegal in most cases
Illegal in all cases
Unsure
Alabama
39%
35%
15%
6%
6%
Alaska
38%
31%
18%
8%
5%
Arizona
41%
34%
16%
5%
5%
Arkansas
41%
34%
14%
5%
5%
California
45%
36%
11%
3%
5%
Colorado
46%
32%
12%
4%
5%
Connecticut
48%
36%
8%
3%
5%
Delaware
47%
36%
9%
3%
5%
Florida
43%
39%
10%
3%
5%
Georgia
47%
35%
10%
3%
5%
Hawaii
41%
34%
15%
5%
5%
Idaho
33%
33%
33%
<1%
<1%
Illinois
54%
34%
6%
2%
4%
Indiana
47%
34%
11%
4%
5%
Iowa
43%
34%
13%
5%
5%
Kansas
41%
35%
14%
5%
6%
Kentucky
35%
32%
20%
7%
7%
Louisiana
38%
34%
15%
6%
6%
Maine
44%
34%
12%
4%
6%
Maryland
51%
36%
7%
2%
4%
Massachusetts
48%
38%
7%
3%
4%
Michigan
52%
34%
7%
2%
4%
Minnesota
46%
37%
10%
3%
5%
Mississippi
38%
37%
14%
6%
6%
Missouri
45%
36%
10%
4%
5%
Montana
36%
29%
21%
7%
7%
Nebraska
44%
36%
10%
5%
5%
Nevada
43%
35%
13%
4%
6%
New Hampshire
42%
36%
11%
6%
6%
New Jersey
48%
38%
7%
2%
4%
New Mexico
39%
32%
17%
6%
6%
New York
51%
35%
7%
2%
4%
North Carolina
44%
40%
9%
3%
4%
North Dakota
35%
35%
18%
6%
6%
Ohio
45%
39%
9%
3%
5%
Oklahoma
36%
34%
18%
7%
6%
Oregon
47%
36%
9%
3%
4%
Pennsylvania
49%
36%
8%
3%
4%
Rhode Island
45%
33%
13%
4%
5%
South Carolina
43%
39%
9%
3%
5%
South Dakota
28%
35%
24%
7%
7%
Tennessee
44%
37%
10%
4%
5%
Texas
42%
37%
12%
4%
5%
Utah
38%
29%
24%
5%
5%
Vermont
56%
33%
11%
<1%
<1%
Virginia
45%
34%
12%
4%
5%
Washington
49%
34%
10%
3%
5%
West Virginia
37%
35%
17%
6%
6%
Wisconsin
47%
38%
8%
2%
4%
Wyoming
27%
27%
27%
9%
9%
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