national

Gun Control

registered voters

January 15, 2015—September 04, 2026: 416,281 Responses

Do you favor or oppose stricter gun control laws?

Refined by:

education:

Postgraduate

100% - Favor

100% - Oppose

100% - Unsure

100% - Net Favor

2026-09-04

Uncertainty Range

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All Respondents

September 04, 2026

100% of population

Total

Favor50%

Oppose44%

Unsure5%

Subgroups

Refined by:

education:

Postgraduate

14% of population

Total

Favor64%

Oppose31%

Unsure5%

Favor64%

Oppose28%

Unsure8%

Favor69%

Oppose26%

Unsure5%

Favor61%

Oppose34%

Unsure5%

Favor62%

Oppose34%

Unsure4%

Favor55%

Oppose40%

Unsure6%

Favor72%

Oppose23%

Unsure5%

party: Democrat

Favor94%

Oppose3%

Unsure3%

party: Republican

Favor10%

Oppose84%

Unsure6%

party: Independent

Favor57%

Oppose35%

Unsure8%

Favor61%

Oppose34%

Unsure5%

race: Black or African-American

Favor84%

Oppose11%

Unsure5%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Favor71%

Oppose25%

Unsure4%

Favor67%

Oppose26%

Unsure7%

Favor43%

Oppose51%

Unsure6%

Favor56%

Oppose38%

Unsure6%

Favor60%

Oppose35%

Unsure5%

state: Arkansas

Favor47%

Oppose48%

Unsure5%

state: California

Favor72%

Oppose23%

Unsure5%

state: Colorado

Favor67%

Oppose29%

Unsure4%

state: Connecticut

Favor70%

Oppose25%

Unsure4%

state: Delaware

Favor69%

Oppose25%

Unsure5%

Favor57%

Oppose38%

Unsure5%

Favor59%

Oppose36%

Unsure5%

Favor77%

Oppose15%

Unsure7%

Favor46%

Oppose48%

Unsure6%

state: Illinois

Favor70%

Oppose25%

Unsure5%

Favor54%

Oppose40%

Unsure7%

Favor65%

Oppose29%

Unsure5%

Favor53%

Oppose40%

Unsure6%

state: Kentucky

Favor53%

Oppose39%

Unsure7%

state: Louisiana

Favor53%

Oppose41%

Unsure6%

Favor74%

Oppose21%

Unsure5%

state: Maryland

Favor75%

Oppose20%

Unsure5%

state: Massachusetts

Favor80%

Oppose15%

Unsure5%

state: Michigan

Favor61%

Oppose35%

Unsure4%

state: Minnesota

Favor69%

Oppose26%

Unsure5%

state: Mississippi

Favor51%

Oppose42%

Unsure8%

state: Missouri

Favor59%

Oppose36%

Unsure5%

Favor52%

Oppose43%

Unsure6%

state: Nebraska

Favor52%

Oppose43%

Unsure5%

Favor60%

Oppose34%

Unsure6%

state: New Hampshire

Favor65%

Oppose31%

Unsure4%

state: New Jersey

Favor70%

Oppose24%

Unsure7%

state: New Mexico

Favor67%

Oppose27%

Unsure5%

state: New York

Favor72%

Oppose23%

Unsure5%

state: North Carolina

Favor63%

Oppose32%

Unsure5%

state: North Dakota

Favor52%

Oppose43%

Unsure5%

Favor60%

Oppose34%

Unsure6%

state: Oklahoma

Favor45%

Oppose48%

Unsure7%

Favor70%

Oppose25%

Unsure5%

state: Pennsylvania

Favor63%

Oppose32%

Unsure5%

state: Rhode Island

Favor75%

Oppose20%

Unsure5%

state: South Carolina

Favor51%

Oppose42%

Unsure7%

state: South Dakota

Favor52%

Oppose42%

Unsure5%

state: Tennessee

Favor50%

Oppose45%

Unsure5%

Favor55%

Oppose39%

Unsure5%

Favor53%

Oppose42%

Unsure5%

Favor82%

Oppose14%

Unsure4%

state: Virginia

Favor69%

Oppose25%

Unsure5%

state: Washington

Favor72%

Oppose23%

Unsure5%

state: West Virginia

Favor44%

Oppose51%

Unsure6%

state: Wisconsin

Favor67%

Oppose29%

Unsure4%

Favor41%

Oppose53%

Unsure6%

All Respondents

September 04, 2026100% of population

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

Total

50%

44%

5%

Subgroups

Refined by:

education:

Postgraduate

14% of population

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

Total

64%

31%

5%

age

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

64%

28%

8%

69%

26%

5%

61%

34%

5%

62%

34%

4%

gender

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

55%

40%

6%

72%

23%

5%

party

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

94%

3%

3%

10%

84%

6%

57%

35%

8%

race

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

61%

34%

5%

Black or African-American

84%

11%

5%

Hispanic/Latino

71%

25%

4%

67%

26%

7%

state

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

43%

51%

6%

56%

38%

6%

60%

35%

5%

47%

48%

5%

72%

23%

5%

67%

29%

4%

70%

25%

4%

69%

25%

5%

57%

38%

5%

59%

36%

5%

77%

15%

7%

46%

48%

6%

70%

25%

5%

54%

40%

7%

65%

29%

5%

53%

40%

6%

53%

39%

7%

53%

41%

6%

74%

21%

5%

75%

20%

5%

80%

15%

5%

61%

35%

4%

69%

26%

5%

51%

42%

8%

59%

36%

5%

52%

43%

6%

52%

43%

5%

60%

34%

6%

65%

31%

4%

70%

24%

7%

67%

27%

5%

72%

23%

5%

63%

32%

5%

52%

43%

5%

60%

34%

6%

45%

48%

7%

70%

25%

5%

63%

32%

5%

75%

20%

5%

51%

42%

7%

52%

42%

5%

50%

45%

5%

55%

39%

5%

53%

42%

5%

82%

14%

4%

69%

25%

5%

72%

23%

5%

44%

51%

6%

67%

29%

4%

41%

53%

6%

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