national

Gun Control

registered voters

January 15, 2015—March 15, 2025: 377,800 Responses

Do you favor or oppose stricter gun control laws?

Refined by:

gender:

Female

100% - Favor

100% - Oppose

100% - Unsure

100% - Net Favor

2025-03-15

Uncertainty Range

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All Respondents

March 15, 2025

100% of population

Total

Favor50%

Oppose45%

Unsure5%

Subgroups

Refined by:

gender:

Female

52% of population

Total

Favor59%

Oppose36%

Unsure5%

Favor63%

Oppose31%

Unsure6%

Favor63%

Oppose33%

Unsure5%

Favor54%

Oppose41%

Unsure5%

Favor58%

Oppose38%

Unsure4%

education: Non-College Graduate

Favor55%

Oppose39%

Unsure5%

education: College Graduate

Favor62%

Oppose33%

Unsure5%

education: Postgraduate

Favor72%

Oppose24%

Unsure4%

party: Democrat

Favor95%

Oppose3%

Unsure2%

party: Republican

Favor12%

Oppose81%

Unsure7%

party: Independent

Favor53%

Oppose40%

Unsure7%

Favor52%

Oppose43%

Unsure5%

race: Black or African-American

Favor88%

Oppose9%

Unsure3%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Favor66%

Oppose29%

Unsure5%

Favor66%

Oppose29%

Unsure5%

Favor44%

Oppose49%

Unsure7%

Favor51%

Oppose44%

Unsure5%

Favor58%

Oppose37%

Unsure5%

state: Arkansas

Favor44%

Oppose51%

Unsure5%

state: California

Favor69%

Oppose27%

Unsure4%

state: Colorado

Favor62%

Oppose33%

Unsure4%

state: Connecticut

Favor68%

Oppose27%

Unsure5%

state: Delaware

Favor70%

Oppose24%

Unsure6%

Favor54%

Oppose41%

Unsure5%

Favor59%

Oppose36%

Unsure5%

Favor77%

Oppose18%

Unsure5%

Favor37%

Oppose58%

Unsure5%

state: Illinois

Favor67%

Oppose28%

Unsure5%

Favor48%

Oppose47%

Unsure5%

Favor56%

Oppose36%

Unsure7%

Favor46%

Oppose49%

Unsure5%

state: Kentucky

Favor42%

Oppose52%

Unsure6%

state: Louisiana

Favor52%

Oppose42%

Unsure6%

Favor64%

Oppose30%

Unsure6%

state: Maryland

Favor73%

Oppose23%

Unsure4%

state: Massachusetts

Favor76%

Oppose19%

Unsure4%

state: Michigan

Favor60%

Oppose35%

Unsure4%

state: Minnesota

Favor68%

Oppose27%

Unsure5%

state: Mississippi

Favor51%

Oppose42%

Unsure7%

state: Missouri

Favor52%

Oppose43%

Unsure5%

Favor47%

Oppose49%

Unsure5%

state: Nebraska

Favor46%

Oppose48%

Unsure6%

Favor56%

Oppose39%

Unsure5%

state: New Hampshire

Favor63%

Oppose32%

Unsure6%

state: New Jersey

Favor67%

Oppose27%

Unsure6%

state: New Mexico

Favor57%

Oppose39%

Unsure5%

state: New York

Favor70%

Oppose26%

Unsure5%

state: North Carolina

Favor58%

Oppose37%

Unsure5%

state: North Dakota

Favor44%

Oppose51%

Unsure5%

Favor55%

Oppose40%

Unsure5%

state: Oklahoma

Favor37%

Oppose58%

Unsure5%

Favor65%

Oppose30%

Unsure5%

state: Pennsylvania

Favor59%

Oppose35%

Unsure5%

state: Rhode Island

Favor71%

Oppose25%

Unsure5%

state: South Carolina

Favor53%

Oppose41%

Unsure6%

state: South Dakota

Favor45%

Oppose50%

Unsure5%

state: Tennessee

Favor46%

Oppose49%

Unsure5%

Favor55%

Oppose41%

Unsure4%

Favor53%

Oppose40%

Unsure6%

Favor77%

Oppose19%

Unsure4%

state: Virginia

Favor64%

Oppose32%

Unsure5%

state: Washington

Favor67%

Oppose30%

Unsure4%

state: West Virginia

Favor36%

Oppose56%

Unsure8%

state: Wisconsin

Favor64%

Oppose32%

Unsure4%

Favor34%

Oppose60%

Unsure6%

All Respondents

March 15, 2025100% of population

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

Total

50%

45%

5%

Subgroups

Refined by:

gender:

Female

52% of population

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

Total

59%

36%

5%

age

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

63%

31%

6%

63%

33%

5%

54%

41%

5%

58%

38%

4%

education

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

Non-College Graduate

55%

39%

5%

College Graduate

62%

33%

5%

72%

24%

4%

party

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

95%

3%

2%

12%

81%

7%

53%

40%

7%

race

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

52%

43%

5%

Black or African-American

88%

9%

3%

Hispanic/Latino

66%

29%

5%

66%

29%

5%

state

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

44%

49%

7%

51%

44%

5%

58%

37%

5%

44%

51%

5%

69%

27%

4%

62%

33%

4%

68%

27%

5%

70%

24%

6%

54%

41%

5%

59%

36%

5%

77%

18%

5%

37%

58%

5%

67%

28%

5%

48%

47%

5%

56%

36%

7%

46%

49%

5%

42%

52%

6%

52%

42%

6%

64%

30%

6%

73%

23%

4%

76%

19%

4%

60%

35%

4%

68%

27%

5%

51%

42%

7%

52%

43%

5%

47%

49%

5%

46%

48%

6%

56%

39%

5%

63%

32%

6%

67%

27%

6%

57%

39%

5%

70%

26%

5%

58%

37%

5%

44%

51%

5%

55%

40%

5%

37%

58%

5%

65%

30%

5%

59%

35%

5%

71%

25%

5%

53%

41%

6%

45%

50%

5%

46%

49%

5%

55%

41%

4%

53%

40%

6%

77%

19%

4%

64%

32%

5%

67%

30%

4%

36%

56%

8%

64%

32%

4%

34%

60%

6%

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