national

Gun Control

registered voters

January 15, 2015—November 04, 2025: 394,705 Responses

Do you favor or oppose stricter gun control laws?

Refined by:

party:

Independent

100% - Favor

100% - Oppose

100% - Unsure

100% - Net Favor

2025-11-04

Uncertainty Range

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All Respondents

November 04, 2025

100% of population

Total

Favor51%

Oppose44%

Unsure5%

Subgroups

Refined by:

party:

Independent

33% of population

Total

Favor48%

Oppose46%

Unsure7%

Favor47%

Oppose44%

Unsure9%

Favor49%

Oppose45%

Unsure6%

Favor42%

Oppose52%

Unsure6%

Favor52%

Oppose43%

Unsure5%

education: Non-College Graduate

Favor42%

Oppose52%

Unsure6%

education: College Graduate

Favor54%

Oppose39%

Unsure7%

education: Postgraduate

Favor63%

Oppose30%

Unsure7%

Favor37%

Oppose58%

Unsure5%

Favor58%

Oppose35%

Unsure8%

Favor45%

Oppose48%

Unsure7%

race: Black or African-American

Favor67%

Oppose26%

Unsure7%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Favor47%

Oppose47%

Unsure5%

Favor44%

Oppose48%

Unsure7%

Favor43%

Oppose51%

Unsure7%

Favor41%

Oppose52%

Unsure7%

Favor46%

Oppose47%

Unsure7%

state: Arkansas

Favor37%

Oppose56%

Unsure7%

state: California

Favor46%

Oppose47%

Unsure7%

state: Colorado

Favor53%

Oppose42%

Unsure5%

state: Connecticut

Favor53%

Oppose41%

Unsure6%

state: Delaware

Favor50%

Oppose45%

Unsure5%

Favor49%

Oppose45%

Unsure6%

Favor49%

Oppose44%

Unsure7%

Favor44%

Oppose48%

Unsure8%

Favor34%

Oppose60%

Unsure6%

state: Illinois

Favor54%

Oppose40%

Unsure6%

Favor43%

Oppose51%

Unsure7%

Favor52%

Oppose41%

Unsure7%

Favor45%

Oppose48%

Unsure7%

state: Kentucky

Favor43%

Oppose50%

Unsure7%

state: Louisiana

Favor45%

Oppose49%

Unsure6%

Favor54%

Oppose41%

Unsure6%

state: Maryland

Favor54%

Oppose39%

Unsure6%

state: Massachusetts

Favor53%

Oppose40%

Unsure7%

state: Michigan

Favor41%

Oppose54%

Unsure6%

state: Minnesota

Favor50%

Oppose40%

Unsure10%

state: Mississippi

Favor36%

Oppose57%

Unsure7%

state: Missouri

Favor36%

Oppose57%

Unsure7%

Favor41%

Oppose52%

Unsure7%

state: Nebraska

Favor41%

Oppose53%

Unsure6%

Favor40%

Oppose54%

Unsure5%

state: New Hampshire

Favor46%

Oppose47%

Unsure7%

state: New Jersey

Favor50%

Oppose42%

Unsure8%

state: New Mexico

Favor42%

Oppose52%

Unsure6%

state: New York

Favor47%

Oppose46%

Unsure7%

state: North Carolina

Favor48%

Oppose46%

Unsure6%

state: North Dakota

Favor42%

Oppose54%

Unsure4%

Favor44%

Oppose49%

Unsure7%

state: Oklahoma

Favor41%

Oppose52%

Unsure7%

Favor50%

Oppose43%

Unsure7%

state: Pennsylvania

Favor49%

Oppose44%

Unsure7%

state: Rhode Island

Favor54%

Oppose39%

Unsure6%

state: South Carolina

Favor46%

Oppose47%

Unsure7%

state: South Dakota

Favor48%

Oppose45%

Unsure6%

state: Tennessee

Favor39%

Oppose53%

Unsure7%

Favor43%

Oppose51%

Unsure6%

Favor55%

Oppose38%

Unsure7%

Favor55%

Oppose39%

Unsure6%

state: Virginia

Favor44%

Oppose49%

Unsure7%

state: Washington

Favor47%

Oppose47%

Unsure7%

state: West Virginia

Favor35%

Oppose57%

Unsure7%

state: Wisconsin

Favor51%

Oppose43%

Unsure6%

Favor36%

Oppose58%

Unsure6%

All Respondents

November 04, 2025100% of population

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

Total

51%

44%

5%

Subgroups

Refined by:

party:

Independent

33% of population

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

Total

48%

46%

7%

age

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

47%

44%

9%

49%

45%

6%

42%

52%

6%

52%

43%

5%

education

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

Non-College Graduate

42%

52%

6%

College Graduate

54%

39%

7%

63%

30%

7%

gender

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

37%

58%

5%

58%

35%

8%

race

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

45%

48%

7%

Black or African-American

67%

26%

7%

Hispanic/Latino

47%

47%

5%

44%

48%

7%

state

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

43%

51%

7%

41%

52%

7%

46%

47%

7%

37%

56%

7%

46%

47%

7%

53%

42%

5%

53%

41%

6%

50%

45%

5%

49%

45%

6%

49%

44%

7%

44%

48%

8%

34%

60%

6%

54%

40%

6%

43%

51%

7%

52%

41%

7%

45%

48%

7%

43%

50%

7%

45%

49%

6%

54%

41%

6%

54%

39%

6%

53%

40%

7%

41%

54%

6%

50%

40%

10%

36%

57%

7%

36%

57%

7%

41%

52%

7%

41%

53%

6%

40%

54%

5%

46%

47%

7%

50%

42%

8%

42%

52%

6%

47%

46%

7%

48%

46%

6%

42%

54%

4%

44%

49%

7%

41%

52%

7%

50%

43%

7%

49%

44%

7%

54%

39%

6%

46%

47%

7%

48%

45%

6%

39%

53%

7%

43%

51%

6%

55%

38%

7%

55%

39%

6%

44%

49%

7%

47%

47%

7%

35%

57%

7%

51%

43%

6%

36%

58%

6%

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