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:

party:

Independent

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:

party:

Independent

33% of population

Total

Favor43%

Oppose50%

Unsure6%

Favor42%

Oppose49%

Unsure9%

Favor43%

Oppose51%

Unsure6%

Favor40%

Oppose55%

Unsure5%

Favor48%

Oppose47%

Unsure5%

education: Non-College Graduate

Favor40%

Oppose54%

Unsure7%

education: College Graduate

Favor47%

Oppose47%

Unsure6%

education: Postgraduate

Favor54%

Oppose40%

Unsure7%

Favor33%

Oppose61%

Unsure6%

Favor53%

Oppose40%

Unsure7%

Favor42%

Oppose52%

Unsure7%

race: Black or African-American

Favor64%

Oppose29%

Unsure7%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Favor40%

Oppose53%

Unsure6%

Favor34%

Oppose59%

Unsure7%

Favor38%

Oppose55%

Unsure7%

Favor42%

Oppose52%

Unsure6%

Favor46%

Oppose48%

Unsure6%

state: Arkansas

Favor40%

Oppose53%

Unsure7%

state: California

Favor43%

Oppose51%

Unsure7%

state: Colorado

Favor48%

Oppose46%

Unsure6%

state: Connecticut

Favor47%

Oppose47%

Unsure6%

state: Delaware

Favor50%

Oppose44%

Unsure6%

Favor43%

Oppose52%

Unsure6%

Favor48%

Oppose46%

Unsure6%

Favor40%

Oppose52%

Unsure8%

Favor33%

Oppose61%

Unsure6%

state: Illinois

Favor48%

Oppose45%

Unsure7%

Favor37%

Oppose56%

Unsure7%

Favor50%

Oppose42%

Unsure8%

Favor44%

Oppose50%

Unsure6%

state: Kentucky

Favor39%

Oppose54%

Unsure8%

state: Louisiana

Favor47%

Oppose46%

Unsure7%

Favor51%

Oppose41%

Unsure8%

state: Maryland

Favor53%

Oppose41%

Unsure6%

state: Massachusetts

Favor49%

Oppose44%

Unsure6%

state: Michigan

Favor37%

Oppose57%

Unsure6%

state: Minnesota

Favor49%

Oppose43%

Unsure8%

state: Mississippi

Favor42%

Oppose51%

Unsure7%

state: Missouri

Favor35%

Oppose59%

Unsure7%

Favor39%

Oppose54%

Unsure7%

state: Nebraska

Favor41%

Oppose52%

Unsure7%

Favor39%

Oppose55%

Unsure5%

state: New Hampshire

Favor46%

Oppose47%

Unsure7%

state: New Jersey

Favor43%

Oppose48%

Unsure9%

state: New Mexico

Favor36%

Oppose58%

Unsure6%

state: New York

Favor45%

Oppose48%

Unsure7%

state: North Carolina

Favor49%

Oppose45%

Unsure6%

state: North Dakota

Favor37%

Oppose58%

Unsure5%

Favor41%

Oppose52%

Unsure6%

state: Oklahoma

Favor36%

Oppose58%

Unsure6%

Favor46%

Oppose48%

Unsure6%

state: Pennsylvania

Favor44%

Oppose49%

Unsure7%

state: Rhode Island

Favor53%

Oppose41%

Unsure6%

state: South Carolina

Favor45%

Oppose48%

Unsure7%

state: South Dakota

Favor45%

Oppose49%

Unsure6%

state: Tennessee

Favor37%

Oppose57%

Unsure6%

Favor42%

Oppose52%

Unsure5%

Favor55%

Oppose38%

Unsure6%

Favor53%

Oppose40%

Unsure7%

state: Virginia

Favor45%

Oppose49%

Unsure6%

state: Washington

Favor47%

Oppose48%

Unsure5%

state: West Virginia

Favor33%

Oppose60%

Unsure8%

state: Wisconsin

Favor48%

Oppose47%

Unsure6%

Favor38%

Oppose55%

Unsure6%

All Respondents

March 15, 2025100% of population

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

Total

50%

45%

5%

Subgroups

Refined by:

party:

Independent

33% of population

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

Total

43%

50%

6%

age

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

42%

49%

9%

43%

51%

6%

40%

55%

5%

48%

47%

5%

education

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

Non-College Graduate

40%

54%

7%

College Graduate

47%

47%

6%

54%

40%

7%

gender

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

33%

61%

6%

53%

40%

7%

race

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

42%

52%

7%

Black or African-American

64%

29%

7%

Hispanic/Latino

40%

53%

6%

34%

59%

7%

state

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

38%

55%

7%

42%

52%

6%

46%

48%

6%

40%

53%

7%

43%

51%

7%

48%

46%

6%

47%

47%

6%

50%

44%

6%

43%

52%

6%

48%

46%

6%

40%

52%

8%

33%

61%

6%

48%

45%

7%

37%

56%

7%

50%

42%

8%

44%

50%

6%

39%

54%

8%

47%

46%

7%

51%

41%

8%

53%

41%

6%

49%

44%

6%

37%

57%

6%

49%

43%

8%

42%

51%

7%

35%

59%

7%

39%

54%

7%

41%

52%

7%

39%

55%

5%

46%

47%

7%

43%

48%

9%

36%

58%

6%

45%

48%

7%

49%

45%

6%

37%

58%

5%

41%

52%

6%

36%

58%

6%

46%

48%

6%

44%

49%

7%

53%

41%

6%

45%

48%

7%

45%

49%

6%

37%

57%

6%

42%

52%

5%

55%

38%

6%

53%

40%

7%

45%

49%

6%

47%

48%

5%

33%

60%

8%

48%

47%

6%

38%

55%

6%

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