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:

race:

Hispanic/Latino

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:

race:

Hispanic/Latino

12% of population

Total

Favor57%

Oppose39%

Unsure4%

Favor52%

Oppose43%

Unsure5%

Favor59%

Oppose37%

Unsure4%

Favor57%

Oppose39%

Unsure3%

Favor65%

Oppose32%

Unsure3%

education: Non-College Graduate

Favor55%

Oppose41%

Unsure4%

education: College Graduate

Favor62%

Oppose34%

Unsure4%

education: Postgraduate

Favor69%

Oppose27%

Unsure3%

Favor47%

Oppose50%

Unsure4%

Favor66%

Oppose29%

Unsure5%

party: Democrat

Favor92%

Oppose6%

Unsure2%

party: Republican

Favor13%

Oppose83%

Unsure4%

party: Independent

Favor40%

Oppose53%

Unsure6%

Favor38%

Oppose58%

Unsure4%

Favor56%

Oppose40%

Unsure4%

Favor63%

Oppose33%

Unsure4%

state: Arkansas

Favor50%

Oppose46%

Unsure5%

state: California

Favor63%

Oppose33%

Unsure4%

state: Colorado

Favor57%

Oppose39%

Unsure4%

state: Connecticut

Favor66%

Oppose30%

Unsure4%

state: Delaware

Favor63%

Oppose34%

Unsure4%

Favor52%

Oppose43%

Unsure4%

Favor52%

Oppose42%

Unsure6%

Favor65%

Oppose31%

Unsure4%

Favor43%

Oppose53%

Unsure4%

state: Illinois

Favor64%

Oppose32%

Unsure4%

Favor43%

Oppose52%

Unsure5%

Favor59%

Oppose36%

Unsure5%

Favor49%

Oppose47%

Unsure4%

state: Kentucky

Favor44%

Oppose51%

Unsure5%

state: Louisiana

Favor46%

Oppose49%

Unsure5%

Favor63%

Oppose34%

Unsure4%

state: Maryland

Favor68%

Oppose29%

Unsure4%

state: Massachusetts

Favor72%

Oppose25%

Unsure4%

state: Michigan

Favor58%

Oppose38%

Unsure4%

state: Minnesota

Favor70%

Oppose25%

Unsure5%

state: Mississippi

Favor38%

Oppose56%

Unsure5%

state: Missouri

Favor54%

Oppose42%

Unsure4%

Favor44%

Oppose52%

Unsure4%

state: Nebraska

Favor52%

Oppose43%

Unsure5%

Favor53%

Oppose43%

Unsure4%

state: New Hampshire

Favor53%

Oppose42%

Unsure5%

state: New Jersey

Favor65%

Oppose31%

Unsure4%

state: New Mexico

Favor48%

Oppose48%

Unsure4%

state: New York

Favor70%

Oppose27%

Unsure3%

state: North Carolina

Favor53%

Oppose42%

Unsure4%

state: North Dakota

Favor55%

Oppose42%

Unsure3%

Favor45%

Oppose51%

Unsure4%

state: Oklahoma

Favor38%

Oppose58%

Unsure5%

Favor48%

Oppose48%

Unsure5%

state: Pennsylvania

Favor57%

Oppose38%

Unsure5%

state: Rhode Island

Favor68%

Oppose28%

Unsure4%

state: South Carolina

Favor57%

Oppose38%

Unsure5%

state: South Dakota

Favor44%

Oppose52%

Unsure5%

state: Tennessee

Favor43%

Oppose53%

Unsure4%

Favor54%

Oppose43%

Unsure4%

Favor59%

Oppose37%

Unsure4%

Favor68%

Oppose28%

Unsure4%

state: Virginia

Favor59%

Oppose37%

Unsure4%

state: Washington

Favor58%

Oppose39%

Unsure3%

state: West Virginia

Favor37%

Oppose57%

Unsure6%

state: Wisconsin

Favor67%

Oppose30%

Unsure4%

Favor40%

Oppose56%

Unsure4%

All Respondents

March 15, 2025100% of population

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

Total

50%

45%

5%

Subgroups

Refined by:

race:

Hispanic/Latino

12% of population

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

Total

57%

39%

4%

age

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

52%

43%

5%

59%

37%

4%

57%

39%

3%

65%

32%

3%

education

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

Non-College Graduate

55%

41%

4%

College Graduate

62%

34%

4%

69%

27%

3%

gender

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

47%

50%

4%

66%

29%

5%

party

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

92%

6%

2%

13%

83%

4%

40%

53%

6%

state

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

38%

58%

4%

56%

40%

4%

63%

33%

4%

50%

46%

5%

63%

33%

4%

57%

39%

4%

66%

30%

4%

63%

34%

4%

52%

43%

4%

52%

42%

6%

65%

31%

4%

43%

53%

4%

64%

32%

4%

43%

52%

5%

59%

36%

5%

49%

47%

4%

44%

51%

5%

46%

49%

5%

63%

34%

4%

68%

29%

4%

72%

25%

4%

58%

38%

4%

70%

25%

5%

38%

56%

5%

54%

42%

4%

44%

52%

4%

52%

43%

5%

53%

43%

4%

53%

42%

5%

65%

31%

4%

48%

48%

4%

70%

27%

3%

53%

42%

4%

55%

42%

3%

45%

51%

4%

38%

58%

5%

48%

48%

5%

57%

38%

5%

68%

28%

4%

57%

38%

5%

44%

52%

5%

43%

53%

4%

54%

43%

4%

59%

37%

4%

68%

28%

4%

59%

37%

4%

58%

39%

3%

37%

57%

6%

67%

30%

4%

40%

56%

4%

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