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:

race:

White

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:

race:

White

69% of population

Total

Favor43%

Oppose52%

Unsure5%

Favor46%

Oppose46%

Unsure7%

Favor47%

Oppose47%

Unsure5%

Favor38%

Oppose58%

Unsure4%

Favor43%

Oppose53%

Unsure4%

education: Non-College Graduate

Favor37%

Oppose58%

Unsure5%

education: College Graduate

Favor49%

Oppose46%

Unsure5%

education: Postgraduate

Favor61%

Oppose34%

Unsure5%

Favor33%

Oppose62%

Unsure4%

Favor53%

Oppose42%

Unsure5%

party: Democrat

Favor93%

Oppose3%

Unsure3%

party: Republican

Favor7%

Oppose88%

Unsure4%

party: Independent

Favor45%

Oppose48%

Unsure7%

Favor20%

Oppose75%

Unsure5%

Favor37%

Oppose58%

Unsure5%

Favor43%

Oppose52%

Unsure5%

state: Arkansas

Favor27%

Oppose69%

Unsure4%

state: California

Favor61%

Oppose35%

Unsure5%

state: Colorado

Favor54%

Oppose42%

Unsure4%

state: Connecticut

Favor56%

Oppose40%

Unsure5%

state: Delaware

Favor51%

Oppose43%

Unsure5%

Favor38%

Oppose58%

Unsure4%

Favor29%

Oppose66%

Unsure5%

Favor68%

Oppose27%

Unsure4%

Favor28%

Oppose68%

Unsure5%

state: Illinois

Favor51%

Oppose44%

Unsure5%

Favor33%

Oppose62%

Unsure5%

Favor44%

Oppose50%

Unsure6%

Favor34%

Oppose60%

Unsure6%

state: Kentucky

Favor35%

Oppose59%

Unsure6%

state: Louisiana

Favor26%

Oppose70%

Unsure5%

Favor54%

Oppose41%

Unsure5%

state: Maryland

Favor56%

Oppose38%

Unsure5%

state: Massachusetts

Favor66%

Oppose29%

Unsure5%

state: Michigan

Favor43%

Oppose53%

Unsure4%

state: Minnesota

Favor51%

Oppose43%

Unsure6%

state: Mississippi

Favor20%

Oppose74%

Unsure6%

state: Missouri

Favor37%

Oppose58%

Unsure5%

Favor35%

Oppose60%

Unsure5%

state: Nebraska

Favor35%

Oppose60%

Unsure5%

Favor41%

Oppose54%

Unsure4%

state: New Hampshire

Favor52%

Oppose44%

Unsure5%

state: New Jersey

Favor53%

Oppose40%

Unsure7%

state: New Mexico

Favor51%

Oppose45%

Unsure4%

state: New York

Favor50%

Oppose45%

Unsure5%

state: North Carolina

Favor37%

Oppose58%

Unsure5%

state: North Dakota

Favor31%

Oppose65%

Unsure5%

Favor40%

Oppose54%

Unsure6%

state: Oklahoma

Favor29%

Oppose66%

Unsure5%

Favor55%

Oppose40%

Unsure4%

state: Pennsylvania

Favor44%

Oppose51%

Unsure5%

state: Rhode Island

Favor61%

Oppose34%

Unsure5%

state: South Carolina

Favor27%

Oppose67%

Unsure6%

state: South Dakota

Favor37%

Oppose59%

Unsure4%

state: Tennessee

Favor28%

Oppose67%

Unsure5%

Favor36%

Oppose60%

Unsure5%

Favor39%

Oppose55%

Unsure6%

Favor65%

Oppose30%

Unsure5%

state: Virginia

Favor46%

Oppose49%

Unsure5%

state: Washington

Favor56%

Oppose39%

Unsure5%

state: West Virginia

Favor28%

Oppose67%

Unsure5%

state: Wisconsin

Favor48%

Oppose48%

Unsure4%

Favor23%

Oppose72%

Unsure5%

All Respondents

September 04, 2026100% of population

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

Total

50%

44%

5%

Subgroups

Refined by:

race:

White

69% of population

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

Total

43%

52%

5%

age

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

46%

46%

7%

47%

47%

5%

38%

58%

4%

43%

53%

4%

education

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

Non-College Graduate

37%

58%

5%

College Graduate

49%

46%

5%

61%

34%

5%

gender

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

33%

62%

4%

53%

42%

5%

party

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

93%

3%

3%

7%

88%

4%

45%

48%

7%

state

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

20%

75%

5%

37%

58%

5%

43%

52%

5%

27%

69%

4%

61%

35%

5%

54%

42%

4%

56%

40%

5%

51%

43%

5%

38%

58%

4%

29%

66%

5%

68%

27%

4%

28%

68%

5%

51%

44%

5%

33%

62%

5%

44%

50%

6%

34%

60%

6%

35%

59%

6%

26%

70%

5%

54%

41%

5%

56%

38%

5%

66%

29%

5%

43%

53%

4%

51%

43%

6%

20%

74%

6%

37%

58%

5%

35%

60%

5%

35%

60%

5%

41%

54%

4%

52%

44%

5%

53%

40%

7%

51%

45%

4%

50%

45%

5%

37%

58%

5%

31%

65%

5%

40%

54%

6%

29%

66%

5%

55%

40%

4%

44%

51%

5%

61%

34%

5%

27%

67%

6%

37%

59%

4%

28%

67%

5%

36%

60%

5%

39%

55%

6%

65%

30%

5%

46%

49%

5%

56%

39%

5%

28%

67%

5%

48%

48%

4%

23%

72%

5%

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