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:

White

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:

White

69% of population

Total

Favor43%

Oppose52%

Unsure5%

Favor47%

Oppose47%

Unsure6%

Favor46%

Oppose49%

Unsure4%

Favor37%

Oppose58%

Unsure4%

Favor44%

Oppose52%

Unsure4%

education: Non-College Graduate

Favor37%

Oppose58%

Unsure5%

education: College Graduate

Favor48%

Oppose48%

Unsure5%

education: Postgraduate

Favor61%

Oppose35%

Unsure4%

Favor34%

Oppose62%

Unsure4%

Favor52%

Oppose43%

Unsure5%

party: Democrat

Favor95%

Oppose3%

Unsure2%

party: Republican

Favor9%

Oppose87%

Unsure5%

party: Independent

Favor42%

Oppose52%

Unsure7%

Favor20%

Oppose74%

Unsure6%

Favor40%

Oppose56%

Unsure4%

Favor43%

Oppose53%

Unsure5%

state: Arkansas

Favor27%

Oppose69%

Unsure4%

state: California

Favor59%

Oppose36%

Unsure4%

state: Colorado

Favor53%

Oppose43%

Unsure4%

state: Connecticut

Favor56%

Oppose40%

Unsure4%

state: Delaware

Favor55%

Oppose40%

Unsure5%

Favor37%

Oppose59%

Unsure4%

Favor30%

Oppose65%

Unsure5%

Favor67%

Oppose29%

Unsure3%

Favor29%

Oppose67%

Unsure4%

state: Illinois

Favor51%

Oppose44%

Unsure5%

Favor34%

Oppose62%

Unsure5%

Favor46%

Oppose48%

Unsure6%

Favor35%

Oppose61%

Unsure5%

state: Kentucky

Favor33%

Oppose61%

Unsure6%

state: Louisiana

Favor26%

Oppose69%

Unsure5%

Favor55%

Oppose39%

Unsure5%

state: Maryland

Favor55%

Oppose40%

Unsure4%

state: Massachusetts

Favor64%

Oppose32%

Unsure5%

state: Michigan

Favor42%

Oppose54%

Unsure4%

state: Minnesota

Favor53%

Oppose42%

Unsure6%

state: Mississippi

Favor22%

Oppose72%

Unsure6%

state: Missouri

Favor35%

Oppose60%

Unsure5%

Favor35%

Oppose61%

Unsure4%

state: Nebraska

Favor36%

Oppose60%

Unsure5%

Favor40%

Oppose56%

Unsure4%

state: New Hampshire

Favor52%

Oppose43%

Unsure5%

state: New Jersey

Favor53%

Oppose41%

Unsure6%

state: New Mexico

Favor48%

Oppose48%

Unsure4%

state: New York

Favor52%

Oppose43%

Unsure5%

state: North Carolina

Favor38%

Oppose57%

Unsure5%

state: North Dakota

Favor31%

Oppose64%

Unsure4%

Favor40%

Oppose56%

Unsure5%

state: Oklahoma

Favor25%

Oppose71%

Unsure4%

Favor57%

Oppose39%

Unsure4%

state: Pennsylvania

Favor46%

Oppose49%

Unsure5%

state: Rhode Island

Favor61%

Oppose34%

Unsure5%

state: South Carolina

Favor28%

Oppose66%

Unsure6%

state: South Dakota

Favor36%

Oppose60%

Unsure4%

state: Tennessee

Favor28%

Oppose67%

Unsure5%

Favor34%

Oppose62%

Unsure4%

Favor42%

Oppose52%

Unsure6%

Favor66%

Oppose30%

Unsure4%

state: Virginia

Favor46%

Oppose50%

Unsure5%

state: Washington

Favor57%

Oppose40%

Unsure3%

state: West Virginia

Favor26%

Oppose68%

Unsure6%

state: Wisconsin

Favor49%

Oppose47%

Unsure4%

Favor25%

Oppose71%

Unsure5%

All Respondents

March 15, 2025100% of population

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

Total

50%

45%

5%

Subgroups

Refined by:

race:

White

69% of population

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

Total

43%

52%

5%

age

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

47%

47%

6%

46%

49%

4%

37%

58%

4%

44%

52%

4%

education

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

Non-College Graduate

37%

58%

5%

College Graduate

48%

48%

5%

61%

35%

4%

gender

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

34%

62%

4%

52%

43%

5%

party

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

95%

3%

2%

9%

87%

5%

42%

52%

7%

state

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

20%

74%

6%

40%

56%

4%

43%

53%

5%

27%

69%

4%

59%

36%

4%

53%

43%

4%

56%

40%

4%

55%

40%

5%

37%

59%

4%

30%

65%

5%

67%

29%

3%

29%

67%

4%

51%

44%

5%

34%

62%

5%

46%

48%

6%

35%

61%

5%

33%

61%

6%

26%

69%

5%

55%

39%

5%

55%

40%

4%

64%

32%

5%

42%

54%

4%

53%

42%

6%

22%

72%

6%

35%

60%

5%

35%

61%

4%

36%

60%

5%

40%

56%

4%

52%

43%

5%

53%

41%

6%

48%

48%

4%

52%

43%

5%

38%

57%

5%

31%

64%

4%

40%

56%

5%

25%

71%

4%

57%

39%

4%

46%

49%

5%

61%

34%

5%

28%

66%

6%

36%

60%

4%

28%

67%

5%

34%

62%

4%

42%

52%

6%

66%

30%

4%

46%

50%

5%

57%

40%

3%

26%

68%

6%

49%

47%

4%

25%

71%

5%

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