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:

education:

College Graduate

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:

education:

College Graduate

21% of population

Total

Favor53%

Oppose42%

Unsure5%

Favor60%

Oppose34%

Unsure6%

Favor54%

Oppose42%

Unsure4%

Favor47%

Oppose49%

Unsure4%

Favor52%

Oppose44%

Unsure4%

Favor43%

Oppose53%

Unsure4%

Favor62%

Oppose33%

Unsure5%

party: Democrat

Favor94%

Oppose3%

Unsure2%

party: Republican

Favor10%

Oppose84%

Unsure6%

party: Independent

Favor47%

Oppose47%

Unsure6%

Favor48%

Oppose48%

Unsure5%

race: Black or African-American

Favor83%

Oppose13%

Unsure4%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Favor62%

Oppose34%

Unsure4%

Favor59%

Oppose36%

Unsure5%

Favor37%

Oppose57%

Unsure6%

Favor46%

Oppose50%

Unsure5%

Favor49%

Oppose46%

Unsure4%

state: Arkansas

Favor38%

Oppose58%

Unsure4%

state: California

Favor64%

Oppose31%

Unsure4%

state: Colorado

Favor60%

Oppose37%

Unsure4%

state: Connecticut

Favor60%

Oppose36%

Unsure4%

state: Delaware

Favor61%

Oppose34%

Unsure5%

Favor47%

Oppose48%

Unsure4%

Favor48%

Oppose48%

Unsure4%

Favor65%

Oppose30%

Unsure5%

Favor35%

Oppose61%

Unsure5%

state: Illinois

Favor58%

Oppose37%

Unsure5%

Favor43%

Oppose53%

Unsure5%

Favor54%

Oppose39%

Unsure6%

Favor41%

Oppose54%

Unsure5%

state: Kentucky

Favor39%

Oppose56%

Unsure5%

state: Louisiana

Favor44%

Oppose51%

Unsure5%

Favor59%

Oppose36%

Unsure5%

state: Maryland

Favor67%

Oppose29%

Unsure4%

state: Massachusetts

Favor69%

Oppose26%

Unsure5%

state: Michigan

Favor50%

Oppose47%

Unsure4%

state: Minnesota

Favor58%

Oppose37%

Unsure5%

state: Mississippi

Favor44%

Oppose50%

Unsure6%

state: Missouri

Favor43%

Oppose52%

Unsure5%

Favor43%

Oppose53%

Unsure4%

state: Nebraska

Favor40%

Oppose55%

Unsure5%

Favor48%

Oppose48%

Unsure5%

state: New Hampshire

Favor56%

Oppose39%

Unsure5%

state: New Jersey

Favor59%

Oppose36%

Unsure6%

state: New Mexico

Favor53%

Oppose42%

Unsure5%

state: New York

Favor62%

Oppose33%

Unsure5%

state: North Carolina

Favor53%

Oppose43%

Unsure5%

state: North Dakota

Favor38%

Oppose57%

Unsure5%

Favor47%

Oppose48%

Unsure5%

state: Oklahoma

Favor32%

Oppose63%

Unsure5%

Favor61%

Oppose35%

Unsure4%

state: Pennsylvania

Favor53%

Oppose43%

Unsure5%

state: Rhode Island

Favor63%

Oppose33%

Unsure4%

state: South Carolina

Favor42%

Oppose52%

Unsure5%

state: South Dakota

Favor37%

Oppose58%

Unsure5%

state: Tennessee

Favor38%

Oppose57%

Unsure5%

Favor46%

Oppose50%

Unsure4%

Favor42%

Oppose52%

Unsure6%

Favor68%

Oppose28%

Unsure4%

state: Virginia

Favor56%

Oppose39%

Unsure5%

state: Washington

Favor60%

Oppose37%

Unsure4%

state: West Virginia

Favor31%

Oppose63%

Unsure6%

state: Wisconsin

Favor55%

Oppose41%

Unsure4%

Favor30%

Oppose64%

Unsure5%

All Respondents

March 15, 2025100% of population

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

Total

50%

45%

5%

Subgroups

Refined by:

education:

College Graduate

21% of population

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

Total

53%

42%

5%

age

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

60%

34%

6%

54%

42%

4%

47%

49%

4%

52%

44%

4%

gender

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

43%

53%

4%

62%

33%

5%

party

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

94%

3%

2%

10%

84%

6%

47%

47%

6%

race

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

48%

48%

5%

Black or African-American

83%

13%

4%

Hispanic/Latino

62%

34%

4%

59%

36%

5%

state

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

37%

57%

6%

46%

50%

5%

49%

46%

4%

38%

58%

4%

64%

31%

4%

60%

37%

4%

60%

36%

4%

61%

34%

5%

47%

48%

4%

48%

48%

4%

65%

30%

5%

35%

61%

5%

58%

37%

5%

43%

53%

5%

54%

39%

6%

41%

54%

5%

39%

56%

5%

44%

51%

5%

59%

36%

5%

67%

29%

4%

69%

26%

5%

50%

47%

4%

58%

37%

5%

44%

50%

6%

43%

52%

5%

43%

53%

4%

40%

55%

5%

48%

48%

5%

56%

39%

5%

59%

36%

6%

53%

42%

5%

62%

33%

5%

53%

43%

5%

38%

57%

5%

47%

48%

5%

32%

63%

5%

61%

35%

4%

53%

43%

5%

63%

33%

4%

42%

52%

5%

37%

58%

5%

38%

57%

5%

46%

50%

4%

42%

52%

6%

68%

28%

4%

56%

39%

5%

60%

37%

4%

31%

63%

6%

55%

41%

4%

30%

64%

5%

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