national

Gun Control

registered voters

January 15, 2015—January 13, 2026: 399,894 Responses

Do you favor or oppose stricter gun control laws?

Refined by:

education:

College Graduate

party:

Independent

100% - Favor

100% - Oppose

100% - Unsure

100% - Net Favor

2026-01-13

Uncertainty Range

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All Respondents

January 13, 2026

100% of population

Total

Favor51%

Oppose44%

Unsure5%

Subgroups

Refined by:

education:

College Graduate

party:

Independent

7% of population

Total

Favor54%

Oppose38%

Unsure8%

Favor59%

Oppose30%

Unsure10%

Favor53%

Oppose39%

Unsure8%

Favor49%

Oppose45%

Unsure6%

Favor53%

Oppose41%

Unsure6%

Favor42%

Oppose50%

Unsure8%

Favor65%

Oppose28%

Unsure8%

Favor53%

Oppose39%

Unsure8%

race: Black or African-American

Favor71%

Oppose21%

Unsure8%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Favor55%

Oppose38%

Unsure7%

Favor48%

Oppose44%

Unsure8%

Favor53%

Oppose39%

Unsure8%

Favor55%

Oppose39%

Unsure6%

Favor52%

Oppose40%

Unsure8%

state: Arkansas

Favor48%

Oppose43%

Unsure8%

state: California

Favor54%

Oppose37%

Unsure9%

state: Colorado

Favor64%

Oppose30%

Unsure6%

state: Connecticut

Favor58%

Oppose34%

Unsure7%

state: Delaware

Favor58%

Oppose35%

Unsure7%

Favor56%

Oppose36%

Unsure8%

Favor56%

Oppose37%

Unsure7%

Favor55%

Oppose34%

Unsure11%

Favor49%

Oppose44%

Unsure7%

state: Illinois

Favor58%

Oppose34%

Unsure8%

Favor51%

Oppose41%

Unsure7%

Favor68%

Oppose25%

Unsure8%

Favor54%

Oppose37%

Unsure9%

state: Kentucky

Favor49%

Oppose42%

Unsure9%

state: Louisiana

Favor59%

Oppose34%

Unsure7%

Favor63%

Oppose30%

Unsure7%

state: Maryland

Favor64%

Oppose28%

Unsure8%

state: Massachusetts

Favor64%

Oppose28%

Unsure8%

state: Michigan

Favor48%

Oppose45%

Unsure7%

state: Minnesota

Favor54%

Oppose36%

Unsure10%

state: Mississippi

Favor48%

Oppose45%

Unsure7%

state: Missouri

Favor46%

Oppose47%

Unsure7%

Favor52%

Oppose41%

Unsure8%

state: Nebraska

Favor49%

Oppose42%

Unsure9%

Favor50%

Oppose43%

Unsure7%

state: New Hampshire

Favor53%

Oppose39%

Unsure8%

state: New Jersey

Favor60%

Oppose32%

Unsure8%

state: New Mexico

Favor49%

Oppose44%

Unsure7%

state: New York

Favor52%

Oppose38%

Unsure10%

state: North Carolina

Favor59%

Oppose35%

Unsure7%

state: North Dakota

Favor49%

Oppose45%

Unsure6%

Favor53%

Oppose39%

Unsure8%

state: Oklahoma

Favor44%

Oppose47%

Unsure9%

Favor59%

Oppose33%

Unsure9%

state: Pennsylvania

Favor54%

Oppose38%

Unsure8%

state: Rhode Island

Favor63%

Oppose30%

Unsure7%

state: South Carolina

Favor55%

Oppose37%

Unsure8%

state: South Dakota

Favor61%

Oppose34%

Unsure6%

state: Tennessee

Favor48%

Oppose45%

Unsure7%

Favor51%

Oppose41%

Unsure7%

Favor56%

Oppose37%

Unsure7%

Favor64%

Oppose28%

Unsure8%

state: Virginia

Favor53%

Oppose39%

Unsure8%

state: Washington

Favor56%

Oppose36%

Unsure8%

state: West Virginia

Favor43%

Oppose49%

Unsure8%

state: Wisconsin

Favor58%

Oppose35%

Unsure7%

Favor50%

Oppose43%

Unsure7%

All Respondents

January 13, 2026100% of population

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

Total

51%

44%

5%

Subgroups

Refined by:

education:

College Graduate

party:

Independent

7% of population

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

Total

54%

38%

8%

age

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

59%

30%

10%

53%

39%

8%

49%

45%

6%

53%

41%

6%

gender

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

42%

50%

8%

65%

28%

8%

race

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

53%

39%

8%

Black or African-American

71%

21%

8%

Hispanic/Latino

55%

38%

7%

48%

44%

8%

state

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

53%

39%

8%

55%

39%

6%

52%

40%

8%

48%

43%

8%

54%

37%

9%

64%

30%

6%

58%

34%

7%

58%

35%

7%

56%

36%

8%

56%

37%

7%

55%

34%

11%

49%

44%

7%

58%

34%

8%

51%

41%

7%

68%

25%

8%

54%

37%

9%

49%

42%

9%

59%

34%

7%

63%

30%

7%

64%

28%

8%

64%

28%

8%

48%

45%

7%

54%

36%

10%

48%

45%

7%

46%

47%

7%

52%

41%

8%

49%

42%

9%

50%

43%

7%

53%

39%

8%

60%

32%

8%

49%

44%

7%

52%

38%

10%

59%

35%

7%

49%

45%

6%

53%

39%

8%

44%

47%

9%

59%

33%

9%

54%

38%

8%

63%

30%

7%

55%

37%

8%

61%

34%

6%

48%

45%

7%

51%

41%

7%

56%

37%

7%

64%

28%

8%

53%

39%

8%

56%

36%

8%

43%

49%

8%

58%

35%

7%

50%

43%

7%

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