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:

Postgraduate

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:

Postgraduate

14% of population

Total

Favor65%

Oppose31%

Unsure4%

Favor68%

Oppose27%

Unsure5%

Favor66%

Oppose29%

Unsure4%

Favor61%

Oppose35%

Unsure4%

Favor64%

Oppose32%

Unsure4%

Favor55%

Oppose40%

Unsure5%

Favor72%

Oppose24%

Unsure4%

party: Democrat

Favor96%

Oppose3%

Unsure2%

party: Republican

Favor13%

Oppose80%

Unsure7%

party: Independent

Favor54%

Oppose40%

Unsure7%

Favor61%

Oppose35%

Unsure4%

race: Black or African-American

Favor86%

Oppose11%

Unsure4%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Favor69%

Oppose27%

Unsure3%

Favor68%

Oppose28%

Unsure5%

Favor43%

Oppose50%

Unsure7%

Favor58%

Oppose37%

Unsure5%

Favor59%

Oppose37%

Unsure4%

state: Arkansas

Favor46%

Oppose48%

Unsure6%

state: California

Favor73%

Oppose23%

Unsure4%

state: Colorado

Favor68%

Oppose28%

Unsure4%

state: Connecticut

Favor71%

Oppose25%

Unsure4%

state: Delaware

Favor71%

Oppose25%

Unsure4%

Favor58%

Oppose38%

Unsure4%

Favor59%

Oppose37%

Unsure4%

Favor80%

Oppose16%

Unsure4%

Favor47%

Oppose49%

Unsure4%

state: Illinois

Favor71%

Oppose25%

Unsure4%

Favor57%

Oppose39%

Unsure5%

Favor65%

Oppose29%

Unsure6%

Favor58%

Oppose38%

Unsure5%

state: Kentucky

Favor50%

Oppose45%

Unsure6%

state: Louisiana

Favor51%

Oppose44%

Unsure5%

Favor73%

Oppose22%

Unsure4%

state: Maryland

Favor75%

Oppose21%

Unsure4%

state: Massachusetts

Favor78%

Oppose18%

Unsure3%

state: Michigan

Favor60%

Oppose37%

Unsure3%

state: Minnesota

Favor70%

Oppose25%

Unsure5%

state: Mississippi

Favor57%

Oppose36%

Unsure6%

state: Missouri

Favor55%

Oppose40%

Unsure6%

Favor52%

Oppose43%

Unsure5%

state: Nebraska

Favor53%

Oppose42%

Unsure5%

Favor58%

Oppose38%

Unsure4%

state: New Hampshire

Favor69%

Oppose26%

Unsure5%

state: New Jersey

Favor71%

Oppose24%

Unsure5%

state: New Mexico

Favor64%

Oppose32%

Unsure4%

state: New York

Favor74%

Oppose22%

Unsure4%

state: North Carolina

Favor65%

Oppose30%

Unsure5%

state: North Dakota

Favor54%

Oppose42%

Unsure5%

Favor58%

Oppose36%

Unsure5%

state: Oklahoma

Favor39%

Oppose55%

Unsure5%

Favor72%

Oppose24%

Unsure3%

state: Pennsylvania

Favor65%

Oppose30%

Unsure5%

state: Rhode Island

Favor76%

Oppose20%

Unsure4%

state: South Carolina

Favor57%

Oppose38%

Unsure5%

state: South Dakota

Favor51%

Oppose45%

Unsure4%

state: Tennessee

Favor52%

Oppose43%

Unsure5%

Favor54%

Oppose42%

Unsure4%

Favor54%

Oppose41%

Unsure6%

Favor80%

Oppose16%

Unsure4%

state: Virginia

Favor68%

Oppose28%

Unsure5%

state: Washington

Favor72%

Oppose24%

Unsure4%

state: West Virginia

Favor44%

Oppose51%

Unsure6%

state: Wisconsin

Favor65%

Oppose31%

Unsure4%

Favor43%

Oppose51%

Unsure6%

All Respondents

March 15, 2025100% of population

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

Total

50%

45%

5%

Subgroups

Refined by:

education:

Postgraduate

14% of population

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

Total

65%

31%

4%

age

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

68%

27%

5%

66%

29%

4%

61%

35%

4%

64%

32%

4%

gender

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

55%

40%

5%

72%

24%

4%

party

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

96%

3%

2%

13%

80%

7%

54%

40%

7%

race

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

61%

35%

4%

Black or African-American

86%

11%

4%

Hispanic/Latino

69%

27%

3%

68%

28%

5%

state

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

43%

50%

7%

58%

37%

5%

59%

37%

4%

46%

48%

6%

73%

23%

4%

68%

28%

4%

71%

25%

4%

71%

25%

4%

58%

38%

4%

59%

37%

4%

80%

16%

4%

47%

49%

4%

71%

25%

4%

57%

39%

5%

65%

29%

6%

58%

38%

5%

50%

45%

6%

51%

44%

5%

73%

22%

4%

75%

21%

4%

78%

18%

3%

60%

37%

3%

70%

25%

5%

57%

36%

6%

55%

40%

6%

52%

43%

5%

53%

42%

5%

58%

38%

4%

69%

26%

5%

71%

24%

5%

64%

32%

4%

74%

22%

4%

65%

30%

5%

54%

42%

5%

58%

36%

5%

39%

55%

5%

72%

24%

3%

65%

30%

5%

76%

20%

4%

57%

38%

5%

51%

45%

4%

52%

43%

5%

54%

42%

4%

54%

41%

6%

80%

16%

4%

68%

28%

5%

72%

24%

4%

44%

51%

6%

65%

31%

4%

43%

51%

6%

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