national

Gun Control

registered voters

January 15, 2015—July 07, 2026: 412,173 Responses

Do you favor or oppose stricter gun control laws?

Refined by:

gender:

Male

100% - Favor

100% - Oppose

100% - Unsure

100% - Net Favor

2026-07-07

Uncertainty Range

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All Respondents

July 07, 2026

100% of population

Total

Favor51%

Oppose44%

Unsure5%

Subgroups

Refined by:

gender:

Male

48% of population

Total

Favor40%

Oppose55%

Unsure5%

Favor42%

Oppose50%

Unsure8%

Favor42%

Oppose53%

Unsure5%

Favor36%

Oppose61%

Unsure4%

Favor42%

Oppose54%

Unsure4%

education: Non-College Graduate

Favor36%

Oppose59%

Unsure5%

education: College Graduate

Favor44%

Oppose50%

Unsure6%

education: Postgraduate

Favor56%

Oppose39%

Unsure6%

party: Democrat

Favor87%

Oppose8%

Unsure5%

party: Republican

Favor6%

Oppose91%

Unsure3%

party: Independent

Favor37%

Oppose56%

Unsure7%

Favor33%

Oppose62%

Unsure5%

race: Black or African-American

Favor69%

Oppose24%

Unsure7%

race: Hispanic/Latino

Favor50%

Oppose46%

Unsure4%

Favor49%

Oppose43%

Unsure8%

Favor24%

Oppose71%

Unsure4%

Favor30%

Oppose66%

Unsure4%

Favor42%

Oppose54%

Unsure5%

state: Arkansas

Favor25%

Oppose71%

Unsure4%

state: California

Favor57%

Oppose38%

Unsure6%

state: Colorado

Favor44%

Oppose52%

Unsure4%

state: Connecticut

Favor49%

Oppose46%

Unsure5%

state: Delaware

Favor46%

Oppose50%

Unsure5%

Favor39%

Oppose56%

Unsure4%

Favor38%

Oppose58%

Unsure4%

Favor57%

Oppose35%

Unsure8%

Favor22%

Oppose74%

Unsure4%

state: Illinois

Favor47%

Oppose47%

Unsure6%

Favor29%

Oppose66%

Unsure4%

Favor37%

Oppose57%

Unsure6%

Favor28%

Oppose66%

Unsure5%

state: Kentucky

Favor30%

Oppose64%

Unsure6%

state: Louisiana

Favor31%

Oppose65%

Unsure4%

Favor45%

Oppose50%

Unsure4%

state: Maryland

Favor57%

Oppose38%

Unsure5%

state: Massachusetts

Favor57%

Oppose37%

Unsure6%

state: Michigan

Favor35%

Oppose60%

Unsure4%

state: Minnesota

Favor39%

Oppose54%

Unsure7%

state: Mississippi

Favor26%

Oppose69%

Unsure5%

state: Missouri

Favor28%

Oppose68%

Unsure5%

Favor24%

Oppose72%

Unsure4%

state: Nebraska

Favor28%

Oppose67%

Unsure5%

Favor41%

Oppose55%

Unsure4%

state: New Hampshire

Favor39%

Oppose55%

Unsure6%

state: New Jersey

Favor51%

Oppose42%

Unsure7%

state: New Mexico

Favor45%

Oppose50%

Unsure5%

state: New York

Favor51%

Oppose44%

Unsure5%

state: North Carolina

Favor39%

Oppose57%

Unsure4%

state: North Dakota

Favor22%

Oppose75%

Unsure4%

Favor35%

Oppose59%

Unsure6%

state: Oklahoma

Favor22%

Oppose73%

Unsure5%

Favor47%

Oppose48%

Unsure5%

state: Pennsylvania

Favor39%

Oppose56%

Unsure5%

state: Rhode Island

Favor55%

Oppose41%

Unsure4%

state: South Carolina

Favor32%

Oppose63%

Unsure5%

state: South Dakota

Favor26%

Oppose70%

Unsure4%

state: Tennessee

Favor26%

Oppose70%

Unsure4%

Favor34%

Oppose62%

Unsure5%

Favor31%

Oppose63%

Unsure6%

Favor53%

Oppose42%

Unsure5%

state: Virginia

Favor41%

Oppose53%

Unsure6%

state: Washington

Favor46%

Oppose49%

Unsure5%

state: West Virginia

Favor17%

Oppose78%

Unsure4%

state: Wisconsin

Favor36%

Oppose60%

Unsure4%

Favor20%

Oppose76%

Unsure4%

All Respondents

July 07, 2026100% of population

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

Total

51%

44%

5%

Subgroups

Refined by:

gender:

Male

48% of population

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

Total

40%

55%

5%

age

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

42%

50%

8%

42%

53%

5%

36%

61%

4%

42%

54%

4%

education

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

Non-College Graduate

36%

59%

5%

College Graduate

44%

50%

6%

56%

39%

6%

party

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

87%

8%

5%

6%

91%

3%

37%

56%

7%

race

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

33%

62%

5%

Black or African-American

69%

24%

7%

Hispanic/Latino

50%

46%

4%

49%

43%

8%

state

Favor

Oppose

Unsure

24%

71%

4%

30%

66%

4%

42%

54%

5%

25%

71%

4%

57%

38%

6%

44%

52%

4%

49%

46%

5%

46%

50%

5%

39%

56%

4%

38%

58%

4%

57%

35%

8%

22%

74%

4%

47%

47%

6%

29%

66%

4%

37%

57%

6%

28%

66%

5%

30%

64%

6%

31%

65%

4%

45%

50%

4%

57%

38%

5%

57%

37%

6%

35%

60%

4%

39%

54%

7%

26%

69%

5%

28%

68%

5%

24%

72%

4%

28%

67%

5%

41%

55%

4%

39%

55%

6%

51%

42%

7%

45%

50%

5%

51%

44%

5%

39%

57%

4%

22%

75%

4%

35%

59%

6%

22%

73%

5%

47%

48%

5%

39%

56%

5%

55%

41%

4%

32%

63%

5%

26%

70%

4%

26%

70%

4%

34%

62%

5%

31%

63%

6%

53%

42%

5%

41%

53%

6%

46%

49%

5%

17%

78%

4%

36%

60%

4%

20%

76%

4%

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