Party affiliation among adults who say abortion should be illegal in all or most cases by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who say abortion should be illegal in all or most cases by political party

% of adults who say abortion should be illegal in all or most cases who identify as…

Metro areaRepublican/lean Rep.No leanDemocrat/lean Dem.Sample size
Atlanta Metro Area49%19%33%215
Boston Metro Area44%19%37%111
Chicago Metro Area50%17%33%286
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area57%15%27%299
Detroit Metro Area51%18%31%142
Houston Metro Area48%18%34%235
Los Angeles Metro Area36%24%40%344
Miami Metro Area35%28%37%159
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area57%13%30%134
New York City Metro Area33%20%47%529
Philadelphia Metro Area45%13%42%229
Phoenix Metro Area54%19%27%177
Pittsburgh Metro Area53%7%40%100
Providence Metro Area43%28%29%103
Riverside, CA Metro Area43%27%30%155
San Diego Metro Area44%29%27%110
St. Louis Metro Area48%17%36%116
Tampa Metro Area51%19%29%116
Washington, DC Metro Area41%22%37%223
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

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