Party affiliation among adults who say abortion should be illegal in all or most cases by region (2014) Switch to: Region 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…

RegionRepublican/lean Rep.No leanDemocrat/lean Dem.Sample size
Northeast45%20%35%2,080
South53%18%29%5,747
Midwest55%18%27%3,376
West49%22%30%3,110
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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