Party affiliation among adults who say abortion should be legal in all or most cases by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say abortion should be legal in all or most cases by political party

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

StateRepublican/lean Rep.No leanDemocrat/lean Dem.Sample size
Alabama39%13%48%194
Alaska31%26%43%191
Arizona28%18%54%337
Arkansas32%13%56%122
California25%16%59%2,288
Colorado27%18%56%311
Connecticut25%18%57%262
Delaware21%17%62%176
District of Columbia9%12%80%223
Florida29%16%55%1,153
Georgia30%16%53%469
Hawaii20%20%60%213
Idaho33%19%48%154
Illinois20%18%61%760
Indiana27%20%53%301
Iowa27%22%51%164
Kansas36%23%42%148
Kentucky28%10%63%164
Louisiana24%21%55%190
Maine28%14%58%199
Maryland22%14%64%424
Massachusetts23%16%61%524
Michigan22%16%62%537
Minnesota26%14%60%303
Mississippi30%16%53%110
Missouri27%16%57%305
Montana35%22%43%169
Nebraska29%18%53%144
Nevada24%19%56%198
New Hampshire26%18%56%195
New Jersey26%16%57%539
New Mexico29%7%63%173
New York22%17%61%1,287
North Carolina30%15%56%525
North Dakota35%23%41%157
Ohio33%15%52%558
Oklahoma37%13%50%192
Oregon21%21%58%266
Pennsylvania26%13%61%713
Rhode Island24%15%60%198
South Carolina35%16%49%219
South Dakota33%11%56%149
Tennessee31%18%51%267
Texas31%18%51%1,164
Utah27%19%54%140
Vermont20%12%68%218
Virginia35%17%48%502
Washington23%21%57%437
West Virginia27%17%55%118
Wisconsin29%13%58%311
Wyoming41%18%41%151
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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