Political ideology 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 ideology

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

StateConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Alabama39%35%19%7%194
Alaska24%44%28%4%191
Arizona23%37%34%6%337
Arkansas26%48%21%4%122
California21%38%37%4%2,288
Colorado17%43%34%6%311
Connecticut25%40%29%5%262
Delaware12%51%30%7%176
District of Columbia9%36%46%10%223
Florida25%36%31%7%1,153
Georgia28%38%29%5%469
Hawaii19%50%27%4%213
Idaho28%39%32%1%154
Illinois19%39%35%7%760
Indiana30%36%26%8%301
Iowa22%37%35%6%164
Kansas22%40%37%1%148
Kentucky19%43%35%3%164
Louisiana33%40%23%4%190
Maine24%37%37%2%199
Maryland16%38%37%9%424
Massachusetts18%35%43%5%524
Michigan23%40%31%6%537
Minnesota18%37%37%8%303
Mississippi28%40%30%2%110
Missouri24%44%28%5%305
Montana26%38%31%5%169
Nebraska25%32%32%11%144
Nevada23%44%28%4%198
New Hampshire22%38%35%6%195
New Jersey19%39%35%7%539
New Mexico24%47%28%1%173
New York21%36%38%5%1,287
North Carolina25%38%34%3%525
North Dakota30%36%31%3%157
Ohio28%37%31%3%558
Oklahoma23%40%31%6%192
Oregon23%35%37%5%266
Pennsylvania24%39%31%6%713
Rhode Island15%37%42%6%198
South Carolina26%48%22%4%219
South Dakota35%37%26%1%149
Tennessee29%31%33%6%267
Texas27%38%29%6%1,164
Utah20%36%36%8%140
Vermont17%35%45%3%218
Virginia24%45%26%4%502
Washington15%35%44%6%437
West Virginia31%37%29%3%118
Wisconsin27%40%30%3%311
Wyoming20%42%28%9%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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