Views about abortion among republicans and Republican leaners by state (2014) Switch to: State among republicans and Republican leaners by views about abortion

% of republicans and Republican leaners who say abortion should be…

StateLegal in all/most casesIllegal in all/most casesDon't knowSample size
Alabama28%69%3%268
Alaska49%48%3%138
Arizona34%64%2%291
Arkansas26%72%2%140
California47%49%4%1,203
Colorado38%57%5%213
Connecticut52%41%7%124
Florida44%52%4%812
Georgia35%63%2%416
Idaho30%66%4%157
Illinois35%63%2%460
Indiana28%68%4%286
Iowa33%65%1%140
Kansas38%62%< 1%158
Kentucky23%72%5%188
Louisiana23%76%1%198
Maine50%47%4%108
Maryland45%52%2%192
Massachusetts63%33%4%197
Michigan35%60%5%336
Minnesota33%66%1%215
Mississippi25%71%4%142
Missouri29%68%3%266
Montana40%53%7%155
Nebraska31%66%3%156
Nevada41%56%3%133
New Hampshire48%45%7%116
New Jersey53%44%3%297
New Mexico40%60%< 1%106
New York51%45%3%604
North Carolina36%61%4%412
North Dakota33%66%1%176
Ohio39%59%3%485
Oklahoma42%53%4%177
Oregon42%54%4%141
Pennsylvania34%62%4%546
South Carolina34%62%4%218
South Dakota30%67%3%169
Tennessee26%69%4%333
Texas35%62%2%1,080
Utah24%75%2%174
Virginia45%53%3%389
Washington41%54%6%236
West Virginia22%73%5%125
Wisconsin36%62%2%263
Wyoming34%63%2%190
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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