Views about abortion among women by state (2014) Switch to: State among women by views about abortion

% of women who say abortion should be…

StateLegal in all/most casesIllegal in all/most casesDon't knowSample size
Alabama37%57%6%255
Alaska59%37%4%158
Arizona50%47%3%301
Arkansas36%62%2%148
California58%38%4%1,829
Colorado62%36%3%221
Connecticut69%26%6%187
Delaware53%39%8%174
District of Columbia70%25%4%157
Florida57%39%4%969
Georgia44%53%3%499
Hawaii63%31%6%151
Idaho45%49%6%165
Illinois58%39%3%670
Indiana43%52%4%324
Iowa55%44%1%155
Kansas48%51%1%136
Kentucky36%58%6%229
Louisiana36%61%3%234
Maine63%34%4%167
Maryland68%29%2%319
Massachusetts77%19%4%356
Michigan53%44%3%505
Minnesota54%44%2%290
Mississippi38%57%5%156
Missouri45%50%5%318
Montana62%33%5%138
Nebraska56%41%4%158
Nevada61%34%5%131
New Hampshire72%24%4%161
New Jersey61%34%5%460
New Mexico55%43%2%159
New York63%32%5%1,088
North Carolina51%43%6%513
North Dakota51%47%2%147
Ohio50%45%4%599
Oklahoma52%44%4%197
Oregon62%35%3%212
Pennsylvania50%45%5%733
Rhode Island65%27%8%162
South Carolina41%53%6%269
South Dakota50%48%2%150
Tennessee40%57%3%324
Texas44%51%5%1,210
Utah46%51%3%143
Vermont74%22%4%144
Virginia54%43%2%417
Washington60%38%2%370
West Virginia33%59%8%159
Wisconsin52%46%2%289
Wyoming52%46%3%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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