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

% of whites who say abortion should be…

StateLegal in all/most casesIllegal in all/most casesDon't knowSample size
Alabama35%61%4%346
Alaska67%31%2%226
Arizona52%44%4%463
Arkansas38%60%2%229
California68%28%4%2,098
Colorado64%34%2%383
Connecticut69%25%5%286
Delaware57%38%5%217
District of Columbia84%15%1%124
Florida60%36%4%1,311
Georgia48%49%3%576
Hawaii69%24%8%141
Idaho47%49%4%280
Illinois55%42%2%975
Indiana41%54%5%532
Iowa50%48%2%304
Kansas49%49%2%255
Kentucky36%58%6%362
Louisiana36%63%1%289
Maine65%32%3%281
Maryland65%32%2%379
Massachusetts76%21%3%559
Michigan56%40%3%755
Minnesota54%43%3%483
Mississippi32%62%6%187
Missouri43%53%5%516
Montana53%41%6%278
Nebraska49%46%5%253
Nevada65%33%2%200
New Hampshire68%28%4%275
New Jersey66%31%4%605
New Mexico60%34%6%168
New York68%29%3%1,319
North Carolina50%45%5%712
North Dakota47%50%3%307
Ohio48%48%4%913
Oklahoma54%43%4%277
Oregon65%32%4%338
Pennsylvania51%44%5%1,124
Rhode Island66%28%6%258
South Carolina41%54%5%341
South Dakota45%52%3%268
Tennessee38%58%4%526
Texas48%49%3%1,379
Utah44%53%3%274
Vermont70%27%3%293
Virginia55%42%3%632
Washington60%35%5%542
West Virginia35%59%5%272
Wisconsin53%44%3%512
Wyoming46%51%2%277
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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