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fact sheetMar 12, 2026

Public Opinion on Abortion

Abortion has long been a contentious issue in the United States, and it is one that sharply divides Americans along partisan, ideological and religious lines.
reportMar 12, 2026

Majority of Americans Continue To Say Abortion Should Be Legal in All or Most Cases

A 60% majority of U.S. adults say abortion should be legal in all or most cases. This share is down slightly from the last few years.
reportMar 12, 2026

Do abortion attitudes differ by gender?

While partisan differences on abortion dominate, a gender gap has emerged among Repuublican men and women.
reportMar 12, 2026

Majority of Americans say medication abortion should be legal

More than half of Americans say medication abortion should be legal in their state, while a much smaller share (26%) say it should be illegal.
decodedSep 16, 2025

Understanding error bars in charts

Error bars illustrate the margin of error for a survey estimate by showing how precise that estimate is. Here are some answers to common questions that might help you better understand charts with error bars.
short readsJun 12, 2025

Americans’ views on abortion differ by state

In 34 states and D.C., more people say abortion generally should be legal than say it generally should be illegal.
reportMar 19, 2026

What Do Americans Consider Immoral?

Nine-in-ten Americans say having an affair is wrong. Republicans and Democrats differ sharply on the morality of abortion and homosexuality.
reportMar 12, 2026

Appendix: Categorizing state abortion laws

To categorize state laws on abortion, Center researchers referenced data from The New York Times. Data and classifications for each state are current as of March 9, 2026. Refer to the table below for more detail.
reportMar 5, 2026

In 25-Country Survey, Americans Especially Likely To View Fellow Citizens as Morally Bad

Across 25 countries, Americans are the most likely to see the morality and ethics of people in their country as somewhat or very bad.
reportOct 30, 2025

2. How Americans see the parties on key issues

All in all, Americans don’t see many good ideas from either political party. But when it comes to specific issues, the Republican Party holds advantages on crime and immigration, while the Democratic Party holds advantages on policies related to race, health care, abortion and the environment. In contrast to a few years ago, neither party […]

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Public Opinion on Abortion

Majority of Americans Continue To Say Abortion Should Be Legal in All or Most Cases

Do abortion attitudes differ by gender?

Majority of Americans say medication abortion should be legal

Understanding error bars in charts

Americans’ views on abortion differ by state

Appendix: Categorizing state abortion laws

2. How Americans see the parties on key issues

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