Poll Watch: Rasmussen Survey on Abortion

Rasmussen Survey on Abortion

Generally speaking, on the issue of abortion, do you consider yourself pro-choice or pro-life?

• Pro-Choice 49% (50%)
• Pro-Life 41% (40%)

National survey of 1,000 likely voters was conducted May 23-24, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted February 14-15, 2011 are in parentheses.

Inside the numbers:

Sixty-eight percent (68%) of Democrats consider themselves pro-choice, while 62% of Republicans and 51% of voters not affiliated with either major political party are pro-life.