Poll Watch: Quinnipiac National Survey on Abortion

Quinnipiac National Poll on Abortion

Do you think abortion should be legal in all cases, legal in most cases, illegal in most cases or illegal in all cases?

• Legal in all cases 20% [24%] (22%)
• Legal in most cases 38% [32%] (33%)
• Illegal in most cases 25% [25%] (25%)
• Illegal in all cases 12% [14%] (14%)

Among Democrats

• Legal in all cases 31% [38%] (33%)
• Legal in most cases 47% [34%] (40%)
• Illegal in most cases 14% [13%] (12%)
• Illegal in all cases 6% [10%] (10%)

Among Republicans

• Legal in all cases 10% [11%] (12%)
• Legal in most cases 29% [24%] (21%)
• Illegal in most cases 39% [39%] (37%)
• Illegal in all cases 18% [23%] (24%)

Among Independents

• Legal in all cases 17% [22%] (21%)
• Legal in most cases 37% [35%] (37%)
• Illegal in most cases 26% [25%] (27%)
• Illegal in all cases 13% [11%] (9%)

Among Moderates

• Legal in all cases 22% [29%]
• Legal in most cases 46% [36%]
• Illegal in most cases 20% [19%]
• Illegal in all cases 8% [10%]

Among Men

• Legal in all cases 16% [22%] (20%)
• Legal in most cases 37% [30%] (35%)
• Illegal in most cases 27% [27%] (27%)
• Illegal in all cases 12% [14%] (13%)

Among Women

• Legal in all cases 23% [26%] (24%)
• Legal in most cases 38% [33%] (30%)
• Illegal in most cases 23% [23%] (23%)
• Illegal in all cases 13% [14%] (16%)

College Degree

• Legal in all cases 21% [31%] (26%)
• Legal in most cases 42% [35%] (36%)
• Illegal in most cases 24% [22%] (24%)
• Illegal in all cases 8% [8%] (8%)

No College Degree

• Legal in all cases 19% [21%] (20%)
• Legal in most cases 36% [30%] (31%)
• Illegal in most cases 25% [26%] (25%)
• Illegal in all cases 15% [17%] (17%)

White Born-Again Evangelicals

• Legal in all cases 8% [10%] (8%)
• Legal in most cases 28% [20%] (18%)
• Illegal in most cases 36% [37%] (41%)
• Illegal in all cases 23% [30%] (29%)

The U.S. Supreme Court has said abortion is legal without restriction in about the first 24 weeks of pregnancy. Some states have passed laws reducing this to 20 weeks. If it has to be one or the other, would you rather have abortions legal without restriction up to 20 weeks, or up to 24 weeks?

• Legal without restriction up to 20 weeks 55%
• Legal without restriction up to 24 weeks 30%

Among Democrats

• Legal without restriction up to 20 weeks 46%
• Legal without restriction up to 24 weeks 44%

Among Republicans

• Legal without restriction up to 20 weeks 62%
• Legal without restriction up to 24 weeks 17%

Among Independents

• Legal without restriction up to 20 weeks 59%
• Legal without restriction up to 24 weeks 26%

Among Moderates

• Legal without restriction up to 20 weeks 56%
• Legal without restriction up to 24 weeks 33%

Among Men

• Legal without restriction up to 20 weeks 50%
• Legal without restriction up to 24 weeks 35%

Among Women

• Legal without restriction up to 20 weeks 60%
• Legal without restriction up to 24 weeks 25%

College Degree

• Legal without restriction up to 20 weeks 47%
• Legal without restriction up to 24 weeks 39%

No College Degree

• Legal without restriction up to 20 weeks 59%
• Legal without restriction up to 24 weeks 25%

White Born-Again Evangelicals

• Legal without restriction up to 20 weeks 65%
• Legal without restriction up to 24 weeks 13%

Survey of 1,468 registered voters was conducted July 28-31, 2013.  The margin of error is +/- 2.6 percentage points. Party ID: 35% [33%] (30%) Democrat; 23% [24%] (28%) Republican; 33% [34%] (33%) Independent. Results from the poll conducted January 30 - February 4, 2013 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 14-20, 2012 are in parentheses.