Abortion
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Americans are more dissatisfied with U.S. abortion policies now than they have been at any point since 2001, and those dissatisfied are three times as likely to want less strict rather than more strict abortion laws.
Registered voters rate the economy as the most important factor influencing their vote this midterm election cycle, but abortion and crime are close behind.
Where does the public stand on abortion, critical race theory and gender identity issues?
A steady 39% of Americans say they have felt the urge to protest, and abortion is currently the top issue motivating them to do so.
This page provides Gallup's long-term trends on Americans' views about abortion by party identification, including views on the legality of abortion and self-identification as pro-choice or pro-life.
Americans' preferences for the legality of abortion are provided here in tabular form, with breakouts by key population subgroups.
This page outlines Gallup's long-term trends on Americans' views about abortion by gender.
This page provides Gallup's long-term trends on Americans' views about abortion by age, including their views on legality and their preferred label.
Americans' views on the morality of abortion are provided here in tabular form, with breakouts by key population subgroups.
Americans' identification as "pro-choice" or "pro-life" on abortion is provided here in tabular form, with breakouts by key population subgroups.
While inflation, government and the economy remain the top U.S. problems, 8% of Americans now mention abortion, the highest percentage mentioning that issue in Gallup's records.
Most Americans favor abortion being legal to some degree, but there is wide disagreement about the extent.
Birth control and divorce remain the most morally acceptable of 19 issues measured, and extramarital affairs and cloning humans the most morally wrong.
Twenty-seven percent of U.S. voters say candidates for major offices must share their views on abortion to get their vote, the highest in any election year.
Just over one-third of Americans, 35%, want Roe v. Wade overturned, while a steady 58% prefer that it stand.
A poll conducted mostly after news broke that the Supreme Court may overturn Roe v. Wade finds an uptick in support for abortion being broadly legal.
Americans' personal religiosity is significantly related to their abortion attitudes, even after controlling for religious and political identity and other demographic variables.
Americans' satisfaction with a variety of aspects of U.S. life and public policy areas remains depressed from 2020, with many declining further since 2021.