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

% of conservatives who say abortion should be…

StateLegal in all/most casesIllegal in all/most casesDon't knowSample size
Alabama29%66%5%267
Alaska44%53%4%115
Arizona29%67%4%264
Arkansas24%73%4%130
California39%55%5%1,134
Colorado29%65%6%170
Connecticut51%43%6%110
Florida39%56%5%760
Georgia32%65%3%417
Idaho31%66%4%138
Illinois34%63%2%459
Indiana31%65%3%276
Iowa28%70%2%142
Kansas28%70%2%132
Kentucky17%76%7%189
Louisiana25%71%3%234
Maryland38%58%4%170
Massachusetts56%39%5%160
Michigan35%62%3%342
Minnesota26%68%5%192
Mississippi22%74%4%150
Missouri27%69%3%251
Montana34%63%3%138
Nebraska31%66%3%132
Nevada43%56%1%116
New Hampshire42%50%8%102
New Jersey40%54%5%271
New Mexico36%62%2%106
New York46%50%5%606
North Carolina30%63%8%411
North Dakota31%68%1%161
Ohio34%63%3%456
Oklahoma31%65%4%162
Oregon47%50%2%125
Pennsylvania34%63%3%498
South Carolina25%68%7%218
South Dakota36%61%4%139
Tennessee26%70%4%322
Texas31%65%4%1,050
Utah21%75%4%150
Virginia35%62%3%344
Washington30%67%3%215
West Virginia23%71%5%139
Wisconsin35%64%1%247
Wyoming24%74%2%143
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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