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Nearly two-thirds of Americans support abortion legality in all or most cases; partisans remain deeply divided.
Americans ages 65 and older have gradually increased their support [for legal abortion], from 47% in 2010 to 63% in 2024.
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PRRI has its own scoring for Christian Nationalism based on answers on certain questions. Results by state:
- More than six in ten Americans (63%) say abortion should be legal in most or all cases; in contrast, 34% of Americans say abortion should be illegal in most or all cases.
Americans ages 65 and older have gradually increased their support [for legal abortion], from 47% in 2010 to 63% in 2024.
- Only four major religious groups lack majority support for abortion legality in all or most cases. These groups include Hispanic Protestants (44%), Latter-day Saints (29%), white evangelical Protestants (28%), and Jehovah’s Witnesses (22%).
- Just 8% of Americans say abortion should be illegal in all cases.
- Most Democrats have consistently favored abortion rights, but support has increased in recent years, from 71% in 2010 to 85% in 2024. In contrast, 39% of Republicans support abortion legality, but their support has increased by 4 percentage points since 2010 (35%). Just 13% of Republicans say abortion should be illegal in all cases, down almost 10 percentage points from 22% in 2010.
Religious Affiliation:
PRRI has its own scoring for Christian Nationalism based on answers on certain questions. Results by state: