Abortion Support Isn’t as Popular as the Media Makes it Seem
- More young people now believe abortion should not be legal, now at 23% compared to 9% in 2022.
- 67% said laws should limit abortion in all (21%) or some (46%) circumstances.
- Only 3 in 10 did not support laws limiting abortion.
- Almost 7 in 10 support limits on abortion based on a baby’s stage of development with even more supporting Life at Conception & Heartbeat Abortion Protection Acts than those based on Fetal Pain.
Continued Education on Roe is Needed
• Gen Z and Y were first asked whether they supported “Codifying Roe” with no definition given on what that meant, and 52% strongly or somewhat strongly supported it, 26% undecided, and 22% opposing.
• After they learned more, young voters changed their minds and the math flipped by 15 points as 37% supported “Codifying Roe” after learning more, down from 52%. Those opposing “Codifying Roe” rose from 22% to 47% — a 25-point shift, made possible in part as 26% undecided fell to 16%.
Young Voters Will Support Pro-Life Candidates
- 53% said they see abortion views as important in their voting decision, It’s the most important issue for 13% and top two issue for 15%.
- Asked whether they could support a candidate who wanted abortion without limits and no restrictions of any kind, 4 in 10 reject that extremism, reporting that they are UNLIKELY to give their vote. And 35% said that their vote was unlikely to go to someone promising taxpayer funded abortion.
- 38% said they could vote for a candidate who promised to limit abortion after a baby’s heartbeat has been confirmed. 39% said they could support a candidate backing a bill to limit abortion at 15 weeks.
