Although technically a competitive or “purple” state in terms of how it voted in the past two presidential elections, Texas is more closely aligned with “red” — that is, strongly Republican — states when it comes to its residents’ views on abortion.
According to aggregated Gallup data from its 2011-2021 Values and Beliefs polls, 26% of Texans believe abortion should be illegal in all circumstances, similar to the 25% saying this, on average, across all red states and 21% in purple states. It significantly exceeds the 14% holding this strong anti-abortion view in “blue” (that is, strongly Democratic) states. CONTINUED
Jeffrey M. Jones & Lydia Saad, Gallup
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