Black Americans have become more likely to support abortion rights over the past decade, and they are now as likely as non-Black Americans to say that abortion is morally acceptable and slightly more likely to support legal abortion in all circumstances. This marks a significant change from the situation 15 […] Read more »
Americans Oppose Religious Exemptions From Coronavirus-Related Restrictions
A new Pew Research Center survey finds that U.S. adults overwhelmingly say houses of worship should be required to follow the same rules about social distancing and large gatherings as other organizations or businesses in their local area. About eight-in-ten Americans (79%) take this position, four times the share who […] Read more »
One in Four Americans Consider Abortion a Key Voting Issue
Just as Americans’ general views of abortion remain mostly steady, so too are their opinions of whether it is a key voting issue for them. Nearly half of U.S. adults (47%) polled in May, before the recent Supreme Court decision on abortion, say the issue will be just one of […] Read more »
Americans’ Abortion Views Steady in Past Year
Americans’ overall stance on abortion has been stable in recent years, with the 48% calling themselves “pro-choice” and 46% “pro-life” similar to the close division on this measure observed most years since 2010. CONT. Lydia Saad, Gallup The OPINION TODAY email newsletter is a concise daily rundown of significant new poll results and […] Read more »
Record-Low 54% in U.S. Say Death Penalty Morally Acceptable
• Six-point decrease since last year in moral acceptability of death penalty• Birth control, drinking alcohol, divorce most morally acceptable• Largest gap between liberals and conservatives (52 points) is on abortion CONT. Megan Brenan, Gallup The OPINION TODAY email newsletter is a concise daily rundown of significant new poll results and insightful analysis. […] Read more »
The Major Supreme Court Cases This Term and What the Public Thinks
In the Supreme Court’s first full term since the arrival of Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh shifted it to the right, the justices confronted an unusually potent mix of political and social issues in the middle of both a presidential election year and a public health crisis. Among the decisions that […] Read more »