… We set out to find out what percentage of people in each state support legal abortions. Drawing on work by one of us and Devin Caughey, we used micro-data from publicly available probability polls from academic surveys such as American National Election Studies and media polls we obtained via […] Read more »
How Did Roe End? In a Long Red Wave, Then All of a Sudden.
The beginning of the end of Roe v. Wade arrived on election night in November 2010. That night, control of state houses across the country flipped from Democrat to Republican, almost to the number: Democrats had controlled 27 state legislatures going in and ended up with 16; Republicans started with […] Read more »
End of Roe v. Wade may not hurt Republicans in Congress, but it could sting them in the states
The Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade in arguably its biggest decision in at least a decade. The practical consequences of eliminating the constitutional right to an abortion are enormous. You might think, therefore, that the political fallout would be too. But a look at the political landscape and […] Read more »
Focus Group Report: Pro-Choice Democrats and Republicans on Abortion
On June 15, 2022, GBAO conducted three focus groups online with Democratic and Republican women who varied across demographics—age, education, and race. Key takeaways• Among those who are pro-choice, abortion is a highly salient issue.• Most would feel “revolted” or “angry” if Roe were overturned.• There is some division as […] Read more »
Overturning Roe Flies in the Face of American Public Opinion
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, overturning Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, in a case that challenged a Mississippi law banning abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The ruling flies in the face of public opinion; according to PRRI’s March […] Read more »
Supreme Court goes against public opinion in rulings on abortion, guns
The U.S. Supreme Court’s new majority boldly signaled with twin rulings this week that public opinion would not interfere with conservative plans to shift the nation’s legal landscape. The court rejected Roe v. Wade, a 49-year-old legal precedent that guaranteed the right to an abortion, after a string of national […] Read more »