American Entropy: Abortion poll (no it's not a tool)

12 September 2005

Abortion poll (no it's not a tool)

SUSA puts out an interesting poll (routed through dKos) that had sum surprising results

- Pro-life outnumbers pro-choice in only 13 states. They are tied in another.

When I first read this I though it read Pro-choice outnumbers pro-life in only 13 states.

- Of the 20 states most hostile to abortion rights, 19 voted for Bush. Of the 20 most pro-choice states, 15 voted for Kerry.

- Surprising pro-choice states: Wyoming supports choice by a margin of 57-39. Alaska, 58-37. Virginia, 54-39. Montana it's 53-42.

These are all red states.

- Opposition to abortion is highest in
Utah (by 61%) and Louisiana and Arkansas measured in the mid 50's

- In total, the pro-life movement got only 38% of the vote (41% unweighted). That is nowhere near a majority.

I wonder if anyone has polled the public, asking who favored more limits and restrictions to abortions (e.g. limiting the number, or limiting it to forced pregnancy)

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