Title: On abortion, 3 in 10 or more Democrats, Republicans disagree with party | Pew Research Center
Headings: Three-in-ten or more Democrats and Republicans don’t agree with their party on abortion
Three-in-ten or more Democrats and Republicans don’t agree with their party on abortion
Intraparty differences over whether abortion should be legal
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Content: But Democrats are roughly split on whether it should be legal in all cases (40%) or most cases (42%). Democrats who live in the South, those who are ages 65 and older, and those who identify as conservative or moderate are less likely than other Democrats to say abortion should be legal in all cases. Whether people hold an absolutist stance on abortion is tied to how strongly they support their party on the issue. For example, Republicans and GOP leaners who say abortion should be illegal in all cases are more likely to say they agree strongly with the GOP on abortion than to say they agree somewhat (73% vs. 9%). And Democrats and their leaners who say abortion should be legal in all cases also are more likely to say they agree strongly with their party than to say they agree only somewhat (70% vs. 11%). Note: Here are the questions used for this analysis, along with responses, and its methodology. Topics
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