A January 2026 Pew Research Center survey finds 60% of U.S. adults say abortion should be legal in all or most cases, but opinion is deeply segmented: 74% of White evangelical Protestants say it should be illegal while 82% of the religiously unaffiliated say it should be legal. Party breaks are equally stark, with 84% of Democrats supporting legal abortion and 63% of Republicans saying it should be illegal.
— Shows that while majority opinion favors legal abortion, religion and party remain dominant predictors of who will mobilize for or against policy changes and candidates.
Pew Research Center national survey of U.S. adults, Jan. 20–26, 2026, reporting overall (60%/38%) and subgroup percentages (e.g., White evangelical Protestants 24% legal / 74% illegal; Democrats 84% legal).