Democrats with less education more likely to split with party on abortion % of U.S. adults who say they agree or don't agree with their party on abortion policy Among Republicans/ lean Rep.
Overall, roughly one-third of Americans who identify as Republican or as Republican-leaning independents do not agree with their party on abortion (35%), including 12% who say they agree with the Democratic Party on abortion and 23% who say they do not agree with either party. Among Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents, three-in-ten do not agree with their party on abortion, including 7% who say they agree with the GOP and 22% who say they don’t agree with either party. (The same 2019 survey found that roughly a fifth to a third of Americans don’t agree with their party on issues including policies to deal with the economy, health care and illegal immigration.)
Democrats with less education more likely to split with party on abortion  | % of U.S. adults who say they agree or don't agree with their party on abortion policy  | Among Republicans/ lean Rep.  | Among Democrats/ lean Dem.  | SENET Agree Agree with  | Don It  | SENET Agree Agree with  | Don't  | NET Don't  | SENET Don't  | with  | agree with agree with  | with  | agree with agree with  | with own  | with own  | Dems either party own party  | Reps either party own party  | party  | party  | Total  | Total  | 64%  | 12% 23%  | 35%  | 70%  | % 22%  | 29%  | grad. High school less  | High school  | 62  | 10  | 27  | 37  | 56  | 33  | 42  | grad. High or school less  | grad. High or less  | Some college  | Some college  | 68  | 10 22  | 32  | 70  | 5 24  | 29  | graduate+ College  | graduate+ College  | 64  | 19  | 17  | 36  | 84  | 5 10  | 16  | graduate+ College  | graduate+ College  | 15  | 55  | 30  | 45  | 68  | 8  | 22  | 30  | Ages 18-29  | Ages 18-29  | 57  | 19  | 24  | 68  | 23  | 30-49  | 42  | 30-49  | 30  | 5 24  | 68  | 21  | 30  | 69  | 29  | 50-64  | 9  | 50-64  | 74  | 19  | 76  | 19  | 23  | 65+  | 65+  | 25  | Note: Those who did not answer are not shown  | Source: Survey of U.S adults conducted July 22-Aug. 4, 2019  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 