Support for legal abortion has trisen sharply among Democratic women % who say abortion should be legal in all/most cases
This shift in Democratic support is especially pronounced among women. Currently, 85% of Democratic women think abortion should be legal in all or most cases, up 18 points from March. This is the highest level of support for legal abortion among Democratic women in the past two decades.
By comparison, 71% of Democratic men say abortion should legal in at least most cases, little changed from March (75%).
There are no similar divisions by gender among Republicans. Currently, 36% of Republican men and 32% of Republican women think abortion should be legal in at least most cases. For the most part, there have been only slight gender differences in Republican opinion about abortion over the past decade.
Support for legal abortion has trisen  | sharply among Democratic women  | % who say abortion should be legal in all/most cases  | Democratic men  | Democratic women  | Republican men  | Re publican women  | 85  | 71  | 69 63  | 67  | 40  | 40  | 36  | 33  | 35 32  | 2007  | 2010  | 2013  | 2016  | Source: Survey conducted Oct. 20-25, 2016.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 