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1992: What do you think is -Democratic Presidential candidate name-’s position on abortion? 1996,2004-LATER: Where would you place -Democratic Presidential candidate name- (on this scale)? 2000: FTF: Where would you place -Democratic Presidential candidate name- on abortion? PHONE: What about -Democratic Presidential candidate name- (on abortion)? Which opinion best agrees with his views?
Republican presidential candidate's position on abortion · Asked in 8 waves, 1992–2020 · 25,504 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Codes that include 'no Pre/Post IW' were dropped for respondents without that interview. Dropped only in years where the codebook names a design split (alternate form, half sample, abbreviated or web instrument): -9 in 2008. Kept and flagged: -9 (other_missing), -8 (dk). Codebook notes: Respondent booklet was used. After 1992, the order of Presidential candidates was randomized.
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → mixed mode (2012).
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Group | By law, abortion should never be permitted | The law should permit only in cases of rape, incest or danger |
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| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
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| ANES 2020 Time Series Study Source variable: V201339. | 2020-08-18 to 2021-01-04 | mixed | 8,280 | 8,251 |
| ANES 2016 Time Series Study Source variable: V162182. | 2016-09-07 to 2017-01-09 | mixed | 4,270 | 3,648 |
| ANES 2012 Time Series Study Source variable: abort_rpc4. | 2012-09-09 to 2013-01-13 | mixed | 5,914 | 5,510 |
| ANES 2008 Time Series Study Source variable: V085089b. | 2008-09-02 to 2008-12-30 | face to face | 2,322 | 1,035 |
| ANES 2004 Time Series Study Source variable: V045134. | 2004-09-07 to 2004-12-19 | face to face | 1,212 | 1,066 |
| ANES 2000 Time Series Study Source variable: V000698. | 2000-09-05 to 2000-12-22 | mixed | 1,807 | 1,802 |
| ANES 1996 Time Series Study Source variable: V960509. | 1996-09-03 to 1997-01-02 | mixed | 1,714 | 1,714 |
| ANES 1992 Time Series Study |
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → mixed mode (2012).
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| The law should permit for reasons other than rape, incest or danger |
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| By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion |
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| MoE |
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| All respondents | 40% | 38% | 12% | 10% | 8251 | ±1 | |
| Democrats | 58% | 25% | 7% | 10% | 2856 | ±3 | |
| Independents (incl. leaners) | 39% | 34% | 14% | 13% | 2811 | ±2 | |
| Republicans | 22% | 55% | 15% | 8% | 2556 | ±3 |
ANES 2020 Time Series Study · US citizens 18+ (face-to-face samples: contiguous 48 states and DC; web samples: 50 states and DC). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.
| 1992-09-02 to 1993-01-16 |
| mixed |
| 2,485 |
| 2,478 |