Polling suggests the voters most passionate about protecting abortion rights also historically have been the more reliable in terms of midterm turnout, including Black women and liberal, college-educated women.

But polls also suggest it may be harder for Democrats to use the issue to turn out working-class, male or Hispanic voters.

What they’re saying: “We have a real deficit in terms of energy on our side,” said Celinda Lake, a Democratic pollster.

“Our base is less energized than their base,” Lake said of Republicans, “and now young voters and independent women are going to be energized.”