Post-decision poll: Americans oppose overturning Roe, 50/37

Half of Americans – 50% – expressed opposition to the Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in a poll conducted on Friday, shortly after the decision was released. More than one in three (37%) support the Court’s decision. Men are significantly more likely than women to support the decision – 45% of men are in favor of it compared to 29% of women. Republicans (71%) are far more likely to support it than Democrats (18%)…

In the week before the Supreme Court decision, Americans expressed similar opinions about overturning Roe. An Economist/YouGov Poll conducted on June 18-21, 2022 found that 50% of Americans did not want Roe overturned, and 32% did want it overturned.

Most Americans (57%) say they want abortion to be legal in their state in all or most cases, while 33% would like it to be illegal in all or most cases. Women (33%) are somewhat more likely than men (27%) to say abortion should be legal in all cases.