The vast majority of people will take a political candidate’s position on abortion into consideration before voting, according to a new poll released Tuesday.
The CNN poll found that 55% of voters would consider a candidate’s abortion policies to be one of several key factors when voting. Another 29% said they would only vote for a candidate who shared their personal beliefs on abortion, bringing the total number of respondents who are likely to pay attention to a candidate’s stance to 84%.
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The remaining 16% said they do not see abortion as a major issue, which CNN noted was a record low since the outlet started asking the question in 1996.
With this year’s data, the poll concluded people largely hold the same views on the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade, similar to last year’s results.
In Tuesday’s poll, 36% of voters said they agreed with the high court’s decision that there is no constitutional right to abortion, while 64% said they disagreed with that opinion.
Among those who approved of the overturning of Roe v. Wade, 34% said they think politicians who oppose abortion should push for further restrictions nationwide. Comparatively, 66% said politicians should leave the contentious issue up to the states.
Although a majority still favors leaving the issue in state legislatures, last July saw 80% saying politicians should let states decide on abortion restrictions, a notable decrease in the past year.
Most of those who disapproved of the Supreme Court’s ruling said neither their state government (60%) nor the federal government (78%) is doing enough to ensure abortion access.
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The new survey’s results come as Ohio voters cast their ballots on Tuesday regarding a measure that has significant implications for the fate of abortion in the state. The ballot measure called State Issue 1 would make an abortion amendment more difficult in November as the majority needed to approve all future Ohio constitutional amendments could be raised to 60%. It currently stands at 50% plus one person.
The CNN poll was conducted by SSRS from July 1-31 among a sample size of 1,279 U.S. adults. The poll had a margin of error of 3.7%.
