Americans of all stripes support most forms of birth control

Share of Americans by political affiliation who said each contraceptive or abortion method should be legal in "all" or "most" cases

Dot plot with a list of abortion or contraceptive methods and the share of Americans who said that method should be legal in "all" or "most" cases. "Condoms" and "birth control pills" ranked highest for all parties, while "medical abortions or abortion pills" and "surgical abortions" ranked lowest overall, with 31 percent of Republicans and 80 percent of Democrats saying it should be legal.

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Based on a FiveThirtyEight/Ipsos survey conducted June 27-July 5, 2022, among a sample of 1,549 adults that was weighted to match the general population.

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