"But recent polling indicates that Democrats may not be able to count on the issue in their efforts to drive votes in the 2026 midterms, after making abortion rights the centerpiece of their pitch to voters in the elections that followed the fall of Roe v Wade. In 2024, 55% of Democrats said abortion was important to their vote, according to polling from the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI)."
"But in October of this year, just 36% of Democrats said the same. By contrast, abortion remained about as important to Republicans in both 2024 and 2025, PRRI found. PRRI's findings mirror a September poll from the 19th and SurveyMonkey, which found that the voters who cared most about abortion are people who want to see it banned. During the 2024 election, abortion was seen as the Democrats' strongest issue, after the 2022 overturning of Roe sparked a wave of deeply unpopular state-level abortion bans."
Up to seven states will vote on abortion rights this year. Recent polling shows the proportion of Democrats who said abortion was important to their vote fell from 55% in 2024 to 36% in October 2025. Abortion importance remained roughly steady among Republicans. A September poll found that voters who cared most about abortion tended to favor banning it. Democrats made abortion rights central to the 2024 campaign and spent heavily on related TV ads. Donald Trump downplayed the issue, won the 2024 popular vote, and Republicans gained control of Congress. The president has focused on other policy priorities, and political tumult has diverted public attention.
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