Gallup Poll Finds Historic Gender Gap on Abortion Views in U.S.

Three years after the Supreme Court's 2022 Dobbs decision overturned Roe v. Wade and returned abortion regulation to the states, a historic gender gap has emerged in American views on abortion, according to multiple Gallup polls. Women are significantly more likely than men to identify as pro-choice, with 61% of women versus 41% of men adopting the label in 2025, marking the largest gap recorded since Gallup began polling on abortion 30 years ago. Similarly, 57% of women consider abortion morally acceptable compared to 40% of men, and 56% of women support abortion being legal in all or most circumstances versus 41% of men. This widening divide is also influenced by partisan shifts, with Democratic men showing increased support for abortion rights, while Republican men have become less supportive since Dobbs. Overall, while national support for abortion rights remains modestly higher than pre-Dobbs levels, men’s support has declined, and the country exhibits deepening gender and partisan polarization on abortion. These findings reflect a notable shift from two decades prior to Dobbs when men’s and women’s opinions on abortion were much closer.