--- description: A clear majority of residents in the top swing states support access to abortion, according to a massive new poll. title: Swing States Overwhelmingly Back Abortion Rights: Poll image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdc539fd8376a6589/698a565e011682324c985bf4/GettyImages-2147817477.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [abortion](/tag/abortion/) ## abortion Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Swing States Overwhelmingly Back Abortion Rights, New Poll Finds ## Video: Arizona Democrats Get Enough Votes to Repeal 19th Century Abortion Ban [Watch (HLS stream): Arizona Democrats Get Enough Votes to Repeal 19th Century Abortion Ban](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/doReaYDC.m3u8) (1:24)  _Published 2024-05-03. Democrats secured enough votes in the Arizona Senate on Wednesday to repeal a Civil War-era ban on abortions that the state’s highest court recently allowed to take effect._  by [Philip Elliott](/author/philip-elliott/)  ## Philip Elliott Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent May 2, 2024 6:41 PM CUT  Pro-abortion rights demonstrators rally in Scottsdale, Arizona on April 15, 2024, after a court ruled a 160-year-old near total ban on abortion was enforceable. Pro-abortion rights demonstrators rally in Scottsdale, Arizona on April 15, 2024, after a court ruled a 160-year-old near total ban on abortion was enforceable.Frederic J. Brown—AFP via Getty Images  by [Philip Elliott](/author/philip-elliott/)  ## Philip Elliott Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent May 2, 2024 6:41 PM CUT A clear majority of residents in the top swing states support access to abortion, according to a massive new poll. The Public Religion Research Institute surveyed 22,000 people across the country on abortion In the seven battleground states that are expected to define the presidential race—Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin—a collective 64% of residents say abortion should be legal in all or most cases. Even red states are seeing growing support toward abortion rights; 57% of residents there say abortion should be legal in all or most cases. In fact, pollsters found only five states where supporters of abortion rights are in the minority: North Dakota, South Dakota, Arkansas, Idaho, and Utah. 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