Last week, the Supreme Court refused to block a new Texas law that would ban abortions after 6 weeks — before most people would even know that they’re pregnant. This law is the most restrictive abortion ban in place and is a direct attack on reproductive rights and Roe v. Wade — and voters are against it.

This week, we released new polling on Roe v. Wade, finding that strong majorities of voters support the Supreme Court upholding this decision by a +37-point margin. This includes Democrats by a +62-point margin, Independents by a +41-point margin, and Republicans by a +10-point margin. 



Voters were also asked about whether or not Congress should pass a law similar to the Texas one. When asked about this proposal, voters strongly opposed Congress passing such a law by a +30-point margin. This includes Democrats by a +43-point margin, Independents by a +41-point margin, and Republicans by a +8-point margin.



Additionally, voters were asked about their enthusiasm to vote in the 2022 midterm elections before and after hearing a hypothetical about the Texas abortion ban being enacted nationally. After hearing about these efforts to restrict abortion access, enthusiasm for the midterms increased significantly among Democrats by a +8-point margin. Enthusiasm also increased among Independents by a +3-point margin and decreased among Republicans by a -8-point margin. This makes it clear that attacks on abortion increase Democrats’ and Independents’ enthusiasm to vote and do not galvanize the Republican base in the same way.



We also asked voters their opinions on government involvement in reproductive rights. By a +40-point margin, voters agree that the government should not interfere in personal matters like reproductive rights. Democratic voters believe this by a margin of +58 points, Independents by a margin of +50 points, and Republicans by a margin of +14 points.



It’s clear that voters are rejecting attempts to undermine Roe v. Wade and that they do not support restrictive abortion bans like the Texas law. It’s also clear that Democratic voters’ enthusiasm increases when told about these efforts to restrict abortion, and that these anti-abortion politics will likely spark backlash.

Here are some other highlights from DFP over the past week:

Heads up NY 2022 Gov Hopefuls: NY Voters Want a Progressive Agenda Statewide

New York strategists love to tell you that winning statewide hinges on mods upstate, but our latest polling finds running on a progressive agenda is stronger than they think. In new polling of New York voters, we find voters overwhelmingly agree with a progressive worldview of state government, and strongly support a number of progressive proposals including the recently passed millionaire’s tax, providing rental assistance to low-income New Yorkers, passing climate resilience policies, and establishing Overdose Prevention Centers. We also find strong support for federal policies including the national voting reform bill known as the For the People Act and creating an earned pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children and essential workers.

Seriously, take a look:



And this isn’t a one-off: These results are consistent with our May poll of New Yorkers, showing that likely New York voters are drawn to a vision of government that invests in the common good.


Americans Want it — and Congress Can Make it Happen: A Pathway to Citizenship

Today, Democrats meet with the Senate’s parliamentarian to make the case for including a pathway to citizenship in the upcoming reconciliation package — a proposal our latest polling finds Americans overwhelmingly support. By a +41- point margin, national voters say they are in favor of creating an earned pathway to citizenship for Dreamers, people here contributing and working in America due to war or natural disasters in their home countries, and farmworkers and other essential workers. In fact, this support is bipartisan: 84% of Democrats, 65% of Independents, and 51% of Republican voters support a pathway to citizenship. 




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