How important is abortion to your vote in the 2022 Election? (August 2022)

How important is abortion to your vote in the 2022 Election? (August 2022)

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Very important52%
Somewhat important22%
Not very important12%
Not important at all9%
Don't know/No opinion6%

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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Very important71%32%38%
Somewhat important17%26%25%
Not very important4%18%18%
Not important at all3%11%15%
Don't know/No opinion5%12%5%

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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Very important68%52%81%
Somewhat important17%26%13%
Not very important5%3%4%
Not important at all6%7%0%
Don't know/No opinion4%10%2%

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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Very important23%31%48%
Somewhat important29%33%19%
Not very important31%18%11%
Not important at all14%10%17%
Don't know/No opinion3%8%5%

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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Very important76%46%39%
Somewhat important15%25%25%
Not very important5%10%18%
Not important at all3%6%14%
Don't know/No opinion1%13%4%

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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Very important63%75%88%
Somewhat important22%15%8%
Not very important11%4%2%
Not important at all4%4%1%
Don't know/No opinion0%2%1%

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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Very important28%31%54%
Somewhat important30%29%18%
Not very important25%21%9%
Not important at all10%17%15%
Don't know/No opinion6%2%4%

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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Very important49%55%56%
Somewhat important23%25%19%
Not very important13%9%11%
Not important at all10%4%8%
Don't know/No opinion5%7%7%

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CategoryMaleFemale
Very important40%62%
Somewhat important27%18%
Not very important16%8%
Not important at all13%5%
Don't know/No opinion4%7%

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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Very important55%51%50%
Somewhat important24%20%23%
Not very important10%13%13%
Not important at all7%10%7%
Don't know/No opinion5%6%7%

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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Very important57%51%49%53%
Somewhat important20%24%21%23%
Not very important7%11%14%12%
Not important at all6%9%10%8%
Don't know/No opinion10%5%5%3%

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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Very important59%51%51%48%53%53%
Somewhat important18%23%20%18%25%21%
Not very important7%9%12%18%12%12%
Not important at all14%7%9%6%9%13%
Don't know/No opinion2%9%7%10%1%2%

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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Very important56%36%51%66%
Somewhat important21%30%22%11%
Not very important12%16%12%6%
Not important at all6%11%12%9%
Don't know/No opinion5%8%2%8%

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CategoryThe Bible is the actual word of God and is to be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is the word of God but not everything in it should be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is a book written by men and is not the word of God.Don't know.
Very important51%45%66%40%
Somewhat important22%26%15%19%
Not very important10%16%8%8%
Not important at all10%7%9%19%
Don't know/No opinion7%5%2%14%

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