Abortion’s most motivated voters went from defenders to opponents

Abortion’s most motivated voters went from defenders to opponents

Americans who call abortion their top voting issue are now more likely to support banning it, a reversal from the energized reproductive rights supporters who turned abortion into a key election issue after Roe v. Wade was overturned. Only 2 percent of Americans say abortion is their top concern, according to a new 19th News/SurveyMonkey poll, down from 7 percent in the same poll a year ago and 5 percent in 2023. Among them, 57 percent want abor…