Plurality of Republicans Oppose Potential Ballot Measure
PHOENIX (June 11, 2024)- The latest data from Noble Predictive Insights’ Arizona Public Opinion Pulse (AZPOP) finds that the Arizona electorate is tuned in to abortion issues in the state, and they don’t want politicians regulating abortion rights.
Abortion is an increasingly pressing issue in the Arizona Legislature this year and surrounding the upcoming November 5th election, and Arizona voters are paying attention.
In April, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled to uphold the 1864 near-total ban on abortions, but the Legislature and courts have since nullified that law, and the state’s ban on abortions after the 15th week of pregnancy is still in effect.
It’s been rumored that Republican lawmakers intend to push anti-abortion referrals to be added to the November ballot.
Potential Measure: Politicians Regulating Abortion
A ballot measure that would give politicians the ability to regulate abortion rights is broadly unpopular among Arizona voters – only one-quarter would support such a measure. A majority of voters (52%) would oppose it and just under a quarter are unsure. Of those with abortion in their top three issues, 69% said they would oppose the measure.
“Arizonans are generally averse to handing politicians more regulatory power over voters – we see that pretty clearly with this potential ballot measure,” said Mike Noble, Noble Predictive Insights Founder & CEO.
Perhaps against conventional wisdom, a plurality of Republicans would oppose this measure (37%) while only 34% of Republicans said they would support the measure, with Party-first Republicans leading the group (39%), followed by conservatives (35%), and Trump-first Republicans (34%).
Democrats, on the other hand, are far more unified – a 71% majority would oppose this measure with only 18% in support of it. Liberals (72%), Party-first Democrats (72%), and Biden-first Democrats (71%) lead the opposition. Additionally, 50% of Independents also said they would oppose this measure, 23% would support it, and 27% remain unsure.
“The bottom line: Democrats see abortion as one of the key issues in 2024, and the pro-choice side is currently winning on this ballot measure,” said Mike Noble.
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Methodology: This poll was conducted as an online opt-in panel survey. The survey was completed by Noble Predictive Insights from May 7–14, 2024 from an Arizona statewide registered voter sample. The sample demographics were weighted to accurately reflect gender, region, age, party affiliation, ethnicity, and education. The sample size was 1,003 registered voters, yielding a MoE of ± 3.09%. Numbers may not equal 100% due to rounding.
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Veronica Sutliff, Noble Predictive Insights, v.sutliff@npredictive.com, (602) 390-5248
Sydney Evenson, Noble Predictive Insights, s.evenson@npredictive.com, (602) 350-1065
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