A new poll shows that nearly half of Americans are less likely to vote for a congressional candidate who supports abortion rights.

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45% of adults are less likely to vote for a congressional candidate who supports abortion rights, while 18% are more likely to vote for that candidate, and 33% said it made no difference.

22% of respondents said they were less likely to vote for a candidate who supports abortion rights, 42% said they were more likely, and 36% said it made no difference.

Democrats were less likely to vote for an anti-abortion candidate than they were for an anti-abortion Republican.

Republicans who supported pro-abortion-rights candidates were more likely to vote for them than Democrats who supported anti-abortion-rights candidates, with 15% of Republicans saying they were more likely to vote for a pro-abortion-rights candidate.

42% of men and 27% of women said it didn't make a difference if a candidate opposed abortion rights.

A total of 1,586 U.S. adults were surveyed.

It was 65%. The share of American adults who think abortion should be legal in all or most cases is 81% of Democrats and 38% of Republicans. 30% of all respondents said that abortion should be illegal in all or most cases, compared to 51% of Republicans and 9% of Democrats.

Key Background

Two weeks ago, a leaked Supreme Court draft opinion stated that a woman's right to choose to have an abortion is protected by the Constitution. Democrats saw a surge in abortion-related advertising. According to polling firms, most Americans think that abortion should not be banned completely. Some GOP legislators are working with anti-abortion activists to advance a national abortion ban if the Supreme Court overturns Wade. Some anti-abortion legislators have warned that a national ban might run into constitutional problems, according to CBS News/YouGov polling. A bill that would have codified abortion protections nationally failed in the Senate on May 11 after Sen. Joe Manchin and all 50 Republicans opposed it. A bill needs 60 votes to pass in the Senate.

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