New Knights of Columbus-Marist Poll: A Consistent Majority of Americans Continue to Support Legal Limits on Abortion Poll Also Shows Overwhelming Support for Pregnancy Resource Centers
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The 2025 Knights of Columbus-Marist Poll results, released today, show that 67% of Americans support placing legal limits on abortion, and that 60% support limiting abortions to at most the first three months of pregnancy. This survey, conducted by the Marist Poll and commissioned annually by the Knights of Columbus, also found that, for the second consecutive year, 83% of Americans support pregnancy resource centers, which offer support to mothers both during their pregnancy and after their baby is born. Additionally, the poll found that 62% of Americans believe healthcare professionals with religious objections to abortions should not be legally required to perform them, while 82% of respondents believe that laws can protect both the mother and her unborn child.
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“This year’s survey results show that Americans are once again firm in their belief that abortion should be significantly limited yet laws should include exceptions for rape, incest, or to save the life of the mother,” says Dr. Barbara L. Carvalho, Director of the Marist Poll. “This consistent year over year trend found in the annual Knights of Columbus-Marist Poll has continued, now nearly three years after the Supreme Court’s landmark Dobbs decision.” “The Knights of Columbus-Marist Poll once again shows that a majority of Americans support legal restrictions on abortion, and an overwhelming majority support pregnancy resource centers, which assist mothers and their children in greatest need,” said Knights of Columbus Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly. Supreme Knight Kelly continued, “Being pro-life means being pro-woman and pro-child, and helping vulnerable women and their babies is in the Knights’ DNA.” Knights across the U.S. and Canada have raised nearly $14 million to support vital pregnancy resource centers through our ASAP, or Aid and Support After Pregnancy program. Knights have also funded the purchase of over 1,900 ultrasound machines, which empower vulnerable mothers to see their unborn babies. “The Knights of Columbus’ mission to support mothers in need and their children, both born and unborn, continues to guide our work today,” concluded Kelly.
Methodology
This survey of 1,387 adults was conducted January 7-9, 2025, by the Marist Poll in partnership with the Knights of Columbus. Survey questions were available in English or Spanish. Phone and online samples were selected to ensure that each region was represented in proportion to its adult population. The samples were then combined and balanced to reflect the 2022 American Community Survey 5-year estimates for age, gender, income, race, and region. Results are statistically significant within ±3.2 percentage points. There are 1,221 registered voters. The results for this subset are statistically significant within ±3.4 percentage points. Tables include results for subgroups to only display crosstabs with an acceptable sampling error. It should be noted that although you may not see results listed for a certain group, it does not mean interviews were not completed with those individuals. It simply means the sample size is too small to report. The error margin was adjusted for sample weights and increases for cross-tabulations. For more information, please visit kofc.org/polls.
About the Knights of Columbus
In 1882, Blessed Michael McGivney, a young parish priest in New Haven, Connecticut, founded the Knights of Columbus to serve the needs of a largely immigrant Catholic community. What began as a small fraternal benefit society has since grown into the world’s premier lay Catholic men’s organization, with more than 2.1 million members in over 16,800 local councils. As members of one of the world’s leading international charitable organizations, Knights around the world donated more than 47 million service hours and over $190 million for worthy causes in their communities in 2023. The Knights of Columbus also offers a range of life insurance products to members and their families. Knights of Columbus Insurance currently has more than $123 billion* of life insurance in force. In addition, the organization offers investment services in accord with Catholic social teaching through its wholly owned subsidiary, Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors, which holds more than $29 billion** in assets under management. Based on the founding principles of charity, unity and fraternity, the Knights of Columbus is committed to strengthening Catholic families and parishes, and to practicing faith in action through service to all in need.
To learn more or to join the Knights of Columbus, please visit kofc.org/join. *As of December 31, 2024 **As of November 30, 2024 ###
Source: https://www.kofc.org/en/resources/news-room/2025-kofc-marist-poll.pdf
https://www.kofc.org/en/resources/communications/polls/2025-kofc-marist-poll-results.pdf
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