Indiana _ Our Choice Coalition _ Toplines 2024-05-23.pdf

Indiana | Our Choice Coalition | Toplines May 2024
1,275 Interviews of registered voters in Indiana; Margin of Error = +/- 3.7%
Q1. How did you vote in the 2020 election for President, or for some reason were you unable to vote?
39% Joe Biden, the Democrat
48 Donald Trump, the Republican
4 Jo Jorgensen, the Libertarian
3 Not registered/Too young/Ineligible
7 Did not vote
Q2. Did you vote in the May 7th primary elections for Congress, Indiana Governor, and other state and
local offices?
11% Yes, I voted in the Democratic primary
19 Yes, I voted in the Republican primary
70 No, I didn’t vote in the May 7th primary elections
Q3. Do you plan to vote in the November 2024 election for President, Congress, Indiana Governor, and
other state and local offices?
86% Yes, definitely
7 Yes, probably
4 Maybe (50-50)
1 No, probably not
1 No, definitely not
Q4. How motivated are you to vote in the November 2024 election on a scale from 0 to 10, where 0
means you are not motivated at all and 10 means you are extremely motivated?
Likelihood to Vote Initial:
72% 10 - Extremely motivated
4 9
5 8
3 7
1 6
6 5
1 4
1 3
1 2
1 1
3 0 - Not motivated at all
82 Total 8-10
6 Total 0-2
Polling was conducted online from May 17-23, 2024. Using Dynamic Online Sampling to attain a representative
sample, Change Research polled 1,275 registered voters in Indiana. Post-stratification was performed on age, gender,
race/ethnicity, education, region, primary election participation and 2020 presidential vote. You can see a full
methodology statement here, which complies with the requirements of AAPOR's Transparency Initiative. Members of
the Transparency Initiative disclose all relevant details about our research, with the principle that the public should be
able to evaluate and understand research-based findings, in order to instill and restore public confidence in survey
results.

Q5. How would you say things in _______ are going? Are they going in the right direction or going off
on the wrong track?
Right Direction Wrong Track
The United States 23 77
Indiana 32 68
Your county 39 61
Q6. How favorable are your feelings about each of the following public figures?
Favorable Unfavorable Never
Heard of
Total Fav Total
Unfav
Very Smwt Neu Smwt Very
Donald Trump 27 15 5 5 47 0 42 52
Joe Biden 16 13 7 8 56 1 29 64
Mike Braun 5 16 19 14 36 10 21 50
Robert F.
Kennedy, Jr.
6 13 30 14 33 3 20 47
Jennifer
McCormick
10 7 27 4 6 45 17 11
Suzanne Crouch 5 11 28 14 13 29 16 28
Joe Hogsett 5 9 26 9 18 33 14 27
Todd Rokita 3 8 24 10 27 28 11 37
Brad Chambers 2 8 32 7 14 37 10 21
Micah Beckwith 2 2 22 3 8 64 4 11
Julie McGuire 1 2 24 4 6 64 3 10
Q7. How favorable are your feelings about each of the following?
Heard of
Total Fav Total
Unfav
Pregnancy
resource centers 37 19 20 5 9 10 56 14
Planned
Parenthood 39 13 11 8 28 1 52 36
Indiana Right to
Life 23 13 14 9 31 9 36 41
American Civil
Liberties Union 21 15 25 11 17 12 35 28
Indiana
Republicans 10 22 14 13 38 3 32 51
The MAGA
movement 19 12 13 4 48 4 31 52
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Heard of
Total Fav Total
Unfav
Indiana
Democrats 14 17 17 16 32 4 31 48
National
Republicans 7 22 12 13 41 5 29 53
National
Democrats 13 15 13 11 42 7 27 53
Stand for Life
Today 12 9 14 6 20 39 21 26
Americans United
for Life 9 10 16 5 19 42 19 24
Moms Demand
Liberty 8 5 15 3 26 43 13 29
Q8. Indiana allows straight ticket voting, which means checking one box to vote for all of the
candidates from one political party. Will you, or did you vote straight ticket in the upcoming election?
19% Yes, a straight ticket for all Democrats
15 Yes, a straight ticket for all Republicans
65 I did not/do not plan to vote on a straight ticket
Q9. If the 2024 election for Indiana State House of Representatives were held today, who would you
vote for?
37% The Democratic candidate
37 The Republican candidate
25 Not sure
Q10. [IF NOT DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE] Is there any chance you would consider voting for a
Democratic candidate for Indiana State House?
22% Yes, a chance
56 No, no chance
23 It depends (please explain): responses
Q11. [IF NOT REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE] Is there any chance you would consider voting for a
Republican candidate for Indiana State House?
24% Yes, a chance
55 No, no chance
21 Not sure
Q12. Do you believe abortion should be:
30% Legal in all cases
34 Legal in most cases
28 Illegal in most cases
9 Illegal in all cases
64% Total Legal
36 Total Illegal

Q13. Are each of the following probably true or probably false?
Probably true Probably false Not sure
There are times when women must have an abortion not
by choice but out of medical necessity.
88 7 5
Abortion is effectively banned in Indiana, making it one
of the most restrictive abortion laws in the country.
60 12 28
Many women don’t know they are pregnant 10 weeks
into a pregnancy.
57 27 16
I personally know someone who has been negatively
impacted by an abortion ban or have heard stories
about how it can be dangerous to women.
54 31 15
Mifepristone (the abortion pill) is a safe alternative to
more invasive surgical abortions.
53 16 32
Victims of rape or incest can’t get an abortion legally in
Indiana if they are more than 10 weeks pregnant.
52 12 36
Pregnancy resource centers provide pregnancy-related
counseling and support from a pro-life perspective that
does not include counseling on abortion options
50 14 36
Indiana’s constitution allows for direct vote of Hoosiers
on particular laws through a ballot or referendum
initiative.
41 20 39
Fewer than 100 abortions have occurred legally in
Indiana since the near-total ban went into place in
August of 2023.
36 13 50
Indiana’s abortion law reflects the will of Indiana voters. 28 48 23
Q14. Do you believe Indiana’s abortion law:
58% Is too restrictive; abortion should be easier to access than than it is under current law
29 Strikes the right balance
5 Is too permissive; abortion should be restricted without exceptions
8 Not sure
Q15. Does your representative in the Indiana State House support or oppose Indiana’s abortion law?
34% My representative supports the abortion law
10 My representative opposes the abortion law
55 Not sure
Q16. Which of the following comes closest to your view:
78% Indiana voters should be given the opportunity to vote directly on the state’s abortion policy in the
form of a ballot measure.
13 Indiana voters elected lawmakers to determine policies around abortion and other issues,
therefore a ballot measure on abortion is unnecessary.
9 Not sure

Q17. Do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements?
Agree Disagree Not
Sure
Total
Agree
Total
Disagree
Strong Smwt Smwt Strong
Pregnant Hoosiers whose lives are at
risk due to pregnancy should be
allowed to access abortion as a
medical necessity.
71 16 4 5 4 87 9
Women and girls who become
pregnant through rape or incest should
be allowed to get an abortion.
71 12 6 7 4 84 13
Pregnant women should be allowed to
get an abortion if the fetus has been
diagnosed with a fatal fetal anomaly.
63 17 6 9 5 80 15
Women should have the right to
access abortion at least through the
first trimester.
49 15 8 21 7 64 29
The decision about whether to have an
abortion should belong solely to the
pregnant woman.
48 14 10 24 4 62 34
I am personally against abortion, but I
don’t think it’s the government’s place
to tell people what to do in these
personal matters.
36 23 11 22 7 60 33
Women should have the right to
access abortion at least through 20
weeks of pregnancy, before a fetus is
considered viable.
41 13 9 28 9 54 37
Abortion is killing another life and that
is wrong.
34 14 13 35 4 48 48
My religious faith teaches me that
abortion is a sin.
31 15 7 37 10 46 44
People need to take responsibility for
their own actions, even if this means
going through with a pregnancy and
raising a child.
26 19 15 36 4 45 51
Q18. In thinking about whether and how you’ll vote in the November election for Indiana State House
Representative, how important is the issue of abortion?
15% Abortion is the most important issue to me
43 Abortion is very important to me but not the most important
25 Abortion is somewhat important to me
18 Abortion is not an important issue to me

Q19. Initial Ballot - Indiana’s abortion law - Abortion is illegal with few exceptions: if the pregnant
women’s serious health or life is at risk; if there’s a lethal fetal anomaly up to 20 weeks
post-fertilization; and in cases of rape or incest, but only up to 10 weeks.
If you knew that a candidate for Indiana State House supports Indiana’s current abortion law that
effectively bans abortion, does that make you:
16% Much more likely to vote for that candidate
13 Somewhat more likely to vote for that candidate
19 Doesn’t make a difference
10 Somewhat less likely to vote for that candidate
43 Much less likely to vote for that candidate
Q20. If you knew that a candidate for Indiana State House voted for a total abortion ban without
exceptions (if the pregnant women’s health or life is seriously at risk; if there’s a lethal fetal anomaly up
to 20 weeks post-fertilization; and in cases of rape or incest, but only up to 10 weeks), does that make
you:
Q21. If you knew that a candidate for Indiana State House opposed giving Indiana voters the
opportunity to vote directly on the state’s abortion policy in the form of a ballot measure, does that
make you:
Q22. Do you support or oppose each of the following in Indiana?
Support Oppose Total
Support
Total
Oppose
Restricting access to common forms of
birth control, like IUDs (intrauterine
devices)
3 3 11 83 6 94
Banning the use of mifepristone (the
abortion pill) without exceptions
11 9 17 62 20 80
Allowing public access to women’s
medical records that include information
about patients who received abortions
3 2 10 85 5 95
Granting personhood status to the unborn
at conception
25 12 14 49 37 63
Making IVF (in-vitro fertilization) illegal 4 4 16 76 8 92
Sex education in our schools that is
abstinence-based only and does not
mention abortion as a means of
reproductive health care
23 15 15 47 37 63

Support Oppose Total
Support
Total
Oppose
Legal action against out-of-state doctors
where abortion is protected if they
provide Hoosier women with abortions
that are considered illegal under Indiana’s
current abortion law
8 7 13 72 15 85
Restricting pregnant women’s access to
cancer treatments and other medical
interventions if there’s a risk to the fetus
2 5 17 75 8 92
Doctors and nurses withholding health-
and life-saving treatment for pregnant
women because they’re scared of having
their medical license taken away
4 6 16 74 10 90
Using taxpayer dollars to enforce
Indiana’s abortion ban
10 12 13 65 22 78
Preventing pregnant women from leaving
the state to seek an abortion
5 5 13 77 11 89
Criminal investigations of miscarriages
and stillbirths in cases of alleged
abortions banned under current law
7 11 15 66 18 82
Allowing law enforcement officers to
patrol medical facilities in search of
abortions banned under current law
5 10 12 73 15 85
Requiring technology companies to turn
over private, personal smartphone data in
investigations of abortions banned under
current law
5 5 12 78 10 90
Using taxpayer dollars to fund
anti-abortion pregnancy resource centers
14 14 14 58 28 72
Banning the use of mifepristone (the
abortion pill) after 10 weeks, even if it’s
medically necessary and the safest option
for the woman
10 11 18 62 21 79
Q23. How likely is each of the following to occur in Indiana in the next 5 years?
More Likely Less Likely Total Likely Total
Unlikely
Very Smwt Not to Not at all
Restricting access to common
forms of birth control, like
IUDs (intrauterine devices)
21 23 26 29 45 55
Banning the use of
mifepristone (the abortion pill)
without exceptions
29 30 26 15 60 40
Allowing public access to
women’s medical records that
include information about
21 21 27 31 42 58

Unlikely
patients who received
abortions
Granting personhood status
to the unborn at conception
27 34 27 12 61 39
Making IVF (in-vitro
fertilization) illegal
16 22 31 31 38 62
Sex education in our schools
that is abstinence-based only
and does not mention
abortion as a means of
reproductive health care
34 35 20 11 69 31
Legal action against
out-of-state doctors where
abortion is protected if they
provide Hoosier women with
abortions that are considered
illegal under Indiana’s current
abortion law
24 28 29 19 52 48
Restricting pregnant women’s
access to cancer treatments
and other medical
interventions if there’s a risk
to the fetus
24 25 30 21 49 51
Doctors and nurses
withholding health- and
life-saving treatment for
pregnant women because
they’re scared of having their
medical license taken away
36 27 20 17 63 37
Using taxpayer dollars to
enforce Indiana’s abortion
ban
42 35 13 9 77 23
Preventing pregnant women
from leaving the state to seek
an abortion
24 24 26 26 48 52
Criminal investigations of
miscarriages and stillbirths in
cases of alleged abortions
banned under current law
25 29 28 18 54 46
Allowing law enforcement
officers to patrol medical
facilities in search of
abortions banned under
current law
21 26 31 22 47 53

Unlikely
Requiring technology
companies to turn over
private, personal smartphone
data in investigations of
abortions banned under
current law
23 25 27 24 49 51
Using taxpayer dollars to fund
anti-abortion pregnancy
resource centers
35 36 18 11 70 30
Banning the use of
mifepristone (the abortion pill)
after 10 weeks, even if it’s
medically necessary and the
safest option for the woman
31 36 21 12 67 33
Q24. Government has no business making medical decisions on behalf of its citizens. Private decisions
about abortion should be made without the government interfering in these difficult, complicated,
personal medical decisions.
62% Very persuasive
13 Somewhat persuasive
12 Not too persuasive
13 Not persuasive at al
75 Total persuasive
25 Total unpersuasive
Q25. Anti-choice candidates don’t know what families are going through when it comes to pregnancy
and loss. Indiana’s one-size-fits-all abortion law hurts real people going through complicated situations,
like families that learn later in pregnancy there is a very serious fetal anomaly.
53% Very persuasive
15 Not persuasive at all
72 Total persuasive
Q26. Indiana’s extreme abortion ban re-victimizes women and girls who are survivors of rape and
incest, forcing them to carry pregnancies to term. It’s terrifyingly extreme and way out of line with core
Hoosier values of justice for victims.
58% Very persuasive
71 Total persuasive

Q27. We should trust and empower women to make their own private reproductive healthcare
decisions in consultation with their doctors and loved ones, instead of giving politicians in Indianapolis
control over what women can and can’t do with their bodies and lives.
61% Very persuasive
72 Total persuasive
Q28. Patients should be able to access the health care they need without unnecessary barriers or
restrictions, and doctors should be able to offer that care without hesitation for fear of being
criminalized or otherwise punished.
62% Very persuasive
78 Total persuasive
Q29. The same people who pushed for Indiana’s extreme abortion ban are making moves to strip away
even more of our rights, including restricting access to birth control and even IVF (in-vitro fertilization).
52% Very persuasive
67 Total persuasive
Q30. We’re witnessing unprecedented economic fallout as a result of Indiana’s extreme abortion ban.
Eli Lilly, one of Indiana’s largest employers, says that the ban hurts its employee recruiting efforts, and
other companies like Salesforce have offered incentives for employees to relocate.
42% Very persuasive
61 Total persuasive
Q31. Indiana lawmakers are wasting precious time and energy on restricting abortion when they should
be focusing on the things that voters hired them to do, like help ease the burden of rising costs,
improve our schools, and repair and maintain our roads.
61% Very persuasive
77 Total persuasive

Q32. I personally know Hoosier women who have been permanently scarred by Indiana’s abortion ban,
like Kristen who developed sepsis and waited 22 hours in a hospital before she was sick enough that
the hospital’s advisory board would allow doctors to give her a life-saving abortion.
50% Very persuasive
70 Total persuasive
Q33. People are leaving the Hoosier state in droves now that the ban has gone into effect, and our
children and grandchildren won’t want to stay and build a life in a state where politicians are taking us
backwards, not forwards.
45% Very persuasive
59 Total persuasive
Q34. If anti-abortion extremists get their way, we’ll have law enforcement officers patrolling our
medical centers, partisan prosecutors going after women who have had a miscarriage, and public
databases of pregnant women’s private medical information, all funded by our tax dollars in order to
enforce their abortion ban.
45% Very persuasive
63 Total persuasive
Q35. Final Ballot - Indiana’s abortion law. Abortion is illegal with few exceptions: if the pregnant
women’s serious health or life is at risk; if there’s a lethal fetal anomaly up to 20 weeks
post-fertilization; and in cases of rape or incest, but only up to 10 weeks.
Now that you have read more, if you knew that a candidate for Indiana State House supports Indiana’s
current abortion law that effectively bans abortion, does that make you:

Q36. And once again, how motivated are you to vote in the November 2024 election on a scale from 0
to 10, where 0 means you are not motivated at all and 10 means you are extremely motivated?
Likelihood to Vote Final:
75% 10 - extremely motivated
5 9
5 8
2 7
1 6
5 5
1 4
2 3
1 2
1 1
2 0 - not motivated at all
85 Total 8-10
4 Total 0-2
D1. Are you:
48% A man
51 A woman
1 Neither of these
D2. Age
24% 18 to 34
25 35 to 49
25 50 to 64
27 65+
D3. What is your race?
81% White / Caucasian
9 Black or African American
5 Hispanic or Latino/a
3 Asian / Pacific Islander
0 American Indian or Alaska Native
2 Other

D4. What is the highest level of education you have completed?
19% High school diploma or less
35 Some college, but no degree
17 Associate’s degree, or two-year college degree
19 Bachelor’s degree, or four-year college degree
11 Graduate degree
D5. Which of the following best matches your religious affiliation?
13% Catholic
12 Evangelical
21 Protestant, Non-Evangelical
0 Jewish
0 Muslim
22 Other religion
32 Non-religious
D6. Party Identification
21% Strong Democrats
8 Weak Democrats
11 Independent lean Democrats
14 Pure independents
13 Independent lean Republicans
11 Weak Republicans
22 Strong Republicans
Party Identification 2-3-2
29% Base Democrats
38 Independents + Leaners
33 Base Republicans
Party Identification 3-1-3
40% Democrats
14 Pure independents
46 Republicans
D7. Which of the following best describes how you identify politically?
15% Progressive
14 Liberal
22 Moderate
30 Conservative
7 Libertarian
6 None of these
6 Something else (please specify)

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