New Polls Offer Hope to Pro-Lifers in Missouri and Idaho

Pro-lifers are devoting a great deal of attention to the 2026 midterm elections. Multiple polls indicate that Democrats have a good chance to win majorities in both the U.S. House and U.S Senate. Furthermore, abortion opponents are aware that Democratic control of Congress might make it difficult to enact the Hyde amendment and achieve other pro-life policy goals.

However, perhaps even more importantly, in four states there are ballot questions that have important implications for abortion policy. In Nevada, Virginia, and Idaho there are ballot propositions that would place legal abortion in the state constitution. Also, in Missouri there is a ballot question that would remove legal abortion from the state constitution and prevent gender conversion treatments for minors. There is little in the way of recent polling from either Nevada or Virginia. However, within the past week separate polls from Idaho and Missouri have shown pro-life victories are within reach.

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Michael J. New

Michael J. New is an assistant professor of practice at the Busch School of Business at the Catholic University of America and a senior associate scholar at the Charlotte Lozier Institute.

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Pro-lifers are devoting a great deal of attention to the 2026 midterm elections. Multiple polls indicate that Democrats have a good chance to win majorities in both the U.S. House and U.S Senate. Furthermore, abortion opponents are aware that Democratic control of Congress might make it difficult to enact the Hyde amendment and achieve other pro-life policy goals.

However, perhaps even more importantly, in four states there are ballot questions that have important implications for abortion policy. In Nevada, Virginia, and Idaho there are ballot propositions that would place legal abortion in the state constitution. Also, in Missouri there is a ballot question that would remove legal abortion from the state constitution and prevent gender conversion treatments for minors. There is little in the way of recent polling from either Nevada or Virginia. However, within the past week separate polls from Idaho and Missouri have shown pro-life victories are within reach.

About the Author

Michael J. New

Michael J. New is an assistant professor of practice at the Busch School of Business at the Catholic University of America and a senior associate scholar at the Charlotte Lozier Institute.