Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Exit polling data on Super Tuesday from across the country showed a large majority of Republican voters in most states take a pro-life position on abortion.

The data showed Republicans in western and southern states are strongly pro-life while those in the northeast are more likely to back abortion.

More than three-fourths of all Republicans in Missouri (74-23 percent), Tennessee (75-22), Alabama (76-20), Oklahoma (76-22) and Arkansas (81-18) say they want all or most abortions illegal and take a pro-life position Voters in Georgia join their southern counterparts in taking a pro-life position by a 64 to 33 percentage point margin.

Some 64 percent of Republicans in Illinois said they want all or most abortions illegal while just 33 percent want all or most to remain legal. Western state Republicans also want abortions made illegal by a majority margin, including in California. Golden State Republicans take a pro-life position by a 54 to 42 percentage point margin.

In Arizona, 58 percent of Republicans take a pro-life position compared to just 37 percent who don't while Utah Republicans were even more strongly pro-life with a 85-13 percentage point split.

New York Republicans are split 49-48 percent in favor of legalized abortion, and the split is 50-46 in favor of abortion in Connecticut, 53-46 percent in New Jersey, and 56-41 percent in Massachusetts.





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