The Role Health Care Issues Played in the 2024 Election: An Analysis of AP VoteCast
Findings
The other ballot measure in Nebraska, which did pass, amended the state constitution to ban abortion after the first trimester except in medical emergencies or when the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest.
While most states with abortion on the ballot required a simple majority for the measure to pass, Florida's measure required 60% to pass.
Ballot measures have to pass in two successive general elections in Nevada. This measure will have to appear on the ballot again in 2026 before the proposed amendment is added to the Nevada constitution.
Only California (66.88%) and Vermont (76.77%) passed abortion measures protecting abortion by more than 60% in the past -- this election Arizona (61.6%) Colorado (62%) Maryland (75.8%) Nevada (64.4 %) and New York (62%) exceeded 60%.