More Than 2 Million Voters Backed Both Trump and Abortion Access
The fight for reproductive rights, a key pillar for Democrats, has shifted politically to the states.
Voters wait in line to cast their ballot at a polling location in Smyrna, Georgia, on Nov. 5.
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For an issue that was considered central to the US presidential race, abortion rights turned out to be largely untethered to national politics.
Case in point: At least 2.6 million voters cast ballots in favor of both Donald Trump and state-level abortion protections.