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CNNfor CNNPolitical salienceSep 16–17, 2026
gender identity and trans people as a vote issue

How important will each of the following be to your vote for Congress this year? [ITEMS ARE ASKED IN RANDOM ORDER]

How important will each of the following be to your vote for Congress this year? Policies regarding gender identity and trans people

Not that important
32%
Extremely important
25%
Moderately important
22%
Very important
21%
Sample
1,206 adults · +/-3.5 (total respondents); +/-4.1 (registered voters)
Method
probability panel
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record

Base: The importance-to-vote item (q01) was asked only of the registered-voter subsample, n=867, MOE +/-4.1; the party item (q02) was asked of all adults, n=1,206, MOE +/-3.5.

Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Extremely important
  • Very important
  • Moderately important
  • Not that important
  • Don't know/Refused
CNNfor CNNParty & candidate handlingSep 16–17, 2026
which party's views on gender identity and trans people are closer

Which political party's views are closer to your own on each of the following issues? [ITEMS ASKED IN RANDOM ORDER] [DEM AND REP OPTIONS ROTATED IN ORDER FOR HALF/IN REVERSE ORDER FOR HALF]

Which political party's views are closer to your own on each of the following issues? Policies regarding gender identity and trans people

The Republican Party
37%
The Democratic Party
32%
Neither party
31%
Don't know/Undecided/Refused
0%
Sample
1,206 adults · +/-3.5 (total respondents); +/-4.1 (registered voters)
Method
probability panel
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record

Base: The importance-to-vote item (q01) was asked only of the registered-voter subsample, n=867, MOE +/-4.1; the party item (q02) was asked of all adults, n=1,206, MOE +/-3.5.

Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • The Democratic Party
  • The Republican Party
  • Neither party
  • Don't know/Undecided/Refused
YouGovfor The EconomistGeneral acceptanceAug 21–24, 2026
whether society has gone too far in accepting transgender people

Which of the following statements comes closer to your feelings?

Gone too far
42%
Not gone far enough
29%
About right
17%
Not sure
13%
Sample
1,536 adult citizens · ±3.5% (adjusted for weighting)
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record · 12 subgroup figures
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Our society has gone too far in accepting people who are transgender
  • Our society has been about right when it comes to accepting people who are transgender
  • Our society has not gone far enough in accepting people who are transgender
  • Not sure
YouGovfor The EconomistSportsAug 21–24, 2026
transgender student athletes on teams matching gender identity

Do you support or oppose allowing transgender student athletes to play on sports teams that match their gender identity, rather than the sex they were assigned at birth?

Support 20%63% Oppose
Sample
1,536 adult citizens · ±3.5% (adjusted for weighting)
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record · 21 subgroup figures
Wording notes: affirming direction is the support sidepollster prints net Support and net Oppose rowssays 'the sex they were assigned at birth'; the 2022-2023 version of the same item said 'the gender they were assigned at birth'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Support (net)
  • Oppose (net)
  • Strongly support
  • Somewhat support
  • Somewhat oppose
  • Strongly oppose
  • Not sure
Navigator Research (GSG/GBAO)for Navigator ResearchPolitical salienceAug 18–29, 2026
transgender issues as a top priority for Congress (multiple response)

Which of the following do you feel are the most important issues that Congress should make a top priority? [MULTIPLE RESPONSES ACCEPTED]

Transgender issues
3%
Sample
2,400 likely voters · +/-2.0 (full combined sample); higher for states and other subgroups
Method
text-to-web
Where
US: Alaska, Iowa, Ohio, Texas
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 4 subgroup figures

Base: 600 likely voters in each of Alaska, Iowa, Ohio and Texas. Q20 was asked of the full sample, Q21 of split A, Q22 of split B.

Wording notes: one item in a 22-item multi-select battery
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Jobs and the economy
  • Inflation and the cost of living
  • Democracy
  • Guns
  • Crime
  • National security
  • Immigration
  • Healthcare
  • Education
  • Abortion
  • Climate change and the environment
  • Social Security
  • Medicare and Medicaid
  • Taxes
  • Foreign conflicts
  • Government spending and debt
  • Corruption in government
  • Housing
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Integrity of elections
  • Vaccines and disease prevention
  • Transgender issues
  • Don't know
Navigator Research (GSG/GBAO)for Navigator ResearchParty & candidate handlingAug 18–29, 2026
whether Trump and congressional Republicans are seen as focused on transgender issues

Which of the following do you feel that Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress are most focused on? [SPLIT A] [MULTIPLE RESPONSES ACCEPTED]

Transgender issues
21%
Sample
2,400 likely voters · +/-2.0 (full combined sample); higher for states and other subgroups
Method
text-to-web
Where
US: Alaska, Iowa, Ohio, Texas
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 4 subgroup figures

Base: 600 likely voters in each of Alaska, Iowa, Ohio and Texas. Q20 was asked of the full sample, Q21 of split A, Q22 of split B.

Wording notes: one item in a 22-item multi-select batterymeasures perceived party focus, not the respondent's own view
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Jobs and the economy
  • Inflation and the cost of living
  • Democracy
  • Guns
  • Crime
  • National security
  • Immigration
  • Healthcare
  • Education
  • Abortion
  • Climate change and the environment
  • Social Security
  • Medicare and Medicaid
  • Taxes
  • Foreign conflicts
  • Government spending and debt
  • Corruption in government
  • Housing
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Integrity of elections
  • Vaccines and disease prevention
  • Transgender issues
  • Don't know
Navigator Research (GSG/GBAO)for Navigator ResearchParty & candidate handlingAug 18–29, 2026
whether congressional Democrats are seen as focused on transgender issues

Which of the following do you feel that Democrats in Congress are most focused on? [SPLIT B] [MULTIPLE RESPONSES ACCEPTED]

Transgender issues
35%
Sample
2,400 likely voters · +/-2.0 (full combined sample); higher for states and other subgroups
Method
text-to-web
Where
US: Alaska, Iowa, Ohio, Texas
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 4 subgroup figures

Base: 600 likely voters in each of Alaska, Iowa, Ohio and Texas. Q20 was asked of the full sample, Q21 of split A, Q22 of split B.

Wording notes: one item in a 22-item multi-select batterymeasures perceived party focus, not the respondent's own view
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Jobs and the economy
  • Inflation and the cost of living
  • Democracy
  • Guns
  • Crime
  • National security
  • Immigration
  • Healthcare
  • Education
  • Abortion
  • Climate change and the environment
  • Social Security
  • Medicare and Medicaid
  • Taxes
  • Foreign conflicts
  • Government spending and debt
  • Corruption in government
  • Housing
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Integrity of elections
  • Vaccines and disease prevention
  • Transgender issues
  • Don't know
Echelon InsightsPolitical salienceAug 13–17, 2026
whether the Democratic Party should distance itself from 'woke' statements, described as including a heavy focus on race and gender identity

[Ask if QPartyID = 2. Democrat OR QPartyLeanView = 2. Democrats]

There has been a conversation about whether the Democratic Party should distance itself from "woke" statements and actions that were common starting around 2020. This includes things like a heavy focus on race and gender identity and the use of land acknowledgements. Which comes closest to your view on this? [RANDOMIZE 1-2]

Sample
asked of a subset: Democrats and Democratic leanersfull poll: 1,002 likely voters · ±3.4 percentage points
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 3 subgroup figures

Base: The 'woke' item was asked only of self-identified Democrats and Democratic leaners (n=483)

Wording notes: 'woke' is a contested pejorative used here as the pollster's own operative term, in scare quotesgender identity is defined into 'woke' by the stem, alongside land acknowledgements, which links it to a widely mocked practiceasked only of Democrats and Democratic leanersno definition of 'distance itself' - respondents supply their own
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Democrats should not distance themselves from "woke"
  • Democrats should distance themselves from "woke"
  • Unsure
Marquette Law School PollSportsAug 12–20, 2026
transgender athletes and team eligibility

Do you think transgender athletes should be able to play on sports teams that match their current gender identity, or should they only be allowed to play on sports teams that match their birth gender?

Only on teams that match birth gender
76%
Able to play on teams that match identity
22%
Don't know
1%
Refused
1%
Sample
891 registered voters · +/-4.0 (registered voters); +/-4.5 (likely voters); +/-5.7 (half-sample items, including this one)
Method
mixed-mode probability
Where
US: Wisconsin
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 8 subgroup figures

Base: The transgender-athletes item was asked of a random half-sample (n=445 of 891 registered voters; MOE +/-5.7 for half-sample items). Likely voters (n=738; half-sample 346) gave nearly identical answers and are not entered separately.

Wording notes: uses 'birth gender'half-sample item
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Able to play on teams that match identity
  • Only on teams that match birth gender
  • Don't know
  • Refused
Emerson College Pollingfor Nexstar MediaSportsJul 26–28, 2026
trans athletes in Division I college athletics - explicitly collegiate

Which more closely reflects opinion on transgender athletes playing Division I college athletics: [A] they should be allowed to play sports as the gender they identify or [B] they should be allowed to play sports based on their gender assigned at birth?

Based on gender assigned at birth
53%
As the gender they identify
30%
Not sure
18%
Sample
1,000 adults · ±3 percentage points (credibility interval)
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 4 subgroup figures
Wording notes: explicitly specifies collegiate sport (NCAA Division I) rather than sport in generaluses 'transgender athletes' and 'gender assigned at birth'explicit 'not sure' option offered - the escape hatch absorbs 18%, far more than Gallup's 5% 'no opinion'does not restrict the question to women's sports
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Allowed to play as the gender they identify
  • Allowed to play based on gender assigned at birth
  • Not sure
Emerson College Pollingfor Nexstar MediaSportsJul 26–28, 2026
who should regulate transgender-athlete policy (NCAA vs. federal government)

Who should regulate policies on transgender athletes?

The NCAA
40%
The federal government
31%
Not sure
16%
Neither
14%
Sample
1,000 adults · ±3 percentage points (credibility interval)
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record
Wording notes: asks about the locus of authority rather than the policy itselfexplicit 'neither' and 'not sure' options
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • The NCAA
  • The federal government
  • Neither
  • Not sure
YouGovfor The EconomistGeneral acceptanceJul 25–27, 2026
whether society has gone too far in accepting transgender people

Which of the following statements comes closer to your feelings?

Gone too far
42%
Not gone far enough
31%
About right
14%
Not sure
12%
Sample
1,559 adult citizens · ±3.3% (adjusted for weighting)
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record · 12 subgroup figures
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Our society has gone too far in accepting people who are transgender
  • Our society has been about right when it comes to accepting people who are transgender
  • Our society has not gone far enough in accepting people who are transgender
  • Not sure
YouGovfor The EconomistSportsJul 25–27, 2026
transgender student athletes on teams matching gender identity

Do you support or oppose allowing transgender student athletes to play on sports teams that match their gender identity, rather than the sex they were assigned at birth?

Support 21%63% Oppose
Sample
1,559 adult citizens · ±3.3% (adjusted for weighting)
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record · 21 subgroup figures
Wording notes: affirming direction is the support sidepollster prints net Support and net Oppose rowssays 'the sex they were assigned at birth'; the 2022-2023 version of the same item said 'the gender they were assigned at birth'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Support (net)
  • Oppose (net)
  • Strongly support
  • Somewhat support
  • Somewhat oppose
  • Strongly oppose
  • Not sure
Marquette Law School PollSportsJul 22–29, 2026
reaction to the June 2026 Supreme Court decision upholding state bans on transgender girls and women in girls'/women's sports

Asked within Marquette's battery on recent Supreme Court decisions.

In June, the Supreme Court ruled that state laws that prohibit transgender girls and women from participating on girls' and women's sports teams do not violate the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment. How much do you favor or oppose this decision?

Favor 65%35% Oppose
Sample
1,076 adults · +/-3.2 percentage points (full sample)
Method
probability panel
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 12 subgroup figures

Base: 886 registered voters (MoE +/-3.5); 572 likely voters (+/-4.4); 451 Republicans (+/-4.9); 452 Democrats (+/-4.9); 172 independents (+/-7.9)

Wording notes: the stem announces the Court's holding before asking for an opinion, which introduces a status-quo/authority cue that typically raises agreementreported two-way with undecideds excluded'transgender girls and women' rather than a birth-sex framing - comparatively affirming language for this issue
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Favor
  • Oppose
Marquette Law School PollPolitical salienceparaphrasedJul 22–29, 2026
news attention to the Supreme Court transgender sports case

[How much have you heard or read about this case?]

Heard or read a little
49%
Heard or read a lot
37%
Heard nothing at all
15%
Sample
1,076 adults · +/-3.2 percentage points (full sample)
Method
probability panel
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record

Base: 886 registered voters (MoE +/-3.5); 572 likely voters (+/-4.4); 451 Republicans (+/-4.9); 452 Democrats (+/-4.9); 172 independents (+/-7.9)

Wording notes: attention items are subject to over-reportingno 'not sure' option reported
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Heard or read a lot
  • Heard or read a little
  • Heard nothing at all
Marquette Law School PollYouth medical careJul 22–29, 2026
Chiles v. Salazar (decided): favor/oppose the ruling that Colorado's conversion-therapy ban regulates speech by viewpoint

A Colorado law restricts mental health therapists from trying to change the gender identity or sexual orientation of clients under age 18, often called "conversion therapy." In March, the Supreme Court ruled that Colorado's law banning conversion therapy, as applied to talk therapy, regulates speech based on viewpoint, and the lower courts erred by failing to apply sufficiently rigorous First Amendment scrutiny. How much do you favor or oppose this decision?

Favor 53%46% Oppose
Sample
1,076 adults · +/-3.2 percentage points (full sample)
Method
probability panel
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 12 subgroup figures

Base: 886 registered voters (MoE +/-3.5); 572 likely voters (+/-4.4); 451 Republicans (+/-4.9); 452 Democrats (+/-4.9); 172 independents (+/-7.9)

Wording notes: dense First Amendment vocabulary ('regulates speech based on viewpoint', 'sufficiently rigorous First Amendment scrutiny')does not state what the practical effect on conversion-therapy bans would bedescribes the law as restricting therapists
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly favor
  • Somewhat favor
  • Somewhat oppose
  • Strongly oppose
Marquette Law School PollPolitical salienceJul 22–29, 2026
how much heard or read about the Supreme Court decision on transgender athletes

[A Supreme Court decision that states can ban transgender athletes from participating on girls and women's teams] Here are some recent topics in the news. How much have you heard or read about each of these?

A little
49%
A lot
37%
Nothing at all
15%
Sample
1,076 adults · +/-3.2 percentage points (full sample)
Method
probability panel
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 9 subgroup figures

Base: 886 registered voters (MoE +/-3.5); 572 likely voters (+/-4.4); 451 Republicans (+/-4.9); 452 Democrats (+/-4.9); 172 independents (+/-7.9)

Wording notes: the bracketed stimulus paraphrases the holding as 'states can ban transgender athletes from participating on girls and women's teams', which is blunter than the decision item's own wording
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • A lot
  • A little
  • Nothing at all
Marquette Law School PollSportsparaphrasedJul 22–29, 2026
state laws prohibiting transgender girls and women from girls'/women's teams

How much do you favor or oppose state laws prohibiting transgender girls and women from participating on girls' and women's sports teams?

Favor 65%35% Oppose
Sample
1,076 adults · +/-3.2 percentage points (full sample)
Method
probability panel
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 6 subgroup figures

Base: 886 registered voters (MoE +/-3.5); 572 likely voters (+/-4.4); 451 Republicans (+/-4.9); 452 Democrats (+/-4.9); 172 independents (+/-7.9)

Wording notes: uses 'transgender girls and women', not 'biological males'asks about state laws prohibiting participation, so favor = restrictiverestricted to girls'/women's teamslevel of sport not specifiedno middle option in the reported result
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Favor
  • Oppose
Marquette Law School PollPolitical salienceparaphrasedJul 22–29, 2026
awareness of the Supreme Court decision allowing states to limit transgender athletes

How much have you heard or read about the decision that states can limit transgender athletes from playing on women's and girls' teams?

A little
49%
A lot
37%
Nothing at all
15%
Sample
1,076 adults · +/-3.2 percentage points (full sample)
Method
probability panel
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record

Base: 886 registered voters (MoE +/-3.5); 572 likely voters (+/-4.4); 451 Republicans (+/-4.9); 452 Democrats (+/-4.9); 172 independents (+/-7.9)

Wording notes: awareness/salience item, not an opinion item
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • A lot
  • A little
  • Nothing at all
Marquette Law School PollPolitical salienceJul 22–29, 2026
attention to the Supreme Court's trans-athletes decision

Here are some recent topics in the news. How much have you heard or read about each?

A little
49%
A lot
37%
Nothing at all
15%
Sample
1,076 adults · +/-3.2 percentage points (full sample)
Method
probability panel
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record

Base: 886 registered voters (MoE +/-3.5); 572 likely voters (+/-4.4); 451 Republicans (+/-4.9); 452 Democrats (+/-4.9); 172 independents (+/-7.9)

Wording notes: attention item, not an attitude item
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • A lot
  • A little
  • Nothing at all
Harvard CAPS/HarrisLegal documents & IDsJul 10–12, 2026
executive order declaring two sexes in federal forms and programs

Do you support or oppose each of these policies: Declaring that there are only two genders male and female in all government forms and programs.

Support 64%36% Oppose
Sample
1,776 registered voters · not disclosed
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record

Base: Unweighted and weighted base 1,776. No June 2026 wave was posted.

Wording notes: item is one of a long battery of Trump executive actions rated in a single gridno 'not sure' option'genders' rather than 'sex', though the underlying executive order uses 'sex'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Support
  • Oppose
Harvard CAPS/HarrisSportsJul 10–12, 2026
executive order barring trans women from girls' sports

Do you support or oppose each of these policies: Banning men who have undergone operations and hormones to become women from girls' sports.

Support 67%33% Oppose
Sample
1,776 registered voters · not disclosed
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record

Base: Unweighted and weighted base 1,776. No June 2026 wave was posted.

Wording notes: describes trans women as 'men who have undergone operations and hormones to become women'restricted to 'girls' sports'assumes the athletes in question have had operations and hormones, which is not true of most school-age athletesno 'not sure' option
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Support
  • Oppose
Quinnipiac UniversitySportsJun 18–22, 2026
whether transgender women and girls may play on women's and girls' school sports teams

Do you think that transgender women and girls should be allowed to play on women's and girls' school sports teams, or not?

No
70%
Yes/Allowed
24%
DK/NA
6%
Sample
1,165 registered voters · +/- 3.4 percentage points, including the design effect
Method
probability RDD
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 10 subgroup figures

Base: 1,165 self-identified registered voters nationwide

Wording notes: asked inside an explicit Supreme Court framing block introduced in the narrative as 'pending decisions expected from the Supreme Court involving questions about birthright citizenship and transgender athletes'uses 'transgender women and girls' rather than 'transgender athletes', naming only the contested direction of participation
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Yes/Allowed
  • No
  • DK/NA
Franklin & Marshall CollegeNondiscriminationJun 8–14, 2026
state employment and housing nondiscrimination law covering gender identity

Would you favor or oppose a state law that makes it illegal to discriminate in employment or housing practices based on a person's sexual orientation or gender identity?

Favor 72%23% Oppose
Sample
546 registered voters · +/- 5.1 percentage points when the design effects from weighting are considered
Method
probability ABS mail
Where
US: Pennsylvania
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record

Base: 546 registered Pennsylvania voters, including 233 Democrats, 226 Republicans and 87 independents

Wording notes: gender identity is bundled with sexual orientation in a single item, so trans-specific support cannot be separated
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly favor
  • Somewhat favor
  • Somewhat oppose
  • Strongly oppose
  • Do not know
Harvard CAPS/HarrisLegal documents & IDsMay 29–31, 2026
executive order declaring two sexes in federal forms and programs

Do you support or oppose each of these policies: Declaring that there are only two genders male and female in all government forms and programs.

Support 63%37% Oppose
Sample
1,725 registered voters · not disclosed
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record

Base: Unweighted and weighted base 1,725.

Wording notes: item is one of a long battery of Trump executive actions rated in a single gridno 'not sure' option'genders' rather than 'sex', though the underlying executive order uses 'sex'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Support
  • Oppose
Harvard CAPS/HarrisSportsMay 29–31, 2026
executive order barring trans women from girls' sports

Do you support or oppose each of these policies: Banning men who have undergone operations and hormones to become women from girls' sports.

Support 65%35% Oppose
Sample
1,725 registered voters · not disclosed
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record

Base: Unweighted and weighted base 1,725.

Wording notes: describes trans women as 'men who have undergone operations and hormones to become women'restricted to 'girls' sports'assumes the athletes in question have had operations and hormones, which is not true of most school-age athletesno 'not sure' option
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Support
  • Oppose
VerasightContact & populationMay 21–26, 2026
personally knowing a transgender adult or child

Do you personally know someone who is transgender? (Select all that apply)

No, I do not personally know any transgender people
52%
Yes, an adult (ages 18+)
42%
I'm not sure
5%
Yes, a child (less than 18 years old)
4%
Sample
1,000 adults · not disclosed
Method
unknown
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 20 subgroup figures
Wording notes: multiple-response format separates knowing a trans adult from knowing a trans child, which most contact items do not do'personally know' is undefined and left to the respondent
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Yes, an adult (ages 18+)
  • Yes, a child (less than 18 years old)
  • No, I do not personally know any transgender people
  • I'm not sure
Marquette Law School PollYouth medical careMay 20–26, 2026
Chiles v. Salazar (decided March 31, 2026): favor/oppose the ruling against Colorado's conversion-therapy law

A Colorado law restricts mental health therapists from trying to change the gender identity or sexual orientation of clients under age 18, often called "conversion therapy." On March 31, the Supreme Court ruled that the law, as it applies to talk therapy, likely is an unconstitutional violation of the therapist's right to free speech under the First Amendment, and not a permissible regulation of medical practice. The Court sent the case back to a lower court for reconsideration under a more speech friendly standard, hinting that the Colorado law likely would be found unconstitutional. How much do you favor or oppose this decision?

Favor 51%48% Oppose
Sample
1,001 adults · ±3.4 percentage points
Method
probability panel
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 15 subgroup figures
Wording notes: long, multi-clause preamble describing the holding, the remand, and the Court's hint about the likely outcomethe phrase 'hinting that the Colorado law likely would be found unconstitutional' editorializes about the Court's signaldescribes the law as restricting therapists rather than as protecting minors
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly favor
  • Somewhat favor
  • Somewhat oppose
  • Strongly oppose
Marquette Law School PollSportsMay 20–26, 2026
Little v. Hecox / West Virginia v. B.P.J. (argued): how should the Court rule on state bans

The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case asking whether state laws that prohibit transgender girls and women from participating on girls' and women's sports teams violate the Constitution's equal protection clause. How do you think the Supreme Court should rule?

Rule that these state laws are constitutional
63%
Rule against these state laws as violations of the equal protection clause
37%
Web blank
0%
Sample
1,001 adults · ±3.4 percentage points
Method
probability panel
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 12 subgroup figures
Wording notes: asks for a constitutional outcome rather than a policy preferenceoptions are not linguistically parallel
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Rule that these state laws are constitutional
  • Rule against these state laws as violations of the equal protection clause
  • Web blank
Data for ProgressPolitical salienceMay 15, 2026 – Jun 21, 2026
a ban on transgender women in women's sports as a reason to vote for a Democrat (select up to three)

Which of these policies would make you definitely vote for a Democratic candidate in an upcoming election? Please select up to three options.

Ban transgender women from playing women's sports
10%
Sample
5,809 likely voters · +/-3 (full sample); higher for subgroups
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 1 subgroup figure

Base: Pooled across five surveys fielded May 15-June 21, 2026 (weighted N=5,809). 'Swing voters' (weighted N=447) are identified by Data for Progress's own scoring. The item is one of 16 options in a 'select up to three' battery (topline item [34]).

Wording notes: select up to threetests the policy as a reason to vote for Democrats, not the respondent's view of itonly the restrictive direction of the policy is offered
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Raise taxes on the wealthy
  • Nothing would make me definitely vote for a Democratic candidate
  • Create a Medicare for All health care system
  • Raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour
  • Restrict private utility companies from passing unreasonable costs on to customers
  • Invest in building new affordable housing
  • Ban artificial intelligence from setting prices or wages based on personal data
  • Stop providing military aid and weapons to Israel
  • Increase border security
  • Increase protections for abortion
  • Ban transgender women from playing women's sports
  • Increase oil and gas drilling
  • Increase funding for police officers
  • Invest in a nationwide universal child care program
  • Require two weeks of paid time off for all full-time workers
  • Some other action not on this list would make me definitely vote for a Democratic candidate
Curia Market Researchfor Speak Up For WomenLegal documents & IDsMay 14–19, 2026
proposed law defining woman as adult human female and man as adult human male

A Member of Parliament has proposed a law defining a woman as an adult human female and a man as an adult human male on the grounds of fairness and safety in single-sex spaces. Do you support or oppose this proposed law?

Support 51%19% Oppose
Sample
1,000 adults · +/- 3.1 percentage points (maximum, for a result of 50%)
Method
mixed-mode probability
Where
New Zealand national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 36 subgroup figures

Base: 991-916 respondents answered individual items; the sex-definition item has a base of 916

Wording notes: supplies the proponents' justification ('on the grounds of fairness and safety in single-sex spaces') inside the stemdoes not mention transgender people or what the law would do to them
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Support
  • Oppose
  • Unsure
VerasightSportsMay 13–18, 2026
support for a law banning transgender athletes from sports matching their gender identity

Would you support or oppose a law that bans transgender athletes from participating in sports that align with their chosen gender identity?

Support 48%30% Oppose
Sample
1,000 adults · not disclosed
Method
unknown
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 32 subgroup figures

Base: Total omnibus n=3,000 across three modules of n=1,000 each; the transgender-athlete item was asked of Module 3 only (n=1,000)

Wording notes: 'chosen gender identity' inserts volition, which most neutral versions of this item avoidasks about a ban rather than about permission, so the restrictive position is the agreeing oneoffers a genuine neutral midpoint, which a fifth of respondents take
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly support
  • Somewhat support
  • Neither support or oppose
  • Somewhat oppose
  • Strongly oppose
GallupGeneral acceptanceMay 2026 – May 17, 2026
moral acceptability of changing one's gender

Regardless of whether or not you think it should be legal, for each one, please tell me whether you personally believe that in general it is morally acceptable or morally wrong.

Regardless of whether or not you think it should be legal, for each one, please tell me whether you personally believe that in general it is morally acceptable or morally wrong. -- Changing one's gender

Morally acceptable 38%57% Morally wrong
Sample
1,001 adults · ±4 percentage points
Method
probability RDD
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 3 subgroup figures
Wording notes: frames gender transition as a moral questionbattery placement alongside transgressive behaviors
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Morally acceptable
  • Morally wrong
  • Depends on situation (vol.)
  • Not a moral issue (vol.)
  • No opinion
IpsosNondiscriminationApr 24, 2026 – May 8, 2026
protection from discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations

How much do you agree or disagree with the following?

Transgender people should be protected from discrimination in employment, housing, and access to businesses such as restaurants and stores

Agree 71%21% Disagree
Sample
1,000 adults under 75 · credibility interval of +/- 3.5 percentage points for a sample of 1,000
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 1 subgroup figure

Base: US sample is approximately 1,000 of 19,019 adults under the age of 75 interviewed across 26 countries

Wording notes: agree/disagree format subject to acquiescence bias
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly/somewhat agree
  • Not sure
  • Strongly/somewhat disagree
IpsosGeneral acceptanceApr 24, 2026 – May 8, 2026
perceived discrimination faced by transgender people

In your opinion, how much discrimination do transgender people face in our society today?

A great deal/fair amount
67%
Not much/not at all
20%
Sample
1,000 adults under 75 · credibility interval of +/- 3.5 percentage points for a sample of 1,000
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record

Base: US sample is approximately 1,000 of 19,019 adults under the age of 75 interviewed across 26 countries

Wording notes: collapsed nets only
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • A great deal/fair amount
  • Not sure
  • Not much/not at all
IpsosYouth medical careApr 24, 2026 – May 8, 2026
gender-affirming care for transgender teenagers with parental consent

How much do you agree or disagree with the following?

With parental consent, transgender teenagers should be allowed to receive gender-affirming care (e.g., counseling and hormone replacement treatment)

Agree 40%48% Disagree
Sample
1,000 adults under 75 · credibility interval of +/- 3.5 percentage points for a sample of 1,000
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record

Base: US sample is approximately 1,000 of 19,019 adults under the age of 75 interviewed across 26 countries

Wording notes: conditioned on parental consentexcludes surgery
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly/somewhat agree
  • Not sure
  • Strongly/somewhat disagree
IpsosBathrooms & facilitiesApr 24, 2026 – May 8, 2026
access to single-sex facilities matching gender identity

How much do you agree or disagree with the following?

Transgender people should be allowed to use single-sex facilities (e.g., public restrooms) that correspond to the gender they identify with

Agree 38%50% Disagree
Sample
1,000 adults under 75 · credibility interval of +/- 3.5 percentage points for a sample of 1,000
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record

Base: US sample is approximately 1,000 of 19,019 adults under the age of 75 interviewed across 26 countries

Wording notes: affirming direction is the agree pole
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly/somewhat agree
  • Not sure
  • Strongly/somewhat disagree
IpsosLegal documents & IDsApr 24, 2026 – May 8, 2026
non-binary gender marker option on government-issued documents

How much do you agree or disagree with the following?

Government-issued documents such as passports should include an option other than "male" and "female" for people who do not identify as either

Agree 38%48% Disagree
Sample
1,000 adults under 75 · credibility interval of +/- 3.5 percentage points for a sample of 1,000
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 1 subgroup figure

Base: US sample is approximately 1,000 of 19,019 adults under the age of 75 interviewed across 26 countries

Wording notes: about non-binary markers specifically
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly/somewhat agree
  • Not sure
  • Strongly/somewhat disagree
IpsosAdult medical careApr 24, 2026 – May 8, 2026
insurance coverage of gender transition costs

How much do you agree or disagree with the following?

Health insurance systems should cover the costs of gender transition no differently than the costs of other medical procedures

Agree 34%54% Disagree
Sample
1,000 adults under 75 · credibility interval of +/- 3.5 percentage points for a sample of 1,000
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 1 subgroup figure

Base: US sample is approximately 1,000 of 19,019 adults under the age of 75 interviewed across 26 countries

Wording notes: parity framing
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly/somewhat agree
  • Not sure
  • Strongly/somewhat disagree
IpsosSportsApr 24, 2026 – May 8, 2026
transgender athletes competing according to gender identity

To what extent do you support or oppose the following?

Transgender athletes competing based on the gender they identify with rather than the sex assigned at birth

Support 21%55% Oppose
Sample
1,000 adults under 75 · credibility interval of +/- 3.5 percentage points for a sample of 1,000
Method
online opt-in
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record

Base: US sample is approximately 1,000 of 19,019 adults under the age of 75 interviewed across 26 countries

Wording notes: 'sex assigned at birth' vs 'gender they identify with' contrastno sport, level of competition or age specified
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Strongly/somewhat support
  • Neither
  • Strongly/somewhat oppose

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