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8 questions from 7 polls

NBC News/SurveyMonkeySportsMar 30, 2026 – Apr 13, 2026
whether transgender women athletes should compete in female sports

Do you agree or disagree that transgender women athletes should be permitted to compete in female sports?

Agree 24%76% Disagree
Sample
adults · not captured in the extracted portion of the topline
Method
river/intercept
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record · 2 subgroup figures

Base: Total sample size not captured in the extracted portion of the topline; a companion Gen Z topline reports adults 18-29 separately

Wording notes: agree/disagree format vulnerable to acquiescence biasbinary with no middle and no 'don't know' - results sum to 100asks only about trans womenasked immediately after two parallel items on whether men and women face unrecognized challenges in society
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Agree
  • Disagree
NBC News/SurveyMonkeyContact & populationJan 27, 2026 – Feb 6, 2026
self-identification as transgender among U.S. adults

What is your current gender?

Female
50%
Male
48%
Transgender
1%
Nonbinary
1%
Not listed
1%
Sample
21,995 adults · not captured in the extracted portion of the topline
Method
river/intercept
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record
Wording notes: asked after a separate 'sex assigned at birth' item
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Male
  • Female
  • Transgender
  • Nonbinary
  • Not listed
NBC News/SurveyMonkeyContact & populationNov 20, 2025 – Dec 8, 2025
self-identification as transgender among U.S. adults

What is your current gender?

Female
50%
Male
48%
Transgender
1%
Nonbinary
1%
Not listed
0%
Sample
adults · not captured in the extracted portion of the topline
Method
river/intercept
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record

Base: Total sample size not captured in the extracted portion of the topline

Wording notes: asked after a separate 'sex assigned at birth' item
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Male
  • Female
  • Transgender
  • Nonbinary
  • Not listed
NBC News/SurveyMonkeyContact & populationAug 13, 2025 – Sep 2025
self-identification as transgender among U.S. adults

What is your current gender?

Female
50%
Male
48%
Transgender
1%
Nonbinary
1%
Not listed
0%
Sample
30,196 adults · not stated in the extracted portion of the topline
Method
river/intercept
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record · 5 subgroup figures

Base: 30,196 adults aged 18 and over, including 2,970 adults aged 18-29 reported separately in the Gen Z topline

Wording notes: asked after a separate 'sex assigned at birth' item
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Male
  • Female
  • Transgender
  • Nonbinary
  • Not listed
NBC News/SurveyMonkeySportsApr 11–20, 2025
whether transgender women athletes should compete in female sports

Do you agree or disagree that transgender women athletes should be permitted to compete in female sports?

Agree 25%75% Disagree
Sample
19,682 adults · ±2.2 percentage points among all adults
Method
river/intercept
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 8 subgroup figures

Base: 19,682 adults aged 18 and over, including 2,230 adults aged 18-29

Wording notes: agree/disagree format is vulnerable to acquiescence biasbinary with no middle, no 'don't know' and no degree qualifiers - results sum to 100asks only about trans women, not trans men or trans athletes generallyasked at the very end of the questionnaire, adjacent to vote-choice and party-ID items
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Agree
  • Disagree
NBC News/SurveyMonkeyContact & populationApr 11–20, 2025
self-identification as transgender among U.S. adults

What is your current gender? [SELECT ALL THAT APPLY]

Female
50%
Male
48%
Transgender
1%
Nonbinary
1%
Not listed
0%
Sample
19,682 adults · ±2.2 percentage points among all adults
Method
river/intercept
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record · 5 subgroup figures

Base: 19,682 adults aged 18 and over, including 2,230 adults aged 18-29

Wording notes: select-all-that-applyasked after a separate 'sex assigned at birth' item
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Male
  • Female
  • Transgender
  • Nonbinary
  • Not listed
NBC News/SurveyMonkeyContact & populationOct 10–21, 2024
self-identification as transgender among adults 18-29

What is your current gender? [SELECT ALL THAT APPLY]

Male
49%
Female
47%
Nonbinary
4%
Transgender
3%
Not listed
1%
Sample
3,021 adults 18-29 · not stated in the topline
Method
river/intercept
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record

Base: National sample of U.S. adults aged 18-29 only

Wording notes: select-all-that-applyasked immediately after a separate 'sex assigned at birth' item
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Male
  • Female
  • Nonbinary
  • Transgender
  • Not listed
NBC News/SurveyMonkeyContact & populationAug 23–30, 2024
self-identification as transgender among adults 18-29

What is your current gender? [SELECT ALL THAT APPLY]

Male
49%
Female
47%
Nonbinary
4%
Transgender
2%
Not listed
1%
Sample
2,617 adults 18-29 · not stated in the topline
Method
river/intercept
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record

Base: National sample of U.S. adults aged 18-29 only

Wording notes: select-all-that-apply, so 'Transgender' can be selected alongside Male or Femaleasked immediately after a separate 'sex assigned at birth' item
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Male
  • Female
  • Nonbinary
  • Transgender
  • Not listed

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