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Navigator Research (GSG/GBAO)for Navigator ResearchPolitical salienceAug 18–29, 2026transgender 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]
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]
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]
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 Research (Global Strategy Group and GBAO)Political saliencedata flagApr 2–27, 2026 transgender issues as a priority vs. perceived GOP focus, among LGBTQ+ registered voters
Which do you feel are most important for the President and Congress to focus on? Which do you think Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress are most focused on?
Transgender issues - important for the President and Congress to focus on
4%
- Sample
- 7,000 registered voters (LGBTQ+ subgroup analyzed) · ±1.1 percentage points for the pooled 7,000-interview full sample; subgroup MOE is higher and is not published for the LGBTQ+ subgroup
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record · 5 subgroup figures
Base: The issue-priority chart is based on 2,000 nationwide registered-voter interviews collected April 2-27, 2026, pooled from two 1,000-interview waves fielded three weeks apart. The report as a whole pools 7,000 registered voters interviewed January 8-May 18, 2026 (full-sample MOE ±1.1). The LGBTQ+ subgroup n is not published.
Wording notes: 'Transgender issues' competes against 18 other issues in a top-five pickresults shown are for the LGBTQ+ subgroup
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Inflation and the cost of living
- Health care
- Jobs and the economy
- Corruption in government
- Housing
- Social Security and Medicare
- Government spending and debt
- Climate change and the environment
- Democracy
- Education
- Crime
- Immigration
- Taxes
- Guns
- Foreign conflicts
- Abortion
- Transgender issues
- Artificial intelligence (AI)
- Vaccines and disease prevention
Navigator Research (GSG/GBAO)for Navigator Research (Global Strategy Group and GBAO)Political salienceJan 30, 2025 – Feb 3, 2025 whether transgender issues should be a priority for the President and Congress
Which do you feel are most important for the President and Congress to focus on?
Inflation and the cost of living (top five most important)
59%
Immigration and the border (top five most important)
36%
Transgender issues (top five most important)
5%
- Sample
- 1,000 registered voters · ±3.1 percentage points
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record
Base: Plus oversamples: 100 additional Hispanic voters, 73 additional Asian American and Pacific Islander voters, 100 additional African American voters, 100 additional independent voters.
Wording notes: respondents pick a top five from a 21-item list; 'Transgender issues' competes against economic itemslabel 'Transgender issues' is undefined
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Inflation and the cost of living
- Jobs and the economy
- Immigration and the border
- Health care
- Social Security and Medicare
- Corruption in government
- Taxes
- Housing
- Crime
- Government debt, deficits, and spending
- Climate change and the environment
- National security and foreign policy
- Democracy
- Abortion
- Guns
- Education
- The conflict in Israel, Gaza, and the Middle East
- Censorship of free speech
- Vaccines and disease prevention
- The conflict in Ukraine and Russia
- Transgender issues
Navigator Research (GSG/GBAO)for Navigator Research (Global Strategy Group and GBAO)Political salienceJan 30, 2025 – Feb 3, 2025 whether Trump and congressional Republicans are focused on transgender issues
Which do you think Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress are most focused on?
Immigration and the border (top five most focused on)
73%
Inflation and the cost of living (top five most focused on)
29%
Transgender issues (top five most focused on)
27%
- Sample
- 1,000 registered voters · ±3.1 percentage points
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)PDF, external
Full record
Base: Plus oversamples: 100 additional Hispanic voters, 73 additional Asian American and Pacific Islander voters, 100 additional African American voters, 100 additional independent voters.
Wording notes: parallel construction with the priority item, enabling a priority-versus-focus gap
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Inflation and the cost of living
- Jobs and the economy
- Immigration and the border
- Health care
- Social Security and Medicare
- Corruption in government
- Taxes
- Housing
- Crime
- Government debt, deficits, and spending
- Climate change and the environment
- National security and foreign policy
- Democracy
- Abortion
- Guns
- Education
- The conflict in Israel, Gaza, and the Middle East
- Censorship of free speech
- Vaccines and disease prevention
- The conflict in Ukraine and Russia
- Transgender issues
Navigator Research (GSG/GBAO)for Navigator Research - a project of Global Strategy Group and GBAO with an advisory committee including The Hub Project, EMILY's List, AFL-CIO, Center for American Progress Action Fund, EquisLabs, and Planned Parenthood Action FundNondiscriminationMay 30, 2024 – Jun 3, 2024 adding sexual orientation and gender identity to federal nondiscrimination law
Do you support or oppose adding sexual orientation and gender identity to federal nondiscrimination laws, meaning LGBTQ+ Americans would be protected from discrimination in employment, housing, and access to public accommodations?
Base: Plus oversamples: 100 additional Hispanic voters, 75 additional Asian American and Pacific Islander voters, 100 additional African American voters, 105 additional independent voters, 200 additional voters ages 18-34.
Wording notes: explains the practical effect of the policy inside the question
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Navigator Research (GSG/GBAO)for Navigator Research - a project of Global Strategy Group and GBAO with an advisory committee including The Hub Project, EMILY's List, AFL-CIO, Center for American Progress Action Fund, EquisLabs, and Planned Parenthood Action FundPolitical salienceMay 30, 2024 – Jun 3, 2024 awareness of state legislation on transgender people
How much have you seen, read, or heard about some states in the U.S. passing or debating laws regarding transgender people?
Base: Plus oversamples: 100 additional Hispanic voters, 75 additional Asian American and Pacific Islander voters, 100 additional African American voters, 105 additional independent voters, 200 additional voters ages 18-34.
Wording notes: neutral on the direction of the laws
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Navigator Research (GSG/GBAO)for Navigator Research - a project of Global Strategy Group and GBAO with an advisory committee including The Hub Project, EMILY's List, AFL-CIO, Center for American Progress Action Fund, EquisLabs, and Planned Parenthood Action FundSchool policyMay 30, 2024 – Jun 3, 2024 concern about bullying of gay and transgender youth
Below is a list of concerns some Americans might have as it relates to the LGBTQ+ community. Please indicate how concerned you are about each one.
Below is a list of concerns some Americans might have as it relates to the LGBTQ+ community. Please indicate how concerned you are about each one. - Gay and transgender youth are being bullied and targeted, sometimes leading to suicide
Base: Plus oversamples: 100 additional Hispanic voters, 75 additional Asian American and Pacific Islander voters, 100 additional African American voters, 105 additional independent voters, 200 additional voters ages 18-34.
Wording notes: 'sometimes leading to suicide' raises the stakes inside the itemone-sided concern battery with no opposing concerns tested
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Very concerned
- Somewhat concerned
- Not concerned
Navigator Research (GSG/GBAO)for Navigator Research - a project of Global Strategy Group and GBAO with an advisory committee including The Hub Project, EMILY's List, AFL-CIO, Center for American Progress Action Fund, EquisLabs, and Planned Parenthood Action FundPolitical salienceMay 30, 2024 – Jun 3, 2024 concern that politicians are attacking gay and transgender youth (split sample)
Below is a list of concerns some Americans might have as it relates to the LGBTQ+ community. Please indicate how concerned you are about each one.
Below is a list of concerns some Americans might have as it relates to the LGBTQ+ community. Please indicate how concerned you are about each one. - [Form A] Politicians are attacking gay and transgender youth to divide us, maintain their political power and control, and score political points - [Form B] Politicians are attacking gay and transgender youth to divide us, impose their extreme views on all of us, and score political points
Base: Plus oversamples: 100 additional Hispanic voters, 75 additional Asian American and Pacific Islander voters, 100 additional African American voters, 105 additional independent voters, 200 additional voters ages 18-34.
Wording notes: split-sample message test of two attack framingsasserts that politicians are 'attacking' youth
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Very concerned
- Somewhat concerned
- Not concerned
Navigator Research (GSG/GBAO)for Navigator Research - a project of Global Strategy Group and GBAO with an advisory committee including The Hub Project, EMILY's List, AFL-CIO, Center for American Progress Action Fund, EquisLabs, and Planned Parenthood Action FundPolitical salienceMay 30, 2024 – Jun 3, 2024 acceptability of an elected official who supports banning trans health care
Please indicate whether or not you could support an elected official with the following position, as long as you agreed with the elected official on most other things:
Please indicate whether or not you could support an elected official with the following position, as long as you agreed with the elected official on most other things: Someone who supports banning health care for transgender people.
Base: Plus oversamples: 100 additional Hispanic voters, 75 additional Asian American and Pacific Islander voters, 100 additional African American voters, 105 additional independent voters, 200 additional voters ages 18-34.
Wording notes: 'banning health care for transgender people' is unqualified as to age - reads as a total ban including adults
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Could support
- Could not support
- No impact on support
Navigator Research (GSG/GBAO)for Navigator Research - a project of Global Strategy Group and GBAO with an advisory committee including The Hub Project, EMILY's List, AFL-CIO, Center for American Progress Action Fund, EquisLabs, and Planned Parenthood Action FundYouth medical careMay 30, 2024 – Jun 3, 2024 message test - youth care ban vs. parental rights / trust families and doctors / evidence-based care
Which side do you agree with more?
Which side do you agree with more? Statement 1: Those who say kids are being exposed to transgender ideas at too young an age, and we need to ban sex change hormones and gender reassignment surgery for kids. Statement 2: Those who say parents should have the right to seek out medically necessary health care for their children, without politicians and the government inserting themselves into those decisions. Statement 3: Those who say we should trust families and their doctors to make medically necessary health care decisions for themselves and their children, without politicians and the government inserting themselves into those decisions. Statement 4: Those who say we should set the record straight. In the rare instances where a young transgender person needs gender-affirming care to thrive, they undergo extensive counseling and together with their parents, always receive evidence-based care that has been approved by the American Medical Association.
Statement 2 - parents should have the right to seek medically necessary care
55%
Statement 3 - trust families and their doctors
55%
Statement 4 - extensive counseling and AMA-approved evidence-based care
55%
Statement 1 - ban hormones and surgery for kids
45%
Statement 1 - ban hormones and surgery for kids
45%
Statement 1 - ban hormones and surgery for kids
45%
- Sample
- 1,000 registered voters · ±3.1 percentage points
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Base: Plus oversamples: 100 additional Hispanic voters, 75 additional Asian American and Pacific Islander voters, 100 additional African American voters, 105 additional independent voters, 200 additional voters ages 18-34.
Wording notes: message-testing design - one fixed restrictive statement tested against three alternative rebuttalsrestrictive statement uses 'sex change hormones' and 'gender reassignment surgery'rebuttals invoke parental rights, medical authority, and the AMA
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Statement 1 (restrictive)
- The paired progressive rebuttal statement
Navigator Research (GSG/GBAO)for Navigator Research - a project of Global Strategy Group and GBAO with an advisory committee including The Hub Project, EMILY's List, AFL-CIO, Center for American Progress Action Fund, EquisLabs, and Planned Parenthood Action FundParty & candidate handlingMay 30, 2024 – Jun 3, 2024 party trusted to protect the gay and transgender community
Below is a list of issues. Please indicate who you trust more to handle each one.
Below is a list of issues. Please indicate who you trust more to handle each one. - [Form A] Protecting the gay and transgender community - LGBTQ+ issues - [Form B] Protecting the rights and freedoms of the gay and transgender community
Base: Plus oversamples: 100 additional Hispanic voters, 75 additional Asian American and Pacific Islander voters, 100 additional African American voters, 105 additional independent voters, 200 additional voters ages 18-34.
Wording notes: split-sample wording test of 'protecting' vs. 'protecting the rights and freedoms of'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Biden and the Democratic Party
- The Republican Party
- Don't know
Navigator Research (GSG/GBAO)for Navigator Research (Global Strategy Group and GBAO)Contact & populationJun 2–5, 2023 knowing a transgender person
As far as you know, do any of your friends, family, or co-workers consider themselves transgender?
Base: 1,373 total interviews with a 1,001 base; oversamples of 265 African Americans, 234 Hispanics, 94 AAPI, and 254 pure independents. Q67 and Q68 were each split-sampled into A and B forms.
Wording notes: 'as far as you know' and 'consider themselves transgender' phrasingno don't-know option
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Navigator Research (GSG/GBAO)for Navigator Research (Global Strategy Group and GBAO)Political salienceJun 2–5, 2023 awareness of state legislation on transgender people
How much have you seen, read, or heard about some states in the U.S. passing or debating laws regarding transgender people?
Base: 1,373 total interviews with a 1,001 base; oversamples of 265 African Americans, 234 Hispanics, 94 AAPI, and 254 pure independents. Q67 and Q68 were each split-sampled into A and B forms.
Wording notes: identical wording to the June 2024 wave, enabling a two-point trend
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Navigator Research (GSG/GBAO)for Navigator Research (Global Strategy Group and GBAO)Youth medical careJun 2–5, 2023 message test - 'protect kids from woke ideology' vs. rights-and-freedoms or trust-families rebuttals
[SPLIT A] Which side do you agree with more? - Those who say we need to protect kids from woke ideology and ban sex change hormones and gender reassignment surgery for kids - Those who say we need to protect the rights and freedoms of transgender youth, their families, and their doctors to seek and provide medically necessary care and to live free from discrimination [SPLIT B] Which side do you agree with more? - Those who say we should trust families and their doctors to make health care decisions for themselves and their children, and not allow politicians and the government to insert themselves into those decisions - Those who say we need to protect kids from woke ideology and ban sex change hormones and gender reassignment surgery for kids
Trust families and their doctors to make health care decisions
56%
Protect kids from woke ideology and ban sex change hormones and gender reassignment surgery for kids
51%
Protect the rights and freedoms of transgender youth, their families, and their doctors
49%
Like the American Medical Association - gender-affirming care is medically necessary, evidence-based, and improves health
49%
Opponents of transgender youth are stirring up panic in order to divide us, score political points, and maintain their power
49%
Protect kids from woke ideology and ban sex change hormones and gender reassignment surgery for kids
44%
- Sample
- 1,373 registered voters · ±3.1 percentage points
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record · 13 subgroup figures
Base: 1,373 total interviews with a 1,001 base; oversamples of 265 African Americans, 234 Hispanics, 94 AAPI, and 254 pure independents. Q67 and Q68 were each split-sampled into A and B forms.
Wording notes: restrictive statement uses 'woke ideology', 'sex change hormones', and 'gender reassignment surgery'no don't-know option - the two sides always sum to 100the restrictive statement's position in the pair is rotated between splits
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Navigator Research (GSG/GBAO)for Navigator Research (Global Strategy Group and GBAO)School policyJun 2–5, 2023 DeSantis vs. Disney over the "Don't Say Gay" law
As you may know, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis passed a "Don't Say Gay" bill prohibiting teachers from talking about sexual orientation or gender identity in schools, which Disney spoke out against.
As you may know, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis passed a "Don't Say Gay" bill prohibiting teachers from talking about sexual orientation or gender identity in schools, which Disney spoke out against. As a result, Ron DeSantis stripped Disney of its long-standing special tax status in Florida and threatened to build a state prison next to Disney World in Florida. Disney is now suing Ron DeSantis as a result. Which side do you agree with more?
Disney is in the right (strongly)
36%
Ron DeSantis is in the right (strongly)
18%
Disney is in the right (somewhat)
14%
Ron DeSantis is in the right (somewhat)
14%
Don't know enough to say
17%
- Sample
- 1,373 registered voters · ±3.1 percentage points
- Method
- online opt-in
- Where
- US national
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record · 4 subgroup figures
Base: 1,373 total interviews with a 1,001 base; oversamples of 265 African Americans, 234 Hispanics, 94 AAPI, and 254 pure independents. Q67 and Q68 were each split-sampled into A and B forms.
Wording notes: uses the opponents' nickname "Don't Say Gay" rather than the statute's own namethe preamble narrates DeSantis's retaliation, including the prison threat, before asking
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Disney is in the right - feel this way strongly
- Disney is in the right - feel this way somewhat
- Ron DeSantis is in the right - feel this way somewhat
- Ron DeSantis is in the right - feel this way strongly
- Don't know enough to say