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Rasmussen ReportsSchool policySep 11–15, 2025school counseling without parental knowledge
Should schools and teachers be allowed to counsel students on their sexual and gender identities without parental knowledge or consent?
Base: Fielded across non-contiguous days: September 11 and September 14-15, 2025.
Wording notes: 'without parental knowledge or consent' is the operative clause'counsel' undefined
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Rasmussen ReportsMilitary serviceJan 29, 2025 – Feb 2, 2025 Trump executive order discharging trans service members
President Trump recently signed an executive order to discharge military service members who identify as transgender or are receiving transgender treatments for failing to meet physical and mental fitness requirements. Do you approve or disapprove of this policy?
Wording notes: the stem adopts the executive order's own rationale ('for failing to meet physical and mental fitness requirements') as a statement of fact rather than a claimasked third, after two items establishing that the military has a recruiting and readiness problem'who identify as transgender'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly approve
- Somewhat approve
- Somewhat disapprove
- Strongly disapprove
- Not sure
Rasmussen ReportsSportsOct 22–24, 2024 trans women in women's sports
Do you support or oppose men who identify as women being able to compete in women's sports?
Wording notes: 'men who identify as women' assigns male category membership in the stemthe word 'transgender' is avoided entirely across all three items in this survey
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Not sure
Rasmussen Reportsfor American ThinkerIdentity beliefsSep 19–22, 2024 whether there are only two genders
Do you agree or disagree with this statement: There are only two genders?
Wording notes: single-statement agreement format with no counter-statementasserts the restrictive proposition as the statement to be agreed with
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly agree
- Somewhat agree
- Somewhat disagree
- Strongly disagree
- Not sure
Rasmussen Reportsfor American ThinkerYouth medical careSep 19–22, 2024 hormone therapy and surgery for minors
Do you support or oppose gender transition therapy for minors, to include hormone replacement therapy and gender reassignment surgery?
Wording notes: bundles hormone therapy with surgeryuses 'gender reassignment surgery'topline scale is printed with agree/disagree labels although the stem is support/oppose
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly agree
- Somewhat agree
- Somewhat disagree
- Strongly disagree
- Not sure
Rasmussen Reportsfor American ThinkerIdentity beliefsdata flagSep 19–22, 2024 whether there are only two genders
Do you agree or disagree with this statement: There are only two genders?
Wording notes: single-statement agreement format with no counter-statementasserts the restrictive proposition as the statement to be agreed with
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly agree
- Somewhat agree
- Somewhat disagree
- Strongly disagree
- Not sure
Rasmussen Reportsfor American ThinkerYouth medical caredata flagSep 19–22, 2024 hormone therapy and surgery for minors
Do you support or oppose gender transition therapy for minors, to include hormone replacement therapy and gender reassignment surgery?
Wording notes: bundles hormone therapy with surgeryuses 'gender reassignment surgery'topline scale is printed with agree/disagree labels although the stem is support/oppose
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly agree
- Somewhat agree
- Somewhat disagree
- Strongly disagree
- Not sure
Rasmussen Reportsfor American ThinkerIdentity beliefsSep 19–22, 2024 whether there are only two genders
Do you agree or disagree with this statement: There are only two genders?
Wording notes: single-statement agreement format with no counter-statementasserts the restrictive proposition as the statement to be agreed with
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly agree
- Somewhat agree
- Somewhat disagree
- Strongly disagree
- Not sure
Rasmussen Reportsfor American ThinkerYouth medical careSep 19–22, 2024 hormone therapy and surgery for minors
Do you support or oppose gender transition therapy for minors, to include hormone replacement therapy and gender reassignment surgery?
Wording notes: bundles hormone therapy with surgeryuses 'gender reassignment surgery'topline scale is printed with agree/disagree labels although the stem is support/oppose
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly agree
- Somewhat agree
- Somewhat disagree
- Strongly disagree
- Not sure
Rasmussen Reportsfor American ThinkerIdentity beliefsSep 19–22, 2024 belief that there are only two genders
Do you agree or disagree with this statement: There are only two genders?
Wording notes: 'only two genders' rather than Rasmussen's national 'There are two genders, male and female' - the word 'only' converts a descriptive statement into an exclusive claimsingle-statement agree/disagree format
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly agree
- Somewhat agree
- Somewhat disagree
- Strongly disagree
- Not sure
Rasmussen Reportsfor American ThinkerYouth medical careSep 19–22, 2024 gender transition therapy for minors
Do you support or oppose gender transition therapy for minors, to include hormone replacement therapy and gender reassignment surgery?
Wording notes: the published topline labels the response options 'Strongly agree / Somewhat agree / Somewhat disagree / Strongly disagree' even though the question asks support/oppose - a scale/stem mismatch in the instrument as publishedbundles hormone replacement therapy with 'gender reassignment surgery'no mention of parental consent or medical supervision
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly agree
- Somewhat agree
- Somewhat disagree
- Strongly disagree
- Not sure
Rasmussen ReportsSchool policyAug 7–11, 2024 whether schools accommodate trans students too much
In terms of public schools and students who identify as transgender, do most schools not do enough to accommodate such students, or do they do too much? Or is the amount of accommodation for transgender students in most public schools about right?
Wording notes: 'students who identify as transgender' rather than 'transgender students'offers a genuine middle option ('about right') and a not-sure, unlike most Rasmussen trans itemsthe affirming option is presented first
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Not do enough
- Do too much
- About right
- Not sure
Rasmussen ReportsYouth medical careparaphrasedAug 2024 children under 18; 'gender transition procedures' enumerated as puberty blockers, hormone drugs and surgeries; ACCESS/support framing but with restrictive-coded vocabulary
[Do you support or oppose] gender transition procedures - such as puberty blockers, hormone drugs, and surgeries - for children under 18
Wording notes: 'procedures' and 'hormone drugs' are restrictive-coded termsbundles blockers, hormones and surgeriesexplicit under-18 thresholdexplicit not-sure option, taken by 12%support framing rather than ban framing, so the 58% is opposition to the care, not support for a prohibition
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Not sure
Rasmussen ReportsIdentity beliefsMay 28–30, 2024 belief that there are two genders
Do you agree or disagree with this statement: "There are two genders, male and female"?
Wording notes: single-statement agree/disagree format invites acquiescence biasno counter-statement offered
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly agree
- Somewhat agree
- Somewhat disagree
- Strongly disagree
- Not sure
Rasmussen ReportsIdentity beliefsMay 24–25, 2023 belief that there are two genders
Do you agree or disagree with this statement: "There are two genders, male and female"?
Wording notes: single-statement agree/disagree format invites acquiescence biasno counter-statement offered
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly agree
- Somewhat agree
- Somewhat disagree
- Strongly disagree
- Not sure
Rasmussen ReportsIdentity beliefsparaphrasedMay 2023 – May 31, 2023 agreement that there are two genders, male and female
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
There are two genders, male and female.
Wording notes: agree/disagree construction, subject to acquiescence biasoffers only the restrictive proposition, with no competing alternative stated
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly agree
- Somewhat agree
- Somewhat disagree
- Strongly disagree
- Not sure
Rasmussen Reportsfor Capitol Resource InstituteNondiscriminationparaphraseddata flagOct 13–17, 2022 Nevada Question 1 state ERA that adds gender identity or expression and sexual orientation to the state constitution
Would add a guarantee to the state constitution that equal rights would not be denied to any person on account of race, color, creed, age, and other identifiers.
Wording notes: ballot-measure description as retrieved does not itself name gender identity
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Not sure
Rasmussen Reportsfor Capitol Resource InstituteNondiscriminationdata flagOct 13–17, 2022 effect of adding gender identity and sexual orientation on support for the state ERA
follows the preceding item describing Nevada Question 1
Question 1 asks voters to expand these protections to gender identity and sexual orientation. Does this make you more or less likely to support the amendment?
Wording notes: isolates gender identity and sexual orientation from the rest of the amendmentasked immediately after a version of the measure that omits those categories
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Much more likely
- Somewhat more likely
- Somewhat less likely
- Much less likely
- Not sure
Rasmussen Reportsfor Capitol Resource InstituteSportsdata flagOct 13–17, 2022 trans women competing in women's sports
Do you support or oppose men who identify as women being able to compete in women's sports?
Wording notes: uses 'men who identify as women' rather than 'transgender women'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Not sure
Rasmussen Reportsfor Capitol Resource InstituteBathrooms & facilitiesdata flagOct 13–17, 2022 trans women using women's restrooms and locker rooms
Do you support or oppose men who identify as women being able to use women's restrooms and locker rooms?
Wording notes: uses 'men who identify as women' rather than 'transgender women'bundles restrooms and locker rooms in one item
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Not sure
Rasmussen Reportsfor Capitol Resource InstituteYouth medical caredata flagOct 13–17, 2022 surgeries, hormones and puberty blockers for minors
Do you support or oppose gender-affirming surgeries or the prescription of hormones and puberty blockers for minors?
Wording notes: bundles surgery with hormones and puberty blockers in a single itemno age floor or eligibility criteria specified
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Not sure
Rasmussen Reportsfor Capitol Resource InstituteIdentity beliefsdata flagOct 13–17, 2022 belief that gender is a spectrum rather than binary
How closely does this statement match your beliefs? 'Gender isn't just man or woman, it is a spectrum.'
Wording notes: single-statement agreement format with no counter-statement offered
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Very closely
- Somewhat closely
- Not very closely
- Not at all closely
- Not sure
Rasmussen Reportsfor Capitol Resource InstituteNondiscriminationdata flagOct 13–17, 2022 Nevada Question 1 state equal-rights amendment
How closely have you been following news of Nevada's Equal Rights Amendment to its constitution, also known as "Question 1."
Question 1 would add a guarantee to the state constitution that equal rights would not be denied to any person on account of race, color, creed, age, and other identifiers. Do you support or oppose Question 1?
Wording notes: the description omits the very categories the amendment adds - gender identity or expression and sexual orientation - substituting 'and other identifiers'that omission is then exploited by later items in the same instrument
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support
- Somewhat support
- Somewhat oppose
- Strongly oppose
- Not sure
Rasmussen ReportsIdentity beliefsDec 21–22, 2021 belief that there are two genders
Do you agree or disagree with this statement: There are two genders, male and female.
Wording notes: single-statement agree/disagree format invites acquiescence biasthe statement is literally true as a description of the two most common sexes, so agreement does not imply any position on trans peopleno counter-statement offered
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly agree
- Somewhat agree
- Somewhat disagree
- Strongly disagree
- Not sure
Rasmussen ReportsGeneral acceptanceDec 21–22, 2021 J.K. Rowling and 'hate speech'
Critics have recently accused "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling of engaging in "hate speech" toward transgender people for saying that there are two biologically distinct genders. Do you agree with J.K. Rowling, or is it "hate speech" to say there are only two genders?
Wording notes: asks respondents to side with a named, popular celebrity against unnamed 'critics'the two options are not parallel - one is agreement with a person, the other is a legal/moral characterization of speechRowling's actual statements are summarized in the terms most favorable to her
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- You agree with J.K. Rowling
- It is hate speech
- Not sure
Rasmussen ReportsSchool policyDec 21–22, 2021 school counseling without parental knowledge
Should schools and teachers be allowed to counsel students on their sexual and gender identities without parental knowledge or consent?
Wording notes: 'without parental knowledge or consent' is the operative clause and describes the least defensible version of any school policy'counsel' is undefined and could mean anything from a conversation to clinical counselingno age range specified
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Rasmussen ReportsLegal documents & IDsSep 19–20, 2021 self-selected gender marker on passports
The U.S. State Department recently instituted a policy allowing Americans to select the gender they would like printed on their U.S. passport, even if it does not match the gender on supporting documentation such as a birth certificate, previous passport, or state ID. Do you approve or disapprove of this policy change?
Wording notes: accurate description of the actual State Department policy'even if it does not match...' foregrounds the documentation mismatch, which is the policy's most contested feature
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly approve
- Somewhat approve
- Somewhat disapprove
- Strongly disapprove
- Not sure
Rasmussen ReportsSportsFeb 24–25, 2021 trans students on teams matching gender identity
Do you favor or oppose allowing transgender students to participate on the sports teams of the gender they identify with?
Wording notes: the 2019 trailing clause about 'biological males' playing 'girls' sports' has been removed, making this the clean version of the same item
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Rasmussen Reportsfor Deseret NewsSportsparaphraseddata flagFeb 10–16, 2021 transgender girls and women in high school and college women's sports
Should transgender girls and women be allowed to compete in high school and college women's sports?
Wording notes: wording not published by the pollster
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Yes, should be allowed
- No, should not be allowed
- Not sure
Rasmussen Reportsfor Deseret NewsSportsparaphraseddata flagFeb 10–16, 2021 who should decide transgender sports participation rules
Who should decide the rules for transgender participation in girls and women's sports?
Wording notes: wording not published by the pollsterresponse list as reported may be incomplete
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Athletic associations
- Medical experts
- Government officials
Rasmussen ReportsSportsOct 31, 2019 – Nov 2, 2019 trans students on teams matching gender identity
Do you favor or oppose allowing transgender students to participate on the sports teams of the gender they identify with, letting biological males, for example, play girls' sports?
Wording notes: the stem appends an interpretive clause - 'letting biological males, for example, play girls' sports' - which recharacterizes the policy before the respondent answers'biological males' used to denote trans girls
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Rasmussen ReportsMilitary serviceJul 26–27, 2017 agreement with President Trump's stated rationale for the ban
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement - 'Our military must be focused on decisive and overwhelming victory and cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail.'
Wording notes: asks respondents to react to one side's argument rather than to choose between policiesthe quoted statement asserts contested facts about medical costs and disruption inside the stimulusagree/disagree format is vulnerable to acquiescence bias
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Rasmussen ReportsMilitary serviceparaphrasedJul 26–27, 2017 agreement with President Trump's announced ban on transgender military service
Do you agree or disagree with President Trump's decision that the United States government will not accept or allow transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. military?
Wording notes: attributes the policy to President Trump by name, which converts the item partly into a partisan-cue itemasks about agreement with a ban rather than about whether transgender people should be allowed to serve - the reverse direction from Gallup and Quinnipiac
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Rasmussen ReportsMilitary serviceJun 26–27, 2017 whether open transgender service is good or bad for the military
The U.S. Department of Defense now allows transgender people, those who identify with and want to live as the opposite sex, to serve openly in the military.
The U.S. Department of Defense now allows transgender people, those who identify with and want to live as the opposite sex, to serve openly in the military. Is this decision good for the military, bad for the military or does it have no impact?
Wording notes: repeats Rasmussen's 'want to live as the opposite sex' definitionasks about institutional effect rather than about rights
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Good for the military
- Bad for the military
- No impact
- Not sure
Rasmussen ReportsMilitary serviceJun 26–27, 2017 delaying transgender enlistments
The heads of the Army, Air Force and Marines want to delay enlistments by transgender people to study the matter further.
The heads of the Army, Air Force and Marines want to delay enlistments by transgender people to study the matter further. Do you favor or oppose a delay in allowing openly transgender people to enlist in the military?
Wording notes: cites the service chiefs as the source of the proposal, an authority cue'to study the matter further' presents the delay as procedural caution rather than as a policy reversal
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Rasmussen ReportsSchool policyFeb 22–23, 2017 transgender students' bathroom access after the rescission of the federal guidance
The federal government last year ordered all public schools in America to allow transgender students to use the bathrooms of the gender they identify with.
The federal government last year ordered all public schools in America to allow transgender students to use the bathrooms of the gender they identify with. Do you favor or oppose allowing transgender students to use the bathrooms of the opposite biological sex?
Wording notes: the preamble uses the respondent-neutral phrase 'the gender they identify with' but the question itself switches to 'the bathrooms of the opposite biological sex''ordered' characterizes the 2016 Dear Colleague letter as a command
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Rasmussen ReportsSchool policyFeb 22–23, 2017 which level of government should set school bathroom policy
Who should be responsible for setting bathroom policies in elementary and secondary schools - local government, state government or the federal government?
Wording notes: recasts the dispute as a federalism question with transgender students unmentioned
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Local government
- State government
- The federal government
- Not sure
Rasmussen ReportsSchool policyMay 15–16, 2016 transgender students' bathroom access under the federal guidance
The federal government has ordered all public schools in America to allow transgender students to use the bathrooms of the gender they identify with.
The federal government has ordered all public schools in America to allow transgender students to use the bathrooms of the gender they identify with. Do you favor or oppose allowing transgender students to use the bathrooms of the opposite biological sex?
Base: results also reported for adults with elementary and secondary school age children
Wording notes: preamble says 'the gender they identify with' while the question switches to 'the bathrooms of the opposite biological sex''ordered' characterizes the guidance as a command
Response options as the pollster wrote them
Rasmussen ReportsSchool policyMay 15–16, 2016 which level of government should set school bathroom policy
Who should be responsible for setting bathroom policies in elementary and secondary schools - local government, state government or the federal government?
Base: results also reported for adults with elementary and secondary school age children
Wording notes: recasts the dispute as a federalism question with transgender students unmentioned
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Local government
- State government
- The federal government
- Not sure
Rasmussen ReportsMilitary serviceJul 14–15, 2015 allowing transgender people to serve openly
The U.S. Defense Department is proposing to allow transgender people, those who identify with and want to live as the opposite sex, to serve openly in the military.
The U.S. Defense Department is proposing to allow transgender people, those who identify with and want to live as the opposite sex, to serve openly in the military. Do you favor or oppose allowing transgender people to serve openly in the military?
Wording notes: defines transgender people as 'those who identify with and want to live as the opposite sex', which frames identity as aspiration rather than fact and is Rasmussen's house definition across all four of these waves
Response options as the pollster wrote them