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UNH Survey CenterPrisons & sheltersApr 17–21, 2025Maine Department of Corrections policy housing transgender inmates by gender identity
The Maine Department of Corrections currently allows inmates to live in the prison of the gender they identify with rather than their sex at birth if they receive a gender dysphoria diagnosis and a team of medical personnel and other staff determine it's in the inmate's best interest. Generally speaking, do you agree or disagree with this policy set by the Maine Department of Corrections or do you not have an opinion about this?
Wording notes: stem describes the clinical gatekeeping in the existing policy (dysphoria diagnosis, staff determination), which is favorable contextelsewhere in the release the pollster notes the policy triggered a federal funding cut, though that is not in the item stem
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Strongly support/agree
- Somewhat support/agree
- Neutral/No opinion
- Somewhat oppose/disagree
- Strongly oppose/disagree
- Don't know/Not sure
UNH Survey CenterSportsMar 20–24, 2025 transgender women/girls in women's sports
Thinking about transgender female athletes, meaning athletes who were male at birth but who currently identify as female, do you think they should or should not be allowed to compete in women's sports?
Base: 914 Pine Tree State Panel members plus 143 Maine residents recruited by text-message invitation to the online survey; item Ns 1,057 / 1,053
Wording notes: defines transgender female as 'male at birth but who currently identify as female'asked in the context of a Trump executive order discussed elsewhere in the release
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Definitely should
- Probably should
- Probably should not
- Definitely should not
- Don't know/Not sure
UNH Survey CenterSportsMar 20–24, 2025 transgender men in men's sports
Thinking about transgender male athletes, meaning athletes who were female at birth but who currently identify as male, do you think they should or should not be allowed to compete in men's sports?
Definitely should not
38%
Probably should
24%
Definitely should
17%
Probably should not
12%
Don't know/Not sure
8%
NET should not be allowed 51%NET should be allowed 41%
- Sample
- 1,057 adults · +/- 3.0 percent
- Method
- probability panel
- Where
- US: Maine
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Base: 914 Pine Tree State Panel members plus 143 Maine residents recruited by text-message invitation to the online survey; item Ns 1,057 / 1,053
Wording notes: mirror-image item to the trans female athletes question, allowing a symmetry test
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Definitely should
- Probably should
- Probably should not
- Definitely should not
- Don't know/Not sure
UNH Survey CenterSportsMar 20–24, 2025 whether trans-athlete policy should be set federally or by states
President Trump recently signed an executive order banning transgender female athletes from competing in women's sports. However, some states, such as California, Minnesota, and Maine, allow transgender females to compete in women sports. Do you believe policy concerning transgender female athletes should be made at the federal level or should be left up to states to decide or do you not have an opinion on this?
Base: 914 Pine Tree State Panel members plus 143 Maine residents recruited by text-message invitation to the online survey; item Ns 1,057 / 1,053
Wording notes: names Trump's executive order in the stemnames California, Minnesota and Maine as permissive states
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should be made at the federal level
- Left up to states to decide
- Don't know/No opinion
UNH Survey CenterSportsMar 20–24, 2025 transgender women/girls in women's sports
Thinking about transgender female athletes, meaning athletes who were male at birth but who currently identify as female, do you think they should or should not be allowed to compete in women's sports?
Base: 1,372 Granite State Panel members plus 62 New Hampshire residents recruited by text-message invitation
Wording notes: defines transgender female as 'male at birth but who currently identify as female'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Definitely should
- Probably should
- Probably should not
- Definitely should not
- Don't know/Not sure
UNH Survey CenterSportsMar 20–24, 2025 transgender men in men's sports
Thinking about transgender male athletes, meaning athletes who were female at birth but who currently identify as male, do you think they should or should not be allowed to compete in men's sports?
Definitely should not
43%
Probably should not
18%
Probably should
15%
Definitely should
14%
Don't know/Not sure
9%
NET should not be allowed 61%NET should be allowed 30%
- Sample
- 1,434 adults · +/- 2.6 percent
- Method
- probability panel
- Where
- US: New Hampshire
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Base: 1,372 Granite State Panel members plus 62 New Hampshire residents recruited by text-message invitation
Wording notes: mirror-image item to the trans female athletes question
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Definitely should
- Probably should
- Probably should not
- Definitely should not
- Don't know/Not sure
UNH Survey CenterSportsMar 20–24, 2025 whether trans-athlete policy should be set federally or by states
President Trump recently signed an executive order banning transgender female athletes from competing in women's sports. However, some states, such as California, Minnesota, and Maine, allow transgender females to compete in women sports. Do you believe policy concerning transgender female athletes should be made at the federal level or should be left up to states to decide or do you not have an opinion on this?
Base: 1,372 Granite State Panel members plus 62 New Hampshire residents recruited by text-message invitation
Wording notes: names Trump's executive order in the stemnames California, Minnesota and Maine as permissive states
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should be made at the federal level
- Left up to states to decide
- Don't know/No opinion
UNH Survey CenterSportsMar 20–24, 2025 transgender women/girls in women's sports
Thinking about transgender female athletes, meaning athletes who were male at birth but who currently identify as female, do you think they should or should not be allowed to compete in women's sports?
Base: 590 Bay State Panel members plus 254 Massachusetts residents recruited by text-message invitation
Wording notes: defines transgender female as 'male at birth but who currently identify as female'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Definitely should
- Probably should
- Probably should not
- Definitely should not
- Don't know/Not sure
UNH Survey CenterSportsMar 20–24, 2025 transgender men in men's sports
Thinking about transgender male athletes, meaning athletes who were female at birth but who currently identify as male, do you think they should or should not be allowed to compete in men's sports?
Definitely should not
37%
Definitely should
21%
Probably should not
18%
Probably should
14%
Don't know/Not sure
10%
NET should not be allowed 55%NET should be allowed 35%
- Sample
- 844 adults · +/- 3.4 percent
- Method
- probability panel
- Where
- US: Massachusetts
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Base: 590 Bay State Panel members plus 254 Massachusetts residents recruited by text-message invitation
Wording notes: mirror-image item
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Definitely should
- Probably should
- Probably should not
- Definitely should not
- Don't know/Not sure
UNH Survey CenterSportsMar 20–24, 2025 whether trans-athlete policy should be set federally or by states
President Trump recently signed an executive order banning transgender female athletes from competing in women's sports. However, some states, such as California, Minnesota, and Maine, allow transgender females to compete in women sports. Do you believe policy concerning transgender female athletes should be made at the federal level or should be left up to states to decide or do you not have an opinion on this?
Base: 590 Bay State Panel members plus 254 Massachusetts residents recruited by text-message invitation
Wording notes: names Trump's executive ordernames three permissive states
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should be made at the federal level
- Left up to states to decide
- Don't know/No opinion
UNH Survey CenterSportsMar 20–24, 2025 transgender women/girls in women's sports
Thinking about transgender female athletes, meaning athletes who were male at birth but who currently identify as female, do you think they should or should not be allowed to compete in women's sports?
Base: 934 Green Mountain State Panel members plus 80 Vermont residents recruited by text-message invitation
Wording notes: defines transgender female as 'male at birth but who currently identify as female'
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Definitely should
- Probably should
- Probably should not
- Definitely should not
- Don't know/Not sure
UNH Survey CenterSportsMar 20–24, 2025 transgender men in men's sports
Thinking about transgender male athletes, meaning athletes who were female at birth but who currently identify as male, do you think they should or should not be allowed to compete in men's sports?
Definitely should not
31%
Definitely should
26%
Probably should
20%
Probably should not
11%
Don't know/Not sure
11%
NET should be allowed 46%NET should not be allowed 43%
- Sample
- 1,014 adults · +/- 3.1 percent
- Method
- probability panel
- Where
- US: Vermont
- Source
- Pollster release↗(opens another site)
Full record
Base: 934 Green Mountain State Panel members plus 80 Vermont residents recruited by text-message invitation
Wording notes: mirror-image item
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Definitely should
- Probably should
- Probably should not
- Definitely should not
- Don't know/Not sure
UNH Survey CenterSportsMar 20–24, 2025 whether trans-athlete policy should be set federally or by states
President Trump recently signed an executive order banning transgender female athletes from competing in women's sports. However, some states, such as California, Minnesota, and Maine, allow transgender females to compete in women sports. Do you believe policy concerning transgender female athletes should be made at the federal level or should be left up to states to decide or do you not have an opinion on this?
Base: 934 Green Mountain State Panel members plus 80 Vermont residents recruited by text-message invitation
Wording notes: names Trump's executive ordernames three permissive states
Response options as the pollster wrote them
- Should be made at the federal level
- Left up to states to decide
- Don't know/No opinion