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3 questions from 3 polls

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
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
Verasightfor Yale Youth PollGeneral acceptanceparaphrasedOct 29, 2025 – Nov 11, 2025
whether acceptance of transgender people has gone too far

Acceptance of transgender people has gone too far

Agree
48%
Sample
3,426 registered voters · plus or minus 1.7 percentage points (full sample); plus or minus 2.4 points (18-34 subsample)
Method
probability panel
Where
US national
Source
Pollster release(opens another site)
Full record

Base: Includes an oversample of 1,706 registered voters aged 18-34; youth subsample MOE +/-2.4 points.

Wording notes: one-directional 'gone too far' statement with no 'not gone far enough' counterpart offered in the same itempaired in the questionnaire with an identically worded item about gay people (33% agreed)
Response options as the pollster wrote them
  • Agree
  • Disagree

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