probability panel
CNN
CNN Poll · Sep 16–17, 2026 · US national
Methodology
- Pollster
- CNN media
- Sponsor
- CNN
- Commissioned by
- CNN
- Fielded
- Sep 16–17, 2026
- Population
- adults
- Sample size
- 1,206
- Sample frame
- probability panel
- Panel
- SSRS Opinion Panel
- Mode
- web and telephone
- Margin of error
- +/-3.5 (total respondents); +/-4.1 (registered voters)
- Weighting
- Weighted to national Census figures for gender, age, education, race, Hispanic nativity and census region; also to population density, civic engagement, and Pew NPORS figures for religious affiliation and internet-use frequency; weighted for detailed party identification (leaners broken out) crossed by ideology, voter registration, race and education, with party-ID benchmarks from CNN's ABS-recruited national poll of May 7-31, 2026.
- Geography
- US national
- Base notes
- The importance-to-vote item (q01) was asked only of the registered-voter subsample, n=867, MOE +/-4.1; the party item (q02) was asked of all adults, n=1,206, MOE +/-3.5.
Sources
Verification note. Full 107-page topline PDF (DocumentCloud 28676959, the 'Trump, midterms, economy' tranche, embargoed to Sept 23 2026) read in full; both items verbatim from the pollster's release with their Total rows. The same field period's Iran/foreign-policy tranche and CNN/SSRS's Michigan and Maine polls (fielded Aug 31-Sept 6 2026) were also read and hold no trans-related item.
Figures below are transcribed from these documents. Where they disagree with the source, the source governs.
Questions asked (2)
Political salience4-point scale
gender identity and trans people as a vote issue
How important will each of the following be to your vote for Congress this year? [ITEMS ARE ASKED IN RANDOM ORDER]
How important will each of the following be to your vote for Congress this year? Policies regarding gender identity and trans people
Not that important
32%
Extremely important
25%
Moderately important
22%
Very important
21%
neutral — The same 4-point importance scale for every item in the battery; 'gender identity and trans people' is descriptive.
Party & candidate handlingforced choice
which party's views on gender identity and trans people are closer
Which political party's views are closer to your own on each of the following issues? [ITEMS ASKED IN RANDOM ORDER] [DEM AND REP OPTIONS ROTATED IN ORDER FOR HALF/IN REVERSE ORDER FOR HALF]
Which political party's views are closer to your own on each of the following issues? Policies regarding gender identity and trans people
The Republican Party
37%
The Democratic Party
32%
Neither party
31%
Don't know/Undecided/Refused
0%
neutral — The standard 'which party is closer to your views' format used for every item in the battery.