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McLaughlin & Associates

McLaughlin & Associates National Survey, January 2022 · Jan 13–18, 2022 · US national

Methodology

Pollster
McLaughlin & Associates partisan_r
Sponsor
McLaughlin & Associates
Fielded
Jan 13–18, 2022
Population
likely voters
Sample size
—
Sample frame
unknown
Mode
not disclosed in the release deck
Margin of error
not disclosed
Weighting
not disclosed in the public release deck
Geography
US national

Sources

Verification note. Question wording, topline and the full published crosstab column transcribed from the McLaughlin & Associates public release deck (slide rendered to image and read, because the figures are chart graphics and the crosstab column mis-orders under PDF text extraction). Bar-chart components sum to the printed nets, confirming the reading. McLaughlin's public release decks state the population and field dates but carry no methodology page: mode, sample frame, weighting and margin of error are all undisclosed. The deck's cover states 'General Election Likely Voters' and field dates January 13-18 but does not print the sample size, so sample_size is null rather than assumed from McLaughlin's usual n=1,000.

Figures below are transcribed from these documents. Where they disagree with the source, the source governs.

Questions asked (1)

Sportsapprove/disapprovein a trend series
allowing trans women and girls to compete in college and high school women's sports

Approve/Disapprove: Allowing biological men to compete in sports with college women and high school girls.

Approve 20%67% Disapprove

Wording notes: 'biological men' is the only descriptor offered for trans women and girls | applies 'men' to high school girls' sports, a category mismatch that maximizes the perceived incongruity | bundles college and high school into one item | no counter-consideration offered

loaded_terms — describing trans girls as 'biological men' competing against 'high school girls' does the persuasive work inside the stem; the item measures reaction to that description rather than to any actual eligibility policy

Subgroup figures (36)

party

GroupApprove (total)Disapprove (total)
Republican13%83%
Democrat31%50%
Independent16%71%

ideology

GroupApprove (total)Disapprove (total)
Liberal40%44%
Moderate17%65%
Conservative8%88%

gender

GroupApprove (total)Disapprove (total)
Men20%71%
Women20%64%

age

GroupApprove (total)Disapprove (total)
Under 5528%61%
Over 5510%76%

race

GroupApprove (total)Disapprove (total)
White16%73%
African-American27%50%
Hispanic37%55%

region

GroupApprove (total)Disapprove (total)
Live in urban area30%54%
Live in suburban area17%71%
Live in rural area15%75%

2024_vote

GroupApprove (total)Disapprove (total)
Trump 2020 voters11%85%
Biden 2020 voters29%52%

Every figure on this page is transcribed from the source linked above. How to read this data →