online opt-in
YouGov
The Economist/YouGov Poll · Nov 21–24, 2025 · US national
Methodology
- Pollster
- YouGov commercial
- Sponsor
- The Economist
- Commissioned by
- The Economist
- Fielded
- Nov 21–24, 2025
- Population
- adult citizens
- Sample size
- 1,677
- Sample frame
- online opt-in
- Panel
- YouGov Panel
- Mode
- Web-based interviews; respondents selected from YouGov's opt-in panel to be representative of adult U.S. citizens
- Margin of error
- ±3.4% (adjusted for weighting)
- Weighting
- The sample was weighted according to gender, age, race, education, U.S. region of residence, 2024 election turnout and presidential vote, 2020 election turnout and presidential vote, baseline party identification, and current voter registration status. 2024 presidential vote, at time of weighting was estimated to be 48% Harris and 50% Trump. Demographic weighting targets come from the 2019 American Community Survey. Baseline party identification is the respondent's most recent answer given around November 8, 2024, and is weighted to the estimated distribution at that time (31% Democratic, 33% Republican). The weights range from 0.052 to 7.167, with a mean of one and a standard deviation of 0.993.
- Geography
- US national
- Base notes
- 1,511 registered voters
Sources
Verification note. Full topline/crosstab PDF downloaded and text-extracted; totals and Party ID columns read directly. Richest single Economist/YouGov wave for transgender items found in this sweep (six items).
Figures below are transcribed from these documents. Where they disagree with the source, the source governs.
Questions asked (6)
whether society has gone too far in accepting transgender people
Which of the following statements comes closer to your feelings?
Gone too far
42%
Not gone far enough
28%
About right
16%
Not sure
14%
Wording notes: three-option too far / about right / not far enough frame
neutral — symmetric three-way frame with an explicit middle and a Not sure
Subgroup figures (12)
which public bathroom transgender people should use
Do you think transgender people should use the public bathrooms that correspond with their assigned sex at birth or with their current gender identity?
Assigned sex at birth
53%
Current gender identity
28%
Not sure
19%
Wording notes: wording adds 'public' relative to the 2021 version of this item, otherwise identical
neutral — symmetric two-sided forced choice with an explicit no-opinion option
Subgroup figures (9)
trans women on women's sports teams
Should transgender women be allowed to play on women's sports teams?
Wording notes: single-sided yes/no rather than the two-alternative forced choice used in 2021 and April 2023 | no level of competition specified (not limited to school or elite sport) | restrictive answer is the No default, which tends to produce higher restriction than the balanced two-option version
tilts_restrictive — a bare should-they-be-allowed yes/no with no competing consideration stated is a harder test than the 2021 team-assignment forced choice; the 17% Yes here is not comparable to the 45% affirming share on the 2021 two-option item
Subgroup figures (9)
whether the U.S. should do more to protect transgender people from discrimination
Do you think the U.S. should do more or less to protect transgender people from discrimination?
More
35%
Less
29%
Doing the right amount right now
21%
Not sure
15%
Wording notes: more/less frame with a status-quo middle offered
neutral — balanced more/less with an explicit right-amount middle and a Not sure
Subgroup figures (12)
banning gender-affirming medical care for minors
Would you support or oppose banning transgender minors from accessing gender-affirming medical care?
Wording notes: restrictive direction is the support side | pollster prints net Support and net Oppose rows | the term gender-affirming medical care is left undefined
neutral — the item asks about a ban directly rather than about access, so support is the restrictive side; wording is symmetric, but asking the minors version first can anchor the adults version
Subgroup figures (21)
banning gender-affirming medical care for adults
Would you support or oppose banning adults from accessing gender-affirming medical care?
Wording notes: restrictive direction is the support side | pollster prints net Support and net Oppose rows | the term gender-affirming medical care is left undefined
neutral — the item asks about a ban directly rather than about access, so support is the restrictive side; wording is symmetric, but asking the minors version first can anchor the adults version
Subgroup figures (21)