Public Opinion Polls Reveal Growing Public Opposition to Policies Driven by ‘Gender Agenda’
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February 12, 2024. Updated on February 16, 2024
Fifteen national polls were conducted in 2022 and 2023 to gauge public opinion about a variety of Gender Agenda issues, including parental rights, women’s sports, classroom instruction, and gender transitioning among underage children and youth.
A 2024 poll of 1,600 registered voters revealed a majority of persons across the political spectrum now support state laws that would require children to wait until age 18 before they can receive transgender treatments: Republicans: 73%; Independents: 71%; and Democrats: 61%.
All of the polls were representative of the US population.
2022 Polls
May 31 – Survey: Voters Overwhelmingly Support Parents’ Rights
- Topics addressed: Parental Rights
- Sample size: 1.002 people
- Name of poll sponsor: Parental Rights Foundation and the Heart and Mind Strategies
- Topics addressed: Title IX and Women’s Sports
- Sample size: 1,121 National Adults
- Name of poll sponsor: Marist Center for Sports Communication – Marist National Poll
June 6 — 63% of Americans Oppose Expanding Definition of Sex to Include ‘Gender Identity’
- Topics addressed: Definition of Sex, Women’s Sports, Parental Consent, Parental Opt-Out
- Sample size: 2,566 adults
- Name of poll sponsor – SAVE
June 16 – Poll Says 30% of Americans Believe Transgender Women Should Play Female Sports
- Topics addressed: Women’s Sports
- Sample size: 1,503 people
- Name of poll sponsor – Washington Post and University of Maryland
June 28 – Americans’ Complex Views on Gender Identity and Transgender Issues
- Topics addressed: Gender Transition, Parental Rights
- Sample size: 10,188 U.S. adults
- Name of poll sponsor: Pew Research Center Survey
June 29 – Americans are deeply divided on transgender rights, a poll shows
- Topics addressed: Women’s Sports/Gender Transitioning
- Sample size:1,028 Adults 18+
- Name of poll sponsor: NPR-Ipsos Poll
July 27 – Parents Defending Education Poll: 62% of voters think gender identity activists “going too far”
- Topics addressed: Gender Identity, Women’s Sports
- Sample size: 1,010 adults
- Name of poll sponsor: Parents Defending Education
September 15: How Americans view policy proposals on transgender and gender identity issues, and where such policies exist
- Topics addressed: Women’s Sports, Gender Transition
- Sample size: 10,188 adults
- Name of poll sponsor: Pew Research Center
2023 Polls
January 18 – Transgender Issues in Schools and States: New Poll Shows How Americans Feel
- Topics addressed: Gender Transitioning/Gender Identity, Issue taught in public schools
- Sample size: 1,828 people
- Name of poll sponsor: Deseret News/HarrisX poll
March 6 – Poll: Nearly 80 Percent Say Women’s Sports Harmed by Allowing Transgender Competitors
- Topics addressed: Women’s Sports
- Sample size: 1,000 likely voters
- Name of poll sponsor: Summit Ministries in partnership with McLaughlin and Associates
March 21 – Poll Says 30% of Americans Believe Transgender Women Should Play Female Sports
- Topics addressed: Parental Rights, Gender Transitioning
- Sample size: 1,600 registered voters
- Name of poll sponsor: CRC Research and Parents Defending Education
May 3 – Scripps News poll: Americans largely support restricting trans rights
- Topics addressed: Parental Rights, Women’s Sports and Gender Transitioning
- Sample size: 1,000 adults
- Name of poll sponsor: Scripps News/YouGov poll
- Actual poll: https://www.washingtonpost.com/documents/dfa015fb-e64f-4eb2-9cfd-048d9e9dc108.pdf
- Topics addressed: Women’s Sports and Gender Identity
- Sample size: Nationally representative sample of 515 adults who identify as trans and another 823 adults who do not identify as trans. Total – 1,338
- Name of poll sponsor: KFF/Washington Post
June 12 – More Say Birth Gender Should Dictate Sports Participation
- Topics addressed: Transgender Sports
- Sample size: 1,011 adults
- Name of poll sponsor: Gallup Poll