# Nearly half of Americans support banning transgender athletes from gender-matched sports

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/nearly-half-of-americans-support-banning-transgender-athletes-from-gender-matched-sports/

> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

Close to half of Americans (48%) would support a law banning transgender athletes from competing in sports that align with their gender identity, according to a June 2026 Verasight survey. Most of that support is firm, with 37% strongly in favor.

About three-in-ten (31%) oppose the law, including 20% who strongly oppose it, while 22% take neither side.

## Topline

Would you support or oppose a law that bans transgender athletes from participating in sports that align with their chosen gender identity?

Nearly half of Americans support banning transgender athletes from gender-matched sports.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Strongly support: 36.7%
- Neither support or oppose: 21.6%
- Strongly oppose: 20.4%
- Somewhat support: 11.2%
- Somewhat oppose: 10.2%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2026-06-21 → 2026-06-21
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.2%
- Module: 3
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/mpsa26#q-35](https://reports.verasight.io/r/mpsa26#q-35)

## Citation

Verasight MPSA Omnibus Survey #2026-050, fielded June 21-21, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/mpsa26#q-35](https://reports.verasight.io/r/mpsa26#q-35)