# Nearly half oppose letting transgender people use bathrooms matching their gender identity

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/politics/nearly-half-oppose-letting-transgender-people-use-bathrooms-matching-their-gender-identity/

> Indexed question in Politics.

## Reading

Verasight surveyed 1,000 U.S. adults from September 25 to 30, 2026. 48.6% of Americans oppose letting transgender people use public bathrooms that match their gender identity, 27.2% support it and 24.2% are neutral.

Strong opposition accounts for 37.7% and strong support for 19.0%. The question asks about public bathrooms.

## Topline

Allowing transgender people to use public bathrooms that match the gender identity they identify with?

Nearly half oppose letting transgender people use bathrooms matching their gender identity.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Strongly oppose: 37.7%
- Neither oppose nor support: 24.2%
- Strongly support: 19.0%
- Somewhat oppose: 11.0%
- Somewhat support: 8.1%

## 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: 2026-09-25 → 2026-09-30
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.3%
- Module: Society, Culture, & Identity
- 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/2026-153-apsa-omnibus-report#q-80](https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-153-apsa-omnibus-report#q-80)

## Citation

APSA Omnibus Survey #2026-153, fielded September 25-30, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.3%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-153-apsa-omnibus-report#q-80](https://reports.verasight.io/r/2026-153-apsa-omnibus-report#q-80)