Poll: Majority of voters favor a federal ban on transgender procedures for minors

Most registered voters, 59%, support a federal ban on transgender procedures such as puberty blockers and gender reassignment surgeries for minors, a new national poll found.The strongest support for a federal ban came from registered Republicans (82%), while the lowest amount of support for it came from registered Democrats (36%).Independents polled offered majority support for a ban, with 56% in favor.The Center Square Voters’ Voice Poll was conducted by Noble Predictive Insights between Oct.2-4 and surveyed 2,560 registered voters. The margin of error for the aggregate sample was ±2.1%.According to the poll, although both sexes favored a federal ban on transgender procedures for minors, men were more likely to favor it, with 63% in favor compared to 56% for women.

Among the ethnicities polled, “others” favored a ban the most at 63% compared to 61% for Whites.Of Black registered voters polled, 46% favored a ban, while 32% were opposed and 22% were not sure.Among age demographics, the categories most in favor of a federal ban were 45-54 and 54-65, both of which polled at 61%, while 18-34 were the least in favor, albeit still at a 52% majority of them still supporting banning the procedures for minors.Although voters with and without college degrees both favored a federal ban by more than 50%, those without degrees favored it more at 61%, while 55% of voters with a college degree supported a ban.Voters with children supported a ban more than those without, at 61% to 52% respectively.Geographically, rural voters favored a ban more than suburban or urban voters, at 64% compared to 57% and 58% respectively.Regionally, the Northeast was least supportive of a federal ban, with 51% in favor.

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