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Do you consider yourself to be heterosexual or straight, homosexual or gay (or lesbian), or bisexual?
Sexual orientation of respondent · Asked in 5 waves, 2008–2024 · 26,062 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Kept and flagged: -9 (other_missing), -8 (dk). Codebook notes: 2008 NOTE: ACASI administration
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → mixed mode (2012).
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Heterosexual or straight | Bisexual | Homosexual or gay (or lesbian) | Something else (2020) | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANES 2024 Time Series Study Source variable: V241553. | 2024-08-03 to 2025-02-17 | mixed | 5,521 | 5,276 |
| ANES 2020 Time Series Study Source variable: V201601. | 2020-08-18 to 2021-01-04 | mixed | 8,280 | 8,280 |
| ANES 2016 Time Series Study Source variable: V161511. | 2016-09-07 to 2017-01-09 | mixed | 4,270 | 4,270 |
| ANES 2012 Time Series Study Source variable: orientn_rgay. | 2012-09-09 to 2013-01-13 | mixed | 5,914 | 5,914 |
| ANES 2008 Time Series Study Source variable: V083209. | 2008-09-02 to 2008-12-30 | face to face | 2,322 | 2,322 |
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → mixed mode (2012).
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| 91% |
| 5% |
| 3% |
| 2% |
| 5276 |
| ±2 |
| Lower income | 89% | 5% | 3% | 3% | 1620 | ±4 |
| Middle income | 88% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 1722 | ±3 |
| Upper income | 93% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1623 | ±3 |
ANES 2024 Time Series Study · US citizens 18+ (face-to-face samples: contiguous 48 states and DC; web samples: 50 states and DC). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.