What is your gender?
Asked of: All respondents (years in which the item was asked)
Gender identity · Asked in 5 waves, 2021–2025 · 187,200 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Harmonized across years by the Cumulative CES Common Content (Kuriwaki); response options are collapsed where years differ. See docs/sources/ces.md.
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
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.
| Group | Man | Woman | Non-Binary | Other | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 47% | 51% | 1% | 0% | 17000 | ±1 |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooperative Election Study 2025 | 2025-11-05 to 2025-12-12 | web | 17,000 | 17,000 |
| Cooperative Election Study 2024 | 2024-10-01 to 2024-12-09 | web | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Cooperative Election Study 2023 | 2023-11-08 to 2023-12-11 | web | 24,500 | 24,500 |
| Cooperative Election Study 2022 | 2022-09-29 to 2022-12-15 | web | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Cooperative Election Study 2021 | 2021-11-03 to 2021-12-07 | web | 25,700 | 25,700 |
| AK † | 57% | 43% | – | – | 23 | ±22 |
| AL | 43% | 56% | 0% | 1% | 269 | ±8 |
| AR | 48% | 51% | 1% | – | 157 | ±9 |
| AZ | 51% | 49% | 0% | 0% | 420 | ±7 |
| CA | 49% | 50% | 1% | 0% | 1665 | ±4 |
| CO | 48% | 50% | 3% | – | 309 | ±8 |
| CT | 47% | 53% | – | – | 178 | ±8 |
| DC † | 41% | 59% | – | – | 44 | ±16 |
| DE | 50% | 50% | – | – | 72 | ±13 |
| FL | 47% | 53% | 0% | 0% | 1315 | ±4 |
| GA | 44% | 54% | 1% | 0% | 612 | ±6 |
| HI † | 48% | 51% | 2% | – | 69 | ±15 |
| IA | 49% | 50% | 1% | – | 160 | ±9 |
| ID | 45% | 55% | – | – | 80 | ±13 |
| IL | 48% | 51% | 1% | 0% | 608 | ±6 |
| IN | 49% | 51% | 0% | 0% | 357 | ±7 |
| KS | 46% | 51% | 3% | – | 124 | ±11 |
| KY | 49% | 51% | – | 0% | 245 | ±7 |
| LA | 46% | 54% | – | – | 219 | ±8 |
| MA | 47% | 52% | 1% | 1% | 272 | ±8 |
| MD | 46% | 52% | 1% | 0% | 289 | ±8 |
| ME | 52% | 44% | 4% | – | 73 | ±12 |
| MI | 48% | 52% | 1% | – | 519 | ±6 |
| MN | 49% | 50% | 1% | – | 271 | ±8 |
| MO | 48% | 50% | 1% | 1% | 337 | ±7 |
| MS | 44% | 56% | – | 0% | 133 | ±11 |
| MT † | 56% | 43% | – | 0% | 61 | ±14 |
| NC | 46% | 53% | 0% | 0% | 549 | ±6 |
| ND † | 43% | 57% | – | – | 29 | ±19 |
| NE | 54% | 45% | 1% | 1% | 78 | ±12 |
| NH † | 44% | 51% | 5% | – | 56 | ±14 |
| NJ | 46% | 53% | 1% | – | 450 | ±6 |
| NM | 49% | 48% | 3% | – | 125 | ±11 |
| NV | 51% | 47% | 3% | – | 192 | ±8 |
| NY | 47% | 51% | 1% | 0% | 1153 | ±4 |
| OH | 47% | 51% | 2% | 0% | 608 | ±5 |
| OK | 48% | 51% | 1% | – | 205 | ±9 |
| OR | 47% | 52% | 1% | – | 296 | ±7 |
| PA | 47% | 51% | 1% | 0% | 760 | ±5 |
| RI † | 44% | 56% | – | – | 46 | ±16 |
| SC | 46% | 54% | 0% | 0% | 277 | ±7 |
| SD † | 50% | 50% | – | – | 56 | ±15 |
| TN | 48% | 52% | – | 0% | 369 | ±7 |
| TX | 47% | 52% | 1% | 0% | 1467 | ±4 |
| UT | 49% | 49% | 2% | – | 137 | ±10 |
| VA | 48% | 52% | 0% | 0% | 420 | ±6 |
| VT † | 43% | 57% | – | – | 22 | ±22 |
| WA | 47% | 49% | 3% | 0% | 357 | ±7 |
| WI | 47% | 50% | 3% | 0% | 329 | ±7 |
| WV | 49% | 51% | 0% | – | 113 | ±10 |
| WY † | 55% | 38% | 7% | – | 25 | ±21 |
Cooperative Election Study 2025 · US adults 18+ (YouGov opt-in panels, sample-matched to an ACS frame and weighted). 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.