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Are you... ? <1> Male <2> Female [2018-2020] Are you male or female? [2006-2016]
Asked of: All respondents (years in which the item was asked)
Sex of respondent · Asked in 20 waves, 2006–2025 · 717,123 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.
| Group | Male | Female | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 49% | 51% | 59446 | ±0.7 | |
| AK † |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooperative Election Study 2025 | 2025-11-05 to 2025-12-12 | web | 17,000 | 16,786 |
| Cooperative Election Study 2024 | 2024-10-01 to 2024-12-09 | web | 60,000 | 59,446 |
| Cooperative Election Study 2023 | 2023-11-08 to 2023-12-11 | web | 24,500 | 24,221 |
| Cooperative Election Study 2022 | 2022-09-29 to 2022-12-15 | web | 60,000 | 59,563 |
| Cooperative Election Study 2021 | 2021-11-03 to 2021-12-07 | web | 25,700 | 25,352 |
| Cooperative Election Study 2020 | 2020-09-29 to 2020-12-14 | web | 61,000 | 61,000 |
| Cooperative Congressional Election Study 2019 | 2019-11-06 to 2019-12-05 | web | 18,000 | 18,000 |
| Cooperative Congressional Election Study 2018 | 2018-09-27 to 2018-11-05 | web | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Cooperative Congressional Election Study 2017 | 2017-11-08 to 2017-12-12 | web | 18,200 | 18,200 |
| Cooperative Congressional Election Study 2016 |
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.
| 58% |
| 42% |
| 126 |
| ±15 |
| AL | 45% | 55% | 894 | ±6 |
| AR | 53% | 47% | 530 | ±7 |
| AZ | 51% | 49% | 1485 | ±5 |
| CA | 48% | 52% | 4858 | ±2 |
| CO | 51% | 49% | 1044 | ±5 |
| CT | 48% | 52% | 589 | ±6 |
| DC | 48% | 52% | 166 | ±10 |
| DE | 46% | 54% | 216 | ±9 |
| FL | 48% | 52% | 4383 | ±3 |
| GA | 48% | 52% | 2039 | ±4 |
| HI | 50% | 50% | 182 | ±10 |
| IA | 49% | 51% | 611 | ±8 |
| ID | 52% | 48% | 310 | ±11 |
| IL | 49% | 51% | 2302 | ±4 |
| IN | 48% | 52% | 1250 | ±5 |
| KS | 49% | 51% | 499 | ±7 |
| KY | 46% | 54% | 877 | ±5 |
| LA | 46% | 54% | 705 | ±6 |
| MA | 49% | 51% | 1104 | ±5 |
| MD | 49% | 51% | 1057 | ±5 |
| ME | 52% | 48% | 281 | ±7 |
| MI | 48% | 52% | 1929 | ±4 |
| MN | 50% | 50% | 1004 | ±5 |
| MO | 49% | 51% | 1305 | ±5 |
| MS | 46% | 54% | 500 | ±7 |
| MT | 47% | 53% | 229 | ±9 |
| NC | 53% | 47% | 1900 | ±4 |
| ND | 51% | 49% | 114 | ±11 |
| NE | 49% | 51% | 350 | ±9 |
| NH | 48% | 52% | 292 | ±7 |
| NJ | 49% | 51% | 1595 | ±4 |
| NM | 52% | 48% | 420 | ±8 |
| NV | 50% | 50% | 729 | ±7 |
| NY | 48% | 52% | 3416 | ±3 |
| OH | 49% | 51% | 2543 | ±3 |
| OK | 49% | 51% | 693 | ±6 |
| OR | 50% | 50% | 996 | ±5 |
| PA | 50% | 50% | 3006 | ±3 |
| RI | 46% | 54% | 209 | ±8 |
| SC | 47% | 53% | 988 | ±6 |
| SD | 49% | 51% | 173 | ±9 |
| TN | 48% | 52% | 1361 | ±5 |
| TX | 49% | 51% | 4777 | ±2 |
| UT | 50% | 50% | 498 | ±7 |
| VA | 47% | 53% | 1591 | ±4 |
| VT | 50% | 50% | 123 | ±12 |
| WA | 47% | 53% | 1356 | ±4 |
| WI | 52% | 48% | 1319 | ±5 |
| WV | 46% | 54% | 427 | ±10 |
| WY † | 54% | 46% | 95 | ±14 |
Cooperative Election Study 2024 · 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.
| 2016-09-28 to 2016-11-07 |
| web |
| 64,600 |
| 64,600 |
| Cooperative Congressional Election Study 2015 | 2015-11-06 to 2015-12-03 | web | 14,250 | 14,250 |
| Cooperative Congressional Election Study 2014 | 2014-10-01 to 2014-11-03 | web | 56,200 | 56,200 |
| Cooperative Congressional Election Study 2013 | 2013-11-06 to 2013-12-03 | web | 16,400 | 16,400 |
| Cooperative Congressional Election Study 2012 | 2012-10-01 to 2012-11-05 | web | 54,535 | 54,535 |
| Cooperative Congressional Election Study 2011 | 2011-11-09 to 2012-01-07 | web | 20,150 | 20,150 |
| Cooperative Congressional Election Study 2010 | 2010-10-01 to 2010-11-01 | web | 55,400 | 55,400 |
| Cooperative Congressional Election Study 2009 | 2009-11-05 to 2009-12-14 | web | 13,800 | 13,800 |
| Cooperative Congressional Election Study 2008 | 2008-10-08 to 2008-11-03 | web | 32,800 | 32,800 |
| Cooperative Congressional Election Study 2007 | 2007-11-09 to 2007-12-10 | web | 9,999 | 9,999 |
| Cooperative Congressional Election Study 2006 | 2006-10-07 to 2006-11-08 | web | 36,421 | 36,421 |