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Which of the following describes your sexuality?
Asked of: All respondents (years in which the item was asked)
Sexual orientation · Asked in 10 waves, 2016–2025 · 397,759 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 | Heterosexual / Straight | Lesbian / Gay Woman | Gay Man | Bisexual | Other | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooperative Election Study 2025 | 2025-11-05 to 2025-12-12 | web | 17,000 | 16,982 |
| Cooperative Election Study 2024 | 2024-10-01 to 2024-12-09 | web | 60,000 | 59,970 |
| Cooperative Election Study 2023 | 2023-11-08 to 2023-12-11 | web | 24,500 | 21,294 |
| Cooperative Election Study 2022 | 2022-09-29 to 2022-12-15 | web | 60,000 | 59,947 |
| Cooperative Election Study 2021 | 2021-11-03 to 2021-12-07 | web | 25,700 | 25,678 |
| Cooperative Election Study 2020 | 2020-09-29 to 2020-12-14 | web | 61,000 | 60,942 |
| Cooperative Congressional Election Study 2019 | 2019-11-06 to 2019-12-05 | web | 18,000 | 17,990 |
| Cooperative Congressional Election Study 2018 | 2018-09-27 to 2018-11-05 | web | 60,000 | 59,904 |
| Cooperative Congressional Election Study 2017 | 2017-11-08 to 2017-12-12 | web | 18,200 | 18,165 |
| 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.
| 89% |
| 1% |
| 3% |
| 5% |
| 1% |
| 59970 |
| ±0.7 |
| AK † | 77% | 2% | 9% | 11% | 0% | 128 | ±15 |
| AL | 93% | 1% | 1% | 5% | 1% | 900 | ±6 |
| AR | 91% | 0% | 2% | 6% | 1% | 530 | ±8 |
| AZ | 90% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 1495 | ±5 |
| CA | 88% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 1% | 4898 | ±2 |
| CO | 88% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 1% | 1054 | ±5 |
| CT | 89% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 1% | 594 | ±6 |
| DC | 82% | 0% | 5% | 9% | 3% | 170 | ±10 |
| DE | 88% | 1% | 5% | 6% | – | 218 | ±9 |
| FL | 90% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 4401 | ±3 |
| GA | 94% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 2054 | ±4 |
| HI | 86% | 1% | 4% | 8% | 0% | 183 | ±10 |
| IA | 91% | 1% | 1% | 6% | 1% | 615 | ±8 |
| ID | 89% | 3% | 1% | 4% | 2% | 313 | ±11 |
| IL | 88% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 1% | 2320 | ±4 |
| IN | 91% | 1% | 2% | 6% | 1% | 1266 | ±5 |
| KS | 85% | 1% | 4% | 9% | 2% | 502 | ±7 |
| KY | 88% | 2% | 2% | 6% | 2% | 886 | ±5 |
| LA | 91% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 0% | 709 | ±6 |
| MA | 84% | 2% | 4% | 7% | 3% | 1118 | ±5 |
| MD | 87% | 2% | 2% | 7% | 2% | 1068 | ±5 |
| ME | 88% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 3% | 287 | ±7 |
| MI | 88% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 2% | 1951 | ±4 |
| MN | 87% | 2% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 1015 | ±5 |
| MO | 92% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 1% | 1320 | ±5 |
| MS | 93% | 1% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 503 | ±7 |
| MT | 88% | 2% | 1% | 5% | 5% | 231 | ±9 |
| NC | 91% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 1% | 1911 | ±4 |
| ND | 94% | – | – | 5% | 1% | 114 | ±11 |
| NE | 88% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 4% | 353 | ±9 |
| NH | 85% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 2% | 297 | ±7 |
| NJ | 91% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 1% | 1602 | ±4 |
| NM | 89% | 2% | 2% | 6% | 1% | 422 | ±8 |
| NV | 86% | 1% | 3% | 7% | 3% | 739 | ±7 |
| NY | 89% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 2% | 3451 | ±3 |
| OH | 89% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 1% | 2560 | ±3 |
| OK | 91% | 0% | 1% | 6% | 1% | 700 | ±6 |
| OR | 85% | 1% | 3% | 9% | 2% | 1009 | ±5 |
| PA | 91% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 1% | 3040 | ±3 |
| RI | 83% | 3% | 5% | 8% | 1% | 212 | ±8 |
| SC | 91% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 1% | 992 | ±6 |
| SD | 94% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 173 | ±9 |
| TN | 90% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 1% | 1371 | ±5 |
| TX | 90% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 2% | 4816 | ±2 |
| UT | 87% | 1% | 1% | 9% | 2% | 506 | ±7 |
| VA | 92% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 1% | 1611 | ±4 |
| VT | 85% | 6% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 124 | ±12 |
| WA | 85% | 2% | 4% | 7% | 3% | 1381 | ±4 |
| WI | 92% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 1% | 1334 | ±5 |
| WV | 92% | 0% | 1% | 7% | 0% | 428 | ±10 |
| WY † | 93% | – | 2% | 5% | – | 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 |
| 56,887 |