Which of these best describes your sexual orientation?

Sexual orientation, self-administered re-ask · Asked in 1 wave, 2024 · 2,123 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses

Percentages ofpeople who answered everyone asked

Crosstab

Party Ideology Age Sex Race & ethnicity Race (all years)Education Income Region Religion Community

Gay, lesbian, or homosexualBisexualHeterosexual or straight

Group	Gay, lesbian, or homosexual	Bisexual	Heterosexual or straight	n	MoE
All respondents	2%	4%	94%	2123	±3
Democrats	4%	8%	88%	585	±6
Independents (incl. leaners)	2%	4%	94%	942	±4
Republicans

General Social Survey 2024 · US adults 18+ living in households (English, and Spanish since 2006). 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.

Answers as the source codes them

Gay, lesbian, or homosexualBisexualHeterosexual or straightDon't know (non-answer)No answer (non-answer)Skipped on web (non-answer)

Waves

Poll	Field dates	Mode	Respondents	Responses
General Social Survey 2024	2024-04-05 to 2024-12-02	mixed	3,309	2,123