By the numbers: While 39% of people say transgender athletes should compete against others of the gender they were assigned at birth, 20% say they should compete against others of the gender with which they identify.
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14% say trans athletes should not be allowed to compete at all, and 23% say they don’t know.
Republicans are more likely to say that trans athletes should compete as the gender that they were assigned at birth (58%) or not be allowed to compete (23%).
On the other hand, Democrats are more likely to say that they should be allowed to compete as the gender with which they now identify.
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