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Americans Won’t Vote for Candidates Who Support Youth Transgender Procedures: Poll

'Parents know that children don't have the cognitive maturity to make life-long, irreversible medical changes to their bodies'

Americans Won’t Vote for Candidates Who Support Youth Transgender Procedures: Poll
January Littlejohn speaks at the Florida Family Policy Council event in Orlando, Fla., on Nov. 11 2021. Courtesy of Patti Sullivan
Patricia Tolson
Patricia Tolson
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11/4/2022|Updated: 11/4/2022
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The vast majority of Americans will not vote for candidates who support transgender procedures for minors, a recent survey finds.

According to a recent national survey (pdf) from the Trafalgar Group, 72.7 percent of American voters say they are not likely to vote for a candidate who supports allowing minors to use puberty blockers or to undergo sex-change surgeries Only 27.4 percent said they are likely to vote for candidates who support transgender procedures for children. Among Republicans, the margin is 96.5 to 3.5 percent. Among independents, the margin is 79.2 percent to 20.7 percent. Among Democrats, 57.3 percent are likely to support candidates who favor gender transition procedures while 42.7 percent would not. 
Patricia Tolson
Patricia Tolson
Reporter
Patricia Tolson is an award-winning Epoch Times reporter who covers human interest stories, election policies, education, school boards, and parental rights. Ms. Tolson has 20 years of experience in media and has worked for outlets including Yahoo!, U.S. News, and The Tampa Free Press. Send her your story ideas: [email protected]
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