More Iowans oppose than favor Gov. Kim Reynolds’ plan to require transgender Iowans’ birth certificates to designate both their sex at birth and their current gender identity, a new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll finds
Reynolds, a Republican, drew widespread condemnation from LGBTQ advocacy groups when she introduced House File 2389 in February. The bill also would define “man” and “woman” in state law and make it easier for the state to exclude transgender women from women’s bathrooms and other facilities.
Critics have described it as “erasure” of transgender and nonbinary Iowans, while Reynolds calls the bill a “women’s bill of rights.”
The bill has passed a committee in the Iowa House but it has not been taken up by the full chamber.
The Iowa Poll asked Iowans if they favor or oppose the effort to “require transgender Iowans’ birth certificates to include both their sex at birth and their current gender identity.”
The poll found 49% of Iowa adults oppose the proposal, while 44% favor it. Another 7% are not sure.
The poll of 804 Iowa adults was conducted Feb. 25-28 by Selzer & Co. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.
The poll shows a partisan divide in how Iowans view the issue. Half of self-identified Republicans (50%) say they favor the proposal, compared with 42% who oppose it.
Only a third of Democrats (33%) favor the idea, compared to nearly two-thirds (63%) who oppose it.
Political independents are closely divided, with slightly more saying they are opposed (48%) than in favor (45%).
Reynolds, a Republican, drew widespread condemnation from LGBTQ advocacy groups when she introduced House File 2389 in February. The bill also would define “man” and “woman” in state law and make it easier for the state to exclude transgender women from women’s bathrooms and other facilities.
Critics have described it as “erasure” of transgender and nonbinary Iowans, while Reynolds calls the bill a “women’s bill of rights.”
The bill has passed a committee in the Iowa House but it has not been taken up by the full chamber.
The Iowa Poll asked Iowans if they favor or oppose the effort to “require transgender Iowans’ birth certificates to include both their sex at birth and their current gender identity.”
The poll found 49% of Iowa adults oppose the proposal, while 44% favor it. Another 7% are not sure.
The poll of 804 Iowa adults was conducted Feb. 25-28 by Selzer & Co. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.
The poll shows a partisan divide in how Iowans view the issue. Half of self-identified Republicans (50%) say they favor the proposal, compared with 42% who oppose it.
Only a third of Democrats (33%) favor the idea, compared to nearly two-thirds (63%) who oppose it.
Political independents are closely divided, with slightly more saying they are opposed (48%) than in favor (45%).
Poll: More Iowans than not oppose Reynolds’ bill on transgender Iowans’ birth certificates
Iowa Poll: Plurality oppose bill to require transgender Iowans’ birth certificates to include both their sex at birth and their current identity.
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