Nearly two-thirds of Mainers agree with President Donald Trump (R) that biological men should be barred from participating in women’s sports, according to the newest Pine Tree State Poll, a States of Opinion Project, conducted by the University of New Hampshire (UNH) Survey Center.
While 64 percent of respondents said that biological men “definitely” or “probably” should not participate in women’s sports, only 29 percent said that they “definitely” or “probably” should.
A somewhat higher percentage of Mainers were okay with biological women participating in men’s sports.
About half of respondents indicated that they believe policies concerning the participation of transgender athletes should be set by the federal government, while 41 percent said they feel it should be left up to the states.
Similar results were found by an American Parents Coalition Survey conducted in March that focused on school-level sports. 63 percent of respondents in that survey indicated that participation in school sports ought to be grounded in in a student’s biological sex.
This rises to 69 percent among parents of children under the age of 18. Support for this stance also appeared to stretch beyond partisan boundaries, with approval from 73 percent of self-described moderates 68 percent of independents.
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The UNH Survey Center also asked participants about their approval of President Trump and his job performance so far.
56 percent of Mainers indicated disapproval of Trump, while just 42 percent said they approve of his job in office.
This represents a slight shift from February, when only 52 percent of Mainers disapproved of the president.
Among those who approve of Trump’s job performance, his “handling of immigration” (21 percent) and “keeping campaign promises” (18 percent) were the most frequently cited reasons for their support.
“Reducing spending” and “reforming government or reducing corruption” were tied for third place at 14 percent each.
Over a quarter of those who disapprove of Trump said that the primary reason for this is his “undermining of democracy [and/or the] Constitution.”
This was followed by “illegal acts” and “poor character” at 11 percent each.
Once again Toady Mills and her Socialist Democrat cabal in Augusta prove they don’t care about what is best for Maine or Mainers! Especially Maine girls!
All they care about is ramming their radical agenda down Mainer’s throats.
The neverending censure of Rep. Libby and the continued disenfranchisement of 9000 of her constituents proves Mills and the Socialist Democrats will stop at nothing to achieve that goal.
Fortunately the Trump administration will force Mills to comply with Title IX.
Yes, Maine will suffer.
But that suffering is nothing compared to the devastating destruction Mills continues to put Maine through!
To late Janet, we all know what a looser you and your party are.
Donald Trump is a danger to girls. A jury found him guilty. Judge Kaplan says that what the jury found Trump did was in fact rape, as commonly understood. Trump has not taken action against Judge Kaplan because he knows he would lose.
You want to protect girls? Get rid of Trump.
Please Janet…Please don’t listen to the majority of Mainers who think it’s wrong for boys to dominate girls in athletics, (kick the crap out of them). DON’T GIVE IN TO THAT BULLY TRUMP. FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! Keep letting those mentally ill males compete against girls. Put tampons in the boys bathrooms. Fly the homosexual rainbow flag from the Blaine house and in every school in Maine. Don’t inform parents when the kids are “transitioning” in school, as it’s NONE OF THEIR DAMN BUISNESS!! YOU GO GIRL! We’re right behind you and will back you up all the way. sincerely, THE RAINBOW COALITION OF GREELY AND FREEPORT HIGH SCHOOLS, Teachers, athletIc directors, school superintendents from Freeport and Cumberland, and a couple of mentally ill parents allowing this stupid crap from Freeport and Greely.
Almost 30% of Mainers think it’s ok for men to play in female sports! Ridiculous! Maine is doomed! C’mon man!
And what are these Mainers going to do about it but vote in more progressives. Unless something drastic happens Maine is a failed state, democrats have ruined it, imo
Once again proving Maine lawmakers have no clue what Mainers want. They get elected with a generic platform then go hard left. The expats from MA and CT elect’em. That’s the democratic formula up here.
29% of the idiot Mainer’s that agree with men participating in women’s sports need to go back to 6th grade for a basic biology class.
29% said it was ok for men to beat women in sports . WOW !
Are there really THAT MANY queer gay transvestite activists living here in Maine ? Must be.
They certainly control the Maine House of Representatives and the Governors Office . WTF has happened to my state ?
I see all the posters support raping girls. That comes as no surprise to me, none what so ever.
@Mike Quatrano you do realize that Bill Clinton is no longer President, right? And how about old Pedo Joe that you voted for or the prostitute that was his running mate? Lets talk about the murderer called the Lion of the Senate, or Barney Frank’s and his male “escort” business, how about the gay sex on the floor of the Senate, glad to see you approve of all those democrats.
WABI just had a poll…82.34% say biological males should NOT compete against biological females!
Odd, we don’t see trans athletes, as far as I know, in pro sports; seems to be only a push for kids, the high school/college levels. Why is that?
Let me get this straight. Biological trans men use the women’s room toilets but what about biological women using the men’s room urinals? Real men have the equipment to use urinals, right? These women who think they’re guys are truly missing the big something , if you know what I mean.
What is wrong when so many to think that boys who think they are girls belong in girls locker rooms and play against them in physically demanding sports. Talk about a successful propaganda program to get so many to actually think that’s ok. These are some of our neighbors. Can we take them seriously on anything after this insanity?
The Maine People have spoken BUT the Maine Law Makers have not listened.
That is the Democratic Majority of the Law Makers have not lessened.
The Democrats do not follow the peoples will. This is not doing the peoples work.
Vote the Democrats out as they do not lessen to the people.
Not only Maine shows these statistics, entire USA and world support banning of transgenders in girls sports.
EVERY REPRESENTATIVE who votes YES to censure Laurel Libby is in favor of letting biological boys/men BEAT THE CRAP out of biological women/girls in athletic activity.
Queen of drag queens, JM
Maine allows penis inversion surgeries and phallus creation surgeries on minors, 9th month abortions, as well as not allowing bags to be used for store purchases and campfire flames to be measured not to exceed 3 feet! No ID’s are needed to vote.
The whole OVERTAXED Welfare State is full of pot heads with Chinese production factory suppliers all over .It needs an opposition party not full of pansies. Stay north of Bangor if you do visit , where more normal individuals still may be found.
The fact that the Dem Lobbyists are being nice to Laurel Libby speaks volumes — they see her in power after the 2026 election.
Most all of the people in Maine that think it’s okay for a boy to compete against a girl were not born in the great state of Maine. They are liberal, socialist looneys from away and have infiltrated Maine politics while the good Mainers were sleeping.
Time to take your state back Mainers.
I support Pete for Defense secretary
Well, the Muslims are going to kill the LGBQT when Sharia law is instituted.
So democrats are bringing in the Muslims to eventually kill the homosexuals. What a KKK thing to do.
There needs to be a people’s referendum on this.
Trump sued and won when accused by ABC of being a rapist . He’s theiprotector of women against vile Democrat ideology.
I’m old enough to remember when a guy named George Wallace, governor of Alabama, stood up for “the rule of law” against the federal government. JFK sent in the US Army to persuade him otherwise.