The Supreme Court's ruling to allow states to ban biological males from women's sports is not a controversial move in the court of public opinion.

In fact, just 18% of voters believe biological males should be allowed to participate in women's sports. Nearly 9 in 10 Republicans (88%) and a majority of Democrats (55%) are opposed to allowing biological males in women's sports.

This ruling, along with the generally popular upholding of birthright citizenship, is likely part of the reason SCOTUS disapproval fell 9 points to 44% in the latest Napolitan News survey. A majority (53%) disapproved of SCOTUS in April and June of this year.

Who Decides?

The ruling also highlights another broadly popular theme among voters: the decision on allowing biological males in women's sports belongs to states, and is not a federal issue. This is unsurprising, given that just 25% of voters trust the federal government a majority of the time. In fact, 61% of voters agree with the notion that local or state governments can handle just about every issue outside of national security, Social Security, and Medicare. Just 26% disagree.

Voters show this belief time and again; nearly 6 in 10 voters (58%) favor banning Wall Street from buying homes. However, just 18% want the federal government to make that call.

Other Rulings From the October Term

The other major ruling this term was supporting birthright citizenship. Six in 10 voters (58%) agree with the decision, though the issue gets more complicated. More data on this issue will be released tomorrow. This is one likely reason that approval for SCOTUS stayed stagnant at 43%, dispite the significant drop in disapproval.

This data is from a Napolitan News Service survey of 1,000 Registered Voters conducted online by Scott Rasmussen, July 6-7, 2026. RMG Research, Inc., conducted the field work for the survey. It has a margin of error of +/- 3.1.