Imagine a universe where people can choose to live on planets populated entirely by people of one gender. In this hypothetical universe, Americans are far more drawn to a women-only world than a men-only one, a new YouGov survey of over 12,000 adults finds. Like the people in Houston interviewed for a recent social media video that inspired the survey, many American men find the idea of an all-women society appealing. Opinions vary significantly by age and sexual orientation. Younger women and men are far more open to living on a planet composed only of their own gender. The same is true for lesbian women and gay men, who are more willing than straight women and men to say they'd consider life on a planet with only members of their own gender.
Nearly half of U.S. adults (44%) say they would definitely or probably consider relocating to a planet occupied exclusively by women — about double the share (21%) who say the same about a men-only planet. An all-women planet is more likely than an all-men planet to be considered by both women (36% vs. 14%) and men (53% vs. 29%). Both versions of a hypothetical single-gender planet — one with only men and one with only women — appeal more to men than to women.
15% of Americans say they would consider living on a planet with all women as well as on one with all men. More than twice as many — 36% — say they wouldn't consider living on either hypothetical type of planet.
About one-third of Americans say they would consider living on only one of the types of planets, and for this group, all-women planets are much more appealing than all-men planets. 28% of Americans say they would only consider living on an all-women planet, but not an all-men one. Only 6% say they would consider living on an all-men planet, but not an all-women one. Men are twice as likely as women to say they'd consider either type of single-gender planet (21% vs. 9%). Women are nearly twice as likely as men to say they wouldn't consider either one (45% vs. 25%).
Willingness to consider life on a single-gender planet varies significantly by age. Younger men and women are more likely than older men and women to say they'd consider a world with only members of their own gender.
Younger women are far more likely than older women to be open to a women-only planet. About half (52%) of women under 30 say they'd consider it, but only 24% of women 65 and older.
Large shares of men of all ages are willing to consider life on a planet with all women. Men 65 and older are only slightly less willing than younger men to consider it.
Small shares of women in each age group say they'd consider life on a planet made up only of men. Among men, though, age matters. Men under 30 are far more likely than men 65 and older to be open to the idea (44% vs. 20%).
Sexual orientation also divides opinions on hypothetical single-gender planets. Straight women and men are less likely than lesbians and gay men to consider living on a planet made up only of members of their own gender.
Majorities of lesbians (73%) and bisexual women (63%) say they would consider living on a women-only planet, compared to only 32% of straight women.
Gay men (27%) are far less willing to consider life on a women-only planet than straight (55%) and bisexual men (58%).
Women's sexual orientation has little impact on their willingness to consider life on a planet composed of only men: 15% or less of straight, bisexual, or lesbian women say they would consider it. In each case, that's no more than half the share who would consider living on a women-only planet.
Gay men (58%) are twice as likely as straight (27%) or bisexual men (28%) to say they'd consider living on a planet with all men — and twice as likely as gay men are to consider living on a planet with all women (27%).
— Carl Bialik contributed to this article
See the results:
- If there were a planet occupied only by women, would you ever consider living on it?
- If there were a planet occupied only by men, would you ever consider living on it?
- Do you think your life would generally be better on a planet where everyone else was...?
Methodology: The Daily Questions survey was conducted online on December 4 - 5, 2025 among 12,471 U.S. adults. The sample was weighted according to gender, age, race, education, U.S. census region, and political party. The margin of error for the overall sample is approximately 1 percentage point.
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