The HHS' OCR referred Maine 'noncompliance with Title IX' to the Justice Department

The poll also showed that 56% of Maine Democrats believe that transgender athletes should be allowed to compete in girls’ and women’s sports.

When it came to enacting policies to combat the issue of transgender participation in sports, the poll showed that 50% of Maine residents wanted it at the federal level, while 41% believe policy should be left up to the states.

Around 1,057 Maine residents completed the poll between March 20 and 24 with the margin of error being around 3%.

The poll’s results came as Maine officials continued to thumb their nose at Trump’s "No Men in Women’s Sports" executive order, which he signed in February.

"Today, OCR referred Maine’s noncompliance with Title IX to @TheJusticeDept for enforcement in court for continuing to unlawfully allow males to compete against females," the department announced in a social media post on Friday. 

"HHS will continue to protect women’s sports and keep the promises of Title IX for America’s women and girls."