# A slim majority don't favor male candidates over female ones

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## Reading

In a January 2024 Verasight survey, a slim majority of Americans (51%) disagree that they would rather vote for a male candidate for elected office than a female one, including 24% who strongly disagree.

Fewer take the opposite view: 15% agree and 11% strongly agree, while 23% are not sure.

## Topline

Rank how much you agree or disagree with the following statement: I would rather vote for a male candidate for elected office than a female candidate.

A slim majority don't favor male candidates over female ones.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Disagree: 26.9%
- Strongly disagree: 24.3%
- Not sure: 22.8%
- Agree: 14.9%
- Strongly agree: 11.1%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: United States adults
- Field dates: 2024-01-18 → 2024-01-24
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.5%
- Module: Verasight Interdisciplinary Omnibus Survey #2024-006
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://www.verasight.io/post/verasights-supports-academic-and-nonprofit-researchers](https://www.verasight.io/post/verasights-supports-academic-and-nonprofit-researchers)

## Citation

Verasight Interdisciplinary Omnibus Survey #2024-006, fielded January 18-24, 2024, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.5%.

Canonical question URL: [https://www.verasight.io/post/verasights-supports-academic-and-nonprofit-researchers](https://www.verasight.io/post/verasights-supports-academic-and-nonprofit-researchers)