Three-quarters doubt presidents use supernatural powers to win votes
Core finding
Most Americans (75%) say they don't really think American presidents employ supernatural powers to win acceptance among voters, an April 2025 Verasight survey finds.
Smaller shares see otherworldly forces at work: 12% say presidents align with religious entities to influence the voting population, 8% say they engage in spiritual practices only to complement conventional electoral strategies, and 7% strongly believe they apply esoteric powers during electioneering.
Selected responses
Three-quarters doubt presidents use supernatural powers to win votes.
Do you think American presidents employ supernatural powers to get electoral acceptability among voters?
n = 1,000 · Apr 9–15, 2025 · MoE ±3.5%
Methodology
Full methodology →| Mode | Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting |
|---|---|
| Population | US adults age 18+ |
| Field dates | Apr 9–15, 2025 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.5% |
| Module | society |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- verasight-mpsa-2025.tiiny.co
Do you think American presidents employ supernatural powers to get electoral acceptability among voters?
Cite this question
Verasight MPSA Omnibus Survey #2025-026, fielded April 9-15, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.5%.