# When it sways a vote at all, being a mother helps female candidates more than it hurts Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/when-it-sways-a-vote-at-all-being-a-mother-helps-female-candidates-more-than-it-hurts/ > Indexed question in Culture. ## Reading A narrow majority of Americans (53%) say they are not sure whether a female candidate's being a mother would make them more or less likely to vote for her, according to a January 2024 Verasight survey of 3,000 U.S. adults. Far more lean toward her than away: 40% of adults say it makes them at least somewhat more likely to vote for her, including 13% much more likely, against just 7% who are less likely, only 2% strongly so. ## Topline If a female candidate for elected office was a mother, would that make you more or less likely to vote for her? When it sways a vote at all, being a mother helps female candidates more than it hurts. - Not sure: 52.9% - More likely: 27.7% - Much more likely: 12.7% - Less likely: 5.0% - Much less likely: 1.7% ## 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)