# Three-quarters have no gender preference when donating to state legislature candidates

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/politics/74-of-americans-have-no-gender-preference-when-donating-to-state-legislature-candidates/

> Indexed question in Politics.

## Reading

A candidate's gender makes no difference to most Americans deciding whether to donate to a state legislature race (75%), according to a Verasight survey conducted June 21, 2026.

The rest lean toward a woman (16%) over a man (9%).

## Topline

Would you be more likely to donate to a woman or a man running for your state legislature?

Three-quarters have no gender preference when donating to state legislature candidates.

- No preference: 74.5%
- Woman: 16.0%
- Man: 9.4%

## 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: 2026-06-21 → 2026-06-21
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.2%
- Module: 2
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/mpsa26#q-108](https://reports.verasight.io/r/mpsa26#q-108)

## Citation

Verasight MPSA Omnibus Survey #2026-050, fielded June 21-21, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/mpsa26#q-108](https://reports.verasight.io/r/mpsa26#q-108)