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A majority reject the idea that top leaders should be men

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A majority of Americans (57%) disagree that top national political leadership positions should preferably be held by men rather than women, including 34% who strongly disagree, according to a December 2025 Verasight survey.

Roughly one-in-five (19%) agree, including 4% who strongly agree, while 24% neither agree nor disagree.

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A majority reject the idea that top leaders should be men.

Please indicate how much you agree or disagree with the following statement: "Top national political leadership positions in a country (for example, president or prime minister) should preferably be held by men rather than women, because male leaders are

  • Strongly disagree 34.0%
  • Neither agree nor disagree 24.2%
  • Disagree 17.0%
  • Slightly agree 9.5%
  • Agree 5.9%
  • Slightly disagree 5.9%
  • Strongly agree 3.6%

2025 · base n 1,000 · +/- 3.2%

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Methodology

Full methodology
Mode
Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
Field dates
2025-12-03 → 2025-12-08
Base (unweighted)
1,000
Margin of error
+/- 3.2%
Module
soc_pol

Source

Citation

Verasight Human/LLM Comparison Survey #2025-172, fielded December 3-8, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.

https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-human-v-synthetic

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Mode
Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting.
Population
US adults age 18+.
Sample design
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