A majority reject the idea that top leaders should be men
Core finding
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.
Topline scale
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
n = 1,000 · Dec 3–8, 2025 · MoE ±3.2%
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 | Dec 3–8, 2025 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.2% |
| Module | soc_pol |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-human-v-synthetic
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
Cite this question
Verasight Human/LLM Comparison Survey #2025-172, fielded December 3-8, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.