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

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/politics/a-slim-majority-reject-the-idea-that-top-leaders-should-be-men/

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## Reading

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

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

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

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- 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%

## 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: 2025-12-03 → 2025-12-08
- 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

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-human-v-synthetic#perceptions-of-gender-in-national-leadership-roles](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-human-v-synthetic#perceptions-of-gender-in-national-leadership-roles)

## Citation

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

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-human-v-synthetic#perceptions-of-gender-in-national-leadership-roles](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-human-v-synthetic#perceptions-of-gender-in-national-leadership-roles)