# More Americans oppose than support gender quotas for elected office

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## Reading

A proposal to require quotas guaranteeing that equal numbers of men and women are elected draws more opposition than support among Americans, with 39% disagreeing, including 23% who strongly disagree, according to an October 2024 Verasight survey.

Roughly a quarter (23%) support the idea, including 7% who strongly agree, while the largest single share (38%) neither agree nor disagree.

## Topline

What do you think of a proposal to require quotas to guarantee that an equal number of men and women are elected?

More Americans oppose than support gender quotas for elected office.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Neither agree nor disagree: 37.9%
- Strongly Disagree: 22.6%
- Agree: 16.4%
- Disagree: 16.2%
- Strongly Agree: 6.8%

## 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: 2024-10-01 → 2024-10-11
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.4%
- Module: pol
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

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## Citation

Verasight APSA Omnibus Survey #2024-103, fielded October 1-11, 2024, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.4%.

Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-apsa-2024.tiiny.co#opinion-on-quotas-for-equal-gender-representation-in-elections](https://verasight-apsa-2024.tiiny.co#opinion-on-quotas-for-equal-gender-representation-in-elections)