Three-quarters most support a leader who weighs everyone's opinion
Core finding
Most Americans (76%) would most support a leader who takes everyone's opinion into account when making decisions, according to a May 2026 Verasight survey.
No other option comes close: 12% favor none of these choices, 6% prefer a leader who lets the people make decisions for them, and smaller shares back a leader who takes no one's opinion into account (3%) or who decides alone without consulting others (2%).
Topline distribution
Three-quarters most support a leader who weighs everyone's opinion.
Which of these leaders would you most support?
n = 1,000 · May 11, 2026 · MoE ±3.3%
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 | May 11, 2026 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.3% |
| Module | politics |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26
Which of these leaders would you most support?
Cite this question
Verasight SPSP Omnibus Survey #2026-045, fielded May 11-11, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.3%.