# Three-quarters most support a leader who weighs everyone's opinion

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/politics/three-quarters-most-support-a-leader-who-weighs-everyones-opinion/

> Indexed question in Politics.

## Reading

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

Which of these leaders would you most support?

Three-quarters most support a leader who weighs everyone's opinion.

- A leader who takes everyone's opinion into account when making decisions: 76.0%
- None of the above: 12.2%
- A leader who lets the people make decisions for them: 6.2%
- A leader who takes no ones opinion into account when making decisions: 3.4%
- A leader who makes decisions by themselves without consulting others: 2.1%

## 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: 2026-05-11 → 2026-05-11
- 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

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-4.16](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-4.16)

## Citation

Verasight SPSP Omnibus Survey #2026-045, fielded May 11-11, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.3%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-4.16](https://reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26#q-4.16)