Overall, a third of those surveyed across 24 countries say policies would improve if more businesspeople were in office

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February 23, 2024

3. Would electing more officials from different backgrounds improve policy?

Overall, a third of those surveyed across 24 countries say policies would improve if more businesspeople were in office

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3. Would electing more officials from different backgrounds improve policy?
Substantial numbers say policies in their country would improve if more women were elected
Those on political left are especially likely to favor having more people from poor backgrounds in office
Many say policies in their country would improve with more officials from poor backgrounds
In many countries, women are much more likely to say policies would improve with more women in politics
Many say policies would improve with more young adults in office
Those under age 40 are especially supportive of electing more young people
People on ideological left more likely to say electing more young people would improve policies
Those on the political right are especially likely to favor electing more businesspeople
Median of 3 in 10 say policies would improve from more union members in office, while 28% say it would get worse
Those on the ideological left more likely to say policies would benefit from union members in politics
Views on religious politicians differ widely across regions surveyed
Those on the ideological right are more likely to say religious politicians would improve policy
Those who see religion as integral to their lives are especially supportive of electing religious politicians
Those on the political left are especially likely to believe electing more women would improve policies in their country

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