Two-thirds of US citizens expect to see a woman elected president in their lifetime, while few think that a gay person or an atheist could land the top job, according to a poll out Monday
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 18th February, 2019) Two-thirds of US citizens expect to see a woman elected president in their lifetime, while few think that a gay person or an atheist could land the top job, according to a poll out Monday.As the United States marks Presidents' Day on Monday, the YouGov pollster has published the results of a survey conducted on February 8-11, which found that 64 percent of polled US citizens thought there would be a president from an ethnic minority while they were still alive.
Sixty-three percent thought it would specifically be an African-American, while a Hispanic president is expected by 45 percent of those sampled. The same number of respondents though they will live long enough to see a leader who was both female and from an ethnic minority.
Only 31 percent believed there would be a US president who followed a religion other than Christianity, with 22 percent expecting to see an atheist take the oath of office. A gay president is the least likely prospect it was expected by only 21 percent of people surveyed.
