Would voters prefer men or women on the ballot? This poll asked.

The most likely subgroups to prefer a woman candidate include voters who describe themselves as liberals (35%), Democrats (29%), and those who have an unfavorable view of Vice President Mike Pence (26%). That's slightly more than the 24% who have an unfavorable view of President Donald Trump and said they would prefer to vote for a woman over a man.

Men who said that it mattered were divided whether they prefer to support a man or a woman, with 6% saying they would rather vote for a man and 9% preferring a woman. The vast majority of men (82%) said it doesn't matter.

More women said it matters whether they're voting for a man or a woman, but still seven-in-10 said it didn't matter. Women were also much more likely to vote for their own gender with 21% who said they'd prefer to vote for a fellow woman and only seven percent who said they'd prefer a man.

Of the 16% of registered voters in the poll who prefer to vote for a woman, the most common reason cited was that women are more likely to care about the issues that matter most to them with 38% who said so. Also, 16% of those who prefer women said women are more likely to shake things up in Washington.

Of that 6% of registered voters in the poll who would prefer to vote for a male candidate, one-third said it's because they are less emotional, followed by a quarter who said men are better leaders and 12% who thought men are more likely to shake things up in Washington.

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