The phrase "attempt to sway a" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing efforts to influence someone's opinion or decision regarding a particular matter.
Example: "The lobbyists made an attempt to sway a key senator's vote on the proposed legislation."
Alternatives: "try to influence a" or "make an effort to persuade a".
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Now that the Citizens United case opened the floodgates to uncontrolled spending, any millionaire or rich corporation, domestic or foreign, can attempt to sway an election.
Republican leaders attempted to sway a number of New York moderates with a sweetheart deal on Monday meant to change the Medicaid funding formula to help out rural counties.
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Many expect Jonathan to run for re-election in 2015 and some see his appearance at burials for Igbo leaders as an attempt to sway voters in a crucial powerbase.
The document, published in several languages, including English, was presented as a set of guidelines for Catholic bishops and politicians and as an attempt to sway public debate, not as a fresh, revelatory examination of Catholic theology.
As an attempt to sway the public, though, the play was a failure: it was neither performed nor published during Tey's lifetime.
