DA is losing it’s stronghold in the Western Cape – Poll
A recent poll has found indicators that the DA is at risk of losing it’s grip on the Western Cape in the upcoming May 2024 elections.
The Democratic Alliance (DA) could lose it’s majority vote in the Western Cape, where the party was since in power from 2009.
POLL FINDING THE TRUTH ABOUT DA ELECTION OUTCOME IN THE WESTERN CAPE
According to a survey that was conducted by the Victory Research, from the Social Research Foundation (SRF).
It has shown that the DA could potentially lose majority vote in the Western Cape.
According to Cape Town etc the DA’s support currently stands at 53% which is ‘two percentage points fewer than the 55.4% the DA received in the provincial election in 2019.
According to Cape Town, the poll carried out from 8 to 14 March, and surveyed 815 registered voters who were demographically representative.
It indicated a margin of error of 5% and was based on a projected voter turnout of 66%.
59% of the respondents in the poll indicated that they would vote for the DA on the National ballot paper, the highest percentage when compared to the other political parties in the survey.
POLL INDICATES ANC LOSING MAJORITY AND EFF GAINING
According to research, it is reasonably clear as it shows a decaying ANC.
The ANC in the Western Cape has continued to decline, from 29% in 2019 to 24% – it is only half as popular as the DA. The EFF has almost doubled, but from a small base and still fails to reach double figures in the poll.
In KwaZulu Natal, the survey was conducted before former President Jacob Zuma launched the uMkhonto Wesizwe party (MK) and took aim at the ANC (the party and its voters). The voter appeal of MK is currently unknown – but it will be taking away ANC voters.
The EFF has grown by a couple of percentage points, as has the DA: again, neither of the two pretenders is making much of a showing.
That seems to be the key take-away: provinces are beginning to slide from the ANC’s grasp, but in five of nine provinces, the ANC remains large enough to dictate coalition terms. These results suggest that KwaZulu-Natal has now joined the Western Cape as being beyond the reach of the ANC.