Favourability Scores of Prominent Political Figures in Kwazulu-Natal

It does so via favourability scores. The scores are calculated by asking survey participants the following question, “on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being a very cold unfavourable feeling, 50 being not particularly warm or cold and 100 being a very warm favourable feeling, how do you feel about candidate X?”. Scores of 89 and higher are recorded as being ‘very favourable’. Scores of 64 and above were recorded as ‘favourable’. Scores of 39 to 63 are recorded as ‘neutral’, scores of 14 to 38 as ‘somewhat unfavourable’, and scores of 13 and below as ‘very unfavourable’. The data is then further broken down via home language, race and political party a­ffiliation.

The data in the report comes from a September 2023 Foundation survey. The survey was conducted telephonically amongst a sample of 2 434 geographically and demographically representative registered voters in KwaZulu-Natal. The survey has a provincial margin of error of 3%. Totals will not add up to 100% as only two categories are included in this report. The individual political figures are listed in this report from the most favoured to the least favoured.