Perceptions of Whether South African Political Parties Require A Black Leader to Be Successful

This report investigates the perceptions of registered South African voters on whether a South African political party requires a black leader to be successful. The data in the report comes from two Foundation polls. The first was a survey of 1 204 demographically and geographically representative registered voters conducted by the Foundation during September of 2024. That survey had a margin of error of 3%. The second was a survey of 3 204 demographically and geographically representative registered voters conducted by the Foundation during July of 2022. That survey had a margin of error of 1.7%.