Western Cape Voter Perceptions Of Whether Their Quality Of Life Has Improved Under The DA Government
This report investigates perceptions of registered voters in the Western Cape as to whether their quality of life has improved under the DA government in the province. The data in the report comes from a July 2023 Foundation survey. The survey was conducted telephonically amongst a sample of 2 590 geographically and demographically representative registered voters in the Western Cape. The survey has a provincial margin of error of 2.9%. Totals may not add up to 100% where rounding has occurred.
The quality of life has improved under the DA. I feel basic services are better and things are generally well-run under the DA. Do you agree or disagree with this statement?
By home language
The quality of life has improved under the DA. I feel basic services are better and things are generally well-run under the DA. Do you agree or disagree with this statement?
By race
The quality of life has improved under the DA. I feel basic services are better and things are generally well-run under the DA. Do you agree or disagree with this statement?
By highest level of education
The quality of life has improved under the DA. I feel basic services are better and things are generally well-run under the DA. Do you agree or disagree with this statement?
By residential area
The quality of life has improved under the DA. I feel basic services are better and things are generally well-run under the DA. Do you agree or disagree with this statement?
By party affiliation
Tentative Conclusions
Just over two thirds of all registered voters in the Western Cape feel as though their quality of life has improved under the DA. Sentiment, however, splits across socio-economic circumstances with poorer respondents being markedly less positive than those in higher socio-economic strata. This finding mirrors that of previous SRF reports such as that of SRF report 27/2023 which tested Western Cape voter sentiment on whether the province was broadly moving in the ‘right direction’.
