French regional elections: Covid influence on voting trends 2021

The management of the health crisis by Emmanuel Macron and the government has been widely criticized since the implementation of the first lockdown in March 2020, by the opposition in the National Assembly and the Senate. These sentiments were echoed by many citizens, who expressed concerns about the ineffectiveness of government policy in the face of the crisis.
However, for more than half of the left-wing, LREM and Les Républicains voters, this perceived bad management does not influence their vote in the regional elections. On the other hand, the government's handling of the crisis has led 51 percent of Rassemblement National voters to position themselves against the parties of the presidential majority and its allies.

Influence of Emmanuel Macron's and the government's handling of the health crisis on people' votes for regional elections in France in 2021, by political preference

Characteristic	It led you to vote in favor of the lists of the presidential majority and its allies	It led you to vote against the lists of the presidential majority and its allies	Your vote does not take this into account
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Release date

June 2021

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Region

France

Survey time period

June 20, 2021*

Number of respondents

2,542 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

People registered on the electoral lists; Metropolitan France

Method of interview

Computer-assisted web interviews (CAWI)

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* The source adds the following information: "Interviews were conducted on June 20, 2021 from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m."

The question was phrased by the source as follows: "Et diriez-vous que le bilan de la gestion de la crise sanitaire par Emmanuel Macron et le gouvernement a influé ou va influer sur votre vote à ces élections régionales... ?"

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