According to a survey carried out one month before the presidential elections in Colombia in 2022, the majority of respondents who claimed affinity to the political left, 82 percent, stated they would vote for Gustavo Petro. Petro was also the most popular candidate among those with no political affinity (36.3 percent) and Colombians who positioned themelves in the center (41.8 percent). In both urban and rural areas, Gustavo Pedro had also the lead, as well as being the most preferred candidate by both men and women. On the other hand, Federico Gutiérrez led in voting intention among conservative voters. Rodolfo Hernández, former major of Bucaramanga and independent candidate, gathered most sympathy in the conservative spectrum and the center, with 18.1 and 18.8 percent of intention vote, respectively.
Most preferred candidates in the 2022 Colombian presidential elections as of April 2022, by political affinity
Respondents who would definitely/probably vote. The undecided are excluded.
Method of interview
Face-to-face interview, online survey
Supplementary notes
The original questions was phrased as follows: "Si las elecciones para Presidente de Colombia fueran el próximo domingo, y los candidatos fueran los que le voy a leer, ¿por cuál de ellos votaría usted?" (If the elections for President of Colombia were next Sunday, and the candidates were the ones I am going to read to you, which of them would you vote for?)
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Blu Radio. (April 29, 2022). Most preferred candidates in the 2022 Colombian presidential elections as of April 2022, by political affinity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301003/voting-intention-if-elections-were-tomorrow-colombia-political-affinity/
Blu Radio. "Most preferred candidates in the 2022 Colombian presidential elections as of April 2022, by political affinity." Chart. April 29, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301003/voting-intention-if-elections-were-tomorrow-colombia-political-affinity/
Blu Radio. (2022). Most preferred candidates in the 2022 Colombian presidential elections as of April 2022, by political affinity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301003/voting-intention-if-elections-were-tomorrow-colombia-political-affinity/
Blu Radio. "Most Preferred Candidates in The 2022 Colombian Presidential Elections as of April 2022, by Political Affinity." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301003/voting-intention-if-elections-were-tomorrow-colombia-political-affinity/
Blu Radio, Most preferred candidates in the 2022 Colombian presidential elections as of April 2022, by political affinity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301003/voting-intention-if-elections-were-tomorrow-colombia-political-affinity/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Most preferred candidates in the 2022 Colombian presidential elections as of April 2022, by political affinity [Graph], Blu Radio, April 29, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301003/voting-intention-if-elections-were-tomorrow-colombia-political-affinity/