In 2023, a share of 42 percent of respondents surveyed in South Africa stated that they demand a democratic government over any other type of government. Following this, a portion of 34 percent declared that the type of government does not make a significant difference to them, whereas 20 percent preferred a non-democratic government in some circumstances.
Share of respondents who demand a democratic government in South Africa in 2023
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Demand is preferable to any other kind of government
42%
For someone like me, it doesn't matter what kind of government we have
34%
In some circumstances, a non-democratic government can be preferable
nationally representative of the population in private households across the nine provinces, 500 small area layers (SALs) were selected using census 2011 framework
Method of interview
Face-to-face interview
Supplementary notes
Elections occur in South Africa once every five years, with provincial and national elections taking place at the same time, and local/municipal elections taking place two years later. South Africa uses the proportional representation electoral system for provincial and national elections, and a combination of the proportional representation and ward system for local/municipal elections. This means that South Africans vote for their chosen party in the provincial and national elections and vote for their chosen ward candidate in the local/municipal elections.
South African citizens from the age of 18 are eligible to vote. South Africans who live outside of South Africa are also allowed to vote, but only in the national elections. To vote in the provincial or local/municipal elections, South Africans have to be resident in South Africa and be within the province and municipality they have registered in. If they live in a different province or municipality to the one they originally registered in, they will have to re-register before voting day.
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Independent Electoral Commission South Africa, & HSRC. (December 7, 2023). Share of respondents who demand a democratic government in South Africa in 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1499304/demand-for-a-democratic-government-in-south-africa/
Independent Electoral Commission South Africa, und HSRC. "Share of respondents who demand a democratic government in South Africa in 2023." Chart. December 7, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1499304/demand-for-a-democratic-government-in-south-africa/
Independent Electoral Commission South Africa, HSRC. (2023). Share of respondents who demand a democratic government in South Africa in 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1499304/demand-for-a-democratic-government-in-south-africa/
Independent Electoral Commission South Africa, and HSRC. "Share of Respondents Who Demand a Democratic Government in South Africa in 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1499304/demand-for-a-democratic-government-in-south-africa/
Independent Electoral Commission South Africa & HSRC, Share of respondents who demand a democratic government in South Africa in 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1499304/demand-for-a-democratic-government-in-south-africa/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Share of respondents who demand a democratic government in South Africa in 2023 [Graph], Independent Electoral Commission South Africa, & HSRC, December 7, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1499304/demand-for-a-democratic-government-in-south-africa/
