More than half of the people in Burgenland are satisfied with the SPÖ state government. 56 percent indicated this in the ORF election survey by FORESIGHT/ISA. Of these, 19 percent were very satisfied, and 37 percent were quite satisfied. Compared to the last in 2020, the value has slightly decreased. At that time, 62 percent of respondents expressed satisfaction. 47 percent see the development in Burgenland positively, in 2020 it was 45 percent. Federal politics tends to evoke negative feelings.

Survey: More Than Half of Voters Satisfied with State Government

25 percent of the people in Burgenland are somewhat satisfied with their government, and another 15 percent are not satisfied at all. In 2020, the figures were also 25 (somewhat satisfied) and 5 percent (not at all satisfied). 25 percent of respondents see a negative development in the federal state, 23 percent see no change. Five years ago, 9 percent expressed negative views and 45 percent were neutral. The result is different from recent surveys on other elections. There, the dissatisfied were always in the majority.

Concern and Anger Over Federal Politics

Federal political developments cause concern for 44 percent of the people in Burgenland, and anger for another 20 percent. Negative emotions are therefore in the majority, while 29 percent expressed optimism. During the election campaign, people most frequently discussed the topics of inflation (44 percent), electricity prices (39 percent), and immigration (37 percent). Just under half (45 percent) had to significantly or somewhat restrict themselves in everyday life due to inflation. Short-term voting decisions were rather unusual: 78 percent made up their minds more than three weeks ago.

FORESIGHT and ISA surveyed 1,253 eligible voters between January 13 and 18. In telephone and online interviews, 982 declared themselves as voters. For all respondents, the margin of error is plus/minus 2.8 percentage points.

(APA/Red)

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