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Election 2024 [16]: Full demographic profiles of ANC, DA, MK, EFF and IFP support


Thread: “Full demographic profiles of ANC, DA, MK, EFF and IFP”. Mapping the support of each party by age, employment status, monthly income, residential area, population group, educational level, first language, province and gender.

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Election 2024 [13]: Busting the “disillusioned youth” myth


Thread: “Busting the ‘disillusioned youth’ myth” This thread seeks to challenge a common and popular narrative which suggests declining youth registration and voting patterns is best attributed to disillusionment, as opposed to apathy.

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Election 2024 [1]: Why turnout is critical and its relationship to the ANC’s vote share


A thread: “Why turnout is such a critical factor” The following thread looks at turnout and its relationship to the ANC’s vote share, which I think is a critical factor ahead of the 2024 election, and not properly thought about.

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Election 2024 [2]: Why Gauteng is so important to the ANC


A thread: “Why Gauteng is so important to the ANC”. The following thread looks how central Gauteng is to the ANC’s 2024 national electoral prospects, and maps how dire the situation looks for the party provincially (with nice graphs!).

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