Election Engagement

7 May 2019

Q. How much attention have you been paying to the news, advertising and updates from the Federal Election?

	Total	Vote Labor	Vote Liberal / National	Vote Greens	NET: Vote Other	Last week
Have not been paying any attention	16%	14%	10%	17%	21%	19%
Have been paying little attention	29%	29%	28%	34%	30%	29%
Have been paying some attention	36%	38%	40%	31%	31%	33%
Have been paying a lot of attention	19%	19%	21%	18%	19%	20%

	Total	Aged 18-34	Aged 35-54	Aged 55+
Have not been paying any attention	19%	26%	15%	9%
Have been paying little attention	29%	32%	33%	23%
Have been paying some attention	36%	28%	38%	41%
Have been paying a lot of attention	19%	14%	14%	28%

There has been limited change in the interest shown in the election during the past week. 16% (down 3%pts from 19% last week) said they have not been paying any attention to the election. This was highest among those aged 18-34 (26%).
Engagement in the election was lower among those intending to vote for a minor or independent candidate. 21% of these voters say they haven’t been paying any attention the election.
Older voters are so far most engaged with the election, with 28% saying they have been paying a lot of attention.
Men were more likely than women to say they had been paying a lot of attention to the election (24% to 14%).

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