Following Federal politics

Q. Which of the following statements best describes your following of Federal politics?

	Total	Gender		Age
		Male	Female	18-34	35-54	55+
I follow it closely	15%	22%	9%	14%	14%	17%
I follow it enough to know what’s happening	38%	41%	35%	27%	34%	51%
I follow it when something big is happening	23%	21%	25%	26%	27%	18%
I only pay attention when there’s an election	8%	6%	11%	11%	10%	5%
I have no interest in politics	15%	11%	20%	22%	16%	9%
Base (n)	1,075	527	548	328	373	374

 

	Total	Federal Voting Intention (Lower House)
		Labor	NET: Coalition	Greens	Independent / Other
I follow it closely	15%	17%	18%	14%	12%
I follow it enough to know what’s happening	38%	35%	50%	37%	37%
I follow it when something big is happening	23%	26%	21%	28%	18%
I only pay attention when there’s an election	8%	12%	5%	10%	9%
I have no interest in politics	15%	20%	6%	11%	23%
Base (n)	1,075	336	381	100	137

• Just 15% of people say they closely follow Federal politics, and the same proportion say they have no interest in politics.
• Those most likely to say they closely follow Federal politics are men (22%), those aged over 55 (17%) and Coalition voters (18%).
• Those most likely to say they have no interest in politics are women (20%), younger people aged 18-34 (22%), Labor voters (20%) and those who intend to vote for an independent candidate or other party (23%).