26.02.2020
Electoral Attitudes: Constituency No. 179
- According to the results of a survey conducted by Rating Group among residents of constituency No. 179, respondents assess local conditions significantly more positively than the overall situation in the country. Only 19% believe the country is moving in the right direction, while 63% think otherwise. Regarding the situation in the region, 24% say things are moving in the right direction, 51% in the wrong direction, and about a quarter could not assess. At the local level, nearly a third believe things are developing in the right direction, while 56% say the opposite. Urban residents, younger people, and more affluent respondents are more optimistic than other groups.
- 43% of respondents are satisfied with the performance of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, while 45% are dissatisfied. Urban residents, younger respondents, and those with higher incomes rate the President’s work more positively. Among party supporters, the highest share of positive evaluations comes from supporters of Servant of the People, while the most critical views are held by voters of European Solidarity and Opposition Platform – For Life.
- Yuliia Svitlychna leads the trust ratings among local politicians: 70% trust her and 21% do not. S. Chernov, Head of the Kharkiv Regional Council, is trusted by 24%, distrusted by 22%, and 45% do not know him. O. Kucher, Head of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration, is trusted by 24%, distrusted by 29%, 28% do not know him, and 19% were undecided. V. Alekseychuk is largely unknown (84%); 3% trust her and 11% do not.
- 67% of respondents are aware that by-elections for a Member of Parliament in their constituency will take place on March 15, 2020. 64% expressed definite readiness to participate. Pre-election mobilization is somewhat higher among older and less affluent residents.
- Yuliia Svitlychna leads electoral preferences among candidates: 62.3% of decided voters who intend to vote are ready to support her. 12.5% support V. Alekseychuk (candidate of Servant of the People), and 8.5% support O. Didenko (representing Opposition Platform – For Life). Other candidates each receive less than 2%. About one in five voters remains undecided.
- In party ratings, Servant of the People leads with 42.8% among decided voters intending to participate. Opposition Platform – For Life follows with 30.4%. Other parties trail significantly: Batkivshchyna (4.8%), Radical Party (4.2%), European Solidarity (3.6%), Shariy Party (2.6%), and Strength and Honor (2.3%). Others are below 1%. About 11–12% are undecided.
- 55% do not know who represented the constituency before the by-election, while 42% do. Only 21% believe the previous MP paid sufficient attention to local issues; 51% disagree, and 28% could not answer.
- The most pressing regional problems, according to respondents, are lack of jobs (67%) and low wage levels. Other key issues include industrial decline (38%), poor road conditions (36%), poor-quality medical services (34%), poverty (33%), decline of agriculture (26%), drug addiction and alcoholism (23%), and depopulation of villages (20%).
Methodology
- Audience: Residents of constituency No. 179 aged 18 and older.
- Sampling: Representative by age, gender, and type of settlement.
- Method: Face-to-face formalized interviews.
- Margin of error: Not more than 2.8%.
- Fieldwork period: February 15–22, 2020.
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