In 2023, the highest share of respondents in a survey conducted in South Africa who believed they have enough information about how to vote were in the provinces of Mpumalanga and Gauteng, with shares of 55 and 52 percent, respectively. However, 66 percent of those living in the Northern Cape stated that they had too little information.
Share of individuals who believe they have enough information about how to vote in South Africa in 2023, by province
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Question asked: “Do you have too little or too much information about how to vote?”
According to the source, the survey is nationally representative of the private household population across the nine South African provinces. Five hundred small area layers (SALs) were selected using census 2011 framework.
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Independent Electoral Commission South Africa. (May 7, 2024). Share of individuals who believe they have enough information about how to vote in South Africa in 2023, by province [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1500151/share-of-individuals-who-have-enough-information-on-how-to-vote-in-south-africa/
Independent Electoral Commission South Africa. "Share of individuals who believe they have enough information about how to vote in South Africa in 2023, by province." Chart. May 7, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1500151/share-of-individuals-who-have-enough-information-on-how-to-vote-in-south-africa/
Independent Electoral Commission South Africa. (2024). Share of individuals who believe they have enough information about how to vote in South Africa in 2023, by province. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1500151/share-of-individuals-who-have-enough-information-on-how-to-vote-in-south-africa/
Independent Electoral Commission South Africa. "Share of Individuals Who Believe They Have Enough Information about How to Vote in South Africa in 2023, by Province." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1500151/share-of-individuals-who-have-enough-information-on-how-to-vote-in-south-africa/
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