North American Tracker (October 13, 2022): Municipal Politics and Federal Voting Intentions in Canada

Posted on October 13th, 2022 in Surveys

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This survey is conducted in collaboration with the Association for Canadian Studies (ACS) and published in the Canadian Press. This series of surveys is available on Leger’s website.

MUNICIPAL POLITICS

  • Canadians (51%) are more likely than Americans (45%) to approve of the job their current mayor and council are doing. Approximately one-third (32% of Canadians and 34% of Americans) disapprove.
  • 53% of Canadians and 55% of Americans say things are about the same in their municipality based on the job the mayor and council have done since elected, rather than better or worse.
  • 41% of Canadians and 38% of Americans would prefer to see a new mayor and council elected next election.

Appetite for change in municipal politics graph

FEDERAL VOTING INTENTIONS IN CANADA

  • If a federal election were held today, 33% of Canadian decided voters would vote for the Conservative Party of Canada, followed by 31% who would vote for the Liberal Party of Canada and 21% who would vote for the New Democratic Party of Canada.

METHODOLOGY

This web survey was conducted from October 7-10, 2022, with 1,534 Canadians and 1,000 Americans, 18 years of age or older, randomly recruited from LEO’s online panel.

To view the October 13, 2022 report, CLICK HERE.

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