Van der Bellen won 73 percent of the over-60s. If it had been up to the younger ones, he would have had to vote in a runoff, he got 47 percent from them. The incumbent was also able to score points with people with a high level of formal education; 65 percent of all people with a high school diploma or higher qualifications voted for him.
Among the other candidates, the most striking trend is that Wlazny was able to win over 20 percent of the boys. Even among those under 45, it is well above its overall result. For men in this age group it is 13 percent, for women it is even 17 percent.
Rosencrantz, Wallentin and Grosz with similar constituencies
The fact that the candidates Walter Rosenkranz (FPÖ), lawyer Tassilo Wallentin and ex-BZÖ/FPÖ politician Gerald Grosz sometimes fished in the same voter pool is also shown in the demographic analysis. They all score better among people with less formal education and in the 30-59 age group. All three got slightly more support from men.
And all three candidates were also able to score points with voters who rate the development of Austria negatively, are angry regarding politics and state that their income is rather bad. In these groups, Wlazny is also slightly above his overall result. However, Van der Bellen is also clearly in the lead in these groups with 30 percent each. 82 percent of people who are satisfied with politics voted for the incumbent.
people more pessimistic
Overall, voters have become more pessimistic since the last presidential election. For almost two thirds of those surveyed, Austria has developed negatively in recent years. In 2016, around half said that. Among non-voters, women, in the 30 to 59 age group and among people whose income is barely sufficient to live on, more than seven out of ten see a negative development in Austria.
Early decision-makers for Van der Bellen
According to SORA, 69 percent of the 1,226 telephone and online respondents decided more than three weeks ago who they would vote for. 15 percent did so in the last few days, 14 percent two to three weeks ago.
Among the early decision-makers, a particularly large number voted for Van der Bellen (61 percent). It was also the majority among those who decided late (32 percent). FPÖ candidate Walter Rosenkranz had more approval in this group with 25 percent than among those who had known for a long time who would get their vote (16 percent). For the other candidates, the numbers of voters surveyed were too small to make any statements.
Van der Bellen mit Amtsbonus
According to the survey, the strongest voting motives were sympathy (61 percent), great political experience (56) and previous good work (52). For Van der Bellen, the points of experience, good work to date, good representation of Austria abroad and sympathy played a particularly important role. Among Rosary voters, the motives “antithesis to the political system”, “understands the concerns of people like me” and sympathy were particularly important.
Majority for more active President
According to the election day survey, the proportion of Austrians who also want to accept a candidate for the post of Federal President who they did not vote for is falling – from 80 percent in 2016 to 72 percent; the proportion of those who do not want this has risen accordingly: 8 percent do not agree at all, 13 percent do not agree. Among Rosary voters, as many as 38 percent (17 and 21 percent respectively) stated that they would not, or rather not, accept another candidate.
The majority is still in favor of the Federal President getting involved in domestic politics on an ongoing basis (29 percent very much agree, 30 percent tend to agree; 2016: 24 and 33). Above all, younger people, people without a high school diploma and people with little money expect more interference.
