Datafolha: 74% of the population identifies as Bolsonarist or PT member
Released this Tuesday (24), a new survey by Datafolha shows that 74% of the population identifies as PT or Bolsonarist, indicating that political polarization continues to affect the majority of Brazilians. The survey was carried out between December 2nd and 4th, and the margin of error is two points.
Respondents were asked the following question: “considering a scale from 1 to 5, where 1 is a Bolsonarist and 5 is a PT member, which number do you fit into?”
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According to the survey, 40% identify with the pole associated with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s party. Supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro represented 34%. Another 18% of respondents consider themselves neutral, while 6% say they do not support any of them and 1% did not know how to answer.
Datafolha’s previous research on the topic was carried out at the end of July. The number of Brazilians who understood themselves as PT or Bolsonarists was not very different, standing at 76%, therefore being within the margin of error.
At that moment, however, the two groups were technically tied, with PT members making up 39% and Bolsonarists 37%. In the new survey, PT members became the majority. The new research was carried out after Bolsonaro’s arrest and conviction in the Federal Supreme Court for the coup plot.
Datafolha highlights that PTism is more prevalent among women (42%) and retirees (45%) and those with education up to primary school (52%). Bolsonarism is more present among men (37%) and businesspeople (41%), with remuneration between 5 and 10 minimum wages (42%). PTism is also more predominant in the Northeast (49%), while Bolsonarism is more strong in the South region (41%). PT members also tend to be more Catholic (48%), while Bolsonarists identify more as evangelicals (47%).
