Strong support for the consistent Corona course from Mayor Ludwig, high scores for him in a direct election
Vienna (OTS) –
- 72% of Viennese support Mayor Ludwig’s advice to have as little contact as possible with other people in the next few weeks
- 62% of the Viennese and Viennese would rather support further stricter Corona measures if the Corona numbers continue to rise, 46% still see the stricter course in eastern Austria as “too little strict and consistent”,
- 79% of Viennese rate the free test options in Vienna as sufficient
- 58% of Viennese rate the work of the Viennese city government from the SPÖ and NEOS as positive
- 67% of the Viennese would elect Michael Ludwig in a direct mayor election, 70% are of the opinion that he is a worthy successor to Michael Häupl
- Current Sunday question for Vienna:
SPÖ 46%, FPÖ 13%, Greens 11%, ÖVP 16%, NEOS 11%, others: 3%
The second W24 city barometer in 2021 shows: six months after the municipal council election in October 2020, the Vienna city government received good grades and increasing levels of approval. The mayor’s consistent course on the Corona issue met with a high level of approval, and at the same time the Viennese were very satisfied with the test infrastructure and the capacities made available.
Stadtfernsehen W24 carried out the barometer together with “Triple M Matzka Market and Opinion Research” under the leadership of Christina Matzka.
“The Viennese are behind the stricter corona measures in eastern Austria and Ludwig’s cautious line. 46% even describe the measures as not being too strict, with the exception of the FPÖ voters, a majority of all party supporters agree with the majority of the stricter measures. Ludwig’s advice to limit physical contacts as much as possible in the next few weeks is supported by 72% of Viennese, 62% would even advocate further stricter measures if the corona numbers continue to rise, “summarizes Matzka.
1. Do you support Mayor Ludwig’s advice to have as little contact as possible with other people in the next few weeks?
72% (more likely) yes, 24% (more likely) no, 3% no opinion
2. Mayor Ludwig has announced further, stricter measures if the number of corona infections continues to rise. Would you support or reject further, stricter measures if the numbers continue to rise?
62% said they were (rather) in favor, 33% (rather) rejected it, 5% decided in favor of “don’t know, no answer”
How do you personally assess the cautious course in eastern Austria (Vienna, Lower Austria, Burgenland)?
46% find “too little strict and consistent”, 18% “just right”, 23% “too strict and restrictive”, 8% “other” and 4% “no answer”
3. How do you rate the opportunities in Vienna to be tested for the Corona virus free of charge? In your opinion, are these possibilities in Vienna …
(Rather) sufficient: 79%, (Rather) insufficient: 16%, don’t know – no answer: 5%
4. How do you assess the work of the Vienna City Government from the SPÖ and NEOS?
58% (rather) good, 31% (rather) bad, 11% no answer
5. Extrapolation of direct mayor elections: Assuming you could elect the mayor directly, as you would with the office of the Federal President, who would you most likely vote for?
Michael Ludwig 67%, Dominik Nepp 11%, Peter Kraus 5%, Gernot Blümel 11%, Christoph Wiederkehr 6%
6. Assuming the local council elections were to take place next Sunday, which party would you vote for today? (Compared to January 2021)
SPÖ with Michael Ludwig 46% (44%), FPÖ with Dominik Nepp 13% (12%), Greens with Peter Kraus 11% (12%), ÖVP with Gernot Blümel 16% (18%), NEOS with Christoph Wiederkehr 11% (9%), Others: 3% (5%)
(Graphics & and other figures / facts on the current state of opinion in Vienna in the appendix)
methodology
Client: Regional city television W24
Method: online survey
Target group: Viennese eligible to vote (citizens 16+)
Sample size: 1,014 respondents
Maximum fluctuation range of the results: +/- 3.1%
Fieldwork: March 26th to April 5th, 2021
Inquiries & contact:
W24 – I’ll be there!
Mag. Daria Auspitz
+43 1 367 83 70-440
daria.auspitz@w24.at
www.w24.at
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