MaltaToday Survey | Younger voters most undecided about which party to vote for

The young cannot make their mind up. That much is true about their political choices as the latest MaltaToday survey shows younger (18-34) voters being the least likely to have made up their mind for which party they will be voting next year.

Labour is now enjoying its greatest lead among 35- to 54-year olds and the Nationalist Party is at par with the Labour party among those over 55 years of age.

The survey shows that 61.2% of the 18-34 group made up their mind whom they will be voting for, compared to 64.3% of 35-54-year olds and 72.6% of over 55-year olds.

Moreover 29.2% of respondents aged between 18-34 are either undecided or did not reveal their voting intentions, compared to 21% of both 35- to 54-year olds and over 55-year olds.

35- to 54-year olds are also the most likely to state that they will not be voting. 13.6% of this age group will not vote, compared to 9.7% of under-34-year olds and 6.4% of over-55-year olds.

The survey shows the PL leading by 7.3 points among 35- to 54-year olds compared to just 2.8 points among under-34-year olds and 0.4 points among over-55-year olds. Overall the PL is leading by 4 points.

Joseph Muscat is more trusted than Simon Busuttil among all age groups. But while he enjoys a trust lead of 12 points among the 35-54 age group, he only enjoys a lead of 4.2 points among 18- to 34-year olds and 4.8 points among over-55-year olds. Overall the survey showed Muscat enjoying a trust lead of 7 points.

18- to 34-year olds are the most likely not to trust either of the two leaders – 21% compared to 17.3% of 35- to 54-year olds and 9.6% of over-55-year olds. 18- to 34-year olds are also the most undecided when asked who of the two leaders they trust most, 22.2% compared to 14.1% of 35- to 54-year olds and 8.8% of over-55-year olds.

Small parties enjoy the highest level of support among 18- to 34-year olds. Among this age group 5.6% would vote for a small party. But among younger voters it is the far right ‘patriots’ who register the highest level of support. AD enjoys its highest support among 35- to 54-year olds but is at par with Marlene Farrugia’s PD among both 18- to 34-year olds and over 55-year olds.