More than half of Jamaicans not swayed by election promises - poll

 

Most Jamaicans have indicated that they are not swayed by election promises. 

 

That's according to the findings of the latest RJRGLEANER Don Anderson poll.

 

Just over half or 56.9% of those polls say campaign pledges will not decide which party will get their vote as the parties step up activities to win over the electorate. 

 

Ahead of the September 3 poll, only 29% say the opposite, indicating that election promises made by parties as they campaign largely influence how they vote and which party they will vote for. 

 

Meanwhile, 14.1% say the commitments made on the campaign trail will have little impact on how they vote. 

 

Don Anderson, head of Market Research Services, provided a breakdown of the results based on demographics. 

 

"We find that males are more likel to be influenced than females - 33% of the males as against 29% overall - but 33% of the males say that the election promises have a big impact on them as against 25% of the females. Essentially, 60% of females say it has no impact on them. The equivalent number amongst the males is 54%. So between 25 and 65 age groups, that's where the biggest responders are to election promises," Mr. Anderson pointed out. 

 

The latest survey which canvassed responses from 1,008 registered voters aged 18 years and older was conducted between August 2 and 11 and has a margin of error of a plus or minus 3%.