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National Assembly voting intention

South Africa

President Cyril Ramaphosa (ANC)Government of National Unity (multi-party coalition)DA leader Geordin Hill-LewisNext general election due by 26 August 2029

Voting intention for the National Assembly in the next general election, from national polls since the 29 May 2024 election.

Only 11 national polls since the 2024 election, by different firms with different methods. Some (Ipsos, SABI) report a separate don't-know share, so their party figures do not sum to 100; pollsters that did not report PA, ActionSA or Others are left blank.

Current average · 3 polls to 30 Sept 2026

African National Congress
32.2%
−8.0 since 2024 general election
Leads
Democratic Alliance
25.7%
+3.9 since 2024 general election
uMkhonto weSizwe
14.6%
−0.0 since 2024 general election
Economic Freedom Fighters
10.1%
+0.5 since 2024 general election
Inkatha Freedom Party
3.8%
−0.0 since 2024 general election
Patriotic Alliance
2.2%
+0.1 since 2024 general election
ActionSA
4.5%
+3.3 since 2024 general election
Others
6.1%
−1.0 since 2024 general election

Trend

African National CongressDemocratic AllianceuMkhonto weSizweEconomic Freedom FightersInkatha Freedom PartyPatriotic AllianceActionSAOthers
0%10%20%30%40%50%JulyOct2025AprJulyOct2026AprJulyOct2024 general electionANC 33.5DA 25.6MK 13.1EFF 9.4OTH 6.2ASA 4.4IFP 3.7PA 2.3
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Poll log

FieldworkPollsterSampleANCDAMKEFFIFPPAASAOTH
August - September 2026SABI Strategy Group/News241,00031.625.214.712.23.52.42.97.2
July 2026Social Research Foundation/The Common Sense2,14434271575———
June - July 2026Ipsos3,600312514113265
March 2026Social Research Foundation/The Common Sense2,22239281065334
Dec 2025 – Jan 2026Ipsos3,6003322101122—10
Jun 2025SRF1,004402618333——
Mar – Apr 2025IRR80729.730.315.910.21.7———
Feb – Mar 2025Brenthurst Foundation3,83743271172325
Feb 2025SRF1,004322512633——
Sep – Oct 2024IRR—41.322.311.66.95.5———
Sep 2024SRF1,204452412655——
29 May 20242024 general election result40.1821.8114.589.523.852.061.27.1

Sources