The majority (79%) of adults in Ireland are likely to vote in the upcoming Presidential Election.

 

 

·       78% of adults feel the next President should have political experience.  

o   This is highest for Boomers with 82% feeling the next President should have political experience.

 

·       When asked what are the most important quality the next President should have;

o   28% of adults say it’s a connection with ordinary people

o   20% say it’s experience in politics

o   20% say it’s a defender or Irish culture and heritage

o   15% say it’s fresh outsider perspective

 

 

·       Highest at 28%, Gen Z adults think fresh outside perspective is the most important quality the next President should have.

 

 

·       Over half (55%) of adults feel connected to the Presidency with 14% of these feeling very connected.

 

·       More than 1 in 4 adults (28%) believe that younger voters will have a bigger influence in this election compared to the past ones.

 

o   45% of adults aged 25-34 believe that younger voters will have a bigger influence in this election.

 

·       30% of adults feel the Presidency should focus more on building unity at home in Ireland and 24% think they should focus more on representing Ireland abroad.

o   41% of Gen Z adults feel the Presidency should focus more on domestic unity.

 

 

 

 

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About iReach Insights

iReach Insights provides a range of research and market intelligence services in Ireland and Europe. iReach has built a Consumer Decisions Research Panel of 40,000 members in Ireland, delivering robust research insights. The survey questions were included in the Nationally Representative iReach Consumer Decisions Omnibus run between the 17^th and 24^th of September and has a 3% Confidence Interval and 95% Confidence Level.

 

Questions asked of adults nationwide:

 

Q1. How likely are you to vote in the upcoming Presidential Election?

Q2. Which of these qualities do you think is most important in the next President of Ireland?

Q3. Do you feel connected to the Presidency, or does it feel distant from your everyday life?

Q4. Do you believe younger voters will have a bigger influence in this election compared to past ones?

Q5. Should the next President be someone with political experience, or from outside politics?

Q6. Do you think the Presidency should focus more on Ireland’s global image or domestic unity?

 

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