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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Josh Nicholas

Polls show support for the voice is falling. How do they work, and will they be more accurate than in 2019?

Voting booths set up in a hall
Since mid-July, every poll in Guardian Australia’s tracker has shown no votes are in the lead for the upcoming voice to parliament referendum. Photograph: Alistair McLellan/Getty Images/iStockphoto

Support for the voice to parliament stands at about 41% and falling, according to Guardian Australia’s poll tracker. Yes supporters might hope the polls are wrong, but they would need to be off by 10% or more for the yes vote to achieve the double majority necessary for the referendum to pass.

That would be an error almost three times larger than what occurred in the 2019 federal election. Such a polling error is possible, but it’s very unlikely and there is nothing to suggest it, according to pollsters and election analysts who spoke to Guardian Australia.

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