Colombian Elections 2022: important country issues

According to a survey carried out in March 2022, a few months before the Colombian presidential elections, 28 percent of respondents stated the economy was the most important issue that they and their family were facing at that period. Corruption came second, with 20 percent of respondents considering this topic the most concerning in this pre-electoral period. When questioned who they would vote for if the elections were tomorrow, Gustavo Petro had the lead with 27 percent of votes.

Which national issues are you and your family most concerned about?

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Release date

March 2022

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Region

Colombia

Survey time period

March 14 to 19, 2022

Number of respondents

1,236 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

Only people who expressed interest in voting in the 2022 presidential elections, and in five geographic regions: Antioquia-Coffee Axis, Caribbean, Bogotá, Central-East and Pacific*

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

This question was phrased by the source as follows: "¿Cuáles de los siguientes asuntos del país es el que más le preocupa a usted y a su familia?"
*People residing abroad and in the departments of Amazonas, Arauca, Guainía, Guaviare, San Andrés and Providencia, Vaupés and Vichada were excluded.
Other sources that contributed to this report were La FM, El Universal, El Colombiano, El Heraldo, Vanguardia, NTN24 and La Patria.

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