Question Democracy
Now a question about democracy. Below are some statements about democracy. Please indicate which one of the three statements comes closest to your own personal views about democracy.
- 0%
- 20%
- 40%
- 60%
- 80%
In 2020, this question was fielded in a separate Lowy Institute nationwide poll in November 2020: see 2021 Methodology for more information.
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2026 observation
Three-quarters of Australians (73%) say democracy is preferable to any other form of government. The minority of Australians who say ‘in some circumstances, a non-democratic government can be preferable’ (17%) remained within the margin of error of last year’s Poll (15%). One in ten Australians (10%) continue to say ‘for someone like me, it doesn’t matter what kind of government we have’.