Attitudes to 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.

  1. 0%
  2. 40%
  3. 80%
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  1. 2012
  2. 2013
  3. 2014
  4. 2015
  5. 2016
  6. 2017
  7. 2018
  8. 2019
  9. 2020
  10. 2021
  11. 2022

In 2020, this question was fielded in a separate Lowy Institute nationwide poll in November 2020: see Lowy Institute Poll 2021 methodology for more information.
Dotted line indicates change in mode: see Methodology.

  • Democracy is preferable to any other kind of government
  • In some circumstances, a non-democratic government can be preferable
  • For someone like me, it doesn’t matter what kind of government we have
Total
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