Voter turnout (%) in South African local government elections by age cohort
Percentage of registered voters who cast a ballot in South African local government elections across four election cycles (2006, 2011, 2016, and 2021), broken down by age demographic. Based on data presented by the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC).
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The data
4 rows, 10 columns.
- election Category
- Year of the local government election (2006, 2011, 2016, or 2021). LGE 2006, LGE 2011, LGE 2016, LGE 2021
- 18-19 Number
- 48 – 71
- 20-29 Number
- 35 – 50
- 30-39 Number
- 36 – 50
- 40-49 Number
- 44 – 62
- 50-59 Number
- 56 – 70
- 60-69 Number
- 64 – 73
- 70-79 Number
- 62 – 70
- 80+ Number
- 45 – 52
- total Number
- Percentage total turnout 46 – 58
First rows
| election | 18-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-59 | 60-69 | 70-79 | 80+ | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LGE 2006 | 48 | 35 | 49 | 55 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 52 | 48 |
| LGE 2011 | 69 | 49 | 50 | 62 | 70 | 72 | 70 | 52 | 58 |
| LGE 2016 | 71 | 50 | 50 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 67 | 46 | 58 |
| LGE 2021 | 71 | 35 | 36 | 44 | 56 | 64 | 62 | 45 | 46 |
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