19.10.2021
Alexandria: social and political mood (1-10 October 2021)
- According to the results of a survey conducted by Rating Group, residents of Oleksandriia rate the situation at the local level much more positively than at the national level. 47% of respondents believe that things in the city are moving in the right direction, while 38% hold the opposite view. As for the country, only 20% believe it is moving in the right direction, and 66% disagree. Over the past year, the share of those who think the city and the country are moving in the right direction has increased.
- The leading local politician in terms of attitudes is Serhii Kuzmenko. 71% of respondents view him positively, 19% neutrally, and only 9% negatively.
Toward Andrii Kolomiitsev, 28% express positive views, 22% neutral, 9% negative, while 41% do not know him.
Toward Volodymyr Dozhdzhanyk, 25% view him positively, 29% neutrally, 19% negatively, and 26% do not know him.
Toward Oleksandr Kiiashko, 20% express positive views, 27% neutral, 24% negative, and 29% do not know him.
Toward Serhii Kovalenko, 18% express positive views, 20% neutral, 9% negative, and 53% do not know him.
Toward Liudmyla Davydenko, 16% express positive views, 27% neutral, 33% negative, and 25% do not know her.
Toward Vitalii Zhuravlov, 13% are positive, 27% neutral, 17% negative, and 44% do not know him.
Toward Serhii Hrytsenko, 12% are positive, 29% neutral, 15% negative, and 45% do not know him.
Toward Yurii Shkliaruk, 11% are positive, 19% neutral, 8% negative, and 61% do not know him. - “Servant of the People” is the leading political force in the parliamentary ranking, supported by 27.3% of those who have decided and intend to vote. 14.4% support Opposition Platform – For Life, 13.2% support Batkivshchyna, 12.7% support European Solidarity, 7.3% support Strength and Honor, 5.7% support Murayev’s “Nashi”, and 4.2% support the Radical Party of Oleh Liashko. The ratings of other parties are below 4%. Around 11% remain undecided.
- Modeling the mayoral election with the same candidates as in October 2020 shows that Serhii Kuzmenko would now receive 75.2% of the vote among those who have decided and would participate. Stepan Tsapiuk would receive 22.5%, and Volodymyr Trofymenko — 0.1%. Compared to last year, Kuzmenko’s support has grown by nearly 20 percentage points.
- 77% are satisfied with the work of Oleksandriia Mayor Serhii Kuzmenko, while 15% are not satisfied. The city council’s work is rated positively by 56%, negatively by 23%, and 22% could not assess.
- 61% are satisfied with educational institutions, 17% dissatisfied, 22% uncertain.
Public transport is rated positively by 58%, negatively by 22%, uncertain by 21%.
Police performance is rated positively by 36%, negatively by 34%, with 30% unable to assess.
Residents are more dissatisfied than satisfied with municipal services and medical institutions: 42% rate medical facilities positively and 50% negatively; 44% rate municipal utilities positively and 47% negatively. Over the past year, satisfaction with city institutions has increased. - 53% believe that during the current mayoral term of Serhii Kuzmenko, the overall situation in the city has improved. 36% see no change, and only 3% say things have worsened.
- Major projects implemented by Mayor Serhii Kuzmenko — such as the capital renovation of the city hospital, road repairs, restoration of the Oleksandriia theater, reconstruction of Shevchenko Park, procurement of new municipal buses, and construction of a covered multifunctional sports complex — were positively evaluated by the overwhelming majority of residents (around 90%).
- The cost of utilities (78%) and drug and alcohol abuse (59%) are the two main issues that most concern residents. Stray animals worry 39%, waste collection and disposal 30%, and the poor condition of sidewalks and pedestrian paths 23%. Poor road conditions, corruption in the city government, low qualifications of medical workers, and poor condition of courtyards and surrounding areas concern 16–18%. Rising crime and public transport fares concern 13% each.
- The main sources of socio-political news for residents are online pages (60%), national television (54%), social networks (52%), and local television (38%). 18% get news from messaging apps, 12% from relatives or acquaintances, 6% from the local press, 5% from radio, and only 2% from the national press.
Methodology
- Audience: residents of the Oleksandriya community aged 18 and older. The sample is representative in terms of age and gender.
- Survey method: face-to-face formalised interviews.
- Sample size: 800 respondents.
- The margin of error for the study with a confidence level of 0.95 is no more than 3.5%.
- Fieldwork dates: 1-10 October 2021
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