Datafolha Poll Shows Voting Trends Ahead of Brazil's Election
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A new Datafolha survey shows voting intention for the first round of Brazil's election.
The poll breaks down results by region, gender, age, political position, and religion.
This kind of data helps show which groups support which candidates.
The PT party reportedly feels relieved about the poll numbers.
This comes as the party deals with a situation known as the Lulinha case.
Meanwhile, Flávio's campaign team is described as optimistic about the polls.
His team is reportedly hoping for a 'freeze' in the race against Lula.
A freeze would mean the current gap between candidates stays about the same.
Polls like Datafolha are watched closely before Brazilian elections.
They give an early picture of how different groups may vote.
Details by region can show which parts of the country support each candidate.
Details by age and gender show generational and gender differences in support.
Religion is also included, since it can strongly influence voting in Brazil.
The full results have been published by G1's politics section.
Analysts and parties will likely keep watching these numbers as the election approaches.
Vocabulary8 words
- Datafolha
- a well-known company that asks people about elections
- candidates
- people who want to be elected
- PT
- a large political party in Brazil
- campaign
- the effort to win an election
- relieved
- feeling less worried
- optimistic
- hopeful that things will go well
- freeze
- staying the same for a while
- generational
- related to different age groups
Quiz
Answer key
1. Voting intention in the first round 2. Because of the poll results amid the Lulinha case 3. A 'freeze' in the race with Lula
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
A new _____ survey shows voting intention for the first round of Brazil's election.
The poll breaks down results by region, gender, age, political position, and religion.
This kind of data helps show which groups support which _____.
The _____ party reportedly feels relieved about the poll numbers.
This comes as the party deals with a situation known as the Lulinha case.
Meanwhile, Flávio's _____ team is described as optimistic about the polls.
His team is reportedly hoping for a '_____' in the race against Lula.
A freeze would mean the current gap between candidates stays about the same.
Religion is also included, since it can strongly influence _____ in Brazil.
The full results have been published by G1's politics section.
Discussion questions
- Why might poll results by region, age, or religion be useful for political parties?
- Why do you think the PT party feels relieved about this poll?
- What could a 'freeze' in a political race mean for a campaign strategy?
- Do you think election polls influence how people actually vote? Why or why not?