Survey finds DA and ActionSA prefer each other in Johannesburg
Ongoing: Elections Hot
A MarkData survey of 6,113 registered voters across six metros asked who voters want as coalition partners. In Johannesburg, 43.1% of ActionSA voters named the DA, and 32.5% of DA voters named ActionSA.
In Tshwane, 25.2% of DA voters named the FF+ as their leading coalition choice. Another 18.6% chose ActionSA, and 33.1% preferred the DA to govern without another party.
In Cape Town, 40.1% of Patriotic Alliance (PA) voters favoured the DA as a partner. Among DA voters there, 18.9% selected the PA.
In Ekurhuleni, 29.3% of ANC voters and 29.4% of MK party voters named the DA as their leading choice. Among DA voters there, 18.5% selected ActionSA and 18.1% selected the FF+.
Many ANC voters preferred no other party as a partner: 20.8% in Johannesburg, 41.7% in Tshwane, 44.6% in Cape Town and 32.4% in Ekurhuleni. The survey was published on 1 November and looked at partner choices, not voting intention.
Key facts
- Who
- MarkData (pollster that conducted the survey); eNCA (broadcaster that published the election survey); DA (political party); ActionSA (political party)
- What
- An eNCA-MarkData survey of 6,113 registered voters across six metros examines voters' preferred and rejected coalition partners ahead of local government elections. In Johannesburg the DA and ActionSA are each other's leading choice; in Tshwane the FF+ leads among DA voters; in Cape Town the PA features for both the DA and PA voter categories; in Ekurhuleni the DA is the leading choice among ANC…
- When
- 1 November 2026
- Where
- Johannesburg, Tshwane, Cape Town
- Status
- Reported