Bawumia Preferred as President Than Mahama – Survey
With six months to the December 7 presidential election, Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia is the most preferred person to take over as president compared to John Dramani Mahama, a baseline survey by Professor Smart Sarpong, Director of Research and Innovation at the Kumasi Technical University has said.
Prof Sarpong, who is an Associate Professor of Statistics and his team made their findings known at a press conference on Wednesday [June 5, 2024].
Which Presidential candidate are you likely to support in the 2024 Presidential Elections?
| All 16 regions | Frequency | Percent |
| Dr Mahamudu Bawumia (NPP) | 23432 | 38.9% |
| John Dramani Mahama (NDC) | 21237 | 36.1% |
| Other | 2114 | 3.6% |
| Undecided | 12763 | 21.4% |
| Total | 59546 | 100,0% |
Which Presidential candidate are you likely to support in the 2024 Presidential Elections
Remarks
- Dr Mahamudu Bawumia (NPP) leads as the preferred Presidential Candidate with 38.9%, closely followed by John Dramani Mahama (NDC) with 36.1%.
- Dr Mahamudu Bawumia (NPP) leads in Ahafo, Ashanti, Bono, Central, Eastern, North East, Western, and Western North.
- All other Presidential aspirants put together are making up to 3.6% gains.
- About 21.4 % of prospective voters are yet to decide which Presidential candidate to vote for as at end of April 2024. They may remain floating until they decide to vote in favour of one of the presidential candidates.
- Most decided region in favour of Dr Mahamudu Bawumia (NPP) is North East with 60% of voters going for him while 75.7 % of voters in Volta region have decided John Dramani Mahama (NDC).
SOURCE: Graphiconline
