The debates with the party leaders also contributed little in determining the final vote. Only 14 percent of voters say those debates played a role in party choice. This was not the case for 56 percent.
These percentages are almost the same when voters were asked whether the campaign of the last few weeks played a role in party choice: just over half of the voters say they have not been influenced in the last weeks.
The survey also shows that half of all voters say they have carefully studied the positions of the parties before they vote. This is noticeably higher among voters up to the age of 34, where 60 percent studied the party programs.
Voice help
For a quarter of the voters, a voting aid (Stemwijzer, Kieskompas or another website) played a major role in the choice of party. Half of the voters say this was irrelevant. These percentages differ among young people: 40 percent say that the voice assistance played a major role, 25 percent say not.
When people were asked when they decided which party to vote for, a quarter answered that they had made the decision months ago. Another quarter made the choice in recent weeks, another quarter did it in the days before the elections.
Ten percent of the people made their own choice on election day. Five percent only made the choice in the voting booth, red pencil in hand.
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