When Did Voters Decide on Rodrigo Paz and Tuto Quiroga? | ¿Cuándo definieron su voto los que eligieron a Rodrigo Paz y a Tuto Quiroga?

By Unitel:

Electoral Snapshot:

50% of those who voted for the Paz-Lara ticket made their choice in the last seven days before voting. In contrast, most of the voters who supported the Tuto-JP Velasco ticket had already decided since July

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[Photo: AFP] / On August 17, more than 7.9 million Bolivians went to the polls to elect the new president.

The August 17 elections were decided at the last minute. This is shown by an exit poll conducted by Ipsos Ciesmori for Unitel, which details that half of the people who voted for Rodrigo Paz and Edmand Lara made their decision in the final week—a factor that helped them surpass their opponents.

On that election day, here is the profile of voters for the two presidential tickets advancing to the second round.

RODRIGO PAZ – EDMAN LARA

The ticket of the Christian Democratic Party (PDC) garnered 18% of its voters on the very day of the election. By the first week of August, only half of their supporters had already decided on Paz and Lara. In fact, according to their voters, only a quarter of them had firmly made up their minds in July.

Paz and Lara’s voters are mostly young: 73% are under 44 years old, predominantly male (53%), and nearly half (48%) have only completed high school.

TUTO QUIROGA – JUAN PABLO VELASCO

There is a notable difference in the profile of voters who supported the Libre alliance ticket, particularly regarding how long they had decided on their choice.

According to the exit poll, 38% of those who supported the Quiroga-Velasco ticket had already made their decision in July or earlier, while 25% decided the week before the elections.

In other words, Paz and Lara doubled Quiroga and Velasco in last-minute vote capture.

There are also differences in voters’ education levels. Most Libre voters (45%) have a university degree or higher.

Regarding age, Paz and Quiroga tie among voters under 28 years old, but Paz has 7% more supporters in the 29–44 age range. However, among voters over 45, Tuto Quiroga won 6% more of the electorate.

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