Overview
- SCP research reports 64% satisfaction with municipal government versus 34% for the national level, while warning that low public knowledge makes local trust fragile.
- EenVandaag’s 22,000-respondent panel finds housing as the top issue overall, with cities focused on safety, housing and poverty and rural voters prioritizing the preservation of local services.
- Two in three people now feel local politics affects daily life, up from 51% four years ago, even as many still struggle to see clear results or understand council responsibilities.
- Separate EenVandaag polling among habitual non‑voters finds many intend to stay home and say compulsory voting would not change their behavior, with some indicating they would cast blank ballots if forced.
- Turnout concerns persist after low participation in 2022—43% in The Hague and about 30% in Escamp—as new Ipsos I&O figures show 60% say they are ‘certain’ to vote, a level that historically overstates actual turnout, especially among younger, lower‑educated voters and many with a migration background.