Amid sky-high polling figures for the AfD that have the country’s establishment spooked, a new opinion survey that examined the demographic profiles of those who support the conservative, anti-globalist party revealed that, unlike before, they come from all social classes, ages, and education groups.
Whereas in past years the demographic profile of the party’s supporters tended to be older, less educated, and under-employed, now, according to an opinion survey carried out by the Institute for New Social Answers (INSA)—a prestigious German political and market research firm—AfD voters and sympathizers, people whom the Thuringian state spy boss calls the ‘brown dregs of German society’ are increasingly young, educated, and wealthy.
Figures revealed that, among those between the ages of 18 and 29 years old who were surveyed, 33% reported that they can imagine voting for the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party. Among voters aged 30-39 years old and 50-59 years old, that figure increased to 43% and 42%, respectively, while 35% of voters between the ages of 40 and 49 said they would consider voting for the party.