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The ANC's national vote fell from 69.7% to 40.2% in twenty years
69.7% 2004 · Highest
The party’s support had been falling for years. In 2024 it dropped below 50% for the first time and had to form a coalition government.
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Method and sources
Each bar is the ANC's percentage share of the national vote at a general election, as reported in the article.
2004: 69.7%. 2009: 65.9%. 2014: 62.2%. 2019: 57.5%. 2024: 40.2%.
The article gives election years only and no polling dates, so the period is approximated as 1 January 2004 to 31 December 2024.
Sources: Electoral Commission of South Africa (https://www.elections.org.za/)
Figures as published in our article on Cyril Ramaphosa (chart last checked 14 September 2026): Electoral Commission of South Africa national election results, 2004 to 2024. The link is to the publisher, not the exact table.
Chart updated · 14 Sep 2026. The observation dates above describe the data, not today’s conditions.
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