# A new poll by the DA shows the ANC has lost 11 percentage points nationally since last year’s general election, with the party’s support now below 30-percent. The DA is just one percentage point behind at 29-percent. The DA has also overtaken the ANC in several metros. In Johannesburg, the ANC polls at 23-percent compared to the DA’s 40-percent, while in Tshwane the ANC is on 27-percent and the DA at a solid 48-percent. In Ekurhuleni the ANC has 19-percent support, with the DA on 41-percent.
In the past, the DA polling has been particularly accurate. It is conducted daily by telephone among one-thousand-820 demographically representative respondents who are all registered voters.