Eden-Monaro tuning into political debate

A win in the electorate of Eden-Monaro is a prize that defines an election and its voters are already talking about the election on Facebook.

According to Facebook statistics the first week of campaigning has pushed the bellwether seat into the top five electoral divisions most discussing the election.

Regardless of age or gender Facebook users focused on the economy, budget and governance issues when discussing the election.

While men aged 25 to 34-year-old were the largest demographic talking about the election and related terms.

This is a change from budget and pre-budget weeks as older age groups dominated the election-related discussions during that period.

ELECTION FACEBOOK CONVERSATIONS

MOST ENGAGED ELECTORATES:

1. Macquarie (NSW)

2. Page (NSW)

3. Richmond (NSW)

4. Dawson (Qld)

5. Eden-Monaro (NSW)

MOST ENGAGED DEMOGRAPHICS:

1. 25 to 34-year-old men

2. 35 to 44-year-old men

3. 45 to 54-year-old men

4. 45 to 54-year-old women

5. 35 to 44-year-old women

MOST DISCUSSED ISSUES:

1. Economy

2. Budget

3. Governance

4. Social issues

5. Foreign policy

SOURCE: Facebook