Bombshell polling information uncovers a stunning new development amongst feminine voters – and it may spell huge bother for each Albo and Dutton

Female approval for both major parties has fallen in the first few months of the year as they turn to the Greens ahead of the federal election, a new poll has revealed.

The election is expected to be called this week for either May 3 or May 10. 

Demographics research by Newspoll, conducted for The Australian, also suggested state politics had influenced federal voting intentions.

The analysis, conducted since January, revealed both Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton were less popular among female voters than male voters.

Young women particularly had ‘deeply negative’ views of Mr Dutton, according to the poll.

Mr Dutton received a disapproval rating of about 64 per cent among young women and an approval rating of just 21 per cent.

Mr Albanese, on the other hand, had an approval rating of about 40 per cent with young females.

The analysis also revealed female voters’ support for Labor had sunk to a low of 29 per cent.

It marked a one-point dip since the December 2024 quarter results, and a seven-point fall over the entire election cycle. 

Female support had swung towards the Greens, who held 15 per cent of those surveyed, up two points since the end of 2024.

Voting intention on a two-party-preferred basis among women of all age groups favoured the Coalition 51 to 49 per cent. 

When preferences were accounted for, there was no difference between the voting intentions of men.

The Greens’ support among male voters was about seven per cent lower.

Women were less approving of the performances of both Mr Albanese and Mr Dutton when compared to men.

The polling also suggested approval for the Labor party was declining from their traditionally supportive age group of 18 to 34-year-olds.

The party’s primary vote also fell six points since the beginning of 2025 to 31 per cent.

The Coalition gained three points to 28 per cent to land equal with the Greens who increased four points.

Accounting for the Greens’ preference flow, Labor was ahead on a two-party-preferred split of 60 to 40 per cent.

Other minor parties, excluding One Nation and including the ‘Teals’, were the lowest among 18 to 34-year-olds when compared to other age groups.

Nationally, the averaged two-party-preferred vote in accordance with 2025’s surveys shows the Coalition leading 51 to 49 per cent.

It represented a 3.1 per cent swing against the Albanese government in the time since the last election.

Victorians’ disdain for the state Labor party and rising support for the LNP in Queensland could be influencing voters’ decisions.

Victoria, Queensland and South Australia revealed voting intention swings toward the Coalition.

There was a minor swing toward Labor in Western Australia and no discernable advantage for the Liberals in New South Wales.

The breakdown meant the Coalition could struggle to win enough seats in influential states to be able to form even a minority parliament if the polling numbers were repeated at the election.

In Victoria, the 3.8 per cent swing toward the Coalition still saw them trail 49 to 51 per cent on a two-party-preferred basis.

In Queensland, the three per cent swing toward the LNP gave the Coalition a two-party-preferred lead of 57 to 43 per cent.

The Coalition trailed Labor in NSW 49 to 51 after holding an even footing at the end of last year.

Labor still leads the Coalition 54 to 46 per cent in Western Australia.

South Australia swung to the Coalition in the first three months of 2025 with the two parties sitting equal on a two-party-preferred basis.

Last December, Labor led by three per cent.

The Newspoll results comprised demographic and state-by-state analyses of surveys conducted between January 20 and March 7, with 3,757 voters interviewed online.

Two of the surveys were conducted before the Reserve Bank of Australia cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point.