The surge in support for Pauline Hanson is built upon a huge increase in her likeability among the nation’s voters, with new polling revealing she will go into 2026 more liked than at almost any time in her political career.
The Resolve Political Monitor of the likeability of all federal politicians shows Hanson, and her newest MP Barnaby Joyce, have enjoyed some of the largest turnarounds in support by voters of more than 50 people tracked by the survey over the past year.
Hanson, whose party is enjoying its strongest opinion poll results in its history, finished 2024 with a likeability rating of minus 13. Although among the lowest ratings of any MP, it was an improvement on the minus 25 she recorded at the end of 2023.
But she finishes this year in positive territory with a rating of plus 3 – a 16-point turnaround.