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Table 1 The approval rating for the AfD among blue collar workers and the unemployed in the 2016 State Parliament elections (Source: Infratest dimap 2013-2017)

From: The radical market-oriented policies of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) and support from non-beneficiary groups – discrepancies between the party’s policies and its supporters

State

Blue Collar Workers

Unemployed

Approval rating (ranking)

Difference between 1st and 2nd place

Approval rating (ranking)

Difference between 1st and 2nd place

Sachsen-Anhalt

35%(1)

+ 15%

36%(1)

+ 20%

Rhineland-Palatinate

23%(2)

−14%

25%(2)

−5%

Baden-Württemberg

30%(1)

+ 8%

32%(1)

+ 12%

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

33%(1)

+ 6%

29%(1)

+ 7%

Berlin

28%(1)

+ 11%

22%(1)

+ 5%