[INFOGRAPHICS] How well the PAP might do in Singapore's next election depends on where you live: survey

Do you think the People's Action Party might perform better in the upcoming general election, about the same, or worse?

According to new findings from local agency Blackbox Research, it depends on where you live.

Some 3,000 Singapore residents — 90 per cent citizens, PRs, and the rest made up of various work pass holders — were polled between October and December 2014 for their take. The agency also ensured that the respondents were representative of Singapore's population based on gender, income, age and housing type, among other demographics.

Residents in the central area seemed most optimistic, with 73 per cent saying the PAP will command "about the same" or a higher percentage of the valid vote, compared to their performance in 2011. The remaining 27 per cent said they would perform more poorly than they did in 2011.

Respondents in the East were more divided, with 54 per cent saying the PAP would do about the same or better in the coming election, and 46 per cent saying they would fare worse.

In the North and North-East, those who felt the PAP would do about the same or better formed 62 and 65 per cent, while in the West, 40 per cent felt the ruling party would do worse in the upcoming election.

Satisfaction with government performance

Between January and December of last year, Singapore residents polled by the research agency became substantially more satisfied with public transport, jobs and government accountability, while becoming unhappier with taxes, crime levels and CPF.

Some 1,000 respondents polled in December were 20 per cent more satisfied with public transport than a separate 1,000 were in January. In terms of jobs and government accountability, satisfaction went up by 8 per cent and 7 per cent respectively. These three factors were the biggest gainers among a list of issues that included vehicle prices, civil rights, care for the elderly and cost of living.

The bugbears that saw the biggest falls in satisfaction were taxes (an 8 per cent fall), crime levels and CPF, which saw a 6 and 5 per cent fall respectively.

In terms of location, the most satisfied residents were those living in central areas, with government satisfaction going up from 73 per cent in January to 78 per cent in December. In the North-East and East, satisfaction fell from 75 and 72 per cent to 72 and 70 per cent respectively. In the North, satisfaction inched up by one percentage point, while in the West, residents were two per cent more satisfied, ending the year with 71 per cent of residents satisfied with government performance.

Check out more statistics from Blackbox Research's Year in Review report here.