Opinion polling for the 2012 Russian presidential election

This is a collection of scientific, public opinion polls that have been conducted relating to the 2012 Russian presidential election.

Opinion polling for the Russian presidential election, 2012

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Election forecasts

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Poll source Date          
Putin
YeR
Zyuganov
KPRF
Zhirinovsky
LDPR
Prokhorov
Ind
Mironov
SR
Levada 16–20 Dec 2011 39% 26% 8% 4% 6%
Levada 20–23 Jan 2011 54% 27% 5% 2% 1%
FOM 21–22 Jan 2012 52.2% 18.0% 10.8% 6.7% 6.6%
FOM 28–29 Jan 2012 52.6% 28.9% 3.7% 2.9% 2.9%
FOM 4–5 Feb 2012 58.7% 15.0% 12.2% 7.2% 5.1%
FOM 11–12 Feb 2012 35.0% 54.7% 2.5% 1.4% 4.0%
VCIOM 11–12 Feb 2012 58.6% 14.8% 9.4% 8.7% 7.7%
Levada 17–20 Feb 2012 52% 24% 3% 2% 1%
FOM 18–19 Feb 2012 58.7% 16.2% 8.8% 8.6% 6.1%
VCIOM 25–26 Feb 2012 51.9% 25.1% 7.7% 3.7% 2.1%

Open survey

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Candidate 24 December 2011 24–25 December 2011 7 January 2012 14 January 2012 14–15 January 2012 21 January 2012 28 January 2012 12 February 2012
Vladimir Putin 45% 44% 48% 52% 45% 49% 52% 55%
Mikhail Prokhorov 4% 4% 3% 2% 3% 4% 4% 6%
Gennady Zyuganov 10% 12% 10% 11% 11% 8% 9%
Vladimir Zhirinovsky 8 % 11 % 9 % 9 % 10 % 9 % 8 % 8 %
Sergey Mironov 5 % 4 % 5 % 4 % 3 % 6 % 4 % 5 %
Grigory Yavlinsky 2 % 2 % 2 % 1 % 1 %
Dmitry Mezentsev 0 % 0 %
Other 2 % 0 % 1 %
Would not vote 10 % 9 % 9 % 10 % 10 % 9 % 11 % 9 %
Plan to ruin ballot 1 % 1 %
Don't know 12 % 12 % 10 % 9 % 13 % 9 % 10 % 8 %
Sample Size 1,600 3,000 1,600 1,600 3,000 1,600 1,600 1,600
Poll Source VTSIOM[1] FOM[2] VTSIOM[1] VTSIOM[1] FOM[3] VTSIOM[4] VTSIOM[1] VTSIOM[1]

According to a "Levada Center" opinion poll from September 2011, 41% of Russian people wanted to see Putin be a candidate in the 2012 elections as opposed to 22% for Medvedev, while 10% wanted someone else and 28% were unsure.[5]

Exit polls

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Candidate %
Vladimir Putin 59.3% 58.3%
Mikhail Prokhorov 9.6% 9.2%
Gennady Zyuganov 18.2% 17.7%
Vladimir Zhirinovsky 7.4% 8.5%
Sergey Mironov 4.3% 4.8%
Spoiled ballot 1.5%
Refused to answer 31.7%
Sample Size 159,161
Poll Source FOM[6] VTSIOM[7][6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "По данным ВЦИОМ". Wciom.ru. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  2. ^ "По данным Фонда «Общественное мнение" (PDF). Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  3. ^ "По данным Фонда «Общественное мнение" (PDF). Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  4. ^ "Ratings of presidential contenders". Wciom.com. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  5. ^ "Россияне о президентских выборах". Levada. 16 September 2011. Archived from the original on 25 September 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Putin claims victory in Russia election – Sunday 4 March". The Guardian. 4 March 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  7. ^ "Всероссийский экзитпол ВЦИОМ 4 марта 2012г".