Opinion polling for the Russian presidential election, 2008

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This is a collection of scientific, public opinion polls that have been conducted relating to the 2008 Russian presidential election.

Contents

• First round
• 2004–2006 polls
• 2007 polls
• 2008 polls
• Polls with Vladimir Putin as a candidate
• Preferred United Russia candidate
• Exit polls
• Notes
• References

First round

2004–2006 polls

Polling firm	Fieldwork date													Other	Against all [a]	Undecided	Wouldn't vote
		Medvedev UR	Ivanov UR	Gryzlov UR	Luzhkov UR	Shoigu UR	Zyuganov CPRF	Zhirinovsky LDPR	Glazyev IND	Rogozin Rodina	Kasyanov IND	Yavlinsky Yabloko	Ryzhkov RPR
Levada [1] [2]	13–16 Aug 2004	—N/a	2	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	6	9	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	46	—N/a	23	15
Levada	May 2005	—N/a	—N/a	7	9	—N/a	11	9	5	7	3	—N/a	4	—N/a	13	—N/a	14
VCIOM	17–18 Sep 2005	—N/a	1	4	4	8	6	5	2	3	1	2	—N/a	15 [b]	9	31	6
Levada	16–19 Sep 2005	—N/a	—N/a	6	10	—N/a	10	8	4	5	2	3	2	—N/a	16	21	14
Levada [1] [2]	14–17 Oct 2005	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	12	8	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	45	—N/a	24	12
	11–14 Nov 2005	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	15	9	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	47	—N/a	23	15
	9–12 Dec 2005	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	13	8	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	47	—N/a	23	13
	16–19 Dec 2005	—N/a	8	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	17	9	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	37	—N/a	21	17
Levada	20–24 Jan 2006	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	10	—N/a	9	8	4	3	1	2	1	—N/a	16	25	15
Levada [1] [2]		—N/a	25	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	9	8	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	37	—N/a	—N/a	15
	10–14 Feb 2006	—N/a	25	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	7	7	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	36	—N/a	—N/a	18
Levada	10–14 Mar 2006	—N/a	7	—N/a	8	—N/a	7	8	4	3	1	3	1	—N/a	16	26	17
Levada [1] [2]	20–25 Apr 2006	8	23	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	7	8	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	30	—N/a	—N/a	15
Levada	Apr 2006	18	17	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	16	18	7	5	4	4	5	—N/a	5	—N/a	—N/a
Levada [1] [2]	19–22 May 2006	10	25	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	7	7	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	28	—N/a	—N/a	16
	10–14 Jun 2006	11	21	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	6	10	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	30	—N/a	—N/a	17
	14–17 Jul 2006	12	22	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	7	9	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	26	—N/a	—N/a	16
	18–21 Aug 2006	10	23	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	8	10	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	12	—N/a	—N/a	29
	15–18 Sep 2006	14	27	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	9	8	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	10	—N/a	—N/a	26
	13–16 Oct 2006	11	29	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	9	10	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	8	—N/a	—N/a	25
	10–13 Nov 2006	14	23	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	9	8	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	9	—N/a	—N/a	28
	8–12 Dec 2006	19	30	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	5	6	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	9	—N/a	—N/a	18

2007 polls

Polling firm	Fieldwork date												Other	Undecided	Unsure	Wouldn't vote
		Medvedev UR	Ivanov UR	Zubkov UR	Shoigu UR	Zyuganov CPRF	Zhirinovsky LDPR	Glazyev IND	Rogozin IND	Kasyanov RNDS / IND	Nemtsov IND	Bogdanov DPR
Levada [1]	Jan	33	21	—N/a	—N/a	14	14	5	1	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	11 [c]	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
Levada [2]	19–22 Jan	17	11	—N/a	—N/a	7	7	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	10	28	8	20
Levada [1]	Feb	32	27	—N/a	—N/a	13	13	5	2	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	8 [c]	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
VCIOM	3–4 Feb	22	6	—N/a	5	4	6	1	1	0	—N/a	—N/a	20 [d]	24	—N/a	11
	10–11 Feb	20	6	—N/a	5	5	5	1	1	0	—N/a	—N/a	18 [e]	27	—N/a	11
	15 Feb	Sergey Ivanov appointed first deputy premier alongside Dmitry Medvedev
VCIOM	17–18 Feb	20	10	—N/a	4	5	5	1	0	0	—N/a	—N/a	13 [f]	27	—N/a	11
Levada [2]	16–19 Feb	19	16	—N/a	—N/a	8	8	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	9	20	4	21
Levada [1]	Mar	31	25	—N/a	—N/a	15	14	6	4	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	8 [c]	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
ROMIR	Mar	16	10	—N/a	8	5	9	—N/a	—N/a	1	—N/a	—N/a	27 [g]	8	—N/a	16
Levada [2]	16–19 Mar	17	14	—N/a	—N/a	7	6	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	8	27	8	13
Levada [1]	Apr	29	31	—N/a	—N/a	17	11	5	2	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	6 [c]	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
Levada [2]	13–16 Apr	18	18	—N/a	—N/a	9	10	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	9	23	8	10
ROMIR	12–18 Apr	16	8	—N/a	9	5	8	—N/a	—N/a	1	—N/a	—N/a	31 [h]	6	—N/a	16
Levada [1]	May	34	31	—N/a	—N/a	12	13	3	2	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	6 [c]	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
Levada [2]	11–14 May	15	12	—N/a	—N/a	2	3	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	9	44	6	8
Levada [1]	Jun	27	31	—N/a	—N/a	14	14	5	2	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	7 [c]	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
Levada [2]	15–18 Jun	17	19	—N/a	—N/a	9	9	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	8	20	10	11
ROMIR	6–12 Jul	18	14	—N/a	—N/a	6	9	—N/a	—N/a	2	—N/a	—N/a	24 [i]	8	—N/a	—N/a
Levada [2]	13–16 Jul	17	22	—N/a	—N/a	8	6	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	5	22	6	14
Levada [1]	Aug	34	36	—N/a	—N/a	12	12	1	1	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	3 [c]	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
Levada [2]	10–13 Aug	18	19	—N/a	—N/a	7	6	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	3	23	10	14
Levada [1]	Sep	30	34	4	—N/a	15	11	4	<1	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	3 [c]	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
	14 Sep	Viktor Zubkov replaces Mikhail Fradkov as prime minister
Levada [1]	Oct	26	25	19	—N/a	12	13	3	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	2 [c]	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
Levada [2]	12–15 Oct	5	5	—N/a	—N/a	4	2	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	5	28	10	—N/a
		14	14	10	—N/a	7	7	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	3	26	7	11
Levada [1]	Nov	24	25	20	—N/a	15	8	4	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	4 [c]	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
Levada [2]	9–12 Nov	13	16	11	—N/a	9	6	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	4	22	9	10
	26 Nov	Presidential election set for 2 March 2008
	2 Dec	2007 Russian legislative election: United Russia wins supermajority
Levada	7–10 Dec	35	21	17	—N/a	11	11	—N/a	—N/a	1	1	—N/a	3 [j]	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
	10 Dec	Outgoing president Putin endorses Dmitry Medvedev
FOM [3]	15–16 Dec	32	5	2	4	5	7	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	6 [k]	28	—N/a	10
VCIOM	15–16 Dec	44.6	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	4.6	4.8	—N/a	—N/a	0.3	0.5	<1	—N/a	30.2	—N/a	7.8
FOM [4] [5]	22–23 Dec	46	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	6	7	—N/a	—N/a	1	1	—N/a	4 [l]	25	—N/a	9
VCIOM	22–23 Dec	52.3	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	4.1	4.8	—N/a	—N/a	0.4	0.4	0.3	—N/a	22.6	—N/a	6.8
	22 Dec	CEC denies registration for Vladimir Bukovsky, Nikolai Kuryanovich, other independents
Levada	21–24 Dec	79	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	9	9	—N/a	—N/a	2	<1	<1	0–3 [m]	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
	26 Dec	Boris Nemtsov withdraws his candidacy, endorses Kasyanov

2008 polls

Polling firm	Fieldwork date							Spoil	Undecided	Wouldn't vote
		Medvedev UR	Zyuganov CPRF	Zhirinovsky LDPR	Kasyanov RNDS / IND	Nemtsov IND	Bogdanov DPR
VCIOM	5–6 Jan	52.5	5.4	4.9	0.3	0.4	0.2	—N/a	21.9	5.9
	12–13 Jan	60.4	6.1	7.5	0.9	0.8	0.2	—N/a	14.0	10.2
FOM [4]	12–13 Jan	50	6	7	—N/a	—N/a	0	—N/a	26	10
Levada [6]	18–21 Jan	82	9	8	<1	—N/a	<1	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
FOM [4]	19–20 Jan	50	6	7	—N/a	—N/a	0	0	26	9
VCIOM	26–27 Jan	63.5	5.3	5.5	0.8	—N/a	0.4	—N/a	16.8	7.8
FOM [4]	26–27 Jan	54	5	7	—N/a	—N/a	0	1	23	10
	2–3 Feb	52	7	7	—N/a	—N/a	0	1	24	9
Levada [6]	8–11 Feb	80	11	9	—N/a	—N/a	<1	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
FOM [4]	9–10 Feb	49	9	8	—N/a	—N/a	1	0	22	11
FOM [7]	16–17 Feb	49.6	9.1	8.7	—N/a	—N/a	0.6	0.6	22.1	9.3
		67.8	16.3	13.7	—N/a	—N/a	1.3	0.9	—N/a	—N/a
FOM [8] [9]	23–24 Feb	50	9	8	—N/a	—N/a	0	1	22	10
		70	15.8	12.4	—N/a	—N/a	0.7	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a
Election result	2 Mar	70.3	17.7	9.3	—N/a	—N/a	1.3	1.4	—N/a	—N/a

Polls with Vladimir Putin as a candidate

Polling firm	Fieldwork date						No preference	Other	Against all [a]	Undecided	Unsure	Wouldn't vote
		Medvedev UR	Ivanov UR	Putin [n] UR	Zyuganov CPRF	Zhirinovsky LDPR
Levada [1] [2]	13–16 Aug 2004	—N/a	—N/a	49	5	6	26	15	—N/a	8	—N/a	12
FOM [10]	15–16 Jan 2005	—N/a	—N/a	43	3	5	—N/a	11 [o]	6	—N/a	16	15
FOM [11]	9–10 Jul 2005	—N/a	—N/a	43	4	4	—N/a	11 [p]	6	—N/a	15	16
Levada [1] [2]	15–18 Jul 2005	—N/a	—N/a	36	6	4	45	10	—N/a	24	8	10
	19–22 Aug 2005	—N/a	—N/a	37	4	3	47	9	—N/a	23	7	13
	26–29 Sep 2005	—N/a	—N/a	35	6	3	48	8	—N/a	22	11	10
	14–17 Oct 2005	—N/a	—N/a	35	4	3	51	8	—N/a	30	7	8
	11–14 Nov 2005	—N/a	—N/a	36	3	3	49	10	—N/a	24	9	10
	20–24 Jan 2006	—N/a	0	33	3	3	53	8	—N/a	—N/a	9	31
	10–14 Feb 2006	—N/a	1	34	4	3	52	7	—N/a	—N/a	9	25
	10–13 Mar 2006	2	2	31	3	3	53	6	—N/a	—N/a	12	27
	20–25 Apr 2006	2	—N/a	33	4	2	52	7	—N/a	—N/a	8	30
	19–22 May 2006	2	2	32	4	3	50	7	—N/a	—N/a	11	27
	14–17 Jul 2006	2	1	40	3	3	46	5	—N/a	—N/a	7	27
	18–21 Aug 2006	2	1	40	3	4	45	6	—N/a	—N/a	9	22
	15–18 Sep 2006	2	1	39	3	3	48	5	—N/a	—N/a	14	10
	13–16 Oct 2006	2	1	37	5	3	50	3	—N/a	—N/a	7	29
	10–13 Nov 2006	2	1	38	4	4	46	4	—N/a	—N/a	11	22
	8–12 Dec 2006	3	2	36	2	2	51	4	—N/a	—N/a	10	27
	19–22 Jan 2007	5	3	34	5	2	46	10	—N/a	25	8	10
	16–19 Feb 2007	5	3	32	5	3	46	11	—N/a	25	5	11
	16–19 Mar 2007	6	3	33	4	3	47	9	—N/a	25	9	9
	13–16 Apr 2007	6	4	31	5	3	45	6	—N/a	25	11	6
	11–14 May 2007	5	3	41	3	3	41	8	—N/a	25	7	8
	15–18 Jun 2007	3	5	44	4	3	35	6	—N/a	19	8	6
	13–16 Jul 2007	3	4	48	4	3	34	4	—N/a	18	7	8
	10–13 Aug 2007	5	5	40	4	2	41	3	—N/a	22	10	7
	14–17 Sep 2007	16	18	35	8	7	44	4	—N/a	27	7	7
FOM [12]	24–25 Nov 2007	3	1	57	3	4	—N/a	5 [q]	—N/a	16	—N/a	10
FOM [13] [14]	27–28 Nov 2007						—N/a		—N/a		—N/a
FOM [15]	11–12 Dec 2007	3	2	60	4	4	—N/a	7 [r]	—N/a	12	—N/a	8
FOM [16]	15–16 Dec 2007	9	2	54	4	5	—N/a	5 [s]	—N/a	12	—N/a	9
Levada	21–24 Dec 2007	55	4	24	7	7	—N/a	1–5 [t]	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a

Preferred United Russia candidate

Exit polls

Notes

References