Opinion polling for the 2001 Portuguese local elections

In the run up to the 2001 Portuguese local elections, various organisations carried out opinion polling to gauge voting intention in several municipalities across Portugal. Results of such polls are displayed in this article. The date range for these opinion polls are from the previous local elections, held on 14 December 1997, to the day the next elections were held, on 16 December 2001.

Polling

Cascais

  Exit poll

Polling firm/Link	Date Released	Sample size	PS	PSD CDS	CDU	BE	O	Lead
2001 local election [1]	16 Dec 2001	—	29.3 3	52.2 7	9.2 1	2.1 0	7.2 0	22.9
UCP	16 Dec 2001	?	?	47–50	?	?	–	?
Euroexpansão	16 Dec 2001	?	30.2–34.0	48.1–51.9	8.9–11.3	2.1–3.3	–	17.9
UCP	5 Dec 2001	?	30.1	51.5	6.6	—	11.2	21.4
UCP	21 Nov 2001	?	?	?	?	—	?	38.0
1997 local election [2]	14 Dec 1997	—	42.0 5	38.9 5 [a]	11.5 1	—	7.6 0	3.1

Coimbra

  Exit poll

Polling firm/Link	Date Released	Sample size	PS	PSD CDS PPM	CDU	BE	O	Lead
2001 local election [1]	16 Dec 2001	—	29.8 4	50.8 6	12.7 1	1.8 0	4.9 0	21.0
UCP	16 Dec 2001	?	?	47–52	?	?	–	?
TVI	16 Dec 2001	?	26.8–32.8	47.2–53.2	?	?	–	20.4
UCP	13 Dec 2001	?	31.2	46.9	12.5	—	9.4	15.7
1997 local election [2]	14 Dec 1997	—	45.9 6	36.1 4 [a]	12.0 1	—	6.0 0	9.8

Faro

Polling firm/Link	Date Released	Sample size	PS	PSD	CDU	CDS PPM	BE	O	Lead
2001 local election [1]	16 Dec 2001	—	39.0 3	42.5 4	10.1 0	2.8 0	1.6 0	4.0	3.5
UCP	29 Nov 2001	?	35.3	40.3	—	—	—	24.4	5.0
1997 local election [2]	14 Dec 1997	—	46.7 4	28.6 2	15.0 1	2.6 0	—	7.1 0	18.1

Felgueiras

Polling firm/Link	Date Released	Sample size	PS	PSD	CDU	CDS PPM	O	Lead
2001 local election [1]	16 Dec 2001	—	52.7 4	39.1 3	2.5 0	3.2 0	2.5	13.6
UCP	30 Nov 2001	?	54.8	34.8	—	4.5	5.9	20.0
UCP	12 Nov 2001	?	?	?	0.5	1.0	?	?
1997 local election [2]	14 Dec 1997	—	56.4 4	37.5 3	2.3 0	1.7 0	2.1 0	18.9

Lisbon

  Exit poll

Polling firm/Link	Fieldwork date	Sample size	PS CDU	PSD PPM	CDS	BE	O	Lead
2001 local election	16 Dec 2001	—	41.7 8	42.0 8	7.6 1	3.8 0	4.9 0	0.3
UCP	16 Dec 2001	?	41–45	39–43	6–8	2.5–4.5	–	2
Euroexpansão	8–12 Dec 2001	?	41.0	31.0	6.7	3.9	17.4	10.0
UCP	8–9 Dec 2001	?	41.6	37.1	—	—	21.3	4.5
SIC/Visão	2 Dec 2001	?	41.6	41.8	—	—	16.6	0.2
SIC/Visão	9 Nov 2001	?	41.6	41.3	6.5	1.0	9.6	0.3
Euroteste	9 Nov 2001	?	37	39	6	4	14	2
UCP	6 Nov 2001	?	41.9	42.5	8.4	4.8	2.4	0.6
UCP	16–20 Mar 2001	1,192	38.0	37.5	11.0	7.7	5.8	0.5
1997 local election	14 Dec 1997	—	51.9 10	39.3 7		—	8.8 0	12.6

Porto

  Exit poll

Polling firm/Link	Date Released	Sample size	PS	PSD CDS	CDU	BE	O	Lead
2001 local election [1]	16 Dec 2001	—	38.5 6	42.7 6	10.5 1	2.6 0	5.7 0	4.2
UCP	16 Dec 2001	?	39–44	39–44	8–10	2–3	–	Tie
UCP	12 Dec 2001	?	45.5	35.5	8.7	2.8	7.5	10.0
UCP	14 Nov 2001	?	54.7	32.1	5.0	3.5	4.7	22.6
Euroexpansão	Oct 2001	?	66	29	—	—	5	37
1997 local election [2]	14 Dec 1997	—	55.8 8	26.3 4	11.3 1	—	6.6 0	29.5

Sintra

  Exit poll

Polling firm/Link	Date Released	Sample size	PS	CDU	PSD CDS	BE	O	Lead
2001 local election [1]	16 Dec 2001	—	36.4 4	15.8 2	39.2 5	2.7 0	5.9 0	2.8
UCP	16 Dec 2001	?	34–38	?	38–42	?	–	4
Euroexpansão	8–12 Dec 2001	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
UCP	28 Nov 2001	?	36.0	13.2	40.5	4.6	5.7	4.5
1997 local election [2]	14 Dec 1997	—	48.6 6	23.2 3	21.9 2 [a]	—	6.3 0	25.4

Vila Nova de Famalicão

Polling firm/Link	Date Released	Sample size	PS	PSD CDS	CDU	BE	IND	O	Lead
2001 local election [1]	16 Dec 2001	—	18.4 2	46.8 6	3.5 0	0.6 0	28.5 3	2.2	18.3
UCP	8 Dec 2001	?	27.3	41.2	3.1	—	23.8	4.6	13.9
1997 local election [2]	14 Dec 1997	—	49.2 6	43.5 5 [b]	4.2 0	—	—	3.1 0	5.7

Notes

1. Sum of the PSD and CDS separate results in 1997.
2. In the 1997 elections, the PSD ran alone and CDS didn't present a candidacy.

References

1. "Mapa Oficial nº 1-B/2002 da CNE" (in Portuguese). Lisbon: Comissão Nacional de Eleições. 27 March 2003. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
2. "Mapa Oficial nº 1/98 da CNE" (in Portuguese). Lisbon: Comissão Nacional de Eleições. 2 March 1998. Retrieved 21 July 2025.

External links

• Comissão Nacional de Eleições
• 2001 local election results