Opinion polling for the 2012 Russian presidential election

Opinion polling for the Russian presidential election, 2012

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

Election forecasts

Poll source	Date
		Putin UR	Zyuganov CPRF	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

Polling firm	Fieldwork date	Sample size	Putin UR	Zyuganov CPRF	Prokhorov Ind	Zhirinovsky LDPR	Mironov SR	Yavlinsky Yabloko	Mezentsev UR	Other	Wouldn't vote	Spoil	Undecided
VCIOM [1]	24 Dec 2011	1,600	45	10	4	8	5	2	—	—	10	—	12
FOM [2]	24–25 Dec 2011	3,000	44	12	4	11	4	2	—	2	9	1	12
VCIOM [1]	7 Jan 2012	1,600	48	10	3	9	5	2	0	—	9	—	10
VCIOM [1]	14 Jan 2012	1,600	52	11	2	9	4	1	0	0	10	—	9
FOM [3]	14–15 Jan 2012	3,000	45	11	3	10	3	1	—	1	10	1	13
VCIOM [4]	21 Jan 2012	1,600	49	8	4	9	6	—	—	—	9	—	9
VCIOM [1]	28 Jan 2012	1,600	52	9	4	8	4	—	—	—	11	—	10
	12 Feb 2012	1,600	55	—	6	8	5	—	—	—	9	—	8

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

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

1. "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. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. 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. "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".