Opinion polling for the 2025 Portuguese local elections

Last updated September 01, 2025

In the run up to the 2025 Portuguese local elections, various organisations will carry 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 26 September 2021, to the day the next elections will be held, on 12 October 2025.

Polling

Alenquer

Polling firm/Link	Fieldwork date	Sample size	PS	PSD/CDS/IL PPM/MPT/NC			CDU	CH	Ind. (TP)	BE	O	Lead

				PSD	CDS	IL

Multidados ^[a]	17 Feb–11 Mar 2025	350	41.0	10.9	—	0.9	2.5	12.7	23.5	0.9	7.7	17.5

2021 local election	26 Sep 2021	—	42.4 5	14.6 1	6.4 0	—	11.5 1	7.4 0	—	5.7 0	12.0	27.8

Cascais

Polling firm/Link	Fieldwork date	Sample size	PSD CDS	PS	CH	CDU	BE L PAN	IL	Ind. (JMJ)	Ind. (APP)	O	Lead
Polling firm/Link	Fieldwork date	Sample size									O	Lead
Metris	26 May–8 Jun 2025	805^[b]	43.1	9.1	13.5	2.0	2.6	11.0	12.2	3.2	2.6	29.6
		805^[c]	44.0	—	14.0	2.9	2.7	11.2	16.8	2.7	5.7	27.2
		805^[d]	45.8	—	13.7	3.1	2.9	12.0	15.4	—	5.3	30.4
Metris	15–21 Oct 2024	402^[e]	36	24	18	3	—	—	14	—	5	12
Metris	15–21 Oct 2024	402^[f]	32	23	17	3	—	21		—	4	9

2021 local election	26 Sep 2021	—	52.6 7	21.6 3	7.4 1	5.4 0	3.7 0^[g]	4.3 0	—	—	5.0	31.0

Covilhã

Polling firm/Link	Fieldwork date	Sample size	PS	CDS IL	CDU	CH	O	Lead
Polling firm/Link	Fieldwork date	Sample size					O	Lead
Aximage ^[h]	8–23 Jan 2025	500	59.5	27.0	4.1	5.4	4.1	32.5

2021 local election	26 Sep 2021	—	46.2 4	30.4 3	9.7 0	1.7 0	11.9 0	15.8

Faro

Polling firm/Link	Fieldwork date	Sample size	PSD CDS IL PAN MPT		PS	CDU	CH	BE	O	Lead
Polling firm/Link	Fieldwork date	Sample size							O	Lead
ICS/ISCTE	23–28 Jul 2025	802	29		31	5	23	5	7	2

2021 local election	26 Sep 2021	—	47.8 6^[i]	2.7 0^[j]	30.6 3	6.5 0	5.1 0	4.1 0	3.3	17.2

Figueira da Foz

Polling firm/Link	Fieldwork date	Sample size	PSD/CDS			PS	CDU	BE L PAN	CH	O	Lead

			PSL	PSD	CDS

Intercampus ^[k]	18 Jul–3 Aug 2024	601	46.1	16.9	0.5	25.2	2.6	2.0	3.2	2.7	20.9
Aximage	27 Feb–10 Mar 2023	486	66	3	0	18	1	1	—	11	48

2021 local election^[1]	26 Sep 2021	—	40.4 4	10.8 1	1.2 0	38.4 4	2.7 0	2.5 0^[g]	—	4.5	2.0

Lisbon

Polling firm/Link	Fieldwork date	Sample size	PSD CDS IL		PS L BE PAN			CDU	CH	O	Lead
Polling firm/Link	Fieldwork date	Sample size								O	Lead
ICS/ISCTE	14–27 Jul 2025	800	41		36			5	14	4	5

2021 local election	26 Sep 2021	—	34.3 7^[l]	4.2 0^[m]	33.3 7^[n]	6.2 1^[g]	2.7 0^[j]	10.5 2	4.4 0	4.4 0	1.0

Penafiel

Polling firm/Link	Fieldwork date	Sample size	PSD CDS	PS	CH	CDU	BE	IL	O	Lead
Polling firm/Link	Fieldwork date	Sample size							O	Lead
IPOM ^[o]	20–27 Jan 2025	586	49.6	27.7	11.4	1.5	1.3	0.7	7.8	21.9

2021 local election	26 Sep 2021	—	60.5 6	30.9 3	2.2 0	1.9 0	1.7 0	—	2.8	29.6

Porto

Polling firm/Link	Fieldwork date	Sample size	Ind. (FA)	PS	PSD IL CDS	CDU	BE	CH	L	NC PPM	O	Lead
Polling firm/Link	Fieldwork date	Sample size									O	Lead
ICS/ISCTE	17 Jun–2 Jul 2025	805	5	36	33	4	3	12	1	2	4	3

2021 local election	26 Sep 2021	—	40.7 6	18.0 3	17.2 2^[p]	7.5 1	6.3 1	3.0 0	0.5 0	—	6.8 0	22.7

Torres Novas

Polling firm/Link	Fieldwork date	Sample size	PS	PSD CDS	Ind. (MPNT)	BE	CDU	CH	IL	O	Lead
Polling firm/Link	Fieldwork date	Sample size								O	Lead
Intercampus ^[q]	18–28 Nov 2024	411	62.8	10.8	4.3	3.5	2.1	10.8	—	5.6	52.0

2021 local election	26 Sep 2021	—	45.3 5	16.9 1	16.6 1	6.9 0	6.0 0	3.1 0	1.3 0	4.0	28.4

Notes

↑ Results presented here exclude Undecideds: 21.7% and Would not vote: 10.3% . With their inclusion results are: PS: 27.9%; Independent movements: 16.0%; CHEGA: 8.6%; PSD: 7.4%; CDU: 1.7%; BE:0.6%; IL: 0.6%; Others/Invalid: 5.2%.
↑ Results presented here exclude Undecideds: 18.0%; Would not vote: 3.0%; and Doesn't respond: 3.2% . With their inclusion results are: PSD/CDS: 32.6%; CH: 10.2%; João Maria Jonet (JMJ): 9.2%; IL: 8.3%; PS: 6.9%; António Pinto Pereira: 2.4%; BE: 2.0%; CDU: 1.5%; Others/Invalid: 2.6%.
↑ Scenario of the PS not on the ballot. Results presented here exclude Undecideds: 18.7%; Would not vote: 3.1%; and Doesn't respond: 3.2% . With their inclusion results are: PSD/CDS: 33.0%; João Maria Jonet (JMJ): 12.6%; CH: 10.5%; IL: 8.4%; CDU: 2.2%; António Pinto Pereira: 2.0%; BE: 2.0%; Others/Invalid: 4.3%.
↑ Scenario of the PS and António Pinto Pereira not on the ballot. Results presented here exclude Undecideds: 18.4%; Would not vote: 3.2%; and Doesn't respond: 3.3% . With their inclusion results are: PSD/CDS: 34.4%; João Maria Jonet (JMJ): 11.6%; CH: 10.3%; IL: 9.0%; CDU: 2.2%; BE: 2.2%; Others/Invalid: 5.3%.
↑ Results presented here exclude Undecideds: 12%; Would not vote: 8%; and Doesn't respond: 4% . With their inclusion results are: PSD/CDS: 27%; PS: 18%; CHEGA: 14%; João Maria Jonet (JMJ): 11%; CDU: 2%; Others/Invalid: 4%.
↑ Results presented here exclude Undecideds: 13%; Would not vote: 5%; and Doesn't respond: 4% . With their inclusion results are: PSD/CDS: 25%; PS: 18%; João Maria Jonet (JMJ) supported by IL: 16%; CHEGA: 13%; CDU: 2%; Others/Invalid: 3%.
1 2 3 Left Bloc result in 2021.
↑ Results presented here exclude undecideds (26%). With their inclusion results are: PS: 44%; PSD/CDS/IL: 20%; CHEGA: 4%; CDU: 3%; Others/Invalid: 3%.
↑ PSD/CDS/IL/MPT/PPM coalition result in 2021.
1 2 People Animals Nature result in 2021.
↑ Results presented here exclude undecideds (10.2%). With their inclusion results are: PSL: 42.1%; PS: 22.6%; PSD: 15.2%; CHEGA: 2.9%; CDU: 2.3%; BE: 1.8%; CDS: 0.4%; Others/Invalid: 2.4%.
↑ PSD/CDS/A/MPT/PPM coalition result in 2021.
↑ Liberal Initiative result in 2021.
↑ PS/LIVRE coalition result in 2021.
↑ Results presented here exclude Undecideds: 29.9% and Would not vote: 2.4% . With their inclusion results are: PSD/CDS: 33.6%; PS: 18.8%; CHEGA: 7.7%; CDU: 1.0%; BE: 0.9%; IL: 0.5%; Others/Invalid: 5.3%.
↑ Social Democratic Party result in 2021.
↑ Results presented here exclude undecideds (25.0%). With their inclusion results are: PS: 47.1%; PSD/CDS: 8.1%; CHEGA: 8.1%; CDU: 2.3%; MPNT: 3.2%; BE: 2.6%; CDU: 1.6%; Others/Invalid: 4.2%.

References

↑ "Mapa oficial dos resultados das eleições gerais para os titulares dos órgãos das autarquias locais de 26 de setembro de 2021" (PDF). Comissão Nacional de Eleições (in Portuguese). 2025-01-13. Retrieved 2025-08-18.

External links

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[Multidados-1] Results presented here exclude Undecideds: 21.7% and Would not vote: 10.3% . With their inclusion results are: PS: 27.9%; Independent movements: 16.0%; CHEGA: 8.6%; PSD: 7.4%; CDU: 1.7%; BE:0.6%; IL: 0.6%; Others/Invalid: 5.2%.

[Metris3-2] Results presented here exclude Undecideds: 18.0%; Would not vote: 3.0%; and Doesn't respond: 3.2% . With their inclusion results are: PSD/CDS: 32.6%; CH: 10.2%; João Maria Jonet (JMJ): 9.2%; IL: 8.3%; PS: 6.9%; António Pinto Pereira: 2.4%; BE: 2.0%; CDU: 1.5%; Others/Invalid: 2.6%.

[Metris4-3] Scenario of the PS not on the ballot. Results presented here exclude Undecideds: 18.7%; Would not vote: 3.1%; and Doesn't respond: 3.2% . With their inclusion results are: PSD/CDS: 33.0%; João Maria Jonet (JMJ): 12.6%; CH: 10.5%; IL: 8.4%; CDU: 2.2%; António Pinto Pereira: 2.0%; BE: 2.0%; Others/Invalid: 4.3%.

[Metris5-4] Scenario of the PS and António Pinto Pereira not on the ballot. Results presented here exclude Undecideds: 18.4%; Would not vote: 3.2%; and Doesn't respond: 3.3% . With their inclusion results are: PSD/CDS: 34.4%; João Maria Jonet (JMJ): 11.6%; CH: 10.3%; IL: 9.0%; CDU: 2.2%; BE: 2.2%; Others/Invalid: 5.3%.

[Metris1-5] Results presented here exclude Undecideds: 12%; Would not vote: 8%; and Doesn't respond: 4% . With their inclusion results are: PSD/CDS: 27%; PS: 18%; CHEGA: 14%; João Maria Jonet (JMJ): 11%; CDU: 2%; Others/Invalid: 4%.

[Metris2-6] Results presented here exclude Undecideds: 13%; Would not vote: 5%; and Doesn't respond: 4% . With their inclusion results are: PSD/CDS: 25%; PS: 18%; João Maria Jonet (JMJ) supported by IL: 16%; CHEGA: 13%; CDU: 2%; Others/Invalid: 3%.

[BE-7] 1 2 3 Left Bloc result in 2021.

[Covilhã-8] Results presented here exclude undecideds (26%). With their inclusion results are: PS: 44%; PSD/CDS/IL: 20%; CHEGA: 4%; CDU: 3%; Others/Invalid: 3%.

[Faro-9] PSD/CDS/IL/MPT/PPM coalition result in 2021.

[PAN-10] 1 2 People Animals Nature result in 2021.

[Intercampus-11] Results presented here exclude undecideds (10.2%). With their inclusion results are: PSL: 42.1%; PS: 22.6%; PSD: 15.2%; CHEGA: 2.9%; CDU: 2.3%; BE: 1.8%; CDS: 0.4%; Others/Invalid: 2.4%.

[Moedas-13] PSD/CDS/A/MPT/PPM coalition result in 2021.

[IL-14] Liberal Initiative result in 2021.

[PS-L-15] PS/LIVRE coalition result in 2021.

[IPOM-16] Results presented here exclude Undecideds: 29.9% and Would not vote: 2.4% . With their inclusion results are: PSD/CDS: 33.6%; PS: 18.8%; CHEGA: 7.7%; CDU: 1.0%; BE: 0.9%; IL: 0.5%; Others/Invalid: 5.3%.

[PSD-17] Social Democratic Party result in 2021.

[Intercampus1-18] Results presented here exclude undecideds (25.0%). With their inclusion results are: PS: 47.1%; PSD/CDS: 8.1%; CHEGA: 8.1%; CDU: 2.3%; MPNT: 3.2%; BE: 2.6%; CDU: 1.6%; Others/Invalid: 4.2%.

[12] "Mapa oficial dos resultados das eleições gerais para os titulares dos órgãos das autarquias locais de 26 de setembro de 2021" (PDF). Comissão Nacional de Eleições (in Portuguese). 2025-01-13. Retrieved 2025-08-18.

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