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

Election forecasts

Poll source	Date
		Putin YeR	Zyuganov KPRF	Zhirinovsky LDPR	Prokhorov Ind	Mironov SR
Levada	16–20 Dec 2011	63%	13%	12%	3%	6%
Levada	20–23 Jan 2011	63%	15%	8%	5%	5%
FOM	21–22 Jan 2012	52.2%	18.0%	10.8%	6.7%	6.6%
FOM	28–29 Jan 2012	54.6%	16.9%	11.7%	6.9%	5.9%
FOM	4–5 Feb 2012	58.7%	15.0%	12.2%	7.2%	5.1%
FOM	11–12 Feb 2012	60.0%	16.7%	9.5%	7.4%	5.0%
VCIOM	11–12 Feb 2012	58.6%	14.8%	9.4%	8.7%	7.7%
Levada	17–20 Feb 2012	66%	15%	8%	6%	5%
FOM	18–19 Feb 2012	58.7%	16.2%	8.8%	8.6%	6.1%
VCIOM	25–26 Feb 2012	59.9%	15.1%	7.7%	8.7%	7.1%

Open survey

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

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. 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". www.theguardian.com. The Guardian. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
7. "Всероссийский экзитпол ВЦИОМ 4 марта 2012г".