Opinion polling for the 2013 Philippine Senate election

Opinion polling (locally known as "surveys") for the 2013 Philippine Senate election is carried out by two major polling firms: Social Weather Stations (SWS), and Pulse Asia, with a handful of minor polling firms. A typical poll asks a voter to name twelve persons one would vote for in the senate election. The SWS and Pulse Asia's surveys are usually national in scope, while other polling firms usually restrict their samples within Metro Manila.

Candidates

There two major coalitions in this election: Team PNoy (known as the LP-Akbayan-NPC-NP-LDP Coalition until January 27, 2013), and the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA). The two coalitions used to share three common candidates, until UNA dropped them. A third coalition, the Makabayang Koalisyon ng Mamamayan (Makabayan; Patriotic Coalition of the People) share four candidates from Team PNoy. A further two more parties put up ticket of three candidates each, two parties had a ticket made up of one candidate each, and three candidates are independents that are not a part of any ticket.

These are aside from the parties that put up candidates, and may belong to any coalition. In the tables below, the colors refer to the parties, unless otherwise stated in the seat totals sections. Key: Green tick: regular candidate, yellow tick: guest candidate. Candidates AlliancesAKPBPDPPMaka-bayanSJSTeam PNoyUNANone Samson Alcantara Sonny Angara Bam Aquino Greco Belgica Nancy Binay Teodoro Casiño Alan Peter Cayetano Tingting Cojuangco Rizalito David John Carlos de los Reyes JV Ejercito Jack Enrile Francis Escudero Baldomero Falcone Richard J. Gordon Edward Hagedorn Gregorio Honasan Risa Hontiveros Loren Legarda Marwil Llasos Ernesto Maceda Jamby Madrigal Mitos Magsaysay Ramon Magsaysay Jr. Ramon Montaño Ricardo Penson Aquilino Pimentel III Grace Poe Christian Señeres Antonio Trillanes Eddie Villanueva Cynthia Villar Migz Zubiri Totals (regulars+guests) 3 1 3 1+7 1 9+3 9 3Note: Francis Escudero, Loren Legarda and Grace Poe were included as guest candidates of UNA until they were dropped from the ticket on February 21. Polls that are taken before that date includes the three as part of the UNA ticket in the tables below; those that are after on or after the date excludes them from the UNA tallies.

Voting preferences per candidate Top 12 in the survey Outside the top 12 but within the margin of error Key dates: Period of submission of certificates of candidacies: October 1 to 5, 2012 Start of campaign period for Senate candidates: February 12, 2013 Start of campaign period for local candidates: March 29, 2013 (Due to that date being a Good Friday, campaigning officially starts on March 30.) News blackout on election surveys for the Senate election: April 28–May 12, 2013 Election day: May 13, 2013

Until filing of certificates of candidacy Pollster Pulse Asia Pulse Asia Pulse Asia SWS The Center Pulse AsiaDate(s) administered November 10–23, 2011 February 26–March 9, 2012 May 20–26, 2012 August 24–27, 2012 August 24–30, 2012 August 31–September 7, 2012Sample size 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200Margin of error±3.0% ±3.0% ±3.0% ±3.0% ±3.0% ±3.0%Candidates 1 Escudero (Ind.), 65.8% Legarda (NPC), 58.5% Escudero (Ind.), 65.1% Escudero (Ind.), 62% Escudero (Ind.), 66% Legarda (NPC), 67.3%2 Legarda (NPC), 58.9% Escudero (Ind.), 52.7% Legarda (NPC), 63.6% Legarda (NPC), 57% Legarda (NPC), 59.3% Escudero (Ind.), 61.2%3 Roxas (LP), 43.0% Roxas (LP), 41.8% Cayetano (NP), 50.2% Cayetano (NP), 49% Cayetano (NP), 54% Cayetano (NP), 49.9%4 Cayetano (NP), 40.3% Cayetano (NP), 41.6% Enrile (NPC), 49.1% Enrile (NPC), 48% Pimentel (PDP), 46.6% Enrile (NPC), 46.6% Ejercito (PMP), 49.9%5 de Castro (Ind.), 34.8% Enrile (NPC), 38.2% Roxas (LP), 47.5% Honasan (Ind.), 40% Enrile (NPC), 47.4%6 Ejercito (PMP), 30.4% de Castro (Ind.), 34.6% Honasan (Ind.), 39.5% Angara (LDP), 40% Honasan (Ind.), 43% Trillanes (NP), 41.2%7 Honasan (Ind.), 29.6% Trillanes (Ind.), 33.7% Pimentel (PDP), 38.9% Trillanes (NP), 40% K. Aquino (Ind.), 39.8% Honasan (Ind.), 40.6%8 Enrile (NPC), 29.5% Honasan (Ind.), 32.1% Ejercito (PMP), 36.3% Ejercito (PMP), 38% Ejercito (PMP), 37.3% Pimentel (PDP), 39.2%9 Pimentel (PDP), 29.4% Ejercito (PMP), 31.3% Trillanes (Ind.), 34.8% Pimentel (PDP), 38% Villar (NP), 35% Zubiri (PMP), 37.4%10 de Lima (Ind.), 29.4% Pimentel (PDP), 29.0% Zubiri (PMP), 30.4% Zubiri (PMP), 34% Gordon (B-VNP), 30.2% Zubiri (PMP), 30.2% Angara (LDP), 35.9%11 Trillanes (Ind.), 28.7% Failon (Ind.), 26.9% Gordon (B-VNP), 29.6% Villar (NP), 32.7% Villar (NP), 34%12 Zubiri (Ind.), 26.9% de Lima (Ind.), 26.6% Angara (LDP), 28.9% Gordon (B-VNP), 28% Biazon (LP), 27% Angara (LDP), 27% Binay (PDP), 27.4%13 Angara (LDP), 24.3% Biazon (LP), 22.5% Binay (PDP), 27.5% de Lima (Ind.), 27% Gordon (B-VNP), 26.2%14 Madrigal (Ind.), 24.0% Zubiri (Ind.), 22.4% Villar (NP), 25.1% R. Magsaysay (LP), 24% R. Magsaysay (LP), 23% R. Magsaysay (LP), 25.4%15 Gordon (B-VNP), 22.1% Madrigal (Ind.), 21.8% Madrigal (Ind.), 23.4% Biazon (LP), 23% de Venecia (PDP), 20.2% Santos-Recto (LP), 20.2% M. Magsaysay (PDP), 20.2% Madrigal (Ind.), 23.2%None/refused/undecided5.2% 3.0% 3.0% 3% 6.0%

Until the campaign period for the Senate election Pollster StratPOLLS Pulse Asia SWS The Center SWS/Business World Pulse AsiaDate(s) administeredOctober 8–17, 2012 November 23–29, 2012 November 29–December 3, 2012 January 9–17, 2013 January 17–19, 2013 January 19–30, 2013Sample size 300 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,800Margin of error<3%, >4% ±3.0% ±3.0% ±3.0% ±2.0%Candidates 1 Legarda (NPC), 64% Escudero (Ind.), 74.1% Legarda (NPC), 68% Legarda (NPC) Legarda (NPC), 65% Legarda (NPC), 58.6%2 Escudero (Ind.), 63% Legarda (NPC), 69.3% Escudero (Ind.), 61% Escudero (Ind.) Escudero (Ind.), 62% Escudero (Ind.), 54.3%3 Cayetano (NP), 58% Cayetano (NP), 60.1% Cayetano (NP), 58% Cayetano (NP) Cayetano (NP), 60% Cayetano (NP), 48.9%4 Pimentel (PDP), 45% Ejercito (UNA), 57.0% Villar (NP), 51% Ejercito (UNA) Ejercito (UNA), 53% Binay (UNA), 43.6%5 Villar (NP), 42% Enrile (NPC), 53.2% Ejercito (UNA), 49% Pimentel (PDP) Honasan (UNA), 48% Pimentel (PDP), 48% Ejercito (UNA), 43.5%6 Angara (LDP), 40% Villar (NP), 52.2% Pimentel (PDP), 46% Enrile (NPC), 46% Villar (NP) Trillanes (NP), 41.1%7 Ejercito (UNA), 37% Pimentel (PDP), 50.2% Honasan (UNA) Zubiri (UNA), 47% Pimentel (PDP), 40.7%8 Gordon (UNA), 35% Honasan (UNA), 44.9% Honasan (UNA), 43% Zubiri (UNA) Villar (NP), 46% Enrile (NPC), 46% Enrile (NPC), 40.4%9 Zubiri (UNA), 33% Trillanes (NP), 43.2% Binay (UNA), 41% Zubiri (UNA), 41% Enrile (NPC) Villar (NP), 39.1%10 Enrile (NPC), 29% Honasan (UNA), 29% Binay (UNA), 41.3% Binay (UNA) Trillanes (NP), 45% Poe (Ind.), 45% Zubiri (UNA), 37.6%11 Angara (LDP), 40.8% Trillanes (NP), 40% Trillanes (NP) Angara (LDP), 37.1%12 Madrigal (LP), 28% Zubiri (UNA), 40.5% Gordon (UNA), 37% Poe (Ind.) Binay (UNA), 43% Honasan (UNA), 36.8%13 Trillanes (NP), 27% Madrigal (LP), 34.4% Angara (LDP), 35% Angara (LDP), 39% Aquino (LP), 31.4%14 Hagedorn (Ind.), 25% Gordon (UNA), 29.7% Madrigal (LP), 30% Gordon (UNA), 36% Poe (Ind.), 30.9%15 Poe (Ind.), 23% R. Magsaysay (LP), 28.8% R. Magsaysay (LP), 29% Aquino (LP), 34% Gordon (UNA), 30.0%16 Aquino (LP), 27.9% Maceda (UNA), 25% R. Magsaysay (LP), 33% Madrigal (LP), 26.8%17 Poe (Ind.), 24.7% Aquino (LP), 24% Madrigal (LP), 28% R. Magsaysay (LP), 23.8%18 Hontiveros (Akbayan), 21.2% Hontiveros (Akbayan), 21% Hontiveros (Akbayan), 25% Maceda (UNA), 25% Hontiveros (Akbayan), 17.5%19 Maceda (UNA), 16.7% M. Magsaysay (UNA), 14% Maceda (UNA), 15.5%20 Cojuangco (UNA), 14.2% Poe (Ind.), 13% Cojuangco (UNA), 14% Cojuangco (UNA), 11.8%21 Hagedorn (Ind.), 8.8% Hagedorn (Ind.), 11% M. Magsaysay (UNA), 13% Hagedorn (Ind.), 13% M. Magsaysay (UNA), 9.9%22 M. Magsaysay (UNA), 7.7% Cojuangco (UNA), 10% Casiño (Makabayan), 10% Hagedorn (Ind.), 9.3%23 Casiño (Makabayan), 5.3% Villanueva (BP), 12% Villanueva (BP), 9.2%24Alcantara (SJS), 4.0% David (AKP), 7% Casiño (Makabayan), 11% Casiño (Makabayan), 5.7%25 Montaño (Ind.), 3.3%Alcantara (SJS), 4.0% Montaño (Ind.), 3.3% Montaño (Ind.), 6% David (AKP), 6% Alcantara (SJS), 6%Alcantara (SJS), 3.8%26 David (AKP), 2.8% David (AKP), 3.6% Montaño (Ind.), 3.6%27 de los Reyes (AKP), 2.7% de los Reyes (AKP), 5%28 Falcone (DPP), 1.9% Belgica (DPP), 4% de los Reyes (AKP), 5% de los Reyes (AKP), 2.8%29 Penson (Ind.), 1.8% Penson (Ind.), 3% Falcone (DPP), 3% Belgica (DPP), 3% Penson (Ind.), 3% Falcone (DPP), 3% Señeres (DPP), 3% Señeres (DPP), 1.3%30 Belgica (DPP), 0.7% Penson (Ind.), 1.2%31 Llasos (AKP), 0.7% Llasos (AKP), 2% Señeres (DPP), 2% Belgica (DPP), 0.8%32 Señeres (DPP), 0.5% Falcone (DPP), 0.5% Llasos (AKP), 0.5%33 Llasos (AKP), 2%NoneRefusedUndecidedNA 4.2% 1% 2% 8.6%

Until the campaign period for local elections PollsterSWS/BWPulse AsiaStratPOLLSSWS/BWPulse AsiaDate(s) administeredFebruary 15–17, 2013February 24–28, 2013March 8–13, 2013March 15–17, 2013March 16–20, 2013Sample size 1,200 1,800 1,200 1,200 1,800Margin of error±3% ±2% ±3.5% ±3% ±2%Candidates 1 Legarda (NPC), 64% Legarda (NPC), 56.7% Legarda (NPC), 75.2% Legarda (NPC), 59% Legarda (NPC), 55.3%2 Escudero (Ind.), 62% Escudero (Ind.), 54.9% Escudero (Ind.), 63.2% Cayetano (NP), 57% Escudero (Ind.), 51.5%3 Cayetano (NP), 58% Cayetano (NP), 52.8% Poe (Ind.), 63.0% Ejercito (UNA), 48% Escudero (Ind.), 48% Cayetano (NP), 48.7%4 Villar (NP), 53% Villar (NP), 44.0% Cayetano (NP), 62.1% Poe (Ind.), 42.1%5 Poe (Ind.), 48% Pimentel (PDP), 48% Ejercito (UNA), 43.8% Binay (UNA), 59.7% Binay (UNA), 47% Villar (NP), 47% Pimentel (PDP), 47% Pimentel (PDP), 41.7%6 Aquino (LP), 43.2% Ejercito (UNA), 59.0% Villar (NP), 40.8%7 Binay (UNA), 47% Binay (UNA), 42.5% Trillanes (NP), 54.7% Enrile (NPC), 54.7% Binay (UNA), 39.6%8 Trillanes (NP), 46% Poe (Ind.), 42.1% Trillanes (NP), 44% Aquino (LP), 38.6% Ejercito (UNA), 38.6%9 Ejercito (UNA), 42% Aquino (LP), 42% Pimentel (PDP), 40.1% Angara (LDP), 54.0% Honasan (UNA), 43%10 Honasan (UNA), 37.9% Zubiri (UNA), 52.1% Aquino (LP), 42% Trillanes (NP), 37.7%11 Angara (LDP), 39% Zubiri (UNA), 39% Enrile (NPC), 36.6% Aquino (LP), 50.0% Poe (Ind.), 40% Honasan (UNA), 36.8%12 Trillanes (NP), 36.1% Pimentel (PDP), 49.4% Angara (LDP), 39% Angara (LDP), 34.6%13 Enrile (NPC), 38% Angara (LDP), 35.1% Villar (NP), 49.1% Enrile (NPC), 37% R. Magsaysay (LP), 37% Zubiri (UNA), 32.5%14 Madrigal (LP), 36% Zubiri (UNA), 33.2% Honasan (UNA), 48.1% Enrile (NPC), 32.4%15 Honasan (UNA), 34% Gordon (UNA), 32.2% Gordon (UNA), 38.7% Zubiri (UNA), 35% Gordon (UNA), 30.7%16 R. Magsaysay (LP), 32% Madrigal (LP), 30.6% Hontiveros (Akbayan), 37.7% Madrigal (LP), 33% Gordon (UNA), 33% R. Magsaysay (LP), 28.2%17 Gordon (UNA), 31% R. Magsaysay (LP), 27.0% R. Magsaysay (LP), 34.7% Madrigal (LP), 27.3%18 Hontiveros (Akbayan), 25% Hontiveros (Akbayan), 24.1% Madrigal (LP), 29.8% Hontiveros (Akbayan), 29% Hontiveros (Akbayan), 24.3%19 Maceda (UNA), 15% Maceda (UNA), 16.3% Maceda (UNA), 23.6% Maceda (UNA), 18% Maceda (UNA), 14.1%20 Cojuangco (UNA), 13% Villanueva (BP), 13% M. Magsaysay (UNA), 13% M. Magsaysay (UNA), 14.5% Cojuangco (UNA), 23.4% Cojuangco (UNA), 14% M. Magsaysay (UNA), 14% M. Magsaysay (UNA), 12.7%21 Cojuangco (UNA), 14.4% Villanueva (BP), 21.0% Cojuangco (UNA), 12.7% Hagedorn (Ind.), 12.7%22 Hagedorn (Ind.), 13.3% M. Magsaysay (UNA), 20.8% Villanueva (BP), 13%23 Hagedorn (Ind.), 10% Villanueva (BP), 12.7% Hagedorn (Ind.), 16.3% Hagedorn (Ind.), 11% Villanueva (BP), 10.2%24 Casiño (Makabayan), 9% Casiño (Makabayan), 7.7% de los Reyes (AKP), 12.3% Casiño (Makabayan), 7% Casiño (Makabayan), 7.2%25 David (AKP), 5% de los Reyes (AKP), 4.2% Casiño (Makabayan), 8.7% Llasos (AKP), 4% Alcantara (SJS), 4% Penson (Ind.), 4% Montaño (Ind.), 4% Falcone (DPP), 4% de los Reyes (AKP), 3.0%26 Montaño (Ind.), 4% de los Reyes (AKP), 4% Montaño (Ind.), 4.0% Montaño (Ind.), 8.5% Montaño (Ind.), 2.9%27Alcantara (SJS), 3.4% Belgica (DPP), 6.2%Alcantara (SJS), 2.6%28 Penson (Ind.), 3% Alcantara (SJS), 3%