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 PutinUR ZyuganovCPRF ZhirinovskyLDPR ProkhorovInd MironovSR 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 firmFieldworkdateSamplesizePutinURMedvedevURZyuganovCPRFProkhorovIndZhirinovskyLDPRMironovSRYavlinskyYablokoMezentsevUROtherWouldn'tvoteSpoilUndecidedLevada 21–24 Jan 2011 1,6002319 5 3 4 11 37Levada 11–14 Feb 2011 1,6002219 6 4 0 4 12 3 33Levada 18–21 Mar 2011 1,6002219 6 4 0 3 13 4 31Levada 15–18 Apr 2011 1,6002520 5 4 0 3 9 35Levada 13–16 May 2011 1,6002421 6 4 1 3 12 31Levada 23–27 Jun 2011 1,6002318 6 0 5 1 4 12 33Levada 15–19 Jul 2011 1,6002318 5 1 4 1 3 12 35Levada19–23 Aug 2011 1,6002316 5 4 1 4 10 41Levada23–27 Sep 20111,60027136531134Levada30 Sep–3 Oct 2011 1,59142 610 9 3 17 8Levada 21–24 Oct 2011 1,600349 6 1 5 1 4 11 34FOM 6 Nov 2011 3,0004699 3 3 11 1 13FOM 13 Nov 2011 3,000421111 3 3 12 1 14FOM 20 Nov 2011 3,00042 1011 4 3 12 2 14Levada 18–21 Nov 2011 1,59131 78 6 12 33FOM 27 Nov 2011 3,00041 1011 4 2 11 1 15FOM 30 Nov 2011 3,00045 1012 6 1 9 1 12FOM 11 Dec 2011 3,00042 1011 4 3 11 1 13FOM 18 Dec 2011 3,000431010 5 4 11 1 13VCIOM24 Dec 20111,600451048521012FOM24–25 Dec 20113,00044124114229112VCIOM7 Jan 20121,600481039520910VCIOM14 Jan 20121,6005211294100109FOM14–15 Jan 20123,000451131031110113VCIOM21 Jan 20121,60049849699FOM 22 Jan 2012 3,0004411 4 9 4 2 1 11 1 13Levada 20–23 Jan 2012 1,60037 <18 4 5 4 1 14 26 VCIOM28 Jan 20121,6005294841110 VCIOM 5 Feb 2012 1,60053.3 10.3 4.6 8.2 3.3 9.8 9.8 VCIOM12 Feb 20121,60054.79.25.88.05.08.18.4VCIOM 19 Feb 2012 1,60053.5 10.8 5.6 8.9 4.3 7.8 8.0Levada 24–27 Feb 2012 1,6004612 5 8 4 0 11 1 15 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.
Exit polls Candidate%Vladimir Putin59.3%58.3%Mikhail Prokhorov9.6%9.2%Gennady Zyuganov18.2%17.7%Vladimir Zhirinovsky7.4%8.5%Sergey Mironov4.3%4.8%Spoiled ballot1.5%Refused to answer31.7%Sample Size159,161Poll SourceFOMVTSIOM
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