In the run up to the 2015 Spanish general election, various organisations carried out opinion polling to gauge the opinions that voters held towards political leaders. The results of such polls are displayed in this article. The date range for these opinion polls is from the previous general election, held on 20 November 2011, to the day the next election was held, on 20 December 2015.

Preferred prime minister The table below lists opinion polling on leader preferences to become prime minister.

All candidates Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Other/None/Notcare Lead NC Report/La Razón 9–12 Dec 2015 3,000 21.2 17.4 – – 11.7 8.4 10.3 31.0 3.8 InvyMark/laSexta 7–11 Dec 2015? 23.9 21.8 – – 20.7 21.9 – 11.7 2.0 Metroscopia/El País 7–10 Dec 2015 2,800 21.0 18.0 – – 16.0 18.0 27.0 3.0 GESOP/El Periódico 23–28 Nov 2015 1,816 19.6 19.6 6.7 – 19.3 14.5 11.8 8.5 Tie Metroscopia/El País 26–28 Oct 2015 1,400 17.0 16.0 – – 22.0 14.0 8.0 23.0 5.0 InvyMark/laSexta 22–26 Jun 2015 1,200 20.3 31.1 – – 12.2 20.1 3.9 12.4 10.8 GESOP/El Periódico 8–13 Apr 2015 1,000 15.3 15.8 5.0 1.5 16.0 19.4 19.1 7.9 3.4 InvyMark/laSexta 2–6 Feb 2015 1,200 25.9 26.0 – – – 31.2 – 16.9 5.2 MyWord/Cadena SER 30 Dec–6 Jan 2015 1,001 23.4 32.2 – – – 44.4 – – 12.2 InvyMark/laSexta 15–19 Dec 2014 1,200 19.3 29.1 – – – 31.0 – 20.6 1.9 GESOP/El Periódico 9–15 Dec 2014 1,000 15.9 13.4 4.0 5.4 3.9 25.1 20.7 11.6 9.2 InvyMark/laSexta 27–31 Oct 2014? 13.7 24.8 – – – 34.1 – 27.4 9.3

Rajoy vs. Rubalcaba Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Other/None/Notcare Lead GESOP/El Periódico 20–23 Jan 2014 1,000 24.0 31.3 42.1 2.6 7.3 GESOP/El Periódico 25–28 Nov 2013 1,000 23.0 29.7 45.2 2.1 6.7 Feedback/La Vanguardia 2–6 Sep 2013 1,500 26.4 35.1 37.7 0.8 8.7 GESOP/El Periódico 25–28 Jun 2013 1,000 22.7 30.4 43.9 3.0 7.7 GESOP/El Periódico 25–29 Jan 2013 1,000 21.6 32.7 42.3 3.4 11.1 GESOP/El Periódico 14–18 Jun 2012 1,000 30.9 36.0 30.5 2.6 5.1 GESOP/El Periódico 23–28 Feb 2012 1,000 39.0 33.5 24.6 2.9 5.5

Predicted prime minister The table below lists opinion polling on the perceived likelihood for each leader to become prime minister.

Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Other/None/Notcare Lead NC Report/La Razón 9–12 Dec 2015 3,000 45.8 16.8 7.8 6.3 10.3 13.0 29.0 InvyMark/laSexta 22–26 Jun 2015 1,200 30.6 38.6 8.7 4.1 0.5 17.5 8.0 InvyMark/laSexta 2–6 Feb 2015 1,200 41.6 17.4 – 23.3 – 17.7 18.3 InvyMark/laSexta 15–19 Dec 2014 1,200 29.5 32.7 – 23.8 – 14.0 3.2 InvyMark/laSexta 1–5 Dec 2014? 21.2 28.6 – 19.1 – 31.1 7.4 InvyMark/laSexta 27–31 Oct 2014? 22.8 24.7 – 21.8 – 30.7 1.9

Leader ratings The table below lists opinion polling on leader ratings, on a 0–10 scale: 0 would stand for a "terrible" rating, whereas 10 would stand for "excellent".

Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size GIPEyOP 27 Nov–14 Dec 2015 14,005 2.64 – 4.04 – 4.92 – 3.00 4.54 3.98 InvyMark/laSexta 7–11 Dec 2015? – – 4.53 – 4.30 – – 4.89 4.30 Sigma Dos/El Mundo 1–9 Dec 2015 8,350 4.05 – 4.34 – 4.23 – – 4.81 3.95 A+M/20minutos 23 Nov–4 Dec 2015 5,000 3.7 – 4.9 – 4.6 – – 5.5 4.5 GESOP/El Periódico 23–28 Nov 2015 1,816 3.79 – 5.03 – 4.73 – – 5.41 4.06 InvyMark/laSexta 23–27 Nov 2015 1,200 3.54 – 4.50 – 3.80 – 2.58 4.28 3.52 Sigma Dos/El Mundo 24–26 Nov 2015 1,500 4.01 – 4.39 – 4.00 – – 4.93 3.61 CIS 27 Oct–16 Nov 2015 17,452 3.31 – 4.59 – 4.62 – 3.82 4.98 3.87 Sondaxe/La Voz de Galicia 28 Oct–9 Nov 2015 1,000 3.82 – 4.14 – 4.26 – – 5.20 3.89 CIS 1–12 Oct 2015 2,493 2.82 – 3.84 3.53 – 3.37 – – – InvyMark/laSexta 5–9 Oct 2015? 3.33 – 4.47 – 3.77 – 2.64 4.51 3.36 Encuestamos 1–20 Jul 2015 1,450 2.4 – 4.6 – 4.3 – – 4.1 4.5 InvyMark/laSexta 6–10 Jul 2015 1,200 3.40 – 4.48 – 3.80 2.36 – 4.18 3.68 CIS 1–9 Jul 2015 2,486 2.61 – 3.84 3.42 – 2.97 – – – InvyMark/laSexta 22–26 Jun 2015 1,200 3.33 – 4.71 – 3.93 2.55 – 4.27 3.85 Encuestamos 1–23 Jun 2015 1,450 2.3 – 4.5 – 3.4 – – 4.5 4.6 Encuestamos 1–12 May 2015 1,000 2.1 – 4.4 – 4.3 2.5 – 4.3 4.1 Encuestamos 2–20 Apr 2015 1,000 2.4 – 3.7 – 3.9 2.4 – 4.5 3.6 GESOP/El Periódico 8–13 Apr 2015 1,000 2.81 – 4.70 – 4.69 3.24 – 5.27 4.04 CIS 1–12 Apr 2015 2,479 2.49 – 3.59 3.43 – 3.00 – – – Intercampo/GETS 13–29 Mar 2015 2,024 3.06 – 4.76 – 4.39 3.81 – 4.55 3.99 InvyMark/laSexta 23–27 Mar 2015 1,200 3.11 – 4.22 – 3.80 2.89 – 4.28 3.34 Encuestamos 24 Mar 2015 900 2.4 – 3.6 – 4.0 3.3 – 4.7 3.8 Encuestamos 25 Feb 2015 600 2.7 – 3.5 – 3.4 3.2 – 4.2 4.0 InvyMark/laSexta 23–26 Feb 2015? – – – – – 3.46 – – – InvyMark/laSexta 2–6 Feb 2015 1,200 3.27 – 4.18 – 3.89 3.54 – 4.18 3.96 Encuestamos 22 Jan 2015? 2.5 – 3.7 – 3.8 3.3 – – 4.6 CIS 2–12 Jan 2015 2,481 2.24 – 3.68 3.53 – 3.66 – – – InvyMark/laSexta 15–19 Dec 2014 1,200 2.88 – 4.26 – 4.01 3.77 – 4.00 4.24 GESOP/El Periódico 9–15 Dec 2014 1,000 2.65 – 4.56 – 4.60 4.15 – 4.62 4.56 DYM/El Confidencial 13 Dec 2014? 2.6 – 3.7 – 3.9 3.7 – 4.2 3.9 InvyMark/laSexta 1–5 Dec 2014? 2.95 – 4.13 – 3.95 3.53 – 3.75 4.25 Sigma Dos/El Mundo 17–19 Nov 2014 1,000 3.6 – 4.1 3.7 – 4.1 – 3.9 4.4 InvyMark/laSexta 10–14 Nov 2014? 3.00 – 4.33 3.63 3.91 3.60 – 4.02 4.74 DYM/El Confidencial 28 Oct–6 Nov 2014 985 2.5 – 4.1 3.8 – 3.9 – 4.5 4.6 InvyMark/laSexta 27–31 Oct 2014? 2.87 – 4.45 3.75 3.90 3.60 – – 4.82 Asturbarómetro/ICNdiario 10–25 Oct 2014 402 3.5 – 3.4 3.4 – 4.3 – – 4.4 InvyMark/laSexta 13–17 Oct 2014? 3.03 – 3.91 3.36 – 3.50 – – 4.13 CIS 1–13 Oct 2014 2,480 2.31 – 3.85 3.48 – 3.63 – – – Intercampo/GETS 15 Sep–12 Oct 2014 1,724 2.44 – 4.79 3.72 – 3.64 – – 4.79 InvyMark/laSexta 29 Sep–3 Oct 2014? 3.23 – 4.14 3.47 – 3.56 – – 4.14 InvyMark/laSexta 15–19 Sep 2014? 3.25 – 4.05 3.46 – 3.45 – – 4.08 Sigma Dos/El Mundo 26–28 Aug 2014 1,000 3.5 – 4.3 3.7 – 3.9 – 4.3 4.4 CIS 1–9 Jul 2014 2,471 2.34 3.12 – 3.35 – 3.52 – – – GESOP/El Periódico 27–31 May 2014 1,000 3.10 3.42 – 4.14 – 4.24 – 4.65 5.44 Sigma Dos/El Mundo 13–15 May 2014 1,111 3.6 3.6 – 3.7 – 4.2 – 4.2 – Feedback/La Vanguardia 30 Apr–8 May 2014 1,500 3.12 3.15 – 3.64 – 3.94 – – – Sigma Dos/El Mundo 10–15 Apr 2014 1,000 3.6 4.0 – 3.7 – 4.3 – 4.2 – CIS 1–7 Apr 2014 2,469 2.29 2.93 – 3.39 – 3.88 – – – GESOP/El Periódico 20–23 Jan 2014 1,000 2.95 3.48 – 3.92 – 4.32 – 4.37 – CIS 3–15 Jan 2014 2,480 2.22 3.00 – 3.72 – 4.15 – – – InvyMark/laSexta 7–10 Jan 2014? 2.80 3.21 – 4.33 – 3.92 – – – Sigma Dos/El Mundo 26–28 Dec 2013 1,000 3.30 3.12 – 3.49 – 3.70 – 3.61 – GESOP/El Periódico 25–28 Nov 2013 1,000 2.95 3.43 – 3.87 – 4.28 – – – InvyMark/laSexta 18–22 Nov 2013? 2.97 2.97 – 4.18 – 4.35 – – – Sigma Dos/El Mundo 12–14 Nov 2013 1,000 3.36 3.12 – 3.24 – 3.76 – – – GAD3/Antena 3 11–14 Nov 2013 801 3.7 3.5 – 3.5 – 4.0 – – – DYM/El Confidencial 22–31 Oct 2013 967 2.4 2.7 – 3.3 – 3.8 – – – InvyMark/laSexta 14–18 Oct 2013? 3.17 3.58 – – – – – – – Intercampo/GETS 16 Sep–14 Oct 2013 1,726 2.01 3.68 – 3.38 – 3.56 – – – CIS 1–9 Oct 2013 2,485 2.42 3.13 – 3.81 – 4.28 – – – GAD3/Antena 3 10–13 Sep 2013 935 3.5 3.3 – 3.4 – 3.8 – – – InvyMark/laSexta 9–13 Sep 2013? 2.83 2.92 – – – – – – – Feedback/La Vanguardia 2–6 Sep 2013 1,500 3.01 3.14 – 3.63 – 4.13 – – – Sigma Dos/El Mundo 16–18 Jul 2013 1,000 3.44 3.12 – 3.22 – 3.62 – – – CIS 1–10 Jul 2013 2,476 2.45 3.14 – 3.59 – 4.12 – – – GESOP/El Periódico 25–28 Jun 2013 1,000 3.16 3.78 – 4.14 – 4.52 – – – Asturbarómetro/El Comercio 5 May–3 Jun 2013 403 3.1 2.6 – 2.6 – 3.1 – – – GAD3/Antena 3 27–30 May 2013 1,000 3.5 3.1 – 3.3 – 3.7 – – – InvyMark/laSexta 8–12 Apr 2013? 3.38 3.52 – – – – – – – CIS 1–8 Apr 2013 2,482 2.44 3.00 – 3.52 – 3.96 – – – Sigma Dos/El Mundo 6–8 Feb 2013 1,000 3.45 3.23 – 3.57 – 3.99 – – – GESOP/El Periódico 25–29 Jan 2013 1,000 3.08 3.84 – 4.10 – 4.56 – – – InvyMark/laSexta 21–25 Jan 2013? 3.12 3.54 – – – – – – – CIS 4–14 Jan 2013 2,483 2.81 3.40 – 3.88 – 4.33 – – – Sigma Dos/El Mundo 21–28 Dec 2012 1,000 3.55 3.34 – 3.32 – 3.72 – – – InvyMark/laSexta 17–21 Dec 2012? 3.33 3.43 – – – – – – – MyWord/Cadena SER 26–31 Oct 2012 1,000 2.0 1.9 – 2.0 – 2.6 – – – InvyMark/laSexta 22–26 Oct 2012? – 3.85 – – – – – – – Intercampo/GETS 15 Sep–17 Oct 2012 1,724 2.63 4.09 – 3.52 – 3.40 – – – CIS 2–14 Oct 2012 2,484 2.78 3.70 – 3.76 – 4.31 – – – InvyMark/laSexta 17–21 Sep 2012? 3.59 3.69 – – – – – – – MyWord/Cadena SER 7–12 Sep 2012 1,100 2.0 2.1 – 2.2 – 2.8 – – – Sigma Dos/El Mundo 17–19 Jul 2012 1,000 3.72 3.51 – 3.52 – 3.99 – – – CIS 2–10 Jul 2012 2,484 3.33 3.80 – 3.77 – 4.36 – – – DYM/ABC 27–28 Jun 2012 857 3.8 3.4 – – – – – – – GESOP/El Periódico 14–18 Jun 2012 1,000 4.10 4.22 – 4.30 – 4.61 – – – PP 16 Jun 2012? 3.25 – – – – – – – – Sigma Dos/El Mundo 12–14 Jun 2012 1,000 4.38 3.87 – 3.60 – 4.12 – – – InvyMark/laSexta 23–27 Apr 2012? 4.33 4.06 – – – – – – – CIS 9–17 Apr 2012 2,484 3.84 4.11 – 3.95 – 4.47 – – – GESOP/El Periódico 23–28 Feb 2012 1,000 4.79 4.57 – 4.17 – 4.72 – – – InvyMark/laSexta 23–27 Jan 2012? 5.21 5.02 – – – – – – – CIS 4–15 Jan 2012 2,480 4.55 4.25 – 4.17 – 4.75 – – – CIS 24 Nov–15 Jan 2012 6,082 4.79 4.51 – 4.17 – 4.91 – – – Metroscopia/El País 4–5 Jan 2012 1,000 4.60 – – – – – – – – Sigma Dos/El Mundo 27–29 Dec 2011 2,480 5.43 4.53 – 3.94 – 4.70 – – –

Approval ratings The tables below list the public approval ratings of the leaders and leading candidates of the main political parties in Spain.

Mariano Rajoy