In the run up to the 2000 Spanish general election, various organisations carried out opinion polling to gauge the opinions that voters hold towards political leaders. Results of such polls are displayed in this article. The date range for these opinion polls is from the previous general election, held on 3 March 1996, to the day the next election was held, on 12 March 2000.

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

Aznar vs. Almunia Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Other/None/Notcare Lead Vox Pública/El Periódico 28 Feb–1 Mar 2000 2,300 47.3 34.0 6.3 12.4 13.3 Opina/La Vanguardia 24–28 Feb 2000 3,000 40.5 35.4 4.6 19.5 5.1 CIS 11–28 Feb 2000 24,040 43.7 30.5 18.3 7.5 13.2 ASEP 14–19 Feb 2000 1,214 37.1 30.1 17.1 15.8 7.0 Vox Pública/El Periódico 5–8 Feb 2000 2,300 50.7 30.0 7.9 11.3 20.7 Opina/La Vanguardia 22–25 Jan 2000 3,000 37.3 32.3 7.6 22.8 5.0 Vox Pública/El Periódico 11–18 Jan 2000 2,300 53.6 29.9 10.1 6.3 23.7 ASEP 10–15 Jan 2000 1,214 37.7 28.9 14.1 19.4 8.8 Opina/La Vanguardia 19–22 Nov 1999 3,000 37.0 31.2 9.0 22.8 5.8 ASEP 8–12 Nov 1999 1,211 31.2 26.1 19.0 23.7 5.1 ASEP 11–18 Oct 1999 1,213 35.7 26.1 17.6 20.7 9.6 Opina/La Vanguardia 23–24 Jan 1998 1,000 35.4 30.1 10.4 24.1 5.3 Opina/La Vanguardia 4–5 Dec 1997 1,000 33.4 32.0 7.4 27.2 1.4 Opina/La Vanguardia 19–21 Sep 1997 1,000 30.0 31.0 11.4 27.6 1.0

Aznar vs. Borrell Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Other/None/Notcare Lead Opina/La Vanguardia 21–23 Jan 1999 1,000 32.0 33.2 9.9 24.9 1.2 Opina/La Vanguardia 13–14 Nov 1998 1,000 30.8 33.1 9.7 26.4 2.3 Opina/La Vanguardia 13 May 1998 1,000 30.7 38.2 9.1 22.0 7.5 Demoscopia/El País 25 Apr 1998 1,200 30.0 40.0 30.0 10.0

Aznar vs. González Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Other/None/Notcare Lead Opina/La Vanguardia 23–24 Jan 1998 1,000 35.2 33.5 10.3 21.0 1.7 Opina/La Vanguardia 4–5 Dec 1997 1,000 34.2 34.8 7.5 23.5 0.6 Opina/La Vanguardia 19–21 Sep 1997 1,000 30.9 35.3 11.0 22.8 4.4 Opina/La Vanguardia 14–16 Jun 1997 1,000 30.0 31.0 13.2 25.7 1.0 Opina/La Vanguardia 19–20 May 1997 1,000 29.9 28.3 15.0 26.8 1.6 Opina/La Vanguardia 19–20 Apr 1997 1,000 31.1 31.4 13.3 24.2 0.3 Opina/La Vanguardia 7–8 Mar 1997 1,000 32.2 32.8 13.4 23.6 0.6 Opina/La Vanguardia 3–4 Feb 1997 1,000 29.5 32.0 13.6 24.9 2.5 Opina/La Vanguardia 30 Sep–2 Oct 1996 1,066 26.9 34.3 11.7 27.1 7.4

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

Aznar vs. Almunia Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Other/None/Notcare Lead Opina/La Vanguardia 24–28 Feb 2000 3,000 60.0 16.7 0.3 23.0 43.3 ASEP 14–19 Feb 2000 1,214 62.7 11.8 2.7 22.8 50.9 Opina/La Vanguardia 22–25 Jan 2000 3,000 64.3 12.1 1.2 22.4 52.2 ASEP 10–15 Jan 2000 1,214 69.3 8.2 3.3 19.2 61.1 Opina/La Vanguardia 19–22 Nov 1999 3,000 64.1 11.8 0.7 23.4 52.3 ASEP 8–12 Nov 1999 1,211 65.8 7.4 2.4 24.4 58.4 ASEP 11–18 Oct 1999 1,213 68.9 10.0 2.8 18.3 58.9 Opina/La Vanguardia 23–24 Jan 1998 1,000 61.5 12.9 2.4 23.2 48.6 Opina/La Vanguardia 4–5 Dec 1997 1,000 56.8 13.9 2.0 27.3 42.9 Opina/La Vanguardia 19–21 Sep 1997 1,000 46.6 19.4 4.3 29.7 27.2

Aznar vs. Borrell Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Other/None/Notcare Lead Opina/La Vanguardia 21–23 Jan 1999 1,000 62.8 12.2 2.1 22.9 50.6 Opina/La Vanguardia 13–14 Nov 1998 1,000 55.9 14.6 2.3 27.2 41.3 Opina/La Vanguardia 13 May 1998 1,000 47.5 25.7 2.7 24.1 21.8

Aznar vs. González Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Other/None/Notcare Lead Opina/La Vanguardia 23–24 Jan 1998 1,000 59.2 19.0 2.4 19.4 40.2 Opina/La Vanguardia 4–5 Dec 1997 1,000 53.6 21.2 2.1 23.1 32.4 Opina/La Vanguardia 19–21 Sep 1997 1,000 45.7 27.9 5.1 21.3 17.8 Opina/La Vanguardia 14–16 Jun 1997 1,000 41.0 25.0 5.6 28.3 16.0 Opina/La Vanguardia 19–20 May 1997 1,000 39.6 27.1 5.4 27.9 12.5 Opina/La Vanguardia 19–20 Apr 1997 1,000 40.5 28.0 4.9 26.7 12.5 Opina/La Vanguardia 7–8 Mar 1997 1,000 38.4 31.8 5.8 24.0 6.6 Opina/La Vanguardia 3–4 Feb 1997 1,000 34.0 33.9 5.7 26.4 0.1 Opina/La Vanguardia 30 Sep–2 Oct 1996 1,066 37.7 27.4 5.1 27.1 10.3

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 Opina/La Vanguardia 24–28 Feb 2000 3,000 5.4 – 5.1 – – 4.7 – – CIS 11–28 Feb 2000 24,040 5.29 – 4.82 – – 4.11 3.54 1.99 Opina/La Vanguardia 22–25 Jan 2000 3,000 5.5 5.2 5.0 – – 4.4 4.4 2.4 Opina/La Vanguardia 19–22 Nov 1999 3,000 5.2 4.9 4.7 – 3.8 4.0 4.4 2.7 Opina/La Vanguardia 21–23 Jan 1999 1,000 5.3 5.3 – 4.9 4.6 4.2 4.1 2.5 Opina/La Vanguardia 13–14 Nov 1998 1,000 5.5 5.1 – 5.1 4.3 – 4.2 2.9 Opina/La Vanguardia 13 May 1998 1,000 5.1 5.2 – 5.3 4.4 – 4.4 3.1 Opina/La Vanguardia 23–24 Jan 1998 1,000 5.4 5.2 5.2 – 4.0 – 4.3 3.5 Opina/La Vanguardia 4–5 Dec 1997 1,000 5.3 5.1 5.3 – 3.9 – 4.2 3.1 Opina/La Vanguardia 19–21 Sep 1997 1,000 5.1 5.4 5.3 – 3.6 – 4.0 3.4 Opina/La Vanguardia 14–16 Jun 1997 1,000 5.2 5.1 – – 4.2 – 4.2 3.5 Opina/La Vanguardia 19–20 May 1997 1,000 5.2 5.0 – – 4.1 – 4.0 3.2 Opina/La Vanguardia 19–20 Apr 1997 1,000 5.2 5.2 – – 4.3 – 4.1 3.2 Opina/La Vanguardia 7–8 Mar 1997 1,000 5.4 5.6 – – 4.7 – 4.5 3.5 Opina/La Vanguardia 3–4 Feb 1997 1,000 4.9 5.0 – – 4.2 – 4.3 3.3 Opina/La Vanguardia 30 Sep–2 Oct 1996 1,066 5.1 5.5 – – 4.0 – 4.1 3.6

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

José María Aznar Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size José María Aznar Net Gallup 2–27 Sep 1999 2,029 35.0 41.0 24.0 −6.0

Joaquín Almunia Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Joaquín Almunia Net Gallup 2–27 Sep 1999 2,029 27.0 36.0 37.0 −9.0

Felipe González Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Felipe González Net Gallup 2–27 Sep 1999 2,029 39.0 33.0 28.0 +6.0

Julio Anguita Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Julio Anguita Net Gallup 2–27 Sep 1999 2,029 19.0 51.0 30.0 −32.0

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