Opinion polling for the 2012 Russian presidential election explained

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
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		Putin YeR	Zyuganov KPRF	Zhirinovsky LDPR	Prokhorov Ind	Mironov SR
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

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	VTSIOM	FOM[3]	VTSIOM[4]	VTSIOM	VTSIOM

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	VTSIOM[6] [7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: По данным ВЦИОМ . Wciom.ru . 5 March 2012.
2. Web site: По данным Фонда «Общественное мнение . 5 March 2012.
3. Web site: По данным Фонда «Общественное мнение . 5 March 2012.
4. Web site: Ratings of presidential contenders . Wciom.com . 5 March 2012.
5. Web site: Россияне о президентских выборах . 16 September 2011 . Levada . https://web.archive.org/web/20110925182351/http://www.levada.ru/press/2011091601.html . 25 September 2011 . 13 November 2018 . dead .
6. Web site: Всероссийский экзитпол ВЦИОМ 4 марта 2012г..
7. Web site: Putin claims victory in Russia election – Sunday 4 March . . 4 March 2012 . 13 November 2018.