Confidence in political leaders

We present the data of the Sputnik surveys, daily Russian nationwide telephone surveys conducted by VCIOM since January 15, 2017. Seven-day averages are indicated. 

We conduct a daily survey among 600 respondents representing at least 80 regions of the Russian Federation and get reliable data. The Sputnik survey data obtained through the random sample classical methodology can be generalized to the country’s population and helps to assess the margin of error. The maximum margin of error for the given random sample, assuming a 95% confidence level, does not exceed 4.5% for the data obtained over one day (n=600) and 2.5% for the data obtained over three days (n=1800).   Apart from the margin of error, minor changes in question wording and different circumstances arising during the fieldwork should be taken into account.

TRUST IN POLITICIANS (SUM OF “DEFINITELY TRUST” AND “LIKELY TO TRUST” ANSWERS)

26.10.202502.11.202509.11.202516.11.2025
Putin V.78.477.977.878.7
Mishustin M.58.358.458.359.1
Medvedev D.42.542.442.640
Zyuganov G.35.733.332.433.1
Mironov S.31.22730.128.1
Sluczkii L.22.422.122.219.8
Nechaev A.9.49.29.49.2

DISTRUST IN POLITICIANS (SUM OF “DEFINITELY DISTRUST”AND “LIKELY TO DISTRUST”)

26.10.202502.11.202509.11.202516.11.2025
Zyuganov G.45.342.745.243.7
Medvedev D.42.340.54342.2
Mironov S.33.432.934.833.5
Sluczkii L.32.831.532.833.3
Mishustin M.20.520.620.218.9
Nechaev A.16.815.217.316.6
Putin V.16.5171716.4

INDEX

26.10.202502.11.202509.11.202516.11.2025
Putin V.62616162
Mishustin M.38383840
Medvedev D.020-2
Mironov S.-2-6-5-5
Nechaev A.-7-6-8-7
Zyuganov G.-10-9-13-11
Sluczkii L.-10-9-10-14

Question: “We all tend to trust some people and distrust others. Speaking about the politicians, who would you entrust important public matters to?” (open-ended question, any number of answers)

TRUST IN POLITICIANS DYNAMICS

31.07.202531.08.202530.09.202531.10.2025
Putin V.36.636.736.834.4
Lavrov S.181819.217.2
Mishustin M.15.915.815.214.5
Zyuganov G.3.62.83.53.1
Volodin V.2.53.12.82.6
Mironov S.1.51.71.81.8
Shoigu S.1.51.21.41.4
Grudinin P.0.70.60.90.8
Bondarenko N.0.90.90.80.7
Platoshkin N.0.60.40.50.5
Navalnyi A.
No such politicians10.69.99.29.7
Hard to answer31.433.333.434.8

DISTRUST IN POLITICIANS DYNAMICS

31.07.202531.08.202530.09.202531.10.2025
Putin V.5.54.954.9
Zyuganov G.5.85.35.34.9
Shoigu S.5.74.444.4
Volodin V.33.72.93.5
Mishustin M.3.22.52.52.2
Mironov S.2.11.921.8
Lavrov S.1.31.11.11
Grudinin P.0000
Navalnyi A.
Platoshkin N.0000
Bondarenko N.0000
No such politicians4.254.84.7
Hard to answer60.461.662.862

INDEX

31.07.202531.08.202530.09.202531.10.2025
Putin V.31323230
Lavrov S.17171816
Mishustin M.13131312
Grudinin P.1111
Platoshkin N.1011
Bondarenko N.1111
Mironov S.-1000
Volodin V.0-10-1
Zyuganov G.-2-3-2-2
Shoigu S.-4-3-3-3
Navalnyi A.