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)

14.09.202521.09.202528.09.202505.10.2025
Putin V.79.479.579.179.2
Mishustin M.5960.660.160.5
Medvedev D.40.5464545.3
Zyuganov G.33.933.935.235.5
Mironov S.28.43131.530.3
Sluczkii L.21.122.724.122.2
Nechaev A.8.49.89.59.7

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

14.09.202521.09.202528.09.202505.10.2025
Zyuganov G.44.64544.443.2
Medvedev D.43.440.840.739.7
Mironov S.34.433.933.432
Sluczkii L.33.132.832.631.9
Mishustin M.19.119.119.719.5
Putin V.15.915.71616.3
Nechaev A.17.517.317.916.1

INDEX

14.09.202521.09.202528.09.202505.10.2025
Putin V.63646363
Mishustin M.40414041
Medvedev D.-3546
Mironov S.-6-3-2-2
Nechaev A.-9-8-8-6
Zyuganov G.-11-11-9-8
Sluczkii L.-12-10-8-10

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

30.06.202531.07.202531.08.202530.09.2025
Putin V.38.136.636.736.8
Lavrov S.16.8181819.2
Mishustin M.16.215.915.815.2
Zyuganov G.33.62.83.5
Volodin V.2.92.53.12.8
Mironov S.1.41.51.71.8
Shoigu S.2.11.51.21.4
Grudinin P.0.80.70.60.9
Bondarenko N.1.10.90.90.8
Platoshkin N.0.50.60.40.5
Navalnyi A.
No such politicians9.710.69.99.2
Hard to answer31.831.433.333.4

DISTRUST IN POLITICIANS DYNAMICS

30.06.202531.07.202531.08.202530.09.2025
Zyuganov G.5.65.85.35.3
Putin V.5.45.54.95
Shoigu S.6.35.74.44
Volodin V.3.133.72.9
Mishustin M.2.53.22.52.5
Mironov S.1.62.11.92
Lavrov S.1.11.31.11.1
Grudinin P.0.1000
Navalnyi A.
Platoshkin N.0000
Bondarenko N.0000
No such politicians4.74.254.8
Hard to answer60.360.461.662.8

INDEX

30.06.202531.07.202531.08.202530.09.2025
Putin V.33313232
Lavrov S.16171718
Mishustin M.14131313
Grudinin P.1111
Platoshkin N.1101
Bondarenko N.1111
Mironov S.0-100
Zyuganov G.-3-2-3-2
Shoigu S.-4-4-3-3
Navalnyi A.
Volodin V.00-10