Vladimir Putin’s electoral rating reached 71.4% in early February. The share of Russians who are willing to take part in election is 79.3%.
MOSCOW, February 8, 2018. The Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VCIOM) presents the next publication in a series of election-related materials.
According to the data of the week January 29 - February 4, the levels of civic engagement in election is expected to be 79.3% (the share of Russians who are willing to take part in the voting on March 18, 2018). The percentages fluctuate within a narrow corridor of 78.5% and 81.3%. The share of Russians who will not take part in the voting is 7.2%; 11.7% are undecided.
The level of electoral support for Vladimir Putin is within 69.9% – 73.8% in January and February. According to the data of the week January 29 - February 4, the proportion of Russians who are ready to cast their vote for Putin is 71.4% (an increase from 69.9% based on the January 26-28 data). The Pavel Grudinin rating has slightly decreased: from 7.2% to 6.9%. The rating of Vladimir Zhirinovsky is 5.7% of all the voters (vs 5.9% on January 26-28). The share of Russians who support Xenia Sobchak in the upcoming election is 1.3% (insignificant fluctuations); 0.7% support Grigory Yavlinsky; 0.4% - Boris Titov.
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</link>.The VCIOM-Sputnik survey was conducted on January 29 – February 4, 2018. The survey involved 7,000 Russians aged 18 and over, and was carried out using stratified dual-frame random sample based on a complete list of landline and mobile phone numbers operating in Russia. The data were weighted according to selection probability and social and demographic characteristics. The margin of error at a 95% confidence level does not exceed 1.2%. In addition to sampling error, minor changes in question wording and different circumstances arising during the fieldwork can introduce bias into the survey.
Are you going to take part in the 2018 presidential election? (closed-ended question, one answer, % of all respondents) | ||||
| 8-10.I.18 | 11-15.I.18 | 26-28.I.18 | 29.I-4.II.18 |
Yes, I am (including “definitely yes” and “rather yes”) | 78.5 | 81 | 81.3 | 79.3 |
No, I am not (including “no”, “rather no”) | 5.9 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 7.2 |
Don’t know | 1 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.8 |
Not decided yet; I’ll decide right before the election date | 14.6 | 11.9 | 10.9 | 11.7 |
If the presidential election took place next Sunday and the list of candidates were as follows, which candidate would you vote for? One answer (closed-ended question, one answer, % of all respondents) | ||||
| 8-10.I.18 | 11-15.I.18 | 26-28.I.18 | 29.I-4.II.18 |
Putin Vladimir | 73.8 | 73.2 | 69.9 | 71.4 |
Grudinin Pavel | 7.2 | 6.1 | 7.2 | 6.9 |
Zhirinovsky Vladimir | 4.7 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.7 |
Sobchak Xenia | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
Yavlinsky Grigory | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
Titov Boris | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
I will come and spoil the ballot | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
I would not take part in the voting | 6.3 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 3.2 |
Other | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
Don’t know | 4.2 | 5.5 | 9.2 | 9.2 |
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