Leadership opinion polling for the next Spanish general election
In the run up to the next Spanish general election, various organisations carry 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 23 July 2023, to the present day.
Preferred Prime Minister
The tables below list opinion polling on leader preferences to become Prime Minister.
All candidates
Polling firm/Commissioner | Fieldwork date | Sample size | ![]() |
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Other/ None/ Not care |
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Lead |
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Feijóo PP |
Ayuso PP |
Sánchez PSOE |
Abascal Vox |
Díaz Sumar | ||||||
CIS[1] | 2–6 Oct 2023 | 4,031 | 23.5 | 5.0 | 29.2 | 4.5 | 9.1 | 21.1 | 9.3 | 5.7 |
CIS[2] | 1–12 Sep 2023 | 10,104 | 20.7 | 5.0 | 29.7 | 4.9 | 13.8 | 16.5 | 9.2 | 9.0 |
Feijóo vs. Sánchez
Polling firm/Commissioner | Fieldwork date | Sample size | ![]() |
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Other/ None/ Not care |
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Lead |
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Feijóo PP |
Sánchez PSOE | ||||||
DYM/Henneo[3] | 18–22 Oct 2023 | 1,035 | 38.8 | 40.1 | – | 21.0 | 1.3 |
Sigma Dos/El Mundo[4] | 25–28 Sep 2023 | 2,120 | 37.1 | 34.6 | 23.6 | 4.7 | 2.5 |
SocioMétrica/El Español[5] | 21–23 Sep 2023 | 1,429 | 40.6 | 37.6 | – | 21.8 | 3.0 |
DYM/Henneo[6] | 14–17 Sep 2023 | 1,003 | 38.6 | 40.4 | – | 21.0 | 1.8 |
40dB/Prisa[7] | 25–28 Aug 2023 | 2,000 | 31.7 | 45.0 | 18.3 | 5.1 | 13.3 |
Sigma Dos/El Mundo[8] | 17–24 Aug 2023 | 1,933 | 33.1 | 39.5 | 20.6 | 6.9 | 6.4 |
Predicted Prime Minister
The table below lists opinion polling on the perceived likelihood for each leader to become Prime Minister.
Polling firm/Commissioner | Fieldwork date | Sample size | ![]() |
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Other/ None/ Not care |
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Lead |
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Feijóo PP |
Sánchez PSOE | ||||||
SocioMétrica/El Español[5] | 21–23 Sep 2023 | 1,429 | 26.4 | 51.4 | – | 22.3 | 25.0 |
Sigma Dos/El Mundo[8] | 17–24 Aug 2023 | 1,933 | 10.2 | 64.6 | 13.4 | 11.7 | 54.4 |
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 | ![]() |
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Feijóo PP |
Sánchez PSOE |
Abascal Vox |
Díaz Sumar | |||
DYM/Henneo[9] | 18–22 Oct 2023 | 1,035 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 3.6 |
CIS[1] | 2–6 Oct 2023 | 4,031 | 4.48 | 4.51 | 2.83 | 4.49 |
DYM/Henneo[6] | 14–17 Sep 2023 | 1,003 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
NC Report/La Razón[10] | 28 Aug–1 Sep 2023 | 1,000 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 4.2 |
Sigma Dos/El Mundo[11] | 17–24 Aug 2023 | 1,933 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 4.5 |
Approval ratings
The tables below list the public approval ratings of the leaders and leading candidates of the main political parties in Spain.
Alberto Núñez Feijóo
Polling firm/Commissioner | Fieldwork date | Sample size | Alberto Núñez Feijóo (PP) | |||
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Net | |||
Simple Lógica/elDiario.es[12] | 1–7 Sep 2023 | 1,032 | 23.0 | 69.7 | 7.3 | −46.7 |
Simple Lógica/elDiario.es[13] | 31 Jul–7 Aug 2023 | 1,098 | 24.9 | 70.4 | 4.6 | −45.5 |
Pedro Sánchez
Polling firm/Commissioner | Fieldwork date | Sample size | Pedro Sánchez (PSOE) | |||
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Net | |||
Simple Lógica/elDiario.es[12] | 1–7 Sep 2023 | 1,032 | 42.4 | 53.7 | 3.9 | −11.3 |
Simple Lógica/elDiario.es[13] | 31 Jul–7 Aug 2023 | 1,098 | 47.1 | 50.6 | 2.3 | −3.5 |
Santiago Abascal
Polling firm/Commissioner | Fieldwork date | Sample size | Santiago Abascal (Vox) | |||
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Net | |||
Simple Lógica/elDiario.es[12] | 1–7 Sep 2023 | 1,032 | 14.4 | 78.9 | 6.7 | −64.5 |
Simple Lógica/elDiario.es[13] | 31 Jul–7 Aug 2023 | 1,098 | 13.2 | 82.5 | 4.4 | −69.3 |
Yolanda Díaz
Polling firm/Commissioner | Fieldwork date | Sample size | Yolanda Díaz (Sumar) | |||
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Net | |||
Simple Lógica/elDiario.es[12] | 1–7 Sep 2023 | 1,032 | 40.3 | 53.0 | 6.7 | −12.7 |
Simple Lógica/elDiario.es[13] | 31 Jul–7 Aug 2023 | 1,098 | 47.0 | 48.1 | 4.8 | −1.1 |
References
- "Barómetro de octubre 2023 (Estudio nº 3420. Octubre 2023)" (PDF). CIS (in Spanish). 18 October 2023.
- "Barómetro de septiembre 2023. Postelectoral elecciones generales 2023 (Estudio nº 3420. Septiembre 2023)" (PDF). CIS (in Spanish). 21 September 2023.
- "La pleitesía del PSOE ante Puigdemont pone a Feijóo en la rampa a la presidencia". Diario de León (in Spanish). 25 October 2023.
- "Feijóo desbanca a Sánchez como preferido para ser presidente del Gobierno". El Mundo (in Spanish). 29 September 2023.
- "El PP subiría 12 escaños si hubiera elecciones anticipadas y podría sumar con un Vox a la baja". El Español (in Spanish). 24 September 2023.
- "La polémica con Cataluña sitúa al PP en crecimiento". Diario de León (in Spanish). 20 September 2023.
- "Barómetro Mensual. Septiembre 2023" (PDF). 40dB (in Spanish). 4 September 2023.
- "La mayoría cree que Sánchez será presidente pero que los nacionalistas debilitarán su Gobierno". El Mundo (in Spanish). 26 August 2023.
- "Encuesta DYM. Feijóo se consolida como líder mejor valorado, pero Sánchez sigue por delante como favorito para presidente". 20 minutos (in Spanish). 25 October 2023.
- "Feijóo, el líder mejor valorado tras las elecciones generales del 23J". La Razón (in Spanish). 4 September 2023.
- "La derecha se acercaría más a la mayoría en unas nuevas elecciones pero el Gobierno seguiría en manos de Puigdemont". El Mundo (in Spanish). 27 August 2023.
- "El PP aumenta ligeramente su ventaja sobre el PSOE y Sumar adelanta a Vox". elDiario.es (in Spanish). 17 September 2023.
- "El PP cae tras el 23J y el PSOE tiene opciones de pelear por el primer puesto". elDiario.es (in Spanish). 13 August 2023.