# Opinion polling for the 2011 Irish general election

This table lists opinion polls and results of elections between the Irish general elections of 2007 and 2011.

## Graphical summary

The chart shows the relative state of the parties from September 2007 to the February 2011 election.

## Polls

| Date | Source | Polling Agency | Fianna Fáil | Fine Gael | Labour Party | Green Party | Sinn Féin | Ind./Others |
| 25 February 2011 | General election | N/A | 17.4% | 36.1% | 19.4% | 1.8% | 9.9% | 15.4% |
| 26 February 2011 | RTÉ exit poll | Millward Brown Lansdowne | 15.1% | 36.1% | 20.5% | 2.7% | 10.1% | 15.5% |
| 23 February 2011 | Paddy Power | RED C | 16% | 40% | 18% | 3% | 10% | 14% |
| 23 February 2011 | Irish Independent | Millward Brown Lansdowne | 14% | 38% | 20% | 1% | 11% | 16% |
| 21 February 2011 | The Irish Times | Ipsos MRBI | 16% | 37% | 19% | 2% | 11% | 15% |
| 20 February 2011 | The Sunday Business Post | RED C | 16% | 39% | 17% | 2% | 12% | 14% |
| 20 February 2011 | Sunday Independent | Millward Brown Lansdowne | 16% | 37% | 20% | 1% | 12% | 14% |
| 17 February 2011 | Irish Daily Star | OI Research | 17% | 39% | 18% | 2% | 10% | 14% |
| 16 February 2011 | Irish Independent | Millward Brown Lansdowne | 12% | 38% | 23% | 1% | 10% | 16% |
| 13 February 2011 | The Sunday Business Post | RED C | 15% | 38% | 20% | 3% | 10% | 14% |
| 6 February 2011 | The Sunday Business Post. | RED C | 17% | 35% | 22% | 2% | 13% | 11% |
| 3 February 2011 | The Irish Times | Ipsos MRBI | 15% | 33% | 24% | 1% | 12% | 15% |
| 2 February 2011 | Paddy Power | RED C | 18% | 37% | 19% | 2% | 12% | 11% |
| 2 February 2011 | Irish Independent | Millward Brown Lansdowne | 16% | 30% | 24% | 1% | 13% | 15% |
| 30 January 2011 | The Sunday Business Post | RED C | 16% | 33% | 21% | 2% | 13% | 15% |
| 30 January 2011 | Sunday Independent | Millward Brown Lansdowne | 16% | 34% | 24% | 1% | 10% | 15% |
| 7 January 2011 | Paddy Power | RED C | 14% | 35% | 21% | 4% | 14% | 12% |
| 19 December 2010 | The Sunday Business Post | RED C | 17% | 34% | 23% | 2% | 14% | 10% |
| 16 December 2010 | The Irish Times | Ipsos MRBI | 17% | 30% | 25% | 2% | 15% | 11% |
| 3 December 2010 | The Irish Sun | RED C | 13% | 32% | 24% | 3% | 16% | 11% |
| 21 November 2010 | The Sunday Business Post | RED C | 17% | 31% | 27% | 3% | 11% | 8% |
| 24 October 2010 | The Sunday Business Post | RED C | 18% | 32% | 27% | 4% | 9% | 10% |
| 30 September 2010 | The Irish Times | Ipsos MRBI | 24% | 24% | 33% | 2% | 8% | 9% |
| 26 September 2010 | The Sunday Business Post | RED C | 24% | 31% | 23% | 3% | 10% | 9% |
| 23 September 2010 | TV3 News | Millward Brown Lansdowne | 22% | 30% | 35% | 2% | 4% | 8% |
| 27 June 2010 | The Sunday Business Post | RED C | 24% | 33% | 27% | 2% | 8% | 6% |
| 11 June 2010 | The Irish Times | Ipsos MRBI | 17% | 28% | 32% | 3% | 9% | 11% |
| 30 May 2010 | The Sunday Business Post | RED C | 24% | 30% | 22% | 5% | 10% | 9% |
| 2 May 2010 | The Sunday Business Post | RED C | 23% | 33% | 24% | 6% | 6% | 8% |
| 28 March 2010 | The Sunday Business Post | RED C | 24% | 35% | 17% | 5% | 10% | 9% |
| 28 February 2010 | The Sunday Business Post | RED C | 27% | 34% | 17% | 5% | 9% | 8% |
| 13 February 2010 | Irish Independent | Millward Brown IMS | 27% | 34% | 19% | 2% | 8% | 10% |
| 31 January 2010 | The Sunday Business Post | RED C | 27% | 34% | 17% | 5% | 8% | 9% |
| 22 January 2010 | The Irish Times | Ipsos MRBI | 22% | 32% | 24% | 3% | 8% | 11% |
| 22 November 2009 | The Sunday Business Post | RED C | 23% | 36% | 17% | 5% | 10% | 9% |
| 25 October 2009 | The Sunday Business Post | RED C | 25% | 35% | 19% | 3% | 9% | 9% |
| 27 September 2009 | The Sunday Business Post | RED C | 24% | 35% | 18% | 4% | 8% | 11% |
| 26 September 2009 | The Irish Times | TNS-MRBI | 20% | 31% | 25% | 4% | 9% | 11% |
| 13 September 2009 | The Sunday Business Post | RED C | 24% | 33% | 19% | 5% | 8% | 11% |
| 3 September 2009 | The Irish Times | TNS-MRBI | 17% | 34% | 24% | 3% | 10% | 12% |
| 5 June 2009 | European election | N/A | 24.1% | 29.1% | 13.9% | 1.9% | 11.2% | 19.7% |
| 5 June 2009 | Local elections | N/A | 25.4% | 32.2% | 14.7% | 2.3% | 7.4% | 18.0% |
| 31 May 2009 | The Sunday Business Post | RED C | 21% | 34% | 18% | 4% | 10% | 13% |
| 29 May 2009 | The Irish Times | TNS-MRBI | 20% | 36% | 23% | 3% | 8% | 10% |
| 17 May 2009 | The Sunday Business Post | RED C | 24% | 34% | 18% | 5% | 7% | 12% |
| 15 May 2009 | The Irish Times | TNS-MRBI | 21% | 38% | 20% | 3% | 9% | 10% |
| 26 April 2009 | The Sunday Business Post | RED C | 23% | 33% | 19% | 7% | 8% | 10% |
| 29 March 2009 | The Sunday Business Post | RED C | 28% | 31% | 17% | 7% | 7% | 10% |
| 1 March 2009 | The Sunday Business Post | RED C | 23% | 30% | 22% | 6% | 11% | 8% |
| 27 February 2009 | Irish Independent | Millward Brown IMS | 25% | 30% | 22% | 5% | 7% | 10% |
| 13 February 2009 | The Irish Times | TNS-MRBI | 22% | 32% | 24% | 4% | 9% | 9% |
| 1 February 2009 | The Sunday Business Post | RED C | 28% | 33% | 14% | 8% | 9% | 8% |
| 23 November 2008 | The Sunday Business Post | RED C | 30% | 35% | 14% | 5% | 8% | 8% |
| 14 November 2008 | The Irish Times | TNS-MRBI | 27% | 34% | 14% | 4% | 8% | 13% |
| 26 October 2008 | The Sunday Business Post | RED C | 26% | 33% | 15% | 6% | 10% | 10% (PDs 2%) |
| 21 September 2008 | The Sunday Business Post | RED C | 36% | 28% | 9% | 7% | 9% | 11% (PDs 3%) |
| 27 July 2008 | The Sunday Business Post | RED C | 40% | 24% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 8% (PDs 1%) |
| 22 June 2008 | The Sunday Business Post | RED C | 40% | 25% | 10% | 7% | 10% | 8% (PDs 2%) |
| 7 June 2008 | The Irish Times | TNS-MRBI | 42% | 23% | 15% | 5% | 8% | 7% (PDs 1%) |
| 25 May 2008 | The Sunday Business Post | RED C | 38% | 29% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 8% (PDs 2%) |
| 16 May 2008 | The Irish Times | TNS-MRBI | 42% | 26% | 15% | 4% | 6% | 7% (PDs 1%) |
| 27 April 2008 | The Sunday Business Post | RED C | 38% | 29% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 8% (PDs 2%) |
| 30 March 2008 | The Sunday Business Post | RED C | 35% | 30% | 10% | 8% | 9% | 8% (PDs 1%) |
| 2 March 2008 | The Sunday Business Post | RED C | 37% | 31% | 10% | 7% | 8% | 7% (PDs 2%) |
| 27 January 2008 | The Sunday Business Post | RED C | 36% | 32% | 10% | 7% | 9% | 6% (PDs 2%) |
| 25 January 2008 | The Irish Times | TNS-MRBI | 34% | 31% | 12% | 6% | 8% | 9% (PDs 3%) |
| 25 November 2007 | The Sunday Business Post | RED C | 32% | 31% | 13% | 9% | 7% | 9% (PDs 2%) |
| 2 November 2007 | The Irish Times | TNS-MRBI | 33% | 31% | 15% | 5% | 7% | 9% (PDs 2%) |
| 28 October 2007 | The Sunday Business Post | RED C | 39% | 27% | 10% | 7% | 8% | 9% (PDs 2%) |
| 23 September 2007 | The Sunday Business Post | RED C | 40% | 27% | 11% | 7% | 6% | 9% (PDs 3%) |
| 24 May 2007 | General election | N/A | 41.5% | 27.3% | 10.1% | 4.7% | 6.9% | 9.4% (PDs 2.7%) |