# Opinion polling for the 2008 Russian presidential election

This is a collection of scientific, public opinion polls that have been conducted relating to the 2008 Russian presidential election.

## First round
### 2004–2006 polls

| Polling firm | Fieldwork date | Medvedev | Ivanov | Zyuganov | Zhirinovsky | Other | Undecided | Wouldn't vote |
| Levada | 13–16 Aug 2004 | — | 2 | 6 | 9 | 46 | 23 | 15 |
| Levada | 14–17 Oct 2005 | — | — | 12 | 8 | 45 | 24 | 12 |
| Levada | 11–14 Nov 2005 | — | — | 15 | 9 | 47 | 23 | 15 |
| Levada | 9–12 Dec 2005 | — | — | 13 | 8 | 47 | 23 | 13 |
| Levada | 16–19 Dec 2005 | — | 8 | 17 | 9 | 37 | 21 | 17 |
| Levada | 20–24 Jan 2006 | — | 25 | 9 | 8 | 37 | — | 15 |
| Levada | 10–14 Feb 2006 | — | 25 | 7 | 7 | 36 | — | 18 |
| Levada | 10–13 Mar 2006 | — | 26 | 7 | 8 | 36 | — | 17 |
| Levada | 20–25 Apr 2006 | 8 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 30 | — | 15 |
| Levada | 19–22 May 2006 | 10 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 28 | — | 16 |
| Levada | 10–14 Jun 2006 | 11 | 21 | 6 | 10 | 30 | — | 17 |
| Levada | 14–17 Jul 2006 | 12 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 26 | — | 16 |
| Levada | 18–21 Aug 2006 | 10 | 23 | 8 | 10 | 12 | — | 29 |
| Levada | 15–18 Sep 2006 | 14 | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | — | 26 |
| Levada | 13–16 Oct 2006 | 11 | 29 | 9 | 10 | 8 | — | 25 |
| Levada | 10–13 Nov 2006 | 14 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 9 | — | 28 |
| Levada | 8–12 Dec 2006 | 19 | 30 | 5 | 6 | 9 | — | 18 |

### 2007 polls

| Polling firm | Fieldwork date | Medvedev | Ivanov | Zubkov | Zyuganov | Zhirinovsky | Glazyev | Rogozin | Liberal candidate | Other | Undecided | Unsure | Wouldn't vote |
| Levada | Jan 2007 | 33 | 21 | — | 14 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 11 | — | — | — | — |
| Levada | 19–22 Jan 2007 | 17 | 11 | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 10 | 28 | 8 | 20 |
| Levada | Feb 2007 | 32 | 27 | — | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Levada | 16–19 Feb 2007 | 19 | 16 | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | 9 | 20 | 4 | 21 |
| Levada | Mar 2007 | 31 | 25 | — | 15 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Levada | 16–19 Mar 2007 | 17 | 14 | — | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | 8 | 27 | 8 | 13 |
| Levada | Apr 2007 | 29 | 31 | — | 17 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
| Levada | 13–16 Apr 2007 | 18 | 18 | — | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | 9 | 23 | 8 | 10 |
| Levada | May 2007 | 34 | 31 | — | 12 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
| Levada | 11–14 May 2007 | 15 | 12 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 9 | 44 | 6 | 8 |
| Levada | Jun 2007 | 27 | 31 | — | 14 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
| Levada | 15–18 Jun 2007 | 17 | 19 | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | 8 | 20 | 10 | 11 |
| Levada | 13–16 Jul 2007 | 17 | 22 | — | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 22 | 6 | 14 |
| Levada | Aug 2007 | 34 | 36 | — | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Levada | 10–13 Aug 2007 | 18 | 19 | — | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 | 23 | 10 | 14 |
| Levada | Sep 2007 | 30 | 34 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 4 | <1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Levada | 14–17 Sep 2007 | 5 | 6 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 28 | 11 | — |
| Levada | Oct 2007 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Levada | 12–15 Oct 2007 | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 28 | 10 | — |
| Levada | 12–15 Oct 2007 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 3 | 26 | 7 | 11 |
| Levada | Nov 2007 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| Levada | 9–12 Nov 2007 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | 4 | 22 | 9 | 10 |
| Levada | Dec 2007 | 35 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 11 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| FOM | 15–16 Dec 2007 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | 10 | 28 | — | 10 |
| Levada | 21–24 Dec 2007 | 79 | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| FOM | 22–23 Dec 2007 | 46 | — | — | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | 9 |

### 2008 polls

| Polling firm | Fieldwork date | Medvedev | Zyuganov | Zhirinovsky | Kasyanov | Bogdanov | Spoil | Undecided | Wouldn't vote |
| Levada | 18–21 Jan 2008 | 82 | 9 | 8 | <1 | <1 | — | — | — |
| FOM | 12–13 Jan 2008 | 50 | 6 | 7 | — | 0 | — | 26 | 10 |
| FOM | 19–20 Jan 2008 | 50 | 6 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | 26 | 9 |
| FOM | 26–27 Jan 2008 | 54 | 5 | 7 | — | 0 | 1 | 23 | 10 |
| FOM | 2–3 Feb 2008 | 52 | 7 | 7 | — | 0 | 1 | 24 | 9 |
| Levada | 8–11 Feb 2008 | 80 | 11 | 9 | — | <1 | — | — | — |
| FOM | 9–10 Feb 2008 | 49 | 9 | 8 | — | 1 | 0 | 22 | 11 |
| FOM | 16–17 Feb 2008 | 49.6 | 9.1 | 8.7 | — | 0.6 | 0.6 | 22.1 | 9.3 |
| FOM | 16–17 Feb 2008 | 67.8 | 16.3 | 13.7 | — | 1.3 | 0.9 | — | — |
| FOM | 20 Feb 2008 | 50 | 9 | 9 | — | 1 | 1 | 22 | 9 |
| FOM | 23–24 Feb 2008 | 70 | 15.8 | 12.4 | — | 0.7 | — | — | — |
| FOM | 2 Mar 2008 | 50 | 9 | 8 | — | 0 | 1 | 22 | 10 |
| Election result | 2 Mar 2008 | 70.3 | 17.7 | 9.3 | — | 1.3 | 1.4 | — | — |

### Polls with Vladimir Putin as a candidate

| Polling firm | Fieldwork date | Medvedev | Ivanov | Putin | Zyuganov | Zhirinovsky | No preference | Other | Undecided | Unsure | Wouldn't vote |
| Levada | 13–16 Aug 2004 | — | — | 49 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 15 | 8 | — | 12 |
| Levada | 15–18 Jul 2005 | — | — | 36 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 10 | 24 | 8 | 10 |
| Levada | 19–22 Aug 2005 | — | — | 37 | 4 | 3 | 47 | 9 | 23 | 7 | 13 |
| Levada | 26–29 Sep 2005 | — | — | 35 | 6 | 3 | 48 | 8 | 22 | 11 | 10 |
| Levada | 14–17 Oct 2005 | — | — | 35 | 4 | 3 | 51 | 8 | 30 | 7 | 8 |
| Levada | 11–14 Nov 2005 | — | — | 36 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 10 | 24 | 9 | 10 |
| Levada | 20–24 Jan 2006 | — | 0 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 8 | — | 9 | 31 |
| Levada | 10–14 Feb 2006 | — | 1 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 52 | 7 | — | 9 | 25 |
| Levada | 10–13 Mar 2006 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 6 | — | 12 | 27 |
| Levada | 20–25 Apr 2006 | 2 | — | 33 | 4 | 2 | 52 | 7 | — | 8 | 30 |
| Levada | 19–22 May 2006 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 50 | 7 | — | 11 | 27 |
| Levada | 14–17 Jul 2006 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 5 | — | 7 | 27 |
| Levada | 18–21 Aug 2006 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 3 | 4 | 45 | 6 | — | 9 | 22 |
| Levada | 15–18 Sep 2006 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 5 | — | 14 | 10 |
| Levada | 13–16 Oct 2006 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 50 | 3 | — | 7 | 29 |
| Levada | 10–13 Nov 2006 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 4 | — | 11 | 22 |
| Levada | 8–12 Dec 2006 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 4 | — | 10 | 27 |
| Levada | 19–22 Jan 2007 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 46 | 10 | 25 | 8 | 10 |
| Levada | 16–19 Feb 2007 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 46 | 11 | 25 | 5 | 11 |
| Levada | 16–19 Mar 2007 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 47 | 9 | 25 | 9 | 9 |
| Levada | 13–16 Apr 2007 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 45 | 6 | 25 | 11 | 6 |
| Levada | 11–14 May 2007 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 8 | 25 | 7 | 8 |
| Levada | 15–18 Jun 2007 | 3 | 5 | 44 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 6 | 19 | 8 | 6 |
| Levada | 13–16 Jul 2007 | 3 | 4 | 48 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 4 | 18 | 7 | 8 |
| Levada | 10–13 Aug 2007 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 7 |
| Levada | 14–17 Sep 2007 | 16 | 18 | 35 | 8 | 7 | 44 | 4 | 27 | 7 | 7 |
| FOM | 24–25 Nov 2007 | 3 | 1 | 57 | 3 | 4 | — | 5 | 16 | — | 10 |
| FOM | 27–28 Nov 2007 | 3 | 1 | 57 | 3 | 4 | — | 5 | 16 | — | 10 |
| FOM | 11–12 Dec 2007 | 3 | 2 | 60 | 4 | 4 | — | 7 | 12 | — | 8 |
| FOM | 15–16 Dec 2007 | 9 | 2 | 54 | 4 | 5 | — | 5 | 12 | — | 9 |

## Hypothetical second round polls

| Polling firm | Fieldwork date | Medvedev | Ivanov | Zubkov |
| Levada | Jan 2007 | 54 | 46 | — |
| Levada | Feb 2007 | 52 | 48 | — |
| Levada | Mar 2007 | 48 | 52 | — |
| Levada | Apr 2007 | 45 | 55 | — |
| Levada | May 2007 | 51 | 49 | — |
| Levada | Jun 2007 | 46 | 55 [sic] | — |
| Levada | Aug 2007 | 46 | 54 | — |
| Levada | Sep 2007 | 41 | 59 | — |
| Levada | Oct 2007 | 47 | 53 | — |
| Levada | Oct 2007 | — | 59 | 41 |
| Levada | Oct 2007 | 56 | — | 44 |
| Levada | Nov 2007 | 47 | 53 | — |
| Levada | Nov 2007 | — | 57 | 43 |
| Levada | Nov 2007 | 57 | — | 43 |
| Levada | Dec 2007 | 56 | 44 | — |
| Levada | Dec 2007 | — | 58 | 42 |
| Levada | Dec 2007 | 63 | — | 37 |

## Exit polls

| Agency | Medvedev | Zyuganov | Zhirinovsky | Bogdanov |
| FOM | 67.4% | 19.5% | 10.5% | 1.4% |
| Election result | 70.3 | 17.7 | 9.3 | 1.3 |