The survey took place between 22 and 25 May 2015 and was conducted throughout all of Russia in both urban and rural settings. The survey was carried out among 1600 people over the age of 18 in 134 localities of 46 of the country’s regions. The answer distribution is presented as percentages of the number of participants along with data from previous surveys. The statistical error of these studies does not exceed 3.4%.
WITH WHICH RUSSIAN POLITICAL PARTIES ARE YOU FAMILIAR? (the parties’ names were not listed; respondents named parties themselves; multiple answers given)
|
|
May 13 |
May 15 |
|
United Russia (D. Medvedev) |
92 |
91 |
|
Communist Party (CPRF) (G. Zyuganov) |
84 |
80 |
|
Liberal-democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) (V. Zhirinovsky) |
80 |
77 |
|
A Just Russia (S. Mironov) |
63 |
56 |
|
Apple (S. Mitrokhin) |
42 |
35 |
|
Patriots of Russia (G Semigin) |
– |
12 |
|
Civic Platform (R. Shaikhutdinov) |
26 |
12 |
|
Progress Party (A. Navalny) |
13 |
11 |
|
The Motherland (D. Rogozin) |
– |
11 |
|
Green Alliance – the People’s Party (O. Mitvol) |
8 |
11 |
|
Republican Party of Russia – PARNAS (M. Kasyanov) |
12 |
7 |
|
Other |
1 |
1 |
|
I don’t know any |
2 |
1 |
|
It is difficult to say |
1 |
3 |
Possible election results in the State Duma
IF THE ELECTIONS FOR STATE DUMA WERE HELD THIS COMING SUNDAY, WOULD YOU TAKE PART IN THE ELECTIONS, AND IF SO, FOR WHICH PARTY WOULD YOU VOTE? (closed question; in % of all respondents)
|
|
2014 |
2015 |
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|
V |
IX |
X |
XI |
XII |
I |
II |
III |
IV |
V |
|
|
United Russia (D. Medvedev) |
37 |
42 |
44 |
42 |
42 |
44 |
46 |
48 |
46 |
49 |
|
Communist Party (CPRF) (G. Zyuganov) |
5 |
11 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
8 |
9 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
|
Liberal-democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) (V. Zhirinovsky) |
5 |
7 |
6 |
9 |
6 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
|
Green Alliance – the People’s Party (O. Mitvol) |
2 |
1 |
1 |
<1 |
1 |
<1 |
<1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
A Just Russia (S. Mironov) |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
Apple (S. Mitrokhin) |
<1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
<1 |
<1 |
<1 |
<1 |
<1 |
1 |
|
Progress Party (A. Navalny) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
<1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
<1 |
1 |
|
Civic Platform (R. Shaikhutdinov) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
<1 |
|
Republican Party of Russia – PARNAS (M. Kasyanov) |
<1 |
<1 |
<1 |
<1 |
<1 |
<1 |
<1 |
1 |
<1 |
<1 |
|
The Motherland (D. Rogozin) |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
<1 |
|
Patriots of Russia (G Semigin) |
<1 |
1 |
1 |
<1 |
<1 |
<1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
<1 |
|
Other |
1 |
<1 |
<1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
<1 |
<1 |
<1 |
1 |
|
I wouldn’t take part in the elections |
18 |
16 |
19 |
17 |
18 |
18 |
17 |
16 |
17 |
14 |
|
It is difficult to say |
27 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
20 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
14 |
IF THE ELECTIONS FOR STATE DUMA WERE HELD THIS COMING SUNDAY, WOULD YOU TAKE PART IN THE ELECTIONS, AND IF SO, FOR WHICH PARTY WOULD YOU VOTE? (closed question; in % of all respondents who would take part in the elections and know who they would vote for)
|
|
2014 |
2015 |
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|
V |
IX |
X |
XI |
XII |
I |
II |
III |
IV |
V |
|
|
United Russia (D. Medvedev) |
67 |
64 |
70 |
65 |
66 |
71 |
68 |
70 |
68 |
68 |
|
Communist Party (CPRF) (G. Zyuganov) |
10 |
17 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
13 |
14 |
14 |
15 |
15 |
|
Liberal-democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) (V. Zhirinovsky) |
10 |
11 |
9 |
14 |
9 |
7 |
8 |
8 |
9 |
7 |
|
Green Alliance – the People’s Party (O. Mitvol) |
4 |
1 |
1 |
<1 |
2 |
1 |
<1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
A Just Russia (S. Mironov) |
6 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
|
Apple (S. Mitrokhin) |
<1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
<1 |
1 |
<1 |
1 |
<1 |
1 |
|
Progress Party (A. Navalny) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
<1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Civic Platform (R. Shaikhutdinov) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
<1 |
|
Republican Party of Russia – PARNAS (M. Kasyanov) |
<1 |
1 |
<1 |
<1 |
<1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
<1 |
<1 |
|
The Motherland (D. Rogozin) |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
<1 |
|
Patriots of Russia (G Semigin) |
<1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
<1 |
<1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
<1 |
|
Other |
1 |
<1 |
<1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
<1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
-* The party was not named by respondents
Translated by Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (formerly Monterey Institute of International Studies).