After a decrease in positive assessments of the country’s affairs and the work of the main state institutions at the end of the summer, the indicators increased. At the same time, the mood of the respondents improved.  The top ten politicians who enjoy the trust of the respondents have not changed significantly. The rating of United Russia has increased slightly after a decline in previous months, and the rating is gradually recovering after a prolonged decline over the past year. The support of other parliamentary parties has hardly changed. If the presidential election were held next Sunday, the majority of respondents would vote for V. Putin.

In October 2024, the general mood of Russians somewhat improved: almost two thirds (63%) of respondents in recent days were in a normal, even state, one in five (22%) experienced tension, irritation, fear, longing, and another 15% of respondents spoke of a good mood.

The youngest respondents (28% of those aged 18-24), more affluent respondents (21% among those who can afford durable goods), those who believe that things in the country are going in the right direction (18%), those who approve of V. Putin’s activity as president (16%) speak of a good mood more often than others.

More often than others, women (20%), older respondents (21% of those aged 55 and older), low-income respondents (28% among those who barely have enough to eat), residents of cities with a population of more than 500 thousand people (21%), those who believe that things in the country are going in the wrong direction (34%), those who disapprove of V. Putin’s activity as president (28%) feel tension, irritation and fear.

After a slight decrease in recent months, the share of Russians who believe that things in the country are going in the right direction has increased slightly – 69%. Almost every fifth respondent says the opposite – 18%, another 13% of respondents found it difficult to answer.

Older respondents (74% among those aged 55 and older), more affluent respondents (73% among those who can afford durable goods), Muscovites (78%), TV viewers (82%) and respondents who approve of V. Putin’s performance (77%) were more likely to say that things in the country are going in the right direction.

Respondents of the age groups 25-39 years old, 40-54 years old (66%), low-income respondents (59% among those who barely have enough for food), residents of cities up to 100,000 people (65%), respondents who trust information from YouTube channels were less likely to say that the country is moving on the wrong path (55%), and respondents who disapprove of the activities of the current president (10%).

The level of approval of V. Putin’s activity as president has slightly increased and amounted to 87%, 10% of respondents are not satisfied with the work of the head of state.

V. Putin’s activity as president is more often approved by women (89%), young people under 24 (90%), Muscovites (92%), those who trust television as a source of information (95%), those who believe that things in the country are going in the right direction (97%).

V. Putin’s activity as president is more often disapproved of by men (13%), respondents aged 25-39 and 40-54 (12%), residents of cities with a population of more than 500 thousand people (15%), those who trust information from YouTube channels (23%), respondents who believe that the country is moving along the wrong path (44%).

The level of approval of M. Mishustin as Prime Minister has not changed – 74%, 18% of respondents disapprove of his activities.

Over the past three months, the number of respondents who approve of the government’s activities has been growing – 71% (68% in August 2024). One in four (24%) disapproves of the government’s work.

59% of respondents approve of the work of the lower house of parliament, about a third of respondents disapprove – 35%.

71% of respondents approve of the governors’ activities. This level of approval of the heads of regions has been maintained over the past six months. 23% of respondents disapprove of the work of the heads of regions.

The top ten most trusted politicians have not changed (data from an open question is provided, when respondents were asked to name several politicians they most trusted on their own, no hint options were offered). Over the past three months, Vladimir Putin’s trust has not changed, remaining at 45%, and M. Mishustin’s approval rating, as it was a month ago, is 19%. The level of confidence in Sergey Lavrov dropped slightly to 13% (in September, 16%). The assessments of other politicians have also hardly changed: 7% of respondents trust Andrei Belousov, 3% of respondents say they trust Sergey Sobyanin and Dmitry Medvedev, 2% each – Gennady Zyuganov, Vyacheslav Volodin, Sergey Shoigu and Dmitry Peskov.

The level of support for United Russia increased slightly after declining for several months and amounted to 42% of all respondents in October. The LDPR’s rating has been gradually recovering in recent months after a long decline last year (9% in October). The level of support for the other parties has hardly changed: the Communist Party — 9%, the New People and the Just Russia — 3% each.

In terms of those who decided on the choice of the party, the rating of United Russia in October was 59%, the Communist Party and the LDPR – 13% each. The electoral ratings of the “New People” and the Just Russia are at the level of 5% and 4%, respectively.

According to the open question, if the presidential election were held next Sunday, the majority of respondents would vote for V. Putin – 62%.  Other politicians scored significantly less: M. Mishustin and G. Zyuganov – about 1%, A. Belousov, L. Slutsky, S. Lavrov – less than 1%.

At the same time, V. Putin’s electoral rating (according to this open question) decreased compared to the previous survey, which recorded the maximum indicator (68%) in February 2024 against the background of the ongoing presidential election campaign. Putin’s electoral rating (according to this open question) decreased compared to the previous survey, which recorded the maximum figure (68%) in February 2024 against the background of the ongoing presidential election campaign.