This page lists public opinion polls in connection with the 2000 Russian presidential election.
First round
1996–97 polls
Polling Firm/Link FieldworkDateOtherAgainst allUndecidedYeltsinNemtsovZyuganovLebedLuzhkovYavlinskyZhirinovskyChernomyrdinTuleyevChubaisFyodorov 1996 election 35.8 32.514.7 7.45.8 0.0 0.91.1 1.6 3.3 31 Aug 1996 Alexander Lebed and Aslan Maskhadov sign the Khasavyurt Accord ending the First Chechen War VCIOM Sep 1996 2 24 30 2 5 2 8 27 6 VCIOM Dec 1996 3 23 22 5 7 4 4 32 1 VCIOM Jan 1997 4 19 22 4 6 5 8 32 3 Mar 1997 Boris Nemtsov appointed first deputy prime minister in charge of economic reform VCIOM May 199719 21 13 4 7 4 2 30 2 VCIOM 30 Aug 1997 428141587643118 13 FOM 30 Aug 199720171111633 315 3 VCIOM Sep 1997 6 17 24 10 10 6 4 3 24 7 VCIOM Oct 1997 7 13 24 7 9 8 4 2 26 11 VCIOM 10 Oct 1997 415141097431222 1115 1 VCIOM Nov 1997 9 1121 9 6 8 3 4 29 10 Nov 1997 Corruption scandal involving Nemtsov and Chubais VCIOM Dec 1997 5 1020 9 5 8 6 4 22 10 VCIOM 30 Dec 1997 5812957433104 1422 3
1998 polls Polling Firm/LinkFieldworkDateOtherAgainst AllUndecidedYeltsinNemtsovZyuganovLebedLuzhkovYavlinskyZhirinovskyChernomyrdinPrimakovTuleyev VCIOMJanuary216986421910237VCIOM15 Jan1118121096244126VCIOMFebruary51587421615207VCIOM15 Feb69138984221134VCIOMMarch315758332014227VCIOM15 Mar410157583422115 23 Mar Sergey Kiriyenko appointed prime minister 28 Mar Viktor Chernomyrdin announces his candidacyVCIOMMay518118934814167FOM10 May4620101110559VCIOM15 May4161181034213165 17 May Alexander Lebed elected governor of Krasnoyarsk KraiVCIOMJune514778341117236VCIOM15 Jun14138783522155VCIOMJuly215106642917265VCIOM15 Jul221311663312152VCIOMAugust2181245531114236VCIOM15 Aug111386641311245 17 Aug 1998 Russian financial crisisVCIOMSeptember116856422228 11 Sep Yevgeny Primakov appointed prime minister as a compromise candidate between Yeltsin administration and State Duma's opposition majorityVCIOMOctober0127108324712322FOM 10 Oct 17 13 16 9 9 1VCIOM15 Oct11117109325131FOM 17 Oct 19 11 16 7 11 3FOM 24 Oct 18 11 11 9 13 5VCIOM30 Oct1112912831821TieVCIOM30 Oct1713201742143FOM 31 Oct 18 12 13 10 15 3VCIOMNovember1149116317713263 5 Nov Constitutional Court rules Yeltsin ineligible for a third consecutive termFOM11 Nov18 9 13 10 4 2 15 8 6 133VCIOM15 Nov22181813521353VCIOM15 Nov321101713521324 20 Nov Assassination of Galina StarovoytovaVCIOMDecember17128411068275
1999 polls
Polling Firm FieldworkDate Other Against All Undecided Wouldn't vote Additional candidates PutinInd. NemtsovSPS ZyuganovCPRF LebedRNRP LuzhkovOVR YavlinskyYabloko ZhirinovskyLDPR ChernomyrdinNDR PrimakovOVR KiriyenkoSPS StepashinInd. ShoiguInd. SeleznyovCPRF VCIOM15 Feb32081612511642511VCIOM15 Feb31991712411642210VCIOM15 Feb21610151141164326Lukashenko 4,Makashov 0VCIOM19–22 Feb175139301027925VCIOM28 Feb2217191451203117VCIOMMarch17613103115331020VCIOM15 Mar22161311611531113VCIOM15 Mar2217161261184219VCIOM30 Mar12061811721733128VCIOMApril196131161154251110 3 Apr Prosecutor general Yury Skuratov suspended from office amid a sex scandalVCIOM15 Apr22161611621446119Pamfilova 1VCIOM30 Apr22051610521547129VCIOMMay1951376115431216 12 May Sergey Stepashin appointed prime minister, replacing Primakov 15 May Impeachment attempt of Boris Yeltsin fails in the State DumaVCIOMJune2471512621445FOMJune17613962177VCIOM15 Jun251153873118323113Aksyonenko, Matviyenko0VCIOM18−22 Jun16614861113461213VCIOM30 Jun331182474015222235VCIOM30 Jun32118135401421137Pamfilova 3FOMJuly16966108VCIOM15 Jul3711845530122230125VCIOM15 Jul3911934630112140024VCIOM23−28 Jul18413742133661015VCIOM30 Jul4611512530112120136VCIOM30 Jul4911612530102111125FOMAugust216666116 Aug–Sep Invasion of Chechnya-based islamist militias into Dagestan 9 Aug Vladimir Putin replaces Stepashin as prime ministerVCIOM15 Aug4911622430102121025VCIOM15 Aug511172253072021124VCIOM18−21 Aug21948772153541211VCIOM20-24 Aug2226599631937Pamfilova 1FOM21-22 Aug116586722211VCIOM30 Aug481151273092131136VCIOM30 Aug471161154083140126FOMSeptember1416755107VCIOM15 Sep471161254082121135VCIOM15 Sep482171253072120136 4–16 Sep Russian apartment bombingsVCIOM17–21 Sep4–717–274–5107–93–5119–223–6VCIOM17−21 Sep51948631162331614FOM18–19 Sep1–216–2658–96–96–72–319–227–11VCIOM30 Sep511141244092120144VCIOM30 Sep531150243072131225FOMOctober2116655106VCIOMOctober221625530132261213VCIOM15–18 Oct19155313VCIOM15–19 Oct21–2616–2035–873–414–163–62–3VCIOM29 Oct–1 Nov25176313FOMNovember401653395VCIOMNovember22141243072141213VCIOM10–13 Dec30154414VCIOM12–15 Dec35142415VCIOM15 Nov531131243092141034VCIOM15 Nov541121242093131224VCIOM26–29 Nov4517725394VCIOM26–29 Nov36144313FOMDecember451555574VCIOMDecember4013003361041212VCIOM3–6 Dec36145415FOM8 Dec 45173547474VCIOM10–13 Dec41143312 19 Dec 1999 Russian legislative electionVCIOM17–20 Dec5119225492VCIOM17–20 Dec41123314VCIOM24–27 Dec4214359VCIOM30 Dec511161134093131135VCIOM30 Dec530161123083121124 31 Dec President Yeltsin resigns, triggering a snap presidential election
2000 polls Polling Firm FieldworkDate OtherAgainst AllUndecidedWouldn't voteAdditional candidates PutinInd. ZyuganovCPRF YavlinskyYabloko ZhirinovskyLDPR PrimakovOVR Pamfilova TuleyevInd. TitovInd./SPSVCIOM8 Dec 1999 – 4 Jan 20004811323126FOM January 54144411474VCIOM8–10 Jan4815233108 13 Jan Acting president Vladimir Putin launches his campaignVCIOM14–17 Jan621522917VCIOM14–17 Jan581643728VCIOM14–17 Jan55133322123VCIOM21–24 Jan49123314138VCIOM28–31 Jan49132313117VCIOM28–31 Jan5815326719VCIOM30 Jan5916238124VCIOM30 Jan56142260084VCIOM30 Jan6216227124VCIOMFebruary5015325109FOM 2–3 Feb 53154321385VCIOM4–7 Feb 571742537FOM 5–6 Feb 55153312375FOM 9–10 Feb 57185321473FOM 12–13 Feb 54185411494VCIOM11–14 Feb591943<121147FOM 16–17 Feb 53215321474 17 Feb Central Election Commission rejects Vladimir Zhirinovsky's candidacy (reinstated 6 March)VCIOM18–21 Feb591833<131328FOM 19–20 Feb 55165421396FOM23–24 Feb 5316441213394VCIOM25–28 Feb56215321329FOM26–27 Feb 5419612114103FOM1–2 Mar 5418412113105VCIOM3–6 Mar592242036VCIOM3-6 Mar47174426995FOM4–5 Mar 5419412124105FOM9–10 Mar 4620551223394VCIOM10–13 Mar5821532126FOM11–12 Mar 48194413224104FOM15–16 Mar 48205413313104FOM18–19 Mar 44205414213125FOM22–23 Mar 46205313212125Result26 Mar53.429.55.92.71.03.01.51.91.1
Hypothetical second round polls With Chernomyrdin Date Agency Chernomyrdin Luzhkov Ryzhkov Yavlinsky Zyuganov Against all Wouldn't vote18 January 1997FOM1944303715 February 1998VCIOM26 29301415 August 1998 FOM 14 26 12 September 1998 FOM 14 26 15 June 1999VCIOM121969
With Kiriyenko Date Agency Kiriyenko Putin Yavlinsky Against all15 June 1999VCIOM11662319 2952
With Lebed Date Agency Lebed Primakov Putin Zyuganov Nemtsov Yavlinsky Against all Wouldn't vote18 January 1997FOM46305 April 1997FOM255215 February 1998VCIOM3724261315 August 1998 FOM32 20 12 September 1998 FOM33 30 7 November 1998FOM234515 June 1999VCIOM12662215 August 1999VCIOM6805
With Luzhkov Date Agency Luzhkov Chernomyrdin Nemtsov Primakov Putin Stepashin Shoigu Yavlinsky Zyuganov Against all Wouldn't vote18 January 1997FOM441942315 April 1997FOM244715 February 1998VCIOM4624181115 August 1998 FOM34 18 12 September 1998 FOM34 28 7 November 1998FOM254030 April 1999VCIOM324991043311412452815124532131015 June 1999VCIOM18592428304231274215 June 1999VCIOM28314110775
With Nemtsov Date Agency Nemtsov Zyuganov Lebed Luzhkov Against all Wouldn't vote5 April 1997FOM49285225472415 February 1998VCIOM3828 2212
With Primakov Date Agency Primakov Lebed Luzhkov Putin Stepashin Yavlinsky Zyuganov Against all Wouldn't Vote7 November 1998FOM45 23 40254520432530 April 1999VCIOM49329105425111056231110552510915 June 1999VCIOM59182415 August 1999VCIOM 20697446212584226261030 January 2000VCIOM 187543
With Putin Date Agency Putin Kiriyenko Lebed Luzhkov Primakov Shoigu Stepashin Yavlinsky Zhirinovsky Zyuganov Against all Undecided Wouldn't vote15 June 1999VCIOM6611 2366 122264122415 August 1999VCIOM806577105692074806957710858159567236430 January 2000VCIOM75184371233311–14 February 2000VCIOM76119468244410–13 March 2000VCIOM7210126642664
With Ryzhkov Date Agency Ryzhkov Chernomyrdin Against all15 June 1999VCIOM191269
With Shoigu Date Agency Shoigu Luzhkov Putin Against all15 June 1999VCIOM273142126424
With Stepashin Date Agency Stepashin Luzhkov Primakov Putin Yavlinsky Zyuganov Against all Wouldn't vote15 February 1998VCIOM4432151015 April 1999VCIOM4029181330 April 1999VCIOM314314122554111015 June 1999VCIOM30284226304315 August 1999VCIOM68095
With Yavlinsky Date Agency YavlinskyCherno-myrdin KiriyenkoLebed Luzhkov Putin Primakov Stepashin Zyuganov Againstall Undecided Wouldn'tvote15 February 1998VCIOM244618113527251315 August 1998FOM261420321834213112 September 1998FOM26143033283430307 November 1998FOM204515 April 1999VCIOM2940181330 April 1999VCIOM28451512235611103734181115 June 1999VCIOM29195231284110778530264315 August 1999VCIOM2146258352929711–14 February 2000VCIOM11769410–13 March 2000VCIOM1072126
With Zyuganov Date Agency Zyuganov Cherno-myrdin Lebed Luzhkov Nemtsov Putin Primakov Stepashin Yavlinsky Yeltsin Againstall Undecided Wouldn'tvote18 January 1997FOM3730304631425 April 1997FOM284915 February 1998VCIOM283822123244151027352513VCIOM29 263014243726132446181126272713815 August 1998 FOM31 21 12 September 1998 FOM30 30 7 November 1998FOM254330 April 1999VCIOM32451310VCIOM25551093437181115 August 1999VCIOM23676426422610293529730 January 2000VCIOM23713311–14 February 2000VCIOM24684410–13 March 2000VCIOM266464
With Zhirinovsky Date Agency Zhirinovsky Putin Against All Undecided15 August 1999VCIOM58195
With Yeltsin Date Agency Yeltsin Zyuganov Against all Wouldn't vote Undecided15 February 1998VCIOM272627138
Subnational polls Moscow Date Agency Putin Zyuganov Luzhkov Yavlinsky Zhirinovsky Primakov Govorukhin Against All Undecided/no reply Wouldn'tvote Additional candidates 25–26 September 1999 VCIOM 7 10 25 7 2 30 2 8 918 January 2000 FOM375314327 24 January 2000 345514288 31 January 2000 335404368 7 February 2000 346616366 14 February 2000 316616379 21 February 2000 3667105336 28 February 2000 3576106365 6 March 2000 3576118337 13 March 2000 3489107345 20 March 2000 3378105367 26 March 2000 Result46.2219.1618.571.601.845.945.92
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