In the run up to the 2000 Spanish general election, various organisations carried out opinion polling to gauge the opinions that voters hold towards political leaders. Results of such polls are displayed in this article. The date range for these opinion polls is from the previous general election, held on 3 March 1996, to the day the next election was held, on 12 March 2000.
The table below lists opinion polling on leader preferences to become prime minister.
Polling firm/Commissioner | Fieldwork date | Sample size | Other/ None/ Not care |
Lead | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aznar PP |
Almunia PSOE | ||||||
Vox Pública/El Periódico[1] | 28 Feb–1 Mar 2000 | 2,300 | 47.3 | 34.0 | 6.3 | 12.4 | 13.3 |
Opina/La Vanguardia[2] | 24–28 Feb 2000 | 3,000 | 40.5 | 35.4 | 4.6 | 19.5 | 5.1 |
CIS[3] | 11–28 Feb 2000 | 24,040 | 43.7 | 30.5 | 18.3 | 7.5 | 13.2 |
Vox Pública/El Periódico[4] | 5–8 Feb 2000 | 2,300 | 50.7 | 30.0 | 7.9 | 11.3 | 20.7 |
Opina/La Vanguardia[5] | 22–25 Jan 2000 | 3,000 | 37.3 | 32.3 | 7.6 | 22.8 | 5.0 |
Vox Pública/El Periódico[6] | 11–18 Jan 2000 | 2,300 | 53.6 | 29.9 | 10.1 | 6.3 | 23.7 |
Opina/La Vanguardia[7] | 19–22 Nov 1999 | 3,000 | 37.0 | 31.2 | 9.0 | 22.8 | 5.8 |
Opina/La Vanguardia[8] | 23–24 Jan 1998 | 1,000 | 35.4 | 30.1 | 10.4 | 24.1 | 5.3 |
Opina/La Vanguardia[9] | 4–5 Dec 1997 | 1,000 | 33.4 | 32.0 | 7.4 | 27.2 | 1.4 |
Opina/La Vanguardia[10] | 19–21 Sep 1997 | 1,000 | 30.0 | 31.0 | 11.4 | 27.6 | 1.0 |
Polling firm/Commissioner | Fieldwork date | Sample size | Other/ None/ Not care |
Lead | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aznar PP |
Borrell PSOE | ||||||
Opina/La Vanguardia[11] | 21–23 Jan 1999 | 1,000 | 32.0 | 33.2 | 9.9 | 24.9 | 1.2 |
Opina/La Vanguardia[12] | 13–14 Nov 1998 | 1,000 | 30.8 | 33.1 | 9.7 | 26.4 | 2.3 |
Opina/La Vanguardia[13] | 13 May 1998 | 1,000 | 30.7 | 38.2 | 9.1 | 22.0 | 7.5 |
Demoscopia/El País[14] | 25 Apr 1998 | 1,200 | 30.0 | 40.0 | 30.0 | 10.0 |
Polling firm/Commissioner | Fieldwork date | Sample size | Other/ None/ Not care |
Lead | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aznar PP |
González PSOE | ||||||
Opina/La Vanguardia[8] | 23–24 Jan 1998 | 1,000 | 35.2 | 33.5 | 10.3 | 21.0 | 1.7 |
Opina/La Vanguardia[9] | 4–5 Dec 1997 | 1,000 | 34.2 | 34.8 | 7.5 | 23.5 | 0.6 |
Opina/La Vanguardia[10] | 19–21 Sep 1997 | 1,000 | 30.9 | 35.3 | 11.0 | 22.8 | 4.4 |
Opina/La Vanguardia[15] | 14–16 Jun 1997 | 1,000 | 30.0 | 31.0 | 13.2 | 25.7 | 1.0 |
Opina/La Vanguardia[16] | 19–20 May 1997 | 1,000 | 29.9 | 28.3 | 15.0 | 26.8 | 1.6 |
Opina/La Vanguardia[17] | 19–20 Apr 1997 | 1,000 | 31.1 | 31.4 | 13.3 | 24.2 | 0.3 |
Opina/La Vanguardia[18] | 7–8 Mar 1997 | 1,000 | 32.2 | 32.8 | 13.4 | 23.6 | 0.6 |
Opina/La Vanguardia[19] | 3–4 Feb 1997 | 1,000 | 29.5 | 32.0 | 13.6 | 24.9 | 2.5 |
Opina/La Vanguardia[20] | 30 Sep–2 Oct 1996 | 1,066 | 26.9 | 34.3 | 11.7 | 27.1 | 7.4 |
The table below lists opinion polling on the perceived likelihood for each leader to become prime minister.
Polling firm/Commissioner | Fieldwork date | Sample size | Other/ None/ Not care |
Lead | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aznar PP |
Almunia PSOE | ||||||
Opina/La Vanguardia[2] | 24–28 Feb 2000 | 3,000 | 60.0 | 16.7 | 0.3 | 23.0 | 43.3 |
Opina/La Vanguardia[5] | 22–25 Jan 2000 | 3,000 | 64.3 | 12.1 | 1.2 | 22.4 | 52.2 |
Opina/La Vanguardia[7] | 19–22 Nov 1999 | 3,000 | 64.1 | 11.8 | 0.7 | 23.4 | 52.3 |
Opina/La Vanguardia[8] | 23–24 Jan 1998 | 1,000 | 61.5 | 12.9 | 2.4 | 23.2 | 48.6 |
Opina/La Vanguardia[9] | 4–5 Dec 1997 | 1,000 | 56.8 | 13.9 | 2.0 | 27.3 | 42.9 |
Opina/La Vanguardia[10] | 19–21 Sep 1997 | 1,000 | 46.6 | 19.4 | 4.3 | 29.7 | 27.2 |
Polling firm/Commissioner | Fieldwork date | Sample size | Other/ None/ Not care |
Lead | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aznar PP |
Borrell PSOE | ||||||
Opina/La Vanguardia[11] | 21–23 Jan 1999 | 1,000 | 62.8 | 12.2 | 2.1 | 22.9 | 50.6 |
Opina/La Vanguardia[12] | 13–14 Nov 1998 | 1,000 | 55.9 | 14.6 | 2.3 | 27.2 | 41.3 |
Opina/La Vanguardia[13] | 13 May 1998 | 1,000 | 47.5 | 25.7 | 2.7 | 24.1 | 21.8 |
Polling firm/Commissioner | Fieldwork date | Sample size | Other/ None/ Not care |
Lead | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aznar PP |
González PSOE | ||||||
Opina/La Vanguardia[8] | 23–24 Jan 1998 | 1,000 | 59.2 | 19.0 | 2.4 | 19.4 | 40.2 |
Opina/La Vanguardia[9] | 4–5 Dec 1997 | 1,000 | 53.6 | 21.2 | 2.1 | 23.1 | 32.4 |
Opina/La Vanguardia[10] | 19–21 Sep 1997 | 1,000 | 45.7 | 27.9 | 5.1 | 21.3 | 17.8 |
Opina/La Vanguardia[15] | 14–16 Jun 1997 | 1,000 | 41.0 | 25.0 | 5.6 | 28.3 | 16.0 |
Opina/La Vanguardia[16] | 19–20 May 1997 | 1,000 | 39.6 | 27.1 | 5.4 | 27.9 | 12.5 |
Opina/La Vanguardia[17] | 19–20 Apr 1997 | 1,000 | 40.5 | 28.0 | 4.9 | 26.7 | 12.5 |
Opina/La Vanguardia[18] | 7–8 Mar 1997 | 1,000 | 38.4 | 31.8 | 5.8 | 24.0 | 6.6 |
Opina/La Vanguardia[19] | 3–4 Feb 1997 | 1,000 | 34.0 | 33.9 | 5.7 | 26.4 | 0.1 |
Opina/La Vanguardia[20] | 30 Sep–2 Oct 1996 | 1,066 | 37.7 | 27.4 | 5.1 | 27.1 | 10.3 |
The table below lists opinion polling on leader ratings, on a 0–10 scale: 0 would stand for a "terrible" rating, whereas 10 would stand for "excellent".
Polling firm/Commissioner | Fieldwork date | Sample size | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aznar PP |
González PSOE |
Almunia PSOE |
Borrell PSOE |
Anguita IU |
Frutos IU |
Pujol CiU |
Arzalluz PNV | |||
Opina/La Vanguardia[21] | 24–28 Feb 2000 | 3,000 | 5.4 | – | 5.1 | – | – | 4.7 | – | – |
CIS[3] | 11–28 Feb 2000 | 24,040 | 5.29 | – | 4.82 | – | – | 4.11 | 3.54 | 1.99 |
Opina/La Vanguardia[5] | 22–25 Jan 2000 | 3,000 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.0 | – | – | 4.4 | 4.4 | 2.4 |
Opina/La Vanguardia[7] | 19–22 Nov 1999 | 3,000 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.7 | – | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 2.7 |
Opina/La Vanguardia[11] | 21–23 Jan 1999 | 1,000 | 5.3 | 5.3 | – | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 2.5 |
Opina/La Vanguardia[12] | 13–14 Nov 1998 | 1,000 | 5.5 | 5.1 | – | 5.1 | 4.3 | – | 4.2 | 2.9 |
Opina/La Vanguardia[13] | 13 May 1998 | 1,000 | 5.1 | 5.2 | – | 5.3 | 4.4 | – | 4.4 | 3.1 |
Opina/La Vanguardia[22] | 23–24 Jan 1998 | 1,000 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.2 | – | 4.0 | – | 4.3 | 3.5 |
Opina/La Vanguardia[23] | 4–5 Dec 1997 | 1,000 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.3 | – | 3.9 | – | 4.2 | 3.1 |
Opina/La Vanguardia[24] | 19–21 Sep 1997 | 1,000 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.3 | – | 3.6 | – | 4.0 | 3.4 |
Opina/La Vanguardia[15] | 14–16 Jun 1997 | 1,000 | 5.2 | 5.1 | – | – | 4.2 | – | 4.2 | 3.5 |
Opina/La Vanguardia[25] | 19–20 May 1997 | 1,000 | 5.2 | 5.0 | – | – | 4.1 | – | 4.0 | 3.2 |
Opina/La Vanguardia[17] | 19–20 Apr 1997 | 1,000 | 5.2 | 5.2 | – | – | 4.3 | – | 4.1 | 3.2 |
Opina/La Vanguardia[18] | 7–8 Mar 1997 | 1,000 | 5.4 | 5.6 | – | – | 4.7 | – | 4.5 | 3.5 |
Opina/La Vanguardia[19] | 3–4 Feb 1997 | 1,000 | 4.9 | 5.0 | – | – | 4.2 | – | 4.3 | 3.3 |
Opina/La Vanguardia[20] | 30 Sep–2 Oct 1996 | 1,066 | 5.1 | 5.5 | – | – | 4.0 | – | 4.1 | 3.6 |
The tables below list the public approval ratings of the leaders and leading candidates of the main political parties in Spain.
Polling firm/Commissioner | Fieldwork date | Sample size | José María Aznar (PP) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Net | ||||||
Gallup[26] | 2–27 Sep 1999 | 2,029 | 35.0 | 41.0 | 24.0 | −6.0 |
Polling firm/Commissioner | Fieldwork date | Sample size | Joaquín Almunia (PSOE) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Net | ||||||
Gallup[26] | 2–27 Sep 1999 | 2,029 | 27.0 | 36.0 | 37.0 | −9.0 |
Polling firm/Commissioner | Fieldwork date | Sample size | Felipe González (PSOE) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Net | ||||||
Gallup[26] | 2–27 Sep 1999 | 2,029 | 39.0 | 33.0 | 28.0 | +6.0 |
Polling firm/Commissioner | Fieldwork date | Sample size | Julio Anguita (IU) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Net | ||||||
Gallup[26] | 2–27 Sep 1999 | 2,029 | 19.0 | 51.0 | 30.0 | −32.0 |