Opinion polling for the 2001 Portuguese local elections

In the run up to the 2001 Portuguese local elections, various organisations carried out opinion polling to gauge voting intention in several municipalities across Portugal. Results of such polls are displayed in this article. The date range for these opinion polls are from the previous local elections, held on 14 December 1997, to the day the next elections were held, on 16 December 2001.

Polling

Cascais

  Exit poll

Polling firm/Link Date Released Sample size PS PSD
CDS 		CDU BE O Lead
2001 local election[1] 16 Dec 2001 — 29.3
3 		52.2
7 		9.2
1 		2.1
0 		7.2
0 		22.9
UCP 16 Dec 2001 ? ? 47–50 ? ? – ?
Euroexpansão 16 Dec 2001 ? 30.2–34.0 48.1–51.9 8.9–11.3 2.1–3.3 – 17.9
UCP 5 Dec 2001 ? 30.1 51.5 6.6 — 11.2 21.4
UCP 21 Nov 2001 ? ? ? ? — ? 38.0
1997 local election[2] 14 Dec 1997 — 42.0
5 		38.9
5[a] 		11.5
1 		— 7.6
0 		3.1

Coimbra

  Exit poll

Polling firm/Link Date Released Sample size PS PSD
CDS
PPM 		CDU BE O Lead
2001 local election[1] 16 Dec 2001 — 29.8
4 		50.8
6 		12.7
1 		1.8
0 		4.9
0 		21.0
UCP 16 Dec 2001 ? ? 47–52 ? ? – ?
TVI 16 Dec 2001 ? 26.8–32.8 47.2–53.2 ? ? – 20.4
UCP 13 Dec 2001 ? 31.2 46.9 12.5 — 9.4 15.7
1997 local election[2] 14 Dec 1997 — 45.9
6 		36.1
4[a] 		12.0
1 		— 6.0
0 		9.8

Faro

Polling firm/Link Date Released Sample size PS PSD CDU CDS
PPM 		BE O Lead
2001 local election[1] 16 Dec 2001 — 39.0
3 		42.5
4 		10.1
0 		2.8
0 		1.6
0 		4.0 3.5
UCP 29 Nov 2001 ? 35.3 40.3 — — — 24.4 5.0
1997 local election[2] 14 Dec 1997 — 46.7
4 		28.6
2 		15.0
1 		2.6
0 		— 7.1
0 		18.1

Felgueiras

Polling firm/Link Date Released Sample size PS PSD CDU CDS
PPM 		O Lead
2001 local election[1] 16 Dec 2001 — 52.7
4 		39.1
3 		2.5
0 		3.2
0 		2.5 13.6
UCP 30 Nov 2001 ? 54.8 34.8 — 4.5 5.9 20.0
UCP 12 Nov 2001 ? ? ? 0.5 1.0 ? ?
1997 local election[2] 14 Dec 1997 — 56.4
4 		37.5
3 		2.3
0 		1.7
0 		2.1
0 		18.9

Lisbon

  Exit poll

Polling firm/Link Fieldwork date Sample size PS
CDU 		PSD
PPM 		CDS BE O Lead
2001 local election 16 Dec 2001 — 41.7
8 		42.0
8 		7.6
1 		3.8
0 		4.9
0 		0.3
UCP 16 Dec 2001 ? 41–45 39–43 6–8 2.5–4.5 – 2
Euroexpansão 8–12 Dec 2001 ? 41.0 31.0 6.7 3.9 17.4 10.0
UCP 8–9 Dec 2001 ? 41.6 37.1 — — 21.3 4.5
SIC/Visão 2 Dec 2001 ? 41.6 41.8 — — 16.6 0.2
SIC/Visão 9 Nov 2001 ? 41.6 41.3 6.5 1.0 9.6 0.3
Euroteste 9 Nov 2001 ? 37 39 6 4 14 2
UCP 6 Nov 2001 ? 41.9 42.5 8.4 4.8 2.4 0.6
UCP 16–20 Mar 2001 1,192 38.0 37.5 11.0 7.7 5.8 0.5
1997 local election 14 Dec 1997 — 51.9
10 		39.3
7 		— 8.8
0 		12.6

Porto

  Exit poll

Polling firm/Link Date Released Sample size PS PSD
CDS 		CDU BE O Lead
2001 local election[1] 16 Dec 2001 — 38.5
6 		42.7
6 		10.5
1 		2.6
0 		5.7
0 		4.2
UCP 16 Dec 2001 ? 39–44 39–44 8–10 2–3 – Tie
UCP 12 Dec 2001 ? 45.5 35.5 8.7 2.8 7.5 10.0
UCP 14 Nov 2001 ? 54.7 32.1 5.0 3.5 4.7 22.6
Euroexpansão Oct 2001 ? 66 29 — — 5 37
1997 local election[2] 14 Dec 1997 — 55.8
8 		26.3
4 		11.3
1 		— 6.6
0 		29.5

Sintra

  Exit poll

Polling firm/Link Date Released Sample size PS CDU PSD
CDS 		BE O Lead
2001 local election[1] 16 Dec 2001 — 36.4
4 		15.8
2 		39.2
5 		2.7
0 		5.9
0 		2.8
UCP 16 Dec 2001 ? 34–38 ? 38–42 ? – 4
Euroexpansão 8–12 Dec 2001 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
UCP 28 Nov 2001 ? 36.0 13.2 40.5 4.6 5.7 4.5
1997 local election[2] 14 Dec 1997 — 48.6
6 		23.2
3 		21.9
2[a] 		— 6.3
0 		25.4

Vila Nova de Famalicão

Polling firm/Link Date Released Sample size PS PSD
CDS 		CDU BE IND O Lead
2001 local election[1] 16 Dec 2001 — 18.4
2 		46.8
6 		3.5
0 		0.6
0 		28.5
3 		2.2 18.3
UCP 8 Dec 2001 ? 27.3 41.2 3.1 — 23.8 4.6 13.9
1997 local election[2] 14 Dec 1997 — 49.2
6 		43.5
5[b] 		4.2
0 		— — 3.1
0 		5.7

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Sum of the PSD and CDS separate results in 2001.
  2. ^ In the 1997 elections, the PSD ran alone and CDS didn't present a candidacy.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Mapa Oficial nº 1-B/2002 da CNE" (in Portuguese). Lisbon: Comissão Nacional de Eleições. 27 March 2003. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Mapa Oficial nº 1/98 da CNE" (in Portuguese). Lisbon: Comissão Nacional de Eleições. 2 March 1998. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
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