Opinion polling for the Russian presidential election, 1996   
 Yeltsin campaigning in the Moscow-region on May 7, 1996 This page lists public opinion polls  in connection with the 1996 Russian presidential election . 
 
First round  Candidates passing the second round are given in bold. 
 
1992 to 1994      Date  Agency                   Other  Undecided  Wouldn't vote  Additional    December 1992[ 1]   PPRS  —  —   4   28 —  —  —   11 —   8  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —   14   27   Makashov , Bakatin  4    1 January 1993[ 2]   VCIOM  —   3   2   48 —  —   1  —   2   12 —  —  —   1   1  —  —   4   18   4   Khasbulatov  1    mid-October 1993[ 3]   FOM   —  7 3  27 —  —  2  —  6  —  4  4  —  —  —  —  —  16  19  12  —     10–23 November 1993[ 4]   VCIOM  —  —   4.1   22.7  2.6   1.2   1.5   3.6   2.8   5.0  3.7   2.7  —   2.2   1.0   4.4  —   24.8   4.3   0.7   Nemtsov  1.8, Borovoi  0.4, Skokov  0.2    late-March 1994[ 5]   FOM  4  7 5  13 —  —  2  —  5  5  2  2  1  —  —  —  —  15  20  17  —     25 June 1994[ 6]   VCIOM  1  10 5  16 1  1  2  1  4  5  2  1  1  2  1  1  1  7  15  24  Baburin  1, Luzhkov , Popov , Skokov  0    late-June 1994[ 5]   FOM  2  12 6  12 —  2  3  —  4  8  2  3  1  2  —  —  1  5  14  21  Lebed  1    July 1994[ 7]   Mnenie Poll Service  3.8  9.1 5.9  11.3 —  —  2.6  —  4.0  6.9  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  37.7  18.5  —     4.1  10.7 5.7  —  —  —  3.8  —  6.9  7.2 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  41.1  19.8  —     August 1994[ 8]   FOM   3  7 6  12 —  3  1  —  2  7 2  —  3  2  —  1  0  —  11  15   Solzhenitsyn  5, Lebed  2, Luzhkov  1    6 September 1994[ 9]   VCIOM  2  11 5  19 1  1  3  1  5  6  1  2  1  1  1  —  1  1  —  35  Khasbulatov  1, Baburin , Lakhova , Lebed , Skokov  0  
 
1995 polls     Date  Agency                                     Other  Undecided  Wouldn't vote  Additional candidates     10 January 1995[ 10]   VCIOM  2  7 6  2  9 2  1  1  1  5  3  1  1  2  0  2  3  1  0  —  1  2  1  —  0  0  —  0  0  —  —  —  —  —  —  3  —  38  Kovalev  2, Dudayev , Shokhin  0    January 1995[ 8]   FOM   4  9 6 5  3  —  —  3  —  4  4  —  —  —  —  4  —  —  —  2  2  5  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  24  21  Kovalev  4    20 February 1995[ 11]   VCIOM  6  8 6  3  9 6  1  1  1  4  5  2  1  2  1  2  3  1  —  —  2  1  1  2  2  1  —  0  0  —  —  —  —  —  —  3  —  26  Abdulatipov , Kovalev  1, Dudayev , Shokhin  0    February 1995[ 8]   FOM   5  14 6 4  3  —  —  2  —  4  4  —  —  —  —  3  —  —  —  1  1  5  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  24  22  Kovalev  2    February 1995[ 12]   ROMIR   2.2  4.1  4.9 <1  5.8 <1  —  —  —  1.2  2.1  —  —  —  —  <1  —  —  —  —  —  —  <1  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —     30 March 1995[ 13]   VCIOM  5  10 6  3  8 8 1  1  1  4  5  2  1  1  0  7  4  1  1  —  1  —  1  —  1  —  1  0  0  —  —  —  —  —  —  2  —  22  —     30 March 1995[ 14]   VCIOM  5  10 5  —  7  9 1  2  2  5  5  3  2  2  0  6  7  2  —  —  2  —  2  —  —  —  —  0  —  2  —  2  —  —  —  —  —  18  —     April 1995[ 15]   FOM   6 8 6 —  3  6 1  1  —  3  6 1  —  —  —  5  —  —  —  1  1  —  2  —  —  0  —  0  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  2  28  16  Soskovets  0    20 April 1995[ 16]   VCIOM  5  11 6  3  8 8 2  5  2  5  4  2  1  1  0  3  3  1  0  —  1  2  1  —  1  —  1  0  —  —  1  —  —  —  —  6  —  19  —     10 May 1995[ 17]   VCIOM  5  9 5  10 4  8  2  5  1  5  4  1  1  2  0  3  3  1  —  —  0  2  1  —  1  —  0  0  —  1  1  4  —  —  —  —  —  20  Kozyrev  0    25 May 1995[ 18]   Obshchaya Gazeta  9  12 7  7  4  10 2  3  —  5  8  4  —  —  —  9  —  —  —  —  1  —  3  —  —  2  —  1  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  Soskovets    20 June 1995[ 19]   VCIOM  7  11 8 8 6  5  1  8 0  3  6  1  1  1  0  3  3  1  —  —  1  1  0  1  1  —  0  0  0  0  1  1  1  1  1  —  —  20  —     7 July 1995[ 20]   VCIOM  4.2  8.1 6.3 2.3  5.6  5.5  —  —  —  3.7  3.5  —  —  —  —  —  2.7  2.3  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  17.2  —  —  —  —  —  —  —     7 July 1995[ 21] [ 22] [ 23] [ 24]   CESSI  6  12 6  14 7  —  —  10  —  3  5  2  —  —  —  —  —  —  1  1  5  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  23  —  Kozyrev , Starovoytova  2, Chubais  1, Grachev  0    12 July 1995[ 20]   VCIOM  3.9  6.0 4.6  7.9 2.6  5.5  —  3.4  —  —  —  3.5  2.6  —  —  3.5  2.2  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  14.4  —  —  —     30 July 1995[ 25]   VCIOM  8 8 7  7  7  5  1  7  2  3  4  1  0  1  2  1  3  0  0  1  1  2  1  1  1  —  0  —  —  1  1  1  1  1  —  1  22  —  —     10 October 1995[ 26]   VCIOM  11 8 5  8 6  5  1  8 3  3  3  1  1  1  0  1  3  1  0  0  1  1  1  1  1  —  1  1  —  2  1  1  1  1  1  2  —  18   Khakamada  1, Anpilov , Grachev  0 
     11 October 1995[ 27]   IFES  6  12 5  14 7  —  —  10  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —     20 November 1995[ 28]   VCIOM  10 8 7  6  3  5  1  5  3  2  3  1  0  1  0  3  2  0  0  —  1  0  1  0  1  0  —  0  —  2  —  —  1  —  1  2  25  5  Shcherbakov, Shokhin  0     10 December 1995[ 29]   VCIOM  15 12 10  6  6  3  1  8  2  3  3  0  0  2  0  2  2  0  0  0  1  0  1  0  1  —  0  0  —  2  0  1  0  —  0  2  —  13  Abdulatipov , Anpilov , Grachev  0    21 December 1995[ 30]   VCIOM  6 —  6 —  2  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  48  —  —   
 
1996 polls   
January    
February     Date  Agency  Zyuganov Yavlinsky Zhirinovsky Lebed Yeltsin S. Fyodorov Gorbachev Chernomyrdin Tuleyev Gaidar Rutskoy B. Fyodorov Other  Against All  Undecided  Wouldn't vote  Additional candidates     2 February 1996[ 35]   New York Times  14 11 7  6  5  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —     15 February 1996[ 33]   RIISNP  16.4 12.9 8.8  10.4  10.0  1.1  1.2  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —     15 February 1996[ 38]   VCIOM  21 12 12 8  11  8  1  7  —  4  3  —  —  5  —  9  —     15 February 1996[ 39]   VCIOM  22 9  11 6  11 5  1  5  2  3  1  1  2  —  13  —  [ b]    February 1996[ 40]   ISNP  16.4 12.5 —  —  10.0  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —     February 1996[ 32]   IISS  18 8  11 7  8  6  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —     Mid-February 1996[ 33]   RIISNP  16.4 12.9 8.8  10.4  10.0  1.1  1.2  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —     Mid-February 1996[ 33] [ 34]   VCIOM  24 9  12 8  11  7  0  5  4  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —     18 February 1996[ 33]   ROMIR  18 11 9  9  8  —  —  7  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —     25 February 1996[ 41]   VCIOM  18.0 8.0  10.0 7.0  8.0  8.0  0.6  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —     29 February 1996[ 42]   VCIOM  18.0 9.0  12.0 6.0  11.9  5.9  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —   
 
March     Date  Agency  Zyuganov Yavlinsky Zhirinovsky Lebed Yeltsin S. Fyodorov Gorbachev Shakkum Chernomyrdin Tuleyev Gaidar Other  Against All  Undecided  Wouldn't vote  Additional candidates     2 March 1996[ 33]   FOM  20 11  8  7  14 6  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —     March 1996[ 40]   ISNP  25.8 12.9  —  —  17.0 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —     15 March 1996[ 43]   VCIOM  24 10  8  7  17 4  1  —  —  —  2  2  —  —  8  [ c]    Mid-March 1996[ 33]   RIISNP  25.8 13.2  8.1  7.8  17.0 7.6  1.2  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —     17 March 1996[ 33] [ 34] [ 31]   VCIOM  25 11  9  8  15 7  1  1  4  2  3  —  —  —  —  —     17 March 1996[ 33]   ROMIR  25.8 9.0  7.0  —  17.0 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —     10–18 March 1996[ 33] [ 40] [ 44]   CESSI  19.1 6.2  4.9  3.2  14.0 2.0  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —     late-March 1996[ 34]   ROMIR  27 —  9  —  19 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —     late-March 1996[ 31]   VCIOM  20 11  8  7  14 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —     30 March 1996[ 45]   VCIOM  23 12  7  8  18 7  1  —  5  —  3  2  3  —  11  —     31 March 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  27 —  —  —  19 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —     31 March 1996[ 33]   ROMIR  26 9  7  —  17 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —     31 March 1996[ 46] [ 47] [ 48] [ 49]   FOM  21 8  7  8  19 5  —  —  —  —  —  10  2  14  6  —     End of March 1996[ 40] [ 34]   VCIOM  25 9  9  10  18 7  —  —  4  —  3  —  —  —  —  —   
 
April     Date  Agency  Zyuganov Yavlinsky Zhirinovsky Lebed Yeltsin S. Fyodorov Gorbachev Bryntsalov Vlasov Cherno- Tuleyev Gaidar Other  Against all  Undecided  Wouldn't vote  Additional candidates     4 April 1996  VCIOM[ 50]   26 11  6  7  28 6  1  1  0  —  2  —  1  3  —  7  [ d]    7 April 1996[ 51] [ 46] [ 48]   FOM  25 9  6  6  21 3  —  —  —  —  —  9  1  9  4  18  —     10 April 1996[ 33] [ 34]   VCIOM  26 10  8  10  18 8  1  —  —  4  —  3  —  —  —  —  —     13 April 1996[ 51] [ 46] [ 48]   FOM  22 8  8  6  23 5  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  5  1  18  —     14 April 1996[ 33]   ROMIR  27.0 7.0  6.0  8.0  22.0 6.0  —  —  —  7  —  —  —  —  —  —  —     April 1996[ 32]   IISS  25 9  6  6  21 3  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —     10–15 April[ 33]   ISP  38–47 8–9  6–7  8–10  16–20 2–4  1–2  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —     15 April 1996[ 52]   VCIOM  25 10  6  6  21 4  1  —  —  2  2  1  1  —  —  12  [ e]    Mid-April 1996[ 33]   RIISNP  28.0 12.7  8.5  10.3  23.8 6.7  1.1  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —     17 April 1996[ 53] [ 54]   VCIOM  26.0 10.0  8.0  10.0  18.0 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —     20 April 1996[ 51]   FOM  22 8  7  6  22 5  —  —  —  —  —  —   3  3  5  18  —     22 April 1996[ 33] [ 44]   CESSI  19.8 6.5  4.8  4.7  20.7 3.2  1.0  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —     24 April 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  27.0 11.0  9.0  8.0  21.0 4.0  2.0  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —     24 April 1996[ 54]   CESSI  19.8 7.0  5.0  5.0  20.8 3.0  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —   
 
May     Date  Agency  Zyuganov Yavlinsky Zhirinovsky Lebed Yeltsin S. Fyodorov Gorbachev Bryntsalov Vlasov Shakkum Starovoytova Ushakov  Tuleyev Podoprigora  Other  Against all  Undecided  Wouldn't vote  Additional candidates     27 April-2 May[ 33]   ISP  43–45 8  7  8  25 3  1–2  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —     5 May 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  27.0 9.0  7.0  6.0  28.0 7.0  1.0  —  —  —  —  —  2.0  —  —  —  —  —  —     5 May 1996[ 33] [ 54] [ 55] [ 56] [ 57]   ROMIR  28.0 7.0  5.0  7.0  28.0 6.0  2.0  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  15  —  —     5 May 1996[ 33]   ROMIR  25 8.0  6.0  6.0  29.0 4.0  1.0  —  —  —  —  —  1.0  —  —  —  —  —  —     11–12 May 1996[ 58]   FOM  28 18  —  14  32 10  —  —  —  —  —  —  1.0  —  —  —  —  —  —     12 May 1996[ 33]   ROMIR  25 9.0  5.0  5.0  32 3.0  1.0  —  —  —  —  —  1.0  —  —  —  —  —  —     9–14 May 1996[ 44] [ 33] [ 58]   CESSI  19.3 9.2  4.3  5.5  27.7 3.2  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —     14 May 1996[ 57]   27 —  —  —  28 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —     May 1996[ 33]   RIISNP  22.4 13.3  6.1  7.4  35.2 5.6  1.0  0.2  0.6  0.9  —  —  3.1  —  —  —  —  —  —     15 May 1996[ 59]   VCIOM  22 10  6  7  36 5  1  0  0  1  —  —  —  —  2  0  3  —  —     17 May 1996[ 33]   ISP  42 10.0  7.0  8.0  27.0 3.0  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —     19 May 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  26.0 9.0  7.0  7.0  33.0 4.0  0.5  —  0.4  0.5  —  —  1.0  —  —  —  —  —  —     19 May 1996[ 33]   ROMIR  27.0 7.0  5.0  4.0  31.0 5.0  1.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  —  —  1.0  —  —  —  —  —  —     6–24 May 1996[ 60]   VCIOM  13.9 6.0  3.2  3.3  23.5 2.2  0.4  0.2  0.0  0.1  0.1  0.2  0.5  0.0  0.5  —  43.7  —  Ubozhko 0.8, Nobody  0.5, N/A  0.8     19.4 12.5  5.0  7.2  29.5 6.1  0.8  0.2  —  0.2  0.9  0.1  1.4  0.1  11.4  —  —  —  Tarasov  0.3, Mavrodi  0.1, N/A  4.5    26 May 1996[ 33]   ROMIR  24.0 6.0  5.0  6.0  35.0 3.0  1.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  —  —  1.0  —  —  —  —  —  —     24–28 May 1996[ 33]   ISP  36 10  5–7  7–8  36 4  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —     30 May 1996[ 44] [ 61]   CESSI  19.7 5.9  5.7  5.6  32.6 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —     31 May 1996[ 62]   FOM  22 —  —  —  34 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —   
 
June     Date  Agency  Zyuganov Yavlinsky Zhirinovsky Lebed Yeltsin S. Fyodorov Gorbachev Bryntsalov Vlasov Shakkum Tuleyev Against all  Wouldn't vote     3 June 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  26.0 7.0  6.0  7.0  37.0 3.0  1.0  0.4  —  —  —  —  —     3 June 1996[ 33]   ROMIR  23 7  4  7  35 2  0  0  0  0  1  —  —     7 June 1996[ 33]   ISP  31 11  5  9  40 2  —  —  —  —  —  —  —     9 June 1996[ 63]   FOM  30 6  8  7  34 2  —  —  —  —  —  2  —     8–10 June 1996[ 33] [ 64]   ROMIR  23 7  5  7  34 2  1  0  0  0  1  —  —     10 June 1996[ 65]   VCIOM  24 9  5  7  39 3  1  1  0  0  0  2  10     5–11 June 1996[ 33] [ 64] [ 66] [ 63]   VCIOM  24.0 8.0  6.0  10.0  36.0 3.0  0.5  0.4  0.3  0.1  1.0  —  —     13 June 1996[ 66]   Sovetskaya Rossiya  36 —  —  —  27 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —     13 June 1996[ 66]   ISP  31 —  —  —  40 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —     13 June 1996[ 33] [ 63] [ 67]   Betanelli  35.6 9.8  7.5  11.0  32.7 9.8  —  —  —  —  —  —  —     June 1996[ 68]   VCIOM  19 10  6  8  33 3  1  3  1  —  2  11     June 1996[ 69]   VCIOM  22 10  5  9  39 4  0  1  0  0  2  2  5           16 June 1996  Election result  32.5 7.4  5.8  14.7  35.8 0.9  0.5  0.2  0.2  0.4  0.0  1.6  —   
 
Exit polls   
Second round   
Polls before runoff    Date  Agency  Zyuganov Yeltsin Against all  Not vote  Undecided     20 February 1995[ 71]   VCIOM  19  23 —  58  —     January 1996[ 42] [ 40]   VCIOM  41 21  —  —  —     January 1996 [ 34]   VCIOM  33 19  20  15  13     28 January 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  33 18  22  15  12     30 January 1996[ 72]   VCIOM  36 25  32  7  —     13 February 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  33 19  20  15  13     February 1996[ 33]   RIISNP  32.3  25.2  36.3 —  —     February 1996 [ 34]   VCIOM  34 21  22  15  13     15 February 1996[ 73]   VCIOM  36 26  24  14  —     Mid-February 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  39 27  22  4  8     March 1996[ 40]   VCIOM  37 29  —  —  —     mid-March[ 34]   VCIOM  32 24  17  12  12     17 March 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  36 33  18  3  10     17 March 1996[ 33]   ROMIR  40 31  —  —  —     12–24 March 1996[ 74]   IISES  32  24  36 —  —     late-March[ 34]   VCIOM  30 29  21  12  10     late-March[ 34]   ROMIR  40 30  —  —  —     31 March 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  32 24  21  12  11     10 April 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  29 28  18  15  10     13 April 1996[ 46]   FOM  17  22 —  —  —     14 April 1996[ 33]   ROMIR  40 34  —  —  —     April 1996[ 33]   RIISNP  36.5 31.7  20.8  —  —     17 April 1996[ 53] [ 54] [ 34]   VCIOM  29 28  17  12  12     20 April 1996[ 33]   ROMIR  40 36  —  —  —     28 April 1996[ 33]   ROMIR  40 36  —  —  —     5 May 1996[ 33]   ROMIR  33  41 —  —  —     5 May 1996[ 57]   36  40 —  —  —     6 May 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  29  31 17  9  14     12 May 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  31  37 15  9  8     12 May 1996[ 33]   ROMIR  32  42 —  —  —     14 May 1996[ 57]   37  45 —  —  —     May 1996[ 75]   ISP  42 27  —  —  —     May 1996 [ 32]   IISS  36-47 16-20  —  —  —     17 May 1996[ 44]   CESSI  27  43.1 —  —  11.5     19 May 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  37  50 13  —  —     19 May 1996[ 33]   ROMIR  32  43 —  —  —     6-24 May 1996[ 60]   VCIOM  35.2  48.3 —  16.5  —     26 May 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  36  52 12  —  —     26 May 1996[ 33]   ROMIR  30  46 —  —  —     30 May 1996[ 44]   CESSI  27.6  47.9 —  —  9.5     3 June 1996[ 33]   ROMIR  31  49 —  —  —     12 June 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  36  53 11  —  —     12 June 1996[ 33]   ROMIR  30  46 —  —  —   
 
Polls during runoff    Date  Agency  Zyuganov Yeltsin Against all  Not vote  Undecided     16 June 1996[ 76]   CNN/Moscow Times  24.8  50.0 —  —  —     1 July 1996[ 77]   Betanelli  38.5  56.0 5.0  —  —          3 July 1996  Election result  40.7  54.4 4.9  —  —   
 
Exit polls   
Hypothetical polling  
With Chernomyrdin    Date  Agency  Chernomyrdin Lebed Yavlinsky Against all  Would not vote  Undecided     July 1995[ 78]   FOM  22  —  25 —  33  20     September 1995[ 78]   FOM  18  —  28 —  31  24     14 January 1996[ 30]   FOM  34.6  65.4 —  —  —  —     39.1  —  60.9 —  —  —    
 
With B. Fyodorov   
With S. Fyodorov   
With Gaidar   
With Lebed       Graph of Lebed–Yavlinsky polls
        
       Graph of Lebed–Zyuganov polls
        
    Date  Agency  Lebed Chernomyrdin B. Fyodorov Yavlinsky Yeltsin Zyuganov Against all  Would not vote  Undecided     20 February 1995[ 79]   VCIOM  20  —  28 —  —  —  —  24  —     10 January 1996[ 33]   ROMIR  35 —  —  —  —  29  —  —  —     14 January 1996[ 30]   FOM  65.4 34.6  —  —  —  —  —  —  —     47.25  —  —  52.75 —  —  —  —  —     57.9 —  —  —  —  42.1  —  —  —     28 January 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  28 —  —  —  —  28 20  12  12     30 January 1996[ 86] [ 87] [ 88]   VCIOM  32  —  —  39 —  —  33  21  6     40 —  —  —  22  —  32  6  —     34 —  —  —  —  33  27  7  —     13 February 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  23  —  —  —  —  31 24  12  10     February 1996[ 33]   RIISNP  24.9  —  —  —  —  29.3  38.7 —  —     12–24 March 1996[ 74]   IISES  35 —  —  32  —  —  —  —  —     24  —  —  —  28  —  50 —  —     31 March 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  23  —  —  —  —  30 24  12  11     10 April 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  28 —  —  —  —  26  18  16  12     April 1996[ 33]   RIISNP  24.8  —  —  —  —  35.4 27.1  —  —    
   Isolated table of Lebed–Zyuganov polls     Date  Agency  Lebed Zyuganov Against all  Would not vote  Undecided     10 January 1996[ 33]   ROMIR  35 29  —  —  —     14 January 1996[ 30]   FOM  57.9 42.1  —  —  —     28 January 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  28 28 20  12  12     30 January 1996[ 88]   VCIOM  34 33  27  7  —     13 February 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  23  31 24  12  10     February 1996[ 33]   RIISNP  24.9  29.3  38.7 —  —     31 March 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  23  30 24  12  11     10 April 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  28 26  18  16  12     April 1996[ 33]   RIISNP  24.8  35.4 27.1  —  —   
 
With Nemtsov   
With Pamfilova   
With Rutskoy   
With Yavlinsky       Graph of Lebed–Yavlinsky polls
        
       Graph of Yavlinsky–Yeltsin polls
        
       Graph of Yavlinsky–Zyuganov polls
        
    Date  Agency  Yavlinsky Cherno- S. Fyodorov Gaidar Lebed Pamfilova Rutskoy Yeltsin Zyuganov Against all  Would not vote  Undecided     10–23 November 1993[ 4]   VCIOM  37.4 —  —  —  —  —  15.7  —  —  —  46.9  —     June 1994[ 84]   FOM  24  —  —  11  —  —  —  —  —  30 20  15     20 February 1995[ 71] [ 90] [ 92]   VCIOM  35 —  —  —  —  —  —  14  —  —  51  —     34 —  —  —  —  20  —  —  —  —  46  —     38 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  17  —  45  —     20 April 1995[ 82]   VCIOM  31 —  30  —  —  —  —  —  —  19  19  —     May 10, 1995[ 4]   VCIOM  29.6 —  —  20.4  —  —  —  —  —  —  50  —     July 1995[ 78]   FOM  25 22  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  33  20     September 1995[ 78]   FOM  28 18  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  31  24     September 22, 1995[ 24]   Moscow Kurranty  26 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  18  21  18  17     14 January 1996[ 30]   FOM  60.9 39.1  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —     52.75 —  —  —  47.25  —  —  —  —  —  —  —     54.5 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  42.5  —  —  —     January 1996[ 42]   VCIOM  36 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  34  36 —  —     28 January 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  33 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  27  17  11  12     30 January 1996[ 86] [ 93]   VCIOM  39 —  —  —  33  —  —  —  —  21  6  —     39 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  32  24  6  —     13 February 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  34 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  28  15  11  12     February 1996[ 33]   RIISNP  35.2  —  —  —  —  —  —  20.1  —  37.1 —  —     34.2 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  29.2  31.4  —  —     Mid-February 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  33  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  37 19  4  7     17 March 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  32  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  34 17  6  11     17 March 1996[ 33]   ROMIR  29  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  38 —  —  —     12–24 March 1996[ 74]   IISES  32  —  —  —  35 —  —  —  —  —  —  —     35  —  —  —  —  —  —  20  —  37 —  —     34 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  29  31  —  —     31 March 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  31 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  29  16  10  14     10 April 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  31 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  27  14  15  13     14 April 1996[ 33]   ROMIR  28  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  39 —  —  —     14 April 1996[ 33]   ROMIR  34 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  31  —  —  —     April 1996[ 33]   RIISNP  28.0  —  —  —  —  —  —  26.8  —  30.1 —  —     31.0  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  36.0 20.3  —  —     12 May 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  41 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  40  19  —  —     6-24 May 1996[ 60]   VCIOM  23.1  —  —  —  —  —  —  55.1 —  —  21.8  —     38.7 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  26.6  —  34.7  —   
   Isolated table of Yavlinsky–Yeltsin polls     Date  Agency  Yavlinsky Yeltsin Against all  Would not vote  Undecided     20 February 1995[ 71]   VCIOM  35 14  —  51  —     February 1996[ 33]   RIISNP  35.2  20.1  37.1 —  —     12–24 March 1996[ 74]   IISES  35  20  37 —  —     April 1996[ 33]   RIISNP  28.0  26.8  30.1 —  —     6-24 May 1996[ 60]   VCIOM  23.1  55.1 —  21.8  —   
   Isolated table of Yavlinsky–Zyuganov polls     Date  Agency  Yavlinsky Zyuganov Against all  Would not vote  Undecided     20 February 1995[ 92]   VCIOM  38 17  —  45  —     September 22, 1995[ 24]   Moscow Kurranty  26 18  21  18  17     January 1996[ 42]   VCIOM  36 34  36 —  —     14 January 1996[ 30]   FOM  54.5 42.5  —  —  —     28 January 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  33 27  17  11  12     30 January 1996[ 93]   VCIOM  39 32  24  6  —     13 February 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  34 28  15  11  12     February 1996[ 33]   RIISNP  34.2 29.2  31.4  —  —     Mid-February 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  33  37 19  4  7     17 March 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  32  34 17  6  11     17 March 1996[ 33]   ROMIR  29  38 —  —  —     12–24 March 1996[ 74]   IISES  34 29  31  —  —     31 March 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  31 29  16  10  14     10 April 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  31 27  14  15  13     14 April 1996[ 33]   ROMIR  28  39 —  —  —     April 1996[ 33]   RIISNP  31.0  36.0 20.3  —  —     12 May 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  41 40  19  —  —     14 April 1996[ 33]   ROMIR  34 31  —  —  —     6-24 May 1996[ 60]   VCIOM  38.7 26.6  —  34.7  —   
 
With Yeltsin       Graph of Yavlinsky–Yeltsin polls
        
       Graph of Zhirinovsky–Yeltsin polls
        
    Date  Agency  Yeltsin Lebed Rutskoy Yavlinsky Zhirinovsky Against all  Would not vote  Undecided     End of 1993[ 94]   ROMIR  21 —  —  —  16  —  7  22     June 1994[ 91]   FOM  24  —  19  —  —  30 18  9     25 June 1994 [ 95]   VCIOM  42 —  —  —  11  —  36  12     20 February 1995[ 96]   VCIOM  24 —  —  —  11  —  64  —     30 January 1996[ 87] [ 97]   VCIOM  22  40 —  —  —  —  32  6     29  —  —  —  19  45 7  —     February 1996[ 33]   RIISNP  20.1  —  —  35.2  —  37.1 —  —     20 February 1995[ 71]   VCIOM  14  —  —  35 —  —  51  —     12–24 March 1996[ 74]   IISES  28  24  —  —  —  50 —  —     20  —  —  35  —  37 —  —     28.5  —  —  —  14  39 —  —     April 1996[ 33]   RIISNP  28.0  26.8  —  —  —  30.1 —  —     6-24 May 1996[ 60]   VCIOM  55.1 —  —  23.1  —  —  21.8  —   
   Isolated table of Yavlinsky–Yeltsin polls     Date  Agency  Yavlinsky Yeltsin Against all  Would not vote  Undecided     20 February 1995[ 71]   VCIOM  35 14  —  51  —     February 1996[ 33]   RIISNP  35.2  20.1  37.1 —  —     12–24 March 1996[ 74]   IISES  35  20  37 —  —     April 1996[ 33]   RIISNP  28.0  26.8  30.1 —  —     6-24 May 1996[ 60]   VCIOM  23.1  55.1 —  21.8  —   
   Isolated table of Yeltsin–Zhirinovsky polls     Date  Agency  Yeltsin Zhirinovsky Against all  Would not vote  Undecided     End of 1993[ 94]   ROMIR  21 16  —  7  22     25 June 1994 [ 95]   VCIOM  42 11  —  36  12     20 February 1995[ 96]   VCIOM  24 11  —  64  —     30 January 1996[ 97]   VCIOM  29  19  45 7  —     12–24 March 1996[ 74]   IISES  28.5  14  39 —  —    
 
With Zhirinovsky       Graph of Zhirinovsky–Yeltsin polls
        
       Graph of Zhirinovsky–Zyuganov polls
        
    Date  Agency  Zhirinovsky B. Fyodorov Gaidar Nemtsov Rutskoy Yeltsin Zyuganov Against all  Would not vote  Undecided     End of 1993[ 94]   ROMIR  16  —  —  —  —  21 —  —  7  22     20 May 1994[ 83]   VCIOM  14  —  38 —  —  —  —  —  48  —     25 June 1994 [ 95]   VCIOM  11  —  —  —  —  42 —  —  36  12     20 February 1995[ 81] [ 96]   VCIOM  11  —  —  —  25 —  —  —  64  —     11  —  —  —  —  24 —  —  64  —     May 10, 1995[ 80] [ 89]   VCIOM  9  31  —  —  —  —  —  40 20  —     31  —  —  10  —  —  —  42 17  —     28 January 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  15  —  —  —  —  —  35 26  14  10     30 January 1996[ 97] [ 98]   VCIOM  19  —  —  —  —  29  —  45 7  —     18  —  — |  —  —  —  39 36  7  —     13 February 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  14  —  —  —  —  —  35 26  14  11     February 1996[ 33]   RIISNP  11.2  —  —  —  —  —  33.6  47.1 —  —     28 February 1996[ 99]   VCIOM  12  —  —  —  —  —  39 38  11  —     17 March 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  13  —  —  —  —  —  40 32  7  8     17 March 1996[ 33]   ROMIR  13  —  —  —  —  —  44 —  —  —     12–24 March 1996[ 74]   IISES  14  —  —  —  —  28.5  —  39 —  —     11  —  —  —  —  —  34  47 —  —     31 March 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  13  —  —  —  —  —  35 32  12  8     10 April 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  12  —  —  —  —  —  33 30  18  7     April 1996[ 33]   RIISNP  11.2  —  —  —  —  —  37.2  41.2 —  —   
   Isolated table of Yeltsin–Zhirinovsky polls     Date  Agency  Yeltsin Zhirinovsky Against all  Would not vote  Undecided     End of 1993[ 94]   ROMIR  21 16  —  7  22     25 June 1994 [ 95]   VCIOM  42 11  —  36  12     20 February 1995[ 96]   VCIOM  24 11  —  64  —     30 January 1996[ 97]   VCIOM  29  19  45 7  —     12–24 March 1996[ 74]   IISES  28.5  14  39 —  —    
   Isolated table of Zhirinovsky–Zyuganov polls     Date  Agency  Zhirinovsky Zyuganov Against all  Would not vote  Undecided     28 January 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  15  35 26  14  10     30 January 1996[ 98]   VCIOM  18  39 36  7  —     13 February 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  14  35 26  14  11     February 1996[ 33]   RIISNP  11.2  33.6  47.1 —  —     28 February 1996[ 99]   VCIOM  12  39 38  11  —     17 March 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  13  40 32  7  8     17 March 1996[ 33]   ROMIR  13  44 —  —  —     12–24 March 1996[ 74]   IISES  11  34  47 —  —     31 March 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  13  35 32  12  8     10 April 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  12  33 30  18  7     April 1996[ 33]   RIISNP  11.2  37.2  41.2 —  —   
 
With Zyuganov       Graph of Lebed–Zyuganov polls
        
       Graph of Yavlinsky–Zyuganov polls
        
       Graph of Zhirinovksy–Zyuganov polls
        
    Date  Agency  Zyuganov Gaidar Lebed Yavlinsky Zhirinovsky Against all  Would not vote  Undecided     20 February 1995[ 92]   VCIOM  17  —  —  38 —  —  45  —     September 22, 1995[ 24]   Moscow Kurranty  18  —  —  26 —  21  18  17     10–23 November 1995[ 85]   VCIOM  20  26  —  —  —  38 17  —     January 1996[ 42]   VCIOM  34  —  —  36 —  36 —  —     10 January 1996[ 33]   ROMIR  29  —  35 —  —  —  —  —     14 January 1996[ 30]   FOM  42.1  —  57.9 —  —  —  —  —     42.5  —  —  54.5 —  —  —  —     28 January 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  28 —  28 —  —  20  12  12     27  —  —  33 —  17  11  12     35 —  —  —  15  26  14  10     30 January 1996[ 88] [ 93] [ 98]   VCIOM  33  —  34 —  —  27  7  —     32  —  —  39 —  24  6  —     39 —  —  —  18  36  7  —     13 February 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  31 —  23  —  —  24  12  10     28  —  —  34 —  15  11  12     35 —  —  —  14  26  14  11     February 1996[ 33]   RIISNP  29.3  —  24.9  —  —  38.7 —  —     29.2  —  —  34.2 —  31.4  —  —     33.6  —  —  —  11.2  47.1 —  —     Mid-February 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  37 —  —  33  —  19  4  7     28 February 1996[ 99]   VCIOM  39 —  —  —  12  38  11  —     17 March 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  34 —  —  32  —  17  6  11     40 —  —  —  13  32  7  8     17 March 1996[ 33]   ROMIR  38 —  —  29  —  —  —  —     44 —  —  —  13  —  —  —     12–24 March 1996[ 74]   IISES  29  —  —  34 —  31  —  —     34  —  —  —  11  47 —  —     31 March 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  30 —  23  —  —  24  12  11     31  —  —  31 —  16  10  14     35 —  —  —  13  32  12  8     10 April 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  26  —  28 —  —  18  16  12     27  —  —  31 —  14  15  13     33 —  —  —  12  30  18  7     14 April 1996[ 33]   ROMIR  39 —  —  28  —  —  —  —     14 April 1996[ 33]   ROMIR  31  —  —  34 —  —  —  —     April 1996[ 33]   RIISNP  35.4 —  24.8  —  —  27.1  —  —     36.0 —  —  31.0  —  20.3  —  —     37.2  —  —  —  11.2  41.2 —  —     12 May 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  40  —  —  41 —  19  —  —     6-24 May 1996[ 60]   VCIOM  26.6  —  —  38.7 —  —  34.7  —   
   Isolated table of Lebed–Zyuganov polls     Date  Agency  Lebed Zyuganov Against all  Would not vote  Undecided     10 January 1996[ 33]   ROMIR  35 29  —  —  —     14 January 1996[ 30]   FOM  57.9 42.1  —  —  —     28 January 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  28 28 20  12  12     30 January 1996[ 88]   VCIOM  34 33  27  7  —     13 February 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  23  31 24  12  10     February 1996[ 33]   RIISNP  24.9  29.3  38.7 —  —     31 March 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  23  30 24  12  11     10 April 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  28 26  18  16  12     April 1996[ 33]   RIISNP  24.8  35.4 27.1  —  —   
   Isolated table of Yavlinsky–Zyuganov polls     Date  Agency  Yavlinsky Zyuganov Against all  Would not vote  Undecided     20 February 1995[ 92]   VCIOM  38 17  —  45  —     September 22, 1995[ 24]   Moscow Kurranty  26 18  21  18  17     January 1996[ 42]   VCIOM  36 34  36 —  —     14 January 1996[ 30]   FOM  54.5 42.5  —  —  —     28 January 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  33 27  17  11  12     30 January 1996[ 93]   VCIOM  39 32  24  6  —     13 February 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  34 28  15  11  12     February 1996[ 33]   RIISNP  34.2 29.2  31.4  —  —     Mid-February 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  33  37 19  4  7     17 March 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  32  34 17  6  11     17 March 1996[ 33]   ROMIR  29  38 —  —  —     12–24 March 1996[ 74]   IISES  34 29  31  —  —     31 March 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  31 29  16  10  14     10 April 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  31 27  14  15  13     14 April 1996[ 33]   ROMIR  28  39 —  —  —     April 1996[ 33]   RIISNP  31.0  36.0 20.3  —  —     12 May 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  41 40  19  —  —     14 April 1996[ 33]   ROMIR  34 31  —  —  —     6-24 May 1996[ 60]   VCIOM  38.7 26.6  —  34.7  —   
   Isolated table of Zhirinovsky–Zyuganov polls     Date  Agency  Zhirinovsky Zyuganov Against all  Would not vote  Undecided     28 January 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  15  35 26  14  10     30 January 1996[ 98]   VCIOM  18  39 36  7  —     13 February 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  14  35 26  14  11     February 1996[ 33]   RIISNP  11.2  33.6  47.1 —  —     28 February 1996[ 99]   VCIOM  12  39 38  11  —     17 March 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  13  40 32  7  8     17 March 1996[ 33]   ROMIR  13  44 —  —  —     12–24 March 1996[ 74]   IISES  11  34  47 —  —     31 March 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  13  35 32  12  8     10 April 1996[ 33]   VCIOM  12  33 30  18  7     April 1996[ 33]   RIISNP  11.2  37.2  41.2 —  —   
 
Subnational polls                   First round 
          
Notes    ^ Baburin , Borovoi , Lakhova , Luzhkov , Ryzhkov , Travkin  1%, Dudayev , Kovalev , Nemtsov , Pamfilova , Romanov, Rossel , Rybkin , Skokov , Solzhenitsyn , Sobchak , Volsky  0%.^ Nemtsov  3%, Govorukhin , Khakamada , Lakhova , Ryzhkov  1%, Anpilov , Baburin , Barkashov , Borovoi , Grachev , Luzhkov , Pamfilova , Rossel , Rybkin , Shakhray , Skokov , Sobchak , Solzhenitsyn , Travkin , Volsky  0%.^ Nemtsov  2%, Borovoi , Rybkin , Solzhenitsyn  1%, Baburin , B. Fyodorov , Khakamada , Luzhkov , Pamfilova , Sobchak , Travkin , Volsky , Lakhova , Lapshin , Ryzhkov , Govorukhin , Rossel  0%.^ Starovoytova , Tarasov  1%, Mavrodi , Podoprigora, Ushakov 0%.^ Lakhova , Rutskoy  1%, Abdulatipov , Anpilov , Baburin , Nemtsov , Barkashov , B. Fyodorov , Govorukhin , Gromov , Khakamada , Lapshin , Luzhkov , Pamfilova , Rybkin , Ryzhkov , Shakray , Shcherbakov, Sobchak , Solzhenitsyn , Travkin , Volsky  0%.^ Solzhenitsyn , Kozyrev , Starovoytova , Shumeyko , Shakhrai , Rybkin  1%, Chubais , Grachev  0%.   
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