Croatia opinion polls
Parliamentary election By 30 Apr 2028, in 18 months.
Croatian Democratic Union leads the polling average with 26.1%, 7.2 points ahead of Social Democratic Party of Croatia.
Average
Updated 34 minutes ago
HDZCroatian Democratic Union
26.1
−0.7
SDPSocial Democratic Party of Croatia
18.9
−0.8
DPHomeland Movement
2.2
−0.1
HSUCroatian Party of Pensioners
1.9
+0.1
DOMiNOHome and National Rally
1.4
+0.1
Trend
HDZSDPMožemoMostDPDrito
Stances
HDZSDPMožemoMostDPDrito
Immigration
ExpandRestrictRemigration
Economy
Free marketState-directed
Christian identity1 unplaced
Abortion
Broad accessProtect unborn life
Marriage & family
Individual choiceTraditional
National culture
CosmopolitanPreserve heritage
Technology
Light-touchRein in Big Tech
Scores and reasons written by AI. Methodology
Why these scores
Immigration
- Croatian Democratic Union: 5 of 10 Rejects any migrant reception centre, keeps tough border policing; yet issued 144,000 work permits January-August 2024
- Social Democratic Party of Croatia: 3 of 10 Accepts labour migration but attacks HDZ for unregulated agency-driven imports of foreign workers; humane asylum line
- We Can!: 2 of 10 2024 programme: stop violent border pushbacks, fair asylum system, active labour migration with integration policy
- The Bridge: 6 of 10 2026 declaration names preserving 'national homogeneity' a core challenge; favours diaspora return over labour imports
- Homeland Movement: 6.5 of 10 Programme: stop 'migrant invasion', mandatory Croatian and medical checks for foreign workers, quotas by real need
- Drito: 5 of 10 2026 declaration objects to Lika becoming a site for migrant detention; no detailed labour-migration plan
Economy
- Croatian Democratic Union: 4 of 10 Tax reforms raised personal allowance and scrapped surtax; keeps state energy firms and caps fuel and energy prices
- Social Democratic Party of Croatia: 6 of 10 Calls for higher wages and pensions, targeted aid instead of blanket subsidies, investment in housing and production
- We Can!: 7 of 10 Progressive tax on surplus property wealth, large public housing fund, price controls, digital platform tax
- The Bridge: 3.5 of 10 2026 declaration: free-market economy, lower tax especially on labour; state keeps only strategic firms
- Homeland Movement: 4 of 10 Programme: cut income and corporate tax rates, less bureaucracy, but legally ban privatising strategic state firms
- Drito: 4.5 of 10 Declaration rejects prosperity by 'administrative interventions', backs free trade, yet opposes coast sell-offs and long concessions
Christian identity
- Croatian Democratic Union: 6 of 10 Keeps Vatican treaties funding Church and school catechism; 2023 Trade Act limited Sunday shopping to 16 Sundays
- Social Democratic Party of Croatia: 2.5 of 10 Women's Forum lists secularism as a standing cause; party has left Vatican treaties untouched when governing
- We Can!: 1.5 of 10 Programme makes no provision for religion; wants school curriculum to stress sexual and reproductive rights
- The Bridge: 7 of 10 Declares values rooted in Christian worldview; wants EU to affirm Christian roots; parental say over worldview teaching
- Homeland Movement: 7 of 10 Programme says EU's abandoned Christian roots caused its crisis; wants media to voice traditional Christian worldview
Abortion
- Croatian Democratic Union: 3.5 of 10 Keeps 1978 law allowing abortion on request to 10 weeks; ignored Constitutional Court's 2017 call for new law
- Social Democratic Party of Croatia: 2 of 10 Defends the current on-request abortion law; Women's Forum campaigns for 'women's right to choose'
- We Can!: 1 of 10 Pledges free, accessible abortion and to write the right to abortion into the Constitution
- The Bridge: 6.5 of 10 2026 declaration upholds 'inviolability of human life' and doctors' conscientious objection; party backs protection from conception
- Homeland Movement: 6.5 of 10 Programme: protect life 'from conception to natural death'; more housing for pregnant women; no ban proposed
- Drito: 4.5 of 10 Leader called abortion a woman's right in 2023, then said life must be protected and abortion eliminated long-term
Marriage & family
- Croatian Democratic Union: 5.5 of 10 Backed 2013 referendum defining marriage as man-woman, keeps life-partnership law; raised newborn benefits; ratified Istanbul Convention
- Social Democratic Party of Croatia: 2.5 of 10 Passed 2014 Life Partnership Act for same-sex couples; campaigned against 2013 constitutional marriage referendum
- We Can!: 1 of 10 Same-sex adoption and fostering, assisted reproduction for single women and female couples, gender-affirming care
- The Bridge: 7 of 10 Family policy built on marriage of husband and wife; universal child allowance; fights LGBTIQ content in Zagreb schools
- Homeland Movement: 7.5 of 10 Programme: de-ratify Istanbul Convention, ban same-sex adoption and fostering, block sex change as route to marriage
- Drito: 5.5 of 10 Leader rejects separating gender from sex and calls Istanbul Convention unnecessary, while backing equal rights
National culture
- Croatian Democratic Union: 6 of 10 Governs with nationalist DP since 2024; stresses Homeland War memory and rights of Croats in Bosnia
- Social Democratic Party of Croatia: 2.5 of 10 Anti-fascist; accuses Plenković of normalising Ustaša symbols; proposes compulsory civic education with Možemo
- We Can!: 2 of 10 No national-identity chapter; asks cultural institutions to include LGBTQIA+ perspectives; strong minority-rights stance
- The Bridge: 7 of 10 Declaration commits to 'national homogeneity', Homeland War legacy and identity of Croats abroad
- Homeland Movement: 8 of 10 Calls multiculturalism a failure; 'Croatia first'; demanded HDZ drop Serb minority party SDSS from government
- Drito: 6 of 10 'Neither Pavelić nor Tito': rejects both totalitarianisms; wants Croatian land and coast protected in Constitution from sell-offs
Subsidiarity
- Croatian Democratic Union: 3.5 of 10 EPP party that took Croatia into euro and Schengen in 2023; backs common EU migration and budget policy
- Social Democratic Party of Croatia: 3 of 10 Firmly pro-EU S&D member; backs euro, Schengen and deeper EU social and consumer rules
- We Can!: 3.5 of 10 European Greens member backing EU green and social convergence; plans territorial reform into functional regions
- The Bridge: 7.5 of 10 EU as community of nation states, against Commission power; easier referendums; cash protected in Constitution
- Homeland Movement: 7 of 10 Opposes 'United States of Europe', wants powers returned to member states; fiscal decentralisation to municipalities
- Drito: 5 of 10 Stays in Euro-Atlantic frame but says EU and NATO must redefine roles; chooses allies by Croatian interest
Technology
- Croatian Democratic Union: 4.5 of 10 Its majority rejected 2026 opposition bill limiting under-15s' social media; minister Habijan calls bans unenforceable
- Social Democratic Party of Croatia: 6.5 of 10 Co-backed 2026 Child Digital Protection Act: parental consent for under-15s on social media, phones out of class
- We Can!: 7 of 10 Drafted 2026 Child Digital Protection Act: under-15 social media only with parental consent; licensing high-risk AI
- The Bridge: 4.5 of 10 Opposes EU Chat Control scanning as mass surveillance; flags youth internet addiction without proposing curbs
- Homeland Movement: 4 of 10 No online-safety pledges in programme; part of majority that rejected 2026 under-15 social-media bill
- Drito: 7 of 10 Proposed AI resolution, deepfake offence, school phone limits; 2026 call for e-ID age checks on under-16 social media
Recent polls
| Date | Pollster | HDZ | SDP | Možemo | Most |
|---|
| 27 Oct | Ipsos | 25.5 | 17 | 13.7 | 10.1 |
| 11 Oct | Promocija plus | 25 | 19.5 | 13.8 | 9.8 |
| 22 Sept | Ipsos | 26.4 | 17.9 | 13.3 | 9.2 |
| 6 Sept | Promocija plus | 25.3 | 20.5 | 12.9 | 9.5 |
| 26 Aug | Ipsos | 26.6 | 18.2 | 13.6 | 9.3 |
| 31 Jul | Ipsos | 27.4 | 18.8 | 13.3 | 9 |
| 5 Jul | Promocija plus | 27 | 21.5 | 12.2 | 7.7 |
| 26 Jun | Ipsos | 26.8 | 19.7 | 12.5 | 8.3 |
| 7 Jun | Promocija plus | 27.3 | 22 | 12 | 7.5 |
| 26 May | Ipsos | 27.2 | 20.3 | 12.3 | 7.9 |
| 11 May | Promocija plus | 29 | 22.2 | 12 | 7.3 |
| 27 Apr | Ipsos | 27.7 | 19.8 | 12 | 7.3 |
| 5 Apr | Promocija plus | 30 | 22.8 | 11.8 | 6.4 |
| 26 Mar | Ipsos | 28.3 | 19.6 | 11 | 7.4 |