Russia opinion polls
Parliamentary election Held 20 Sept 2026.
United Russia leads the polling average with 36.7%, 26.5 points ahead of Liberal Democratic Party of Russia.
Average
Updated 34 minutes ago
URUnited Russia
36.7
+0.8
LDPRLiberal Democratic Party of Russia
10.1
+0.6
CPRFCommunist Party of the Russian Federation
8.8
±0.0
SRA Just Russia – For Truth
4.6
+0.8
RPPSJRussian Party of Pensioners for Social Justice
1.1
−0.3
GreensThe Greens
1.0
+0.1
Trend
URLDPRCPRFNPSRRPPSJ
Stances
URLDPRCPRFNPSRRPPSJ
Immigration1 unplaced
ExpandRestrictRemigration
Economy
Free marketState-directed
Christian identity1 unplaced
Abortion1 unplaced
Broad accessProtect unborn life
Marriage & family
Individual choiceTraditional
National culture1 unplaced
CosmopolitanPreserve heritage
Technology1 unplaced
Light-touchRein in Big Tech
Scores and reasons written by AI. Methodology
Why these scores
Immigration
- United Russia: 6.5 of 10 Passed 2025 'expulsion regime' register for illegal migrants and Russian tests before migrant children enter school
- Liberal Democratic Party of Russia: 7.5 of 10 Programme: expel all unemployed migrants with their families, end migrant welfare, tax remittances
- Communist Party of the Russian Federation: 6.5 of 10 Calls for a visa regime with Central Asian states and tighter labour-migration quotas
- New People: 5.5 of 10 Proposed digital 'Migrant ID' tracking and backed 2025 limits on entry of labour migrants
- A Just Russia – For Truth: 6.5 of 10 2026 manifesto: replace migrant work patents with targeted recruitment, lifetime entry ban for criminal foreigners
Economy
- United Russia: 6 of 10 Passed progressive income tax up to 22% (2025), profit tax to 25%, VAT to 22% for 2026
- Liberal Democratic Party of Russia: 7 of 10 Programme: renationalise mining and fuel firms, 25-45% tax on super-rich, but single tax capped at 30%
- Communist Party of the Russian Federation: 9 of 10 2026 programme: socialist planning, nationalise strategic industries and resources, abolish VAT, price controls
- New People: 3 of 10 Proposes a single 5% turnover tax replacing profit tax, VAT and contributions; fewer officials
- A Just Russia – For Truth: 8.5 of 10 2026 manifesto: land, resources and energy in state hands, renationalise oligarch assets, fixed prices
- Russian Party of Pensioners for Social Justice: 7 of 10 2026 programme: pensions tied to regional average wage, natural-resource rent for citizens, more health spending
Christian identity
- United Russia: 7 of 10 Backed 2020 amendment on 'faith in God' and 2013 law punishing offence to religious feelings
- Liberal Democratic Party of Russia: 5.5 of 10 Programme silent on church and religion; runs a project commemorating Orthodox new martyrs
- Communist Party of the Russian Federation: 5 of 10 Programme respects Orthodoxy and traditional religions; Zyuganov cooperates with the Orthodox Church on laws
- New People: 3 of 10 Davankov bill to ban religious dress in public places; party proposed letting regions ban niqabs
- A Just Russia – For Truth: 6 of 10 Manifesto grounds statehood in 'traditional spiritual and moral values'; Mironov champions Orthodox causes
Abortion
- United Russia: 5 of 10 Abortion stays legal to 12 weeks; dozens of UR-run regions fine 'inducement to abortion', curb private clinics
- Liberal Democratic Party of Russia: 5.5 of 10 Programme silent on abortion; leaders have backed ending abortions in private clinics
- Communist Party of the Russian Federation: 3.5 of 10 Family committee chair Ostanina (CPRF) opposed private-clinic abortion bans and shorter time limits
- New People: 2.5 of 10 Davankov opposed abortion bans and private-clinic restrictions in his 2024 presidential campaign
- A Just Russia – For Truth: 6 of 10 Mironov proposed removing abortions from private clinics; manifesto silent on abortion
Marriage & family
- United Russia: 9.5 of 10 Passed full 'LGBT propaganda' ban (2022), gender-transition ban (2023), 'childfree propaganda' ban (2024)
- Liberal Democratic Party of Russia: 9 of 10 Programme: income tax cut a third per child, 'maternal salary' for large families; backed LGBT, childfree bans
- Communist Party of the Russian Federation: 8.5 of 10 Voted for 2022 LGBT propaganda ban and 2023 gender-transition ban; pushes pro-natal family benefits
- New People: 6 of 10 Co-authored 2023 gender-transition ban; sought exemptions to childfree ban; wants domestic violence criminalised again
- A Just Russia – For Truth: 8.5 of 10 Manifesto: 0% mortgage for large families, bigger maternity capital per child; backed LGBT, childfree bans
- Russian Party of Pensioners for Social Justice: 6 of 10 2026 programme: state support through pregnancy and early childhood, support for large families as standard
National culture
- United Russia: 8.5 of 10 Constitution names Russian the state-forming people's language; 2025 law restricts foreign words in public signage
- Liberal Democratic Party of Russia: 9 of 10 Programme calls education 'spiritual revival of the Russian World'; long pushes a law 'On the Russian People'
- Communist Party of the Russian Federation: 7.5 of 10 Programme decries 'genocide of a great nation', vows to protect Russian culture as basis of national unity
- New People: 5.5 of 10 Backs Russian-language tests and digital ID for migrants; no programme on national heritage
- A Just Russia – For Truth: 8.5 of 10 Manifesto: national culture as 'traditional values, foundation of statehood', state-ordered patriotic culture
Subsidiarity
- United Russia: 1.5 of 10 2025 law lets regions abolish settlement-level municipalities within a centralised 'unified system of public power'
- Liberal Democratic Party of Russia: 4 of 10 Programme: more income tax kept by regions and towns, but uniform federal guarantees and Moscow-standard pay
- Communist Party of the Russian Federation: 4.5 of 10 Won 2015 court ruling for directly elected settlement heads; opposed 2025 municipal reform; favours central planning
- New People: 6.5 of 10 Wants direct mayoral elections and more tax kept by cities, yet backed the 2025 municipal reform
- A Just Russia – For Truth: 4 of 10 Calls for popularly elected senators but strong central state; utility networks back to state ownership
Technology
- United Russia: 9 of 10 Passed 2025 fines for searching 'extremist' content, VPN advertising ban and law creating state messenger Max
- Liberal Democratic Party of Russia: 6.5 of 10 Its bill keeping navigation data inside Russia passed first reading Oct 2026; programme silent on platforms
- Communist Party of the Russian Federation: 4.5 of 10 Voted against 2025 fines for searching 'extremist' content online, calling them unconstitutional
- New People: 2 of 10 Voted against 2025 VPN and search fines, ran 'Stop banning' campaign, urged unblocking YouTube
- A Just Russia – For Truth: 4.5 of 10 Voted against 2025 search fines; manifesto demands 'ban the bans' online but state control of AI
Recent polls
| Date | Pollster | UR | LDPR | CPRF | NP |
|---|
| 28 Dec | WCIOM | 33.9 | 10.3 | 9.4 | 8.1 |
| 22 Dec | FOM | 41 | 10 | 8 | 4 |
| 21 Dec | WCIOM | 35.2 | 10.7 | 8.8 | 7.7 |
| 14 Dec | FOM | 42 | 10 | 8 | 4 |
| 14 Dec | WCIOM | 36 | 10.2 | 9.1 | 8.2 |
| 7 Dec | FOM | 41 | 11 | 8 | 4 |
| 7 Dec | WCIOM | 34.3 | 10.2 | 9.2 | 8.3 |
| 30 Nov | FOM | 41 | 10 | 9 | 4 |
| 30 Nov | WCIOM | 34.1 | 10.5 | 9.5 | 8.4 |
| 27 Nov | Levada Center | 37 | 9 | 9 | 5 |
| 23 Nov | FOM | 40 | 10 | 8 | 4 |
| 23 Nov | WCIOM | 33.5 | 10.2 | 10 | 8.3 |
| 16 Nov | FOM | 39 | 9 | 8 | 4 |
| 16 Nov | WCIOM | 34.2 | 10.6 | 9.1 | 8.3 |