Overview

• VCIOM reports 79.1% of respondents trust Vladimir Putin and 75.4% approve of his performance.
• FOM finds 81% rate Putin’s work positively and 78% say they trust him.
• Government approval registers at 47.9% in VCIOM’s survey versus 53% in FOM’s, with Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin at 60.1% trust (VCIOM) and 59% job approval (FOM).
• United Russia leads hypothetical Duma voting with 34.4% in VCIOM and 41% in FOM, with LDPR at 10.9%/12%, the Communist Party at 9.7%/7%, New People at 8.6%/4%, and A Just Russia at 3.6%/3%.
• Methodologies differ: VCIOM interviewed 1,600 adults by telephone Sept. 22–28 with a reported 1% maximum error, while FOM surveyed 1,500 face to face Sept. 26–28 with a margin of error up to 3.6%.