Poll results: Scotland

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How would you vote in a Scottish independence referendum if held now? (asked after the EU referendum)

Data from Scotland How Scotland should be governed | Polls conducted from 24 June 2016 to 15 November 2024

Would you most prefer Scotland to become fully independent with a distant/closer relationship to the UK or Scotland remain in the UK with more devolved powers/the current devolution settlement?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 5 September 2024 to 11 September 2024

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If Scotland became an independent country do you think Scotland should continue as a monarchy or become a republic?

Results from 2 polls, conducted from 11 March 2021 to 11 September 2024

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Thinking about the current devolution settlement, do you think the Scottish Parliament has too much or not enough decision-making powers?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 5 September 2024 to 11 September 2024

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Do you think the main decisions on environmental policy in Scotland are currently made by the UK Parliament and Government, or by the Scottish Parliament and Government?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 5 September 2024 to 11 September 2024

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Do you think the main decisions on education and schools in Scotland are currently made by the UK Parliament and Government, or by the Scottish Parliament and Government?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 5 September 2024 to 11 September 2024

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Do you think the main decisions on Health and Social services (including NHS) in Scotland are currently made by the UK Parliament and Government, or by the Scottish Parliament and Government?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 5 September 2024 to 11 September 2024

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Do you think the main decisions on justice and policing in Scotland are currently made by the UK Parliament and Government, or by the Scottish Parliament and Government?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 5 September 2024 to 11 September 2024

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Do you think the main decisions on housing policy in Scotland are currently made by the UK Parliament and Government, or by the Scottish Parliament and Government?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 5 September 2024 to 11 September 2024

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Do you think the main decisions on immigration in Scotland are currently made by the UK Parliament and Government, or by the Scottish Parliament and Government?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 5 September 2024 to 11 September 2024

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Do you think the main decisions on welfare benefits in Scotland are currently made by the UK Parliament and Government, or by the Scottish Parliament and Government?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 5 September 2024 to 11 September 2024

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Do you think the main decisions on income tax and VAT levels in Scotland in Scotland are currently made by the UK Parliament and Government, or by the Scottish Parliament and Government?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 5 September 2024 to 11 September 2024

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Do you think the main decisions on defence policy in Scotland in Scotland are currently made by the UK Parliament and Government, or by the Scottish Parliament and Government?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 5 September 2024 to 11 September 2024

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Which of the following comes closest to your view on the House of Lords?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 21 June 2024 to 25 June 2024

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Do you think that a Conservative-led Scottish Government would do a better job or a worse job than an SNP-led Scottish Government, or would it make no difference?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 29 April 2024 to 30 April 2024

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Do you think that a Labour-led Scottish Government would do a better job or a worse job than an SNP-led Scottish Government, or would it make no difference?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 29 April 2024 to 30 April 2024

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Based on what you have seen or heard so far, which SNP politician do you think would make the best First Minister?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 29 April 2024 to 30 April 2024

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Do you think Humza Yousaf’s resignation will have a positive impact or negative impact on the case for Scottish independence, or will it make no difference?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 29 April 2024 to 30 April 2024

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Do you think Humza Yousaf’s resignation will have a positive impact or negative impact on the Scottish National Party, or will it make no difference?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 29 April 2024 to 30 April 2024

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From what you’ve seen or heard about Humza Yousaf, since becoming First Minister of Scotland in March 2023, do you think he has changed Scotland for the better, worse, or made no difference?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 29 April 2024 to 30 April 2024

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As you may have heard, on 25th April Humza Yousaf ended the Scottish National Party’s formal co-operation agreement with the Scottish Green Party. Do you think this was the right or wrong decision?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 29 April 2024 to 30 April 2024

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As you may have heard, on Monday 29th April Humza Yousaf resigned as First Minister of Scotland. Do you think this was the right or wrong decision?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 29 April 2024 to 30 April 2024

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Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: ‘Devolution was a mistake 25 years ago and should not have happened’?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 11 March 2024 to 15 March 2024

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Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: ‘Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) generally do a good job of representing citizens’?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 11 March 2024 to 15 March 2024

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Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: ‘My local Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) serve the area well’?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 11 March 2024 to 15 March 2024

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Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: ‘Devolution adds another layer of government that we do not need’?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 11 March 2024 to 15 March 2024

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Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: ‘The Scottish Parliament has served me well over the years’?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 11 March 2024 to 15 March 2024

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Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: ‘Having a Parliament makes me feel more proud to be Scottish’?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 11 March 2024 to 15 March 2024

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Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: ‘Devolution has made me more interested in politics’?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 11 March 2024 to 15 March 2024

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On a scale of 0 to 10, where 0 is very negative and 10 very positive, to what extent do you think that having devolution and the Scottish Parliament has been positive or negative?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 11 March 2024 to 15 March 2024

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How should Scotland be governed? (five response categories collapsed to three)

Results from 21 polls, conducted from 7 May 1999 to 31 October 2023

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How should Scotland be governed? (five options)

Results from 21 polls, conducted from 7 May 1999 to 31 October 2023

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In hindsight, do you think Britain was right or wrong to vote to leave the European Union?

Results from 8 polls, conducted from 15 May 2017 to 25 October 2023

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If there was a referendum tomorrow with the question Should Scotland remain in the United Kingdom or leave the United Kingdom?, how would you vote?

Results from 15 polls, conducted from 9 November 2018 to 29 August 2024

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Is your view closer to Statement A: “The UK should maintain at least the same level of rules as in the EU to protect such things as food safety, the environment and worker rights” or Statement B: “Now that we are out of the EU, we should try to outcompete with the EU and lower regulatory protections in these areas”?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 5 September 2023 to 14 September 2023

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Is your view closer to Statement A: “The UK should allow EU workers to enter the UK more easily in order to address labour shortages in the NHS, restaurants, hotels, construction and other sectors of the economy” or Statement B: “The UK should NOT allow EU workers to enter the UK more easily, as it is more important to control our borders and limit immigration than to tackle labour shortages”?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 5 September 2023 to 14 September 2023

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Is your view closer to Statement A: “The UK should agree voluntarily to follow some EU rules and regulations in order to reduce trade barriers with the EU” or Statement B: “The UK should keep the freedom to decide its own rules and not accept those decided by the EU, even of that means higher trade barriers with the EU”?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 5 September 2023 to 14 September 2023

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In ten years from now would you most like Scotland to be independent and within/outside the EU or remaining within the UK and outside/rejoining the EU

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 5 September 2023 to 14 September 2023

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Should Britain rejoin the EU, remain outside but negotiate a closer relationship, remain outside with the same relationship as now, or remain outside and negotiate a more distant relationship?

Results from 3 polls, conducted from 11 March 2021 to 14 September 2023

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Which of the following would make the best First Minister of Scotland? Humza Yousaf, Douglas Ross, or Anas Sarwar

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 3 August 2023 to 8 August 2023

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Between being part of the United Kingdom or being part of the European Union, under which scenario do you think Scotland would have more control over its internal affairs?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 1 July 2023 to 2 July 2023

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What would you most prefer regarding the balance of autonomy between the Scottish Government and the UK Government?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 1 July 2023 to 2 July 2023

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Who do you think SHOULD have the most power and responsibility with respect to Scotland over welfare?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 1 July 2023 to 2 July 2023

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Who do you think SHOULD have the most power and responsibility with respect to Scotland over gender reform

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 1 July 2023 to 2 July 2023

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Who do you think SHOULD have the most power and responsibility with respect to Scotland over drug policy?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 1 July 2023 to 2 July 2023

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Who do you think SHOULD have the most power and responsibility with respect to Scotland over policing and crime?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 1 July 2023 to 2 July 2023

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Who do you think SHOULD have the most power and responsibility with respect to Scotland over the environment?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 1 July 2023 to 2 July 2023

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Who do you think SHOULD have the most power and responsibility with respect to Scotland over transportation?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 1 July 2023 to 2 July 2023

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Who do you think SHOULD have the most power and responsibility with respect to Scotland over the economy?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 1 July 2023 to 2 July 2023

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Who do you think SHOULD have the most power and responsibility with respect to Scotland over immigration?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 1 July 2023 to 2 July 2023

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