Poll results: Scotland

Should decisions about how to handle the coronavirus pandemic should mostly be made by the UK government in London or should they mostly be made by the Scottish Government in Edinburgh?

Results from 3 polls, conducted from 19 January 2021 to 4 February 2022

Data from Scotland How Scotland should be governed

Do you think Scotland would have responded to Coronavirus better or worse as an independent country?

Results from 9 polls, conducted from 6 August 2020 to 4 February 2022

Data from Scotland Perceptions of government & the Union Policy issues

How likely or unlikely do you think it is that within the next ten years Wales will leave the UK and become an independent country?

Results from 3 polls, conducted from 19 January 2021 to 4 February 2022

Data from Scotland How Wales should be governed Perceptions of government & the Union

How likely or unlikely do you think it is that within the next ten years Scotland will leave the UK and become an independent country?

Results from 3 polls, conducted from 19 January 2021 to 4 February 2022

Data from Scotland How Scotland should be governed Perceptions of government & the Union

How pleased or upset would you be if Wales left the UK and became an independent country?

Results from 3 polls, conducted from 19 January 2021 to 4 February 2022

Data from Scotland How Wales should be governed Perceptions of government & the Union

How pleased or upset would you be if England left the UK and became an independent country?

Results from 3 polls, conducted from 19 January 2021 to 4 February 2022

Data from Scotland How Scotland should be governed Perceptions of government & the Union

How likely do you think it would be that Scotland would leave the UK and become an independent country if…Keir Starmer were to become Prime Minister?

Results from 3 polls, conducted from 19 January 2021 to 17 August 2022

Data from Scotland Elections, parties & leaders

How likely do you think it is that Scotland would leave the UK and become an independent country if Liz Truss were to become Prime Minister?

Results from 2 polls, conducted from 13 August 2022 to 17 August 2022

Data from Scotland Elections, parties & leaders

How likely do you think it would be that Scotland would leave the UK and become an independent country if Rishi Sunak were to become Prime Minister?

Results from 3 polls, conducted from 19 January 2021 to 17 August 2022

Data from Scotland Elections, parties & leaders

How likely or unlikely do you think it is that Scotland will leave the UK and become an independent country if Boris Johnson remains Prime Minister?

Results from 3 polls, conducted from 19 January 2021 to 17 August 2022

Data from Scotland Elections, parties & leaders

Should the Scottish Government or the UK Government make the decision about whether there is a referendumon Scottish independence?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 13 August 2022 to 17 August 2022

Data from Scotland The Scottish independence referendum

If Rishi Sunak becomes Prime Minister, how would you vote in response to the question: should Scotland be an independent country?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 13 August 2022 to 17 August 2022

Data from Scotland The Scottish independence referendum

If Liz Truss becomes Prime Minister, how would you vote in response to the question: Should Scotland be an independent country?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 13 August 2022 to 17 August 2022

Data from Scotland The Scottish independence referendum

Do you think Scotland would be financially better or worse off if Scotland became independent from the rest of the UK?

Results from 3 polls, conducted from 19 January 2021 to 17 August 2022

Data from Scotland Expectations of constitutional change

Do you think that the UK Supreme Court will rule that that the Scottish Government does or does not have the legal power to hold a referendum without the agreement of the UK Government?

Results from 2 polls, conducted from 29 June 2022 to 17 August 2022

Data from Scotland The Scottish independence referendum

Do you think Scotland will be financially better or worse off as a result of the UK leaving the EU, or will it be much the same?

Results from 3 polls, conducted from 19 January 2021 to 17 August 2022

Data from Scotland Expectations of constitutional change

How pleased or upset would you be if Scotland left the UK and became an independent country?

Results from 3 polls, conducted from 19 January 2021 to 17 August 2022

Data from Scotland How Scotland should be governed Perceptions of government & the Union

If Boris Johnson was Prime Minister and a Scottish Independence Referendum was held, how would you vote in response to the question: Should Scotland be an independent country?

Results from 2 polls, conducted from 18 June 2019 to 17 August 2022

Data from Scotland How Scotland should be governed

To what extent, if at all, do you have a favourable or unfavourable opinion of Liz Truss?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 12 August 2022 to 15 August 2022

Data from Scotland Elections, parties & leaders

Do you think there would be a democratic mandate for Scottish independence if a majority of voters vote for pro-independence parties at the next General Election, but there is no explicit referendum on the subject?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 12 August 2022 to 15 August 2022

Data from Scotland The Scottish independence referendum

Do you think there would be a democratic mandate for Scottish independence if a majority of voters vote Yes to independence in a referendum held by the Scottish Government without the agreement of the UK Government?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 12 August 2022 to 15 August 2022

Data from Scotland The Scottish independence referendum

Do you think there would be a democratic mandate for Scottish independence if a majority of voters vote Yes to independence in a referendum that both the Scottish and UK Governments agree to hold?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 12 August 2022 to 15 August 2022

Data from Scotland The Scottish independence referendum

Do you have a favourable or unfavourable view of Boris Johnson?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 12 August 2022 to 15 August 2022

Data from Scotland Elections, parties & leaders

Do you have a favourable or unfavourable view of Liz Truss?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 12 August 2022 to 15 August 2022

Data from Scotland Elections, parties & leaders

How convincing do you find the following argument for Scotland staying part of the UK: ‘In spite of current challenges, the different countries of the UK still have more in common than divides us’?

Results from 2 polls, conducted from 2 October 2020 to 15 August 2022

Data from Scotland The Scottish independence referendum

How convincing do you find the argument that leaving the UK would leave Scotland isolated and weaker on the international stage?

Results from 2 polls, conducted from 2 October 2020 to 15 August 2022

Data from Scotland The Scottish independence referendum

How convincing do you find the argument that leaving the UK and becoming an independent country would be a major risk for Scotland’s economy and jobs?

Results from 2 polls, conducted from 2 October 2020 to 15 August 2022

Data from Scotland The Scottish independence referendum

How convincing do you find the argument that Scotland gets the best of both worlds from having its own devolved Parliament and also being part of the UK?

Results from 2 polls, conducted from 2 October 2020 to 15 August 2022

Data from Scotland The Scottish independence referendum

How convincing do you find the following argument for Scottish independence: people in Scotland want to take the country in a very different political direction to England?

Results from 2 polls, conducted from 2 October 2020 to 15 August 2022

Data from Scotland The Scottish independence referendum

How convincing do you find the argument that Scotland should be independent because, in the long term, Scotland’s economy will be stronger outside the UK than within it?

Results from 2 polls, conducted from 2 October 2020 to 15 August 2022

Data from Scotland The Scottish independence referendum

How convincing do you find the argument that Scotland should be independent because Westminster governments cannot be trusted to act in Scotland’s interests?

Results from 2 polls, conducted from 2 October 2020 to 15 August 2022

Data from Scotland The Scottish independence referendum

How convincing do you find the argument that Scotland should be independent because the UK is leaving the EU even though Scotland voted to Remain?

Results from 2 polls, conducted from 2 October 2020 to 15 August 2022

Data from Scotland The Scottish independence referendum

Do you think Independence would be good or bad for the Scottish economy?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 5 August 2022 to 9 August 2022

Data from Scotland Economic issues

If Liz Truss becomes the new Prime Minister, would you be more likely to support or oppose the Conservative Party at the next general election?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 5 August 2022 to 9 August 2022

Data from Scotland Elections, parties & leaders

If Rishi Sunak becomes the new Prime Minister, would you be more likely to support or oppose the Conservative Party at the next general election?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 5 August 2022 to 9 August 2022

Data from Scotland Elections, parties & leaders

If Liz Truss becomes the new Prime Minister, would you be more likely to support or oppose Scottish independence?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 5 August 2022 to 9 August 2022

Data from Scotland Elections, parties & leaders The Scottish independence referendum

If Rishi Sunak becomes the new Prime Minister, would you be more likely to support or oppose Scottish independence?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 5 August 2022 to 9 August 2022

Data from Scotland Elections, parties & leaders The Scottish independence referendum