Poll results: Scotland

In principle, do you think there should or should not be a referendum on Scottish independence next year if the majority of those elected to the Scottish Parliament don’t support a referendum?

Results from 5 polls, conducted from 6 August 2020 to 4 May 2021

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

In principle, do you think there should or should not be a referendum on Scottish independence next year if the majority of those elected support a referendum, but the SNP do not get a majority of their own?

Results from 4 polls, conducted from 6 August 2020 to 4 May 2021

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

Generally speaking, do you think Scotland is heading in the right or wrong direction?

Results from 4 polls, conducted from 30 August 2019 to 4 May 2021

Data from Scotland Perceptions of government & the Union

Reported probability of voting in a referendum on Scotland leaving the UK (0-10 scale)

Results from 5 polls, conducted from 9 November 2018 to 4 May 2021

Data from Scotland How Scotland should be governed

To what extent do you think favourably or unfavourably towards Ruth Davidson?

Results from 13 polls, conducted from 8 January 2016 to 4 May 2021

Data from Scotland Elections, parties & leaders

Do you think an SNP majority in May would be good or bad for Scotland?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 28 April 2021 to 3 May 2021

Data from Scotland Elections, parties & leaders

Do you think it is appropriate or inappropriate for Alex Salmond to be involved in public life?

Results from 2 polls, conducted from 1 April 2021 to 3 May 2021

Data from Scotland Elections, parties & leaders

Generally speaking, do you think the Alba Party are currently united or divided?

Results from 2 polls, conducted from 1 April 2021 to 3 May 2021

Data from Scotland Elections, parties & leaders

Do you think Nicola Sturgeon, Anas Sarwar, Douglas Ross or Alex Salmond would make the best First Minister?

Results from 2 polls, conducted from 1 April 2021 to 3 May 2021

Data from Scotland Elections, parties & leaders

To what extent do you approve or disapprove of the way Alex Salmond is handling his job as leader of the Alba party?

Results from 2 polls, conducted from 1 April 2021 to 3 May 2021

Data from Scotland Elections, parties & leaders

Do you think a coalition between the Labour and Conservative Parties in May would be good or bad for Scotland?

Results from 2 polls, conducted from 1 April 2021 to 3 May 2021

Data from Scotland Elections, parties & leaders

Do you think a coalition between the SNP and the Labour Party in May would be good or bad for Scotland?

Results from 2 polls, conducted from 1 April 2021 to 3 May 2021

Data from Scotland Elections, parties & leaders

Do you think a coalition between the SNP and the Alba Party and the Greens in May would be good or bad for Scotland?

Results from 2 polls, conducted from 1 April 2021 to 3 May 2021

Data from Scotland Elections, parties & leaders

Do you think a coalition between the SNP and the Alba Party in May would be good or bad for Scotland?

Results from 2 polls, conducted from 1 April 2021 to 3 May 2021

Data from Scotland Elections, parties & leaders

Do you think a coalition between the SNP and the Greens in May would be good or bad for Scotland?

Results from 2 polls, conducted from 1 April 2021 to 3 May 2021

Data from Scotland Elections, parties & leaders

Do you think a Conservative majority in May would be good or bad for Scotland?

Results from 2 polls, conducted from 1 April 2021 to 3 May 2021

Data from Scotland Elections, parties & leaders

Do you think a Labour majority in May would be good or bad for Scotland?

Results from 2 polls, conducted from 1 April 2021 to 3 May 2021

Data from Scotland Elections, parties & leaders

Generally speaking, do you think the Labour Party are currently united or divided?

Results from 3 polls, conducted from 11 March 2021 to 3 May 2021

Data from Scotland Elections, parties & leaders

Generally speaking, do you think the Conservatives are currently united or divided?

Results from 3 polls, conducted from 11 March 2021 to 3 May 2021

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Generally speaking, do you think the SNP are currently united or divided?

Results from 3 polls, conducted from 11 March 2021 to 3 May 2021

Data from Scotland Elections, parties & leaders

If the SNP do not win a majority in the upcoming Scottish Parliament elections but a majority of the candidates elected oppose holding a referendum on Scottish independence, do you think there should be a referendum in the next two years, two to five years’, at some point in the future, but not in the next five years or never?

Results from 3 polls, conducted from 11 March 2021 to 3 May 2021

Data from Scotland The Scottish independence referendum

If the SNP do not win a majority in the upcoming Scottish Parliament elections but a majority of the candidates elected support holding a referendum on Scottish independence, do you think there should be a referendum in the next two years, two to five years’, at some point in the future, but not in the next five years or never?

Results from 3 polls, conducted from 11 March 2021 to 3 May 2021

Data from Scotland The Scottish independence referendum

If the SNP win a majority in the upcoming Scottish Parliament elections do you think there should be a referendum on Scottish Independence in the next two years, two to five years’, at some point in the future, but not in the next five years or never?

Results from 3 polls, conducted from 11 March 2021 to 3 May 2021

Data from Scotland The Scottish independence referendum

Do you have a favourable or unfavourable view of Ruth Davidson?

Results from 3 polls, conducted from 11 March 2021 to 3 May 2021

Data from Scotland Elections, parties & leaders

If the SNP wins a majority of seats in May, but the UK Government refuses to allow another independence referendum, do you think the Scottish Government should hold the referendum anyway, take the UK Government to court, accept it or do something else?

Results from 2 polls, conducted from 15 February 2021 to 3 May 2021

Data from Scotland The Scottish independence referendum

Do you have a favourable or unfavourable view of Alex Salmond?

Results from 7 polls, conducted from 6 August 2020 to 3 May 2021

Data from Scotland Elections, parties & leaders

How well or badly do you think Nicola Sturgeon is handling the coronavirus outbreak?

Results from 4 polls, conducted from 6 August 2020 to 8 March 2021

Data from Scotland Elections, parties & leaders Policy issues

How well or badly do you think Boris Johnson has handled the coronavirus outbreak so far?

Results from 4 polls, conducted from 14 May 2020 to 19 March 2021

Data from Scotland Elections, parties & leaders Perceptions of government & the Union Policy issues

Do you think the UK Government should or should not allow the SNP to hold another independence referendum in the next five years if they win a majority of the seats in the upcoming 2021 Scottish Parliament elections?

Results from 2 polls, conducted from 16 March 2021 to 19 March 2021

Data from Scotland The Scottish independence referendum

If the SNP do not win a majority on May 6, would you prefer them to form a coalition with the Greens or form a minority government on their own?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 28 April 2021 to 30 April 2021

Data from Scotland Elections, parties & leaders

How would you vote in an independence referendum if you were sure that your household would be £1,000 per year better off in an independent Scotland?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 28 April 2021 to 30 April 2021

Data from Scotland The Scottish independence referendum

How would you vote in an independence referendum if you were sure that your household would be £1,000 per year worse off in an independent Scotland?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 28 April 2021 to 30 April 2021

Data from Scotland The Scottish independence referendum

In your opinion, is Alex Salmond a fit and proper person to be an MSP?

Results from 1 poll, conducted from 27 April 2021 to 30 April 2021

Data from Scotland Elections, parties & leaders