Leadership opinion polling for the 1989 Spanish general election explained

See main article: Opinion polling for the 1989 Spanish general election. In the run up to the 1989 Spanish general election, various organisations carry out opinion polling to gauge the opinions that voters hold towards political leaders. Results of such polls are displayed in this article. The date range for these opinion polls is from the previous general election, held on 22 June 1986, to the day the next election was held, on 29 October 1989.

Preferred prime minister

The tables below list opinion polling on leader preferences to become prime minister.

All candidates

Polling firm/Commissioner	Fieldwork date	Sample size							Other/ None/ Not care		Lead
CIS^[1]	20–25 Apr 1988	2,496		36.0	10.0	2.0	15.0	–	6.0	15.0	16.0	21.0
CIS^[2]	15–23 Mar 1988	27,377		40.0	9.0	3.0	15.0	–	6.0	12.0	15.0	25.0
CIS^[3]	22–26 Jan 1988	2,497		42.0	–	7.0	16.0	4.0	–	15.0	16.0	26.0
CIS^[4]	14–17 Nov 1987	2,489		42.0	–	8.0	22.0	4.0	–	–	24.0	20.0
CIS^[5]	20–22 May 1987	2,490		44.0	–	11.0	21.0	4.0	–	–	20.0	23.0

González vs. Aznar

Polling firm/Commissioner	Fieldwork date	Sample size			Other/ None/ Not care		Lead
CIS^[6]	23–27 Sep 1989	2,482		53.0	16.0	–	31.0	37.0
CIS^[7]	16–20 Sep 1989	2,495		53.0	15.0	–	32.0	38.0

González vs. Fraga

Polling firm/Commissioner	Fieldwork date	Sample size			Other/ None/ Not care		Lead
CIS^[8]	2–5 Sep 1989	2,471		59.0	16.0	–	25.0	43.0
CIS^[9]	30 Jan–9 Feb 1989	27,287		51.0	19.0	–	30.0	32.0
CIS	20–22 May 1987	2,490		65.0	20.0	–	15.0	45.0

González vs. Hernández Mancha

Polling firm/Commissioner	Fieldwork date	Sample size			Other/ None/ Not care		Lead
CIS^[10]	15–23 Mar 1988	27,377		59.0	14.0	13.0	14.0	45.0
CIS	20–22 May 1987	2,490		65.0	18.0	–	17.0	47.0

González vs. Suárez

Polling firm/Commissioner	Fieldwork date	Sample size			Other/ None/ Not care		Lead
CIS	23–27 Sep 1989	2,482		50.0	21.0	–	29.0	29.0
CIS	16–20 Sep 1989	2,495		51.0	19.0	–	30.0	32.0
CIS	2–5 Sep 1989	2,471		52.0	21.0	–	27.0	31.0
CIS	30 Jan–9 Feb 1989	27,287		43.0	25.0	–	32.0	18.0
CIS	15–23 Mar 1988	27,377		50.0	26.0	12.0	12.0	24.0
CIS	20–22 May 1987	2,490		51.0	33.0	–	16.0	18.0

González vs. Anguita

Polling firm/Commissioner	Fieldwork date	Sample size			Other/ None/ Not care		Lead
CIS	23–27 Sep 1989	2,482		53.0	12.0	–	35.0	41.0
CIS	16–20 Sep 1989	2,495		52.0	12.0	–	36.0	40.0
CIS	2–5 Sep 1989	2,471		58.0	12.0	–	30.0	46.0
CIS	30 Jan–9 Feb 1989	27,287		51.0	11.0	–	38.0	40.0

Aznar vs. Suárez

Polling firm/Commissioner	Fieldwork date	Sample size			Other/ None/ Not care		Lead
CIS	23–27 Sep 1989	2,482	19.0		38.0	–	43.0	19.0
CIS	16–20 Sep 1989	2,495	18.0		37.0	–	45.0	19.0

Fraga vs. Suárez

Polling firm/Commissioner	Fieldwork date	Sample size			Other/ None/ Not care		Lead
CIS	2–5 Sep 1989	2,471	17.0		47.0	–	36.0	30.0
CIS	30 Jan–9 Feb 1989	27,287	18.0		47.0	–	35.0	29.0
CIS	20–22 May 1987	2,490	17.0		62.0	–	21.0	45.0

Hernández Mancha vs. Suárez

Polling firm/Commissioner	Fieldwork date	Sample size			Other/ None/ Not care		Lead
CIS	15–23 Mar 1988	27,377	12.0		52.0	19.0	17.0	40.0
CIS	20–22 May 1987	2,490	14.0		66.0	–	20.0	52.0

Approval ratings

The tables below list the public approval ratings of the leaders and leading candidates of the main political parties in Spain.

Felipe González

Polling firm/Commissioner	Fieldwork date	Sample size	Felipe González
						Net
CIS	23–27 Sep 1989	2,482	49.0	28.0	23.0	+21.0
CIS	16–20 Sep 1989	2,495	48.0	28.0	24.0	+20.0
CIS	2–5 Sep 1989	2,471	49.0	31.0	20.0	+18.0
CIS^[12]	11–16 May 1989	3,072	45.0	38.0	17.0	+7.0
CIS	30 Jan–9 Feb 1989	27,287	42.0	36.0	22.0	+6.0
CIS^[13]	10–12 Jan 1989	2,497	45.0	36.0	18.0	+9.0
CIS^[14]	16–19 Dec 1988	2,498	37.0	41.0	22.0	−4.0
CIS^[15]	14–18 Jul 1988	2,443	53.0	31.0	16.0	+22.0
CIS	15–23 Mar 1988	27,377	52.0	30.0	18.0	+22.0
CIS	22–26 Jan 1988	2,497	49.0	33.0	18.0	+16.0
CIS	14–17 Nov 1987	2,489	51.0	34.0	15.0	+17.0
CIS^[16]	17–21 Sep 1987	2,488	56.0	29.0	15.0	+27.0
CIS^[17]	12–16 Feb 1987	2,497	53.0	34.0	13.0	+19.0
CIS^[18]	19–22 Oct 1986	2,484	60.0	25.0	15.0	+35.0
Gallup/Ya^[19]	19–21 Oct 1986	?	44.0	28.0	28.0	+16.0
CIS^[20]	18–21 Sep 1986	2,813	59.0	28.0	13.0	+31.0

Notes and References

1. Web site: Estudio C.I.S. nº 1.740. Barómetro abril 1988 (Días 20-25 Abril 1988) . es . CIS . 25 April 1988.
2. Web site: Estudio C.I.S. nº 1.737. Encuesta periódica: Evaluación de problemas y necesidades sociales (Días 15-23 de Marzo de 1988) . es . CIS . 23 March 1988.
3. Web site: Estudio C.I.S. nº 1.725. "Barómetro" (Días 22-26 de Enero de 1988) . es . CIS . 26 January 1988.
4. Web site: Barómetro noviembre 1987 (Estudio nº 1.712. Noviembre 1987) . es . CIS . 17 November 1987.
5. Web site: Barómetro de Opinión Pública (Estudio nº 1654. 20-22 Mayo 1987) . es . CIS . 22 May 1987.
6. Web site: Estudio C.I.S. nº 1.840. Preelectoral elecciones generales 1989. Nacional (II) (23-27 Septiembre 1989) . es . CIS . 27 September 1989.
7. Web site: Estudio C.I.S. nº 1.839. Barómetro de septiembre (Días 16-20 de septiembre de 1989) . es . CIS . 20 September 1989.
8. Web site: Estudio C.I.S. nº 1.838. Primer preelectoral elecciones generales (Días 2-5 de Septiembre de 1989) . es . CIS . 5 September 1989.
9. Web site: Estudio CIS 1.789. "Encuesta periódica: Problemas políticos y movilidad social" (Días 30 de Enero-9 de Febrero) . es . CIS . 9 February 1989.
10. Web site: Estudio C.I.S. nº 1.737. Encuesta periódica: Evaluación de problemas y necesidades sociales (Días 15-23 de Marzo de 1988) . es . CIS . 23 March 1988.
11. Web site: La mayoría absoluta del PSOE, en peligro . es . La Vanguardia . 15 October 1989.
12. Web site: Estudio C.I.S. nº 1.808. Barómetro (Mayo 1989) (Días 11-16 Mayo 1989) . es . CIS . 16 May 1989.
13. Web site: Estudio C.I.S. nº 1.785. Barómetro de enero (Días 10-12 Enero de 1989) . es . CIS . 12 January 1989.
14. Web site: Estudio C.I.S. nº 1.780. Cuestiones de actualidad: Estudio post-paro 14 de diciembre (Días 16-19 de diciembre de 1988) . es . CIS . 19 December 1988.
15. Web site: Estudio C.I.S. nº 1.761. Barómetro julio 1988 (Días 14-18 de Julio 1988) . es . CIS . 18 July 1988.
16. Web site: Estudio C.I.S. nº 1.699. "Barómetro" (Días 17-21 de Septiembre de 1987) . es . CIS . 21 September 1987.
17. Web site: Barómetro de Opinión Pública (Estudio nº 1.597. Febrero 1987) . es . CIS . 16 February 1987.
18. Web site: Estudio C.I.S. nº 1.552. "Barómetro" (Octubre 1986) . es . CIS . 22 October 1986.
19. Web site: Según una encuesta de Gallup, desciende la popularidad de Felipe González . es . ABC Sevilla . 15 December 1986.
20. Web site: Estudio C.I.S. nº 1.545. "Barómetro" (Septiembre 1986) . es . CIS . 21 September 1986.