Leadership opinion polling for the 1993 Spanish general election

In the run up to the 1993 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 29 October 1989, to the day the next election was held, on 6 June 1993.

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 		Question? Lead
González
PSOE 		Aznar
PP 		Anguita
IU 		Roca
CiU
Opina/La Vanguardia[1] 26–27 May 1993 2,000 34.4 31.1 7.7 6.1 3.7 17.1 3.3
Opina/La Vanguardia[2] 10–12 May 1993 2,000 37.6 25.3 9.5 6.5 4.9 16.2 12.3
Opina/La Vanguardia[3] 19–21 Apr 1993 2,006 26.0 29.9 10.3 7.3 4.2 22.3 3.9
Opina/La Vanguardia[4] 22–24 Mar 1993 2,016 33.0 26.2 – 5.3 12.6 22.9 6.8

González vs. Aznar

Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Other/
None/
Not
care 		Question? Lead
González
PSOE 		Aznar
PP
CIS[5] 25–29 May 1993 2,503 46.5 28.8 – 24.8 17.7
Opina/La Vanguardia[1] 26–27 May 1993 2,000 43.8 37.3 4.6 14.3 6.5
Opina/La Vanguardia[2] 10–12 May 1993 2,000 47.8 31.5 4.6 16.1 16.3

Leader ratings

The table below lists opinion polling on leader ratings, on a 0–10 scale: 0 would stand for a "terrible" rating, whereas 10 would stand for "excellent".

Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size
González
PSOE 		Aznar
PP 		Anguita
IU 		Suárez
CDS 		Calvo
CDS
Opina/La Vanguardia[1] 26–27 May 1993 2,000 6.1 5.7 5.0 – –
ASEP[6] 17–22 May 1993 1,222 5.5 4.2 4.6 – 4.6
CIS[7] 14–19 May 1993 2,496 4.91 4.26 4.60 – 3.44
Opina/La Vanguardia[2] 10–12 May 1993 2,000 6.30 5.07 4.76 – –
CIS[8] 23–29 Apr 1993 2,500 4.99 4.42 4.64 – 3.36
ASEP[6] 19–24 Apr 1993 1,218 5.2 4.1 4.7 – 4.4
Opina/La Vanguardia[3] 19–21 Apr 1993 2,006 5.72 5.18 4.67 – –
Eco Consulting/CIS[9] 15–16 Apr 1993 1,208 5.77 5.22 5.33 – 4.40
CIS[10] 15–26 Mar 1993 2,500 5.36 4.66 5.15 – 3.69
Opina/La Vanguardia[4] 22–24 Mar 1993 2,016 5.54 4.72 4.41 – –
ASEP[6] 15–20 Mar 1993 1,212 4.9 4.5 4.7 – 4.8
ASEP[6] 15–20 Feb 1993 1,209 5.0 4.6 4.5 – 4.6
CIS[11] 8–13 Feb 1993 2,502 5.50 4.85 4.67 – 3.84
ASEP[6] 18–23 Jan 1993 1,204 5.0 4.5 4.6 – 4.7
ASEP[6] 9–14 Dec 1992 1,212 5.0 4.4 4.6 – 4.6
ASEP[6] 9–14 Nov 1992 1,220 5.0 4.1 4.4 – 4.4
CIS[12] 28 Oct–2 Nov 1992 2,499 5.17 4.22 4.61 – 3.33
ASEP[6] 13–17 Oct 1992 1,222 5.1 4.0 4.5 – 4.6
ASEP[6] 14–19 Sep 1992 1,220 5.3 4.2 4.6 – 4.6
CIS[13] 8–14 Sep 1992 2,498 5.26 4.69 5.12 – 3.85
ASEP[6] 1–8 Jul 1992 1,216 5.4 4.3 4.6 – 4.2
ASEP[6] 8–13 Jun 1992 1,216 5.6 4.6 4.9 – 4.5
Opina/La Vanguardia[14] 19–20 May 1992 1,000 5.24 4.30 4.54 – –
ASEP[6] 11–16 May 1992 1,211 5.6 4.6 4.7 – 4.5
CIS[15] 24–29 Apr 1992 2,486 5.28 4.15 4.50 – 3.01
ASEP[6] 6–11 Apr 1992 1,208 5.8 4.7 5.0 – 4.6
ASEP[6] 9–14 Mar 1992 1,211 5.8 4.8 4.8 – 4.7
CIS[16] 25 Feb–3 Mar 1992 2,490 5.81 4.21 4.65 – 3.68
ASEP[6] 10–15 Feb 1992 1,213 5.7 4.6 4.7 – 4.7
ASEP[6] 13–18 Jan 1992 1,206 6.1 4.9 4.9 – 4.8
ASEP[6] 9–14 Dec 1991 1,207 5.7 4.3 4.6 – 4.7
ASEP[6] 11–16 Nov 1991 1,219 5.7 4.4 4.5 – 4.7
CIS[17] 19–24 Oct 1991 2,491 5.72 4.66 4.49 3.91 3.58
ASEP[6] 14–19 Oct 1991 1,215 5.7 4.7 4.6 4.2 4.7
ASEP[6] 16–20 Sep 1991 1,200 6.0 4.4 4.4 3.9 –
ASEP[6] 10–15 Jun 1991 1,215 6.1 4.4 4.7 3.9 –
CIS[18] 22–28 May 1991 2,497 5.72 4.05 4.33 3.56 –
ASEP[6] 13–18 May 1991 1,203 6.1 3.9 4.5 4.2 –
ASEP[6] 15–20 Apr 1991 1,212 6.1 4.2 4.3 4.2 –
ASEP[6] 18–23 Mar 1991 1,218 6.0 4.1 4.0 4.0 –
ASEP[6] 11–16 Feb 1991 1,208 5.6 4.1 4.0 3.7 –
ASEP[6] 14–18 Jan 1991 1,233 5.7 4.0 4.7 4.0 –
CIS[19] 18–26 Dec 1990 2,495 5.41 4.09 4.47 3.53 –
ASEP[6] 10–15 Dec 1990 1,206 5.6 4.5 4.9 4.1 –
CIS[20] 22–28 Nov 1990 2,492 6.10 4.18 4.94 3.68 –
ASEP[6] 15–20 Nov 1990 1,238 5.7 4.5 4.6 3.7 –
CIS[21] 17–24 Oct 1990 2,487 5.58 4.16 4.62 3.61 –
ASEP[6] 15–20 Oct 1990 1,224 5.4 4.2 4.6 3.8 –
CIS[22] 20–27 Jun 1990 2,492 5.85 4.35 4.83 3.84 –
ASEP[6] 17–21 Sep 1990 1,213 5.4 4.2 4.5 3.7 –
CIS[23] 9–19 Jul 1990 2,500 5.94 4.12 4.69 3.40 –
ASEP[6] 2–6 Jul 1990 1,208 6.0 4.4 5.0 4.1 –
CIS[22] 20–27 Jun 1990 2,492 5.85 4.35 4.83 3.84 –
ASEP[6] 11–16 Jun 1990 1,221 5.7 4.8 5.3 4.1 –
CIS[24] 17–21 May 1990 2,492 5.85 4.49 5.09 3.87 –
ASEP[6] 14–19 May 1990 1,219 5.7 4.4 4.9 4.0 –
ASEP[6] 16–20 Apr 1990 1,219 5.7 4.5 4.9 4.0 –
CIS[25] 26–29 Mar 1990 2,484 5.69 4.64 4.96 3.76 –
ASEP[6] 12–17 Mar 1990 1,203 5.7 4.5 5.0 4.2 –
CIS[26] 17–26 Feb 1990 2,495 5.36 4.41 4.78 3.82 –
ASEP[6] 12–17 Feb 1990 1,210 5.8 4.4 5.2 4.3 –
CIS[27] 17–22 Jan 1990 2,923 6.01 4.39 4.84 3.63 –
CIS[28] 17–22 Jan 1990 2,496 5.86 4.61 4.92 3.81 –
ASEP[6] 15–20 Jan 1990 1,210 6.0 4.6 5.2 4.1 –
ASEP[6] 29 Nov–7 Dec 1989 1,215 5.9 4.4 5.1 4.0 –
CIS[29] 17–23 Nov 1989 2,463 5.86 4.42 5.08 3.74 –
ASEP[6] 6–11 Nov 1989 1,203 6.0 4.4 5.2 3.8 –
CIS[30] 1–6 Nov 1989 3,084 6.36 4.71 5.22 3.96 –

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
(PSOE)
checkY ☒N Question? Net
CIS[10] 15–26 Mar 1993 2,500 45.8 44.9 9.3 +0.9
CIS[31] 15–21 Dec 1992 2,499 42.0 40.5 17.5 +1.5
CIS[32] 9–17 Oct 1992 2,498 45.0 41.3 13.7 +3.7
CIS[13] 8–14 Sep 1992 2,498 37.9 41.9 20.2 −4.0
CIS[33] 16–22 Jun 1992 2,495 48.5 35.9 15.7 +12.6
CIS[34] 5–21 May 1992 2,500 41.4 37.3 21.3 +4.1
CIS[15] 24–29 Apr 1992 2,486 44.5 38.3 17.2 +6.2
CIS[16] 25 Feb–3 Mar 1992 2,490 54.2 30.1 15.7 +24.1
CIS[35] 20–30 Mar 1991 2,482 52.6 33.2 14.2 +19.4
CIS[36] 7–10 Apr 1990 2,497 47.0 38.0 15.0 +9.0
CIS[37] 14–20 Dec 1989 3,195 52.5 34.1 13.4 +18.4

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