News and updates about polls

Amit Segal slams: Election results make a mockery of polls

Channel 12 analyst Amit Segal criticizes pollsters for 'years' of inaccurate polling, says no statistical explanation for discrepancies.

Amit Segal slams: Election results make a mockery of polls

Poll: Israelis want security, Americans want unity

A JPPI survey reveals that 57% of American Jews with ties to Israel prefer an opposition victory in the Knesset elections, compared to 15% who support the coalition.

Poll: Israelis want security, Americans want unity

Final poll: Eisenkot leads, Likud surges

Channel 12 poll gives anti-Netanyahu bloc 70 Knesset seats, but only 56 without Arab parties, as bloc's voters largely prefer minority government relying on United Arab List for support.

Final poll: Eisenkot leads, Likud surges

Final election polls:

Eisenkot leads, neither bloc secures majority

Final television polls ahead of Tuesday’s elections show Eisenkot's Yashar party leading Likud, while neither Netanyahu's bloc nor the opposition reaches 61 seats.

Eisenkot leads, neither bloc secures majority

Poll: 60% of Israelis want a unity government

The final Maariv poll before the elections shows a six-seat lead for the anti-Netanyahu bloc. The Amcha Yisrael party fails to cross the electoral threshold.

Poll: 60% of Israelis want a unity government

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Smotrich and Feiglin's party wins 8 seats

Despite gains for the Religious Zionist Party-Zehut alliance, the right-wing bloc is losing ground in the final stretch before the elections.

Smotrich and Feiglin's party wins 8 seats

A week to the elections:

Five parties don't qualify

One week before the elections, Channel 14 poll: Likud leads with 30 seats, Amcha Yisrael falls far below threshold.

Five parties don't qualify

Walla! poll:

Hendel in, Winter out. Eisenkot's lead grows

New Walla! poll gives Eisenkot's Yashar 23 seats to Likud's 19, as Netanyahu's bloc falls to 48 seats and neither side secures a majority.

Hendel in, Winter out. Eisenkot's lead grows

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Arab parties reach record high of 15 Knesset seats

In two polls published Monday evening, the Arab parties reached record levels of support, significantly increasing their political strength.

Arab parties reach record high of 15 Knesset seats

Three polls, different results

Likud and Eisenkot battle for first place

Nine days before Israel's elections, three polls show differing results: Eisenkot leads in Kan 11's survey, while Likud tops the i24NEWS and Channel 14 polls.

Likud and Eisenkot battle for first place

Arutz Sheva poll:

Who will win the elections? Depends who you ask

Arutz Sheva's Election Barometer finds 65% of coalition voters expect Netanyahu to remain PM, while 48% of opposition voters predict a change.

Who will win the elections? Depends who you ask

Poll: Likud plunges to 18 seats, Arab parties reach record high

New Maariv poll shows Likud losing two seats as Arab parties climb to combined 14, political blocs tie at 51 seats each.

Poll: Likud plunges to 18 seats, Arab parties reach record high

Two polls:

Hendel-Zelekha get four seats, Winter falls short

The Reservists-Economic Party, led by Yoaz Hendel and Yaron Zelekha, wins four seats in two polls published this evening, while Amcha Yisrael Party, led by Ofer Winter, remains below the electoral threshold.

Hendel-Zelekha get four seats, Winter falls short

Poll:

Right-wing bloc leads, Ben Gvir wins nine seats

Although the poll puts Yashar in first place with 22 seats, the right-wing bloc leads Netanyahu’s opponents by three seats, securing a total of 53 mandates.

Right-wing bloc leads, Ben Gvir wins nine seats

Arutz Sheva poll

1/3 of secular Israelis see plane rescue as ‘divine providence’

Nearly all Haredi and religious respondents attribute the rescue of passengers on the flight from Dubai to “Divine Providence," as do most traditional Jews.

1/3 of secular Israelis see plane rescue as ‘divine providence’

Poll:

Who do Israelis want as prime minister?

According to the poll, 59% oppose including an Arab party in the coalition, while 53% support having a haredi party in the next government.

Who do Israelis want as prime minister?

Polls:

Netanyahu bloc sees unprecedented success

Channel 13 gives Netanyahu’s bloc 55 seats, while a separate Channel 14 poll gives the bloc 63 seats, with Likud leading at 31 in the latter survey.

Netanyahu bloc sees unprecedented success

Poll:

Winter drifts further below electoral threshold

A Channel 12 News poll gives Ofer Winter’s Amcha Yisrael party just 1.5%. The coalition bloc wins 49 seats, compared with 54 for the opposition.

Winter drifts further below electoral threshold

First time in Kan News poll

Winter’s party falls below threshold

Amcha Yisrael falls below the threshold for the first time in a Kan News poll, leaving Eisenkot’s bloc with 52 seats to Netanyahu’s 51.

Winter’s party falls below threshold

Brazil:

President Lula leads Flavio Bolsonaro 48%-45% in runoff poll

A new Datafolha poll puts Lula at 48% and Flavio Bolsonaro at 45% in a potential runoff, within the survey’s margin of error.

President Lula leads Flavio Bolsonaro 48%-45% in runoff poll

Fox News poll:

El-Sayed leads Rogers 50%-49% in Michigan Senate race

A new Fox News poll puts Democrat Abdul El-Sayed ahead of Republican Mike Rogers by one point among likely Michigan voters, 50%-49%.

El-Sayed leads Rogers 50%-49% in Michigan Senate race

Poll:

Most Israelis support disqualification of Arab parties

Kan News poll gives Yashar 23 seats, Likud 21 and Bennett-Lapid 11, with both rival blocs tied at 52 seats just one month before Israel's elections.

Most Israelis support disqualification of Arab parties

After demanding defense portfolio: Otzma Yehudit rises to 8 seats

An i24NEWS poll projects Otzma Yehudit winning 8 seats after Itamar Ben Gvir announced he would demand the Defense portfolio in the next government. The coalition reaches 60 seats.

After demanding defense portfolio: Otzma Yehudit rises to 8 seats

Poll:

Bennett continues to lose ground

A Channel 13 News poll shows Naftali Bennett’s Together party falling to a new low of 11 seats, while the Religious Zionist-Zehut alliance remains steady at six.

Bennett continues to lose ground

First sign of support?

Trump boosts Netanyahu with election poll post

US President Donald Trump shares report highlighting a poll showing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc in lead, in notable show of support weeks before Israel’s elections.

Trump boosts Netanyahu with election poll post

New poll: Likud drops to 18 seats, Winter crosses threshold

Yashar! leads with 23 seats as Likud continues to slide, while Amcha Yisrael returns to the Knesset; right-wing bloc holds at 50 Knesset seats.

New poll: Likud drops to 18 seats, Winter crosses threshold

Poll:

Netanyahu’s bloc takes lead

Likud loses another seat, falling to 18, while Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar remains in first place. Netanyahu’s coalition bloc rises to 54 seats, overtaking the Eisenkot bloc.

Netanyahu’s bloc takes lead

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Smotrich and Feiglin win 8 seats, Winter fails to cross threshold

Channel 14 poll shows the right-wing bloc winning 64 seats, compared to 44 for the anti-Netanyahu bloc.

Smotrich and Feiglin win 8 seats, Winter fails to cross threshold

Poll:

Gap between blocs closes

Channel 12 poll has Netanyahu and his rivals tied at 52 seats each, while Channel 14 gives the Prime Minister’s bloc a commanding 63 seats to 44.

Gap between blocs closes

The union that could skyrocket Winter, Smotrich and Feiglin

Kan News poll puts Eisenkot’s Yashar first with 23 seats, while a potential union of Winter, Smotrich and Feiglin would win 11 seats.

The union that could skyrocket Winter, Smotrich and Feiglin

Poll boost for Netanyahu: Coalition climbs to 51 seats

Netanyahu bloc reaches its strongest showing since May as the Zionist opposition falls to 57 seats; Ofer Winter crosses the threshold with four.

Poll boost for Netanyahu: Coalition climbs to 51 seats

Poll shock:

Right-wing bloc rises to 63 seats, Winter crashes below threshold

New survey shows Likud holds commanding lead with 31 seats as 'Together' gains ground and Ofer Winter’s 'Amcha Yisrael' falls to just 2.7%.

Right-wing bloc rises to 63 seats, Winter crashes below threshold

Poll:

Smotrich-Feiglin alliance pays off - and Winter takes the hit

Religious Zionism gains two seats after joining forces with Moshe Feiglin, while Ofer Winter’s Amcha Yisrael falls from eight seats to five in i24News poll.

Smotrich-Feiglin alliance pays off - and Winter takes the hit

Poll:

72.5% of Israelis reject cuts to Jewish studies in state schools

A Tzohar poll finds 72.5% of Israelis prefer to maintain the current level of Jewish, traditional and heritage studies or expand them, compared with just 18.1% who favor reducing them.

72.5% of Israelis reject cuts to Jewish studies in state schools

Poll: Smotrich-Feiglin alliance wins 5 seats

According to the poll, without a merger between the parties, Religious Zionism remains below the electoral threshold, while Ofer Winter’s party enters the Knesset in its place.

Poll: Smotrich-Feiglin alliance wins 5 seats

Poll:

Winter weakens Netanyahu, Ben-Gvir

Kan News poll gives Ofir Winter’s new party four seats, while Netanyahu edges Bennett for premiership and neither political bloc reaches 61.

Winter weakens Netanyahu, Ben-Gvir

Poll: Center-left bloc drops to 59 seats

New Maariv poll gives Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar! 25 seats, while Ofer Winter's Amcha Yisrael crosses the threshold.

Poll: Center-left bloc drops to 59 seats

After disappointing poll, Winter surges

An i24NEWS poll conducted by Direct Polls gives Likud 26 seats and Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar 23. Ofer Winter’s Amcha Yisrael wins eight seats.

After disappointing poll, Winter surges

Poll bombshell:

Likud crashes to 19 seats, Winter fails to break through

Conflicting polls give Ofer Winter eight seats or leave him below the threshold, while Likud swings dramatically between 19 and 26 seats.

Likud crashes to 19 seats, Winter fails to break through

Winter effect:

New Amacha Yisrael party wins six seats in first poll

First poll since Ofer Winter launched Amacha Yisrael gives his party six seats, while Religious Zionism falls below the threshold and Netanyahu's bloc drops to 49.

New Amacha Yisrael party wins six seats in first poll

Poll:

Winter’s party sends right-wing bloc to new low

New poll examines a scenario in which Ofer Winter’s party runs independently. In that scenario, the Religious Zionist Party fails to cross the electoral threshold and the right-wing bloc falls to 49 seats.

Winter’s party sends right-wing bloc to new low

New poll shakes up race as Netanyahu bloc falls further behind

A new poll puts Gadi Eisenkot ahead of Likud, while the anti-Netanyahu bloc leads the right by six seats - and a new political contender could widen the gap.

New poll shakes up race as Netanyahu bloc falls further behind

New poll: Eisenkot opens six-seat lead over Likud

Yashar! surges to 26 seats as Likud falls to 20, while the center-left bloc reaches 60 seats, just one short of a Knesset majority.

New poll: Eisenkot opens six-seat lead over Likud

Poll indicates Shas losing seats as Religious Zionist Party gains

New Kantar poll gives Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar! party 24 seats, narrowly ahead of Likud, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc falls short of a majority.

Poll indicates Shas losing seats as Religious Zionist Party gains

The primaries' effect? New seat projection

Two polls published after the primaries place the Likud in first place with 31-32 seats, and Eisenkot’s party in second place with 24.

The primaries' effect? New seat projection

Fox News poll:

Republican Rogers leads El-Sayed in Michigan

Fox News survey places Republican Mike Rogers ahead of anti-Israel Democrat Abdul El-Sayed 51% to 47% in Michigan's Senate contest.

Republican Rogers leads El-Sayed in Michigan

67% of Jewish population oppose deal putting Zim in Qatari hands

A Mano Geva poll shows broad opposition to approving the ZIM deal amid the involvement of Qatari shareholders: 67.1% oppose the deal, just 2.4% support approve the deal despite involvement.

67% of Jewish population oppose deal putting Zim in Qatari hands

New poll:

Likud surges as coalition gains ground

A new Direct Polls survey projects 30 Knesset seats for Likud and 23 for Gadi Eisenkot’s slate. The governing coalition reaches 59 seats, while the center-left bloc stands at 50.

Likud surges as coalition gains ground

Tradition or politics:

Poll discloses what really irritates secular Israelis

57% of secular Israelis support religious presence in the public realm, provided it is not forced. Two-thirds of young Israelis view Judaism in a positive light.

Poll discloses what really irritates secular Israelis

Poll: Good news for right-wing bloc

A Channel 14 News poll gives the right-wing bloc some good news.

Poll: Good news for right-wing bloc

Poll:

Tropper, Hendel, Erdan, and Edelstein fail to clear threshold

A new Kan 11 News poll reveals that all newly formed political parties are falling well short of the electoral threshold. Meanwhile, the Likud party sees a modest uptick in support.

Tropper, Hendel, Erdan, and Edelstein fail to clear threshold

Maariv poll: Deadlock holds as coalition stuck at 49 seats

New Maariv poll shows little movement in electoral map, with coalition remaining at 49 seats while the opposition maintains potential path to 61-seat majority.

Maariv poll: Deadlock holds as coalition stuck at 49 seats

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Further decline in support for Bennett

An i24NEWS poll indicates that Naftali Bennett's "Together" party has lost another two seats. Gilad Erdan and Yuli Edelstein's new party fails to cross the electoral threshold.

Further decline in support for Bennett

Ben Gvir crushes coalition rivals in new poll

Over 72% of coalition voters want National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir to remain in office, Channel 14 poll reveals.

Ben Gvir crushes coalition rivals in new poll

Poll:

Otzma Yehudit gains ground, rising to 9 Seats

A new Channel 16 poll conducted by Prof. Yitzhak Katz projects 22 seats for Gadi Eisenkot's "Yashar" party, while Otzma Yehudit climbs to 9 seats.

Otzma Yehudit gains ground, rising to 9 Seats

Survey

70% of Israelis concerned over election integrity

The "Israeli Voice Index" found that a majority of Israelis are concerned about the integrity of future elections and believe a Palestinian uprising in Judea and Samaria is a likely scenario.

70% of Israelis concerned over election integrity

Poll: Likud and Smotrich gain strength

A Channel 12 News poll shows a tie between Likud and Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party, with 23 seats each. Netanyahu's opponents maintain a majority of 70 seats.

Poll: Likud and Smotrich gain strength

Poll:

Bennett and Golan lose seats; Winter doesn't pass threshold

Benett drops to 13 seats, Golan drops to eight, Ofer Winter and Erdan and Edelstein stay behind electoral threshold. Netanyahu and Eisenkot tied for lead.

Bennett and Golan lose seats; Winter doesn't pass threshold

New poll:

Most Americans oppose war with Iran

A Reuters/Ipsos poll found that only one-in-three Americans support the war with Iran, while most say Trump has not clearly explained its goals.

Most Americans oppose war with Iran

Poll:

Eisenkot leads, Tropper and Hendel cross electoral threshold

Channel 12 News poll projects 23 seats for Gadi Eisenkot's "Yashar" party, compared to 22 for Likud. For the first time, the "Zionist Home" party - led by Chili Tropper and Yoaz Hendel - passes the electoral threshold.

Eisenkot leads, Tropper and Hendel cross electoral threshold