Polling

Ireland polls

SF (Sinn Féin) leads with 21.3%, 4.3 points ahead of FF.

Checked every day · Latest data 21 October 2026

LeadingSFSinn Féin
Support21.3%average of 3 pollsters
Lead4.3 ptsover FF
Polls3in the last 30 days

Polling average

22 September 2026 to 21 October 2026
SFSinn Féin
21.3%
+0.3
FFFianna Fáil
17%
+1.5
FGFine Gael
16.7%
−1.8
SDSocial Democrats (Ireland)
9.3%
−1.2
AonAontú
7%
−0.5
IIIndependent Ireland
5.7%
−0.3
LabLabour Party (Ireland)
4%
+0.5
PBP–SPeople Before Profit–Solidarity
3.3%
+0.8
GPGreen Party (Ireland)
3%
±0.0
O/I
12.3%
+0.8

Average of the most recent poll from each pollster within 30 days of the newest poll. The change column compares with the same average 30 days earlier. Parties missing from a poll are averaged over the polls that include them.

Trend over the past yearAverage of polls in the previous three weeks, plotted weekly
SFFFFGSDAonIILabPBP–SGP
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%DecFebAprJunAugOct

Latest polls

24 polls in the past year
PollsterFieldworkSampleFFFGSFSDLabAonIIGPPBP–SO/I
Red C21 October 20261,01015152294883411
Ireland Thinks2 October 20261,875181819114853312
Ipsos B&A22 September 20261,20018172384543314
Red C9 September 20261,010141821114753313
Ireland Thinks4 September 20261,044171921103873210
Ireland Thinks31 July 20261,384162020103773212
Ireland Thinks3 July 20261,279172019123673211
Red C24 June 20261,010141821124653412
Ireland Thinks5 June 20261,625161920123693210
Red C27 May 20261,010151721104773411
Ireland Thinks1 May 20261,77417172294793210
Red C22 April 20261,00816162584673312
Ireland Thinks3 April 20261,28619172294663310
Red C25 March 20261,01016182484653313
Ireland Thinks27 February 20261,200181722114654311
Red C19 February 20261,01017182395543313
Ipsos B&A3 February 20261,20019182474344216
Ireland Thinks30 January 20261,248181820104663411
Red C21 January 20261,010151824105542314
Ireland Thinks19 December 20251,000181722104652411

Figures in percent. The leading party in each poll is underlined. A dash means the party was not listed.

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Sources

Voting intention polls, party names and party colours are taken from the Wikipedia page Next Irish general election, which lists each pollster's published results, and are used under CC BY-SA 4.0. We check the page every day. These polls are for the next Irish general election.