Opinion polling for the 2021 Japanese general election

In the run up to the 2021 Japanese general election, various organisations carried out opinion polling to gauge voting intention. 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 October 2017 to 31 October 2021.

Graphical summary

The charts below depict party identification polling for the next Japanese general election using a 15-poll moving average.

  LDP

  CDP

  DP

  Kōmeitō

  JCP

  Japan Innovation Party

  DPFP

  SDP

  LP

  Reiwa Shinsengumi

  Kibō no Tō

  N-Koku

  CDP

  DP

  Kōmeitō

  JCP

  Japan Innovation Party

  DPFP

  SDP

  LP

  Reiwa Shinsengumi

  Kibō no Tō

  N-Koku

Party identification

2021

Fieldwork date	Polling firm	LDP	CDP	Kōmeitō	JCP	Ishin	DPFP	SDP	Reiwa	N-Koku	Others	No party	Und./ no ans.	Lead
31 Oct 2021	2021 general election	34.7	20.0	12.4	7.3	14.0	4.5	1.8	3.9	1.4	1.7	—	—	14.7
23–24 Oct	go2senkyo	32.2	14.8	6.1	4.9	6.9	1.1	1.0	0.6	0.3		32.2		Tied
22-24 Oct	NHK	38.6	8.0	4.3	2.9	3.5	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.2	0.2	31.4	8.5	7.2
19–20 Oct	Mainichi Shimbun	41	14	4	6	6	1	1	2	1	1	23		18
19–20 Oct	Asahi Shimbun	34	7	4	3	3	1	0	0	0	1	34	13	Tied
16–17 Oct	Kyodo News	49.1	10.4	3.1	4.7	4.3						18.8		30.3
16–17 Oct	go2senkyo[a]	31.6	11.8	4.7	5.6	4.0	1.0	1.2	0.3	0.3		39.4		7.8
16–17 Oct	ANN	49.9	12.1	4.1	4.4	2.3	1.2	0.6	0.6	0.4	0.8	23.6		26.3
15–17 Oct	NHK	38.8	6.6	3.9	2.8	2.3	1.0	0.6	0.6	0.1	0.2	36.2	6.9	2.6
14–15 Oct	Yomiuri Shimbun	40	6	3	3	3	1	1	0		0	38	5	2
9–10 Oct	Green Ship Archived 2021-10-17 at the Wayback Machine	42.92	13.73	4.82	5.62	4.96						23.23		19.7
9–10 Oct	FNN-Sankei	45.3	6.4	2.4	2.5	2.6	0.5	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.2	37.1	2.1	8.2
9–10 Oct	JNN Archived 2021-10-11 at the Wayback Machine	41.5	5.7	3.1	2.3	2.5	0.7	0.5	0.3	0	0.4	38.6	4.4	2.9
8–10 Oct	NHK	41.2	6.1	4.1	2.7	1.8	0.7	0.6	0.2	0.1	0.2	36.1	6.2	5.1
4–5 Oct	Asahi Shimbun	37	5	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	40	10	3
4–5 Oct	Yomiuri Shimbun	43	7	3	3	2	1	0	0		0	36	4	7
4–5 Oct	Nikkei-TV Tokyo	51	8	4	5	3	1					27		24
4 Oct	Fumio Kishida assumes office as the Prime Minister and President of the LDP.
23–25 Sep	Nikkei	47	8	3	3	3	1		1			30	4	17
18–19 Sep	ANN	49.4	9.9	4.2	4.1	3.1	1.2	0.3	0.4	0.0	0.7	26.7		22.7
18–19 Sep	FNN-Sankei	43.5	6.9	3.2	2.1	1.6	0.3	0.3	0.7	0.0	0.4	34.5	6.5	9
18 Sep	Mainichi Shimbun	37	10	4	4	5	1		2			34		3
10–13 Sep	Jiji Press Archived 2021-10-07 at the Wayback Machine	26.5	3.0	5.0	2.2	1.7	0	0.2	0.2	0.2		59.0		32.5
11–12 Sep	Asahi Shimbun	37	5	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	43	8	6
10–12 Sep	NHK	37.6	5.5	3.6	2.9	1.1	0.2	0.6	0.4	0.2	0.3	40.2	7.4	2.6
9-11 Sep	Nikkei	48	8	2	3	3	1	0	1	0		31	3	17
4–5 Sep	Yomiuri Shimbun	36	7	3	3	2	0	0	0			43	5	7
3 Sep	Yoshihide Suga announces he will not seek re-election as President of the LDP.
28 Aug	Mainichi Shimbun	26	10	3	5	8	1		2			42		16
21–22 Aug	FNN-Sankei	35.6	6.6	3.5	2.4	3.0	0.6	0.4	0.7	0.3	0.2	44.6	4.2	9.0
21–22 Aug	ANN	46.6	8.1	2.9	4.1	2.6	0.5	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.8	33.6		13.0
14–15 Aug	go2senkyo[a]	29.1	11.1	4.1	5.6	3.5	0.5	0.6	0.9	0.0		44.5		15.4
7–9 Aug	Yomiuri-NNN	32	5	3	3	2	0	0	0		0	49		17
7–9 Aug	NHK	33.4	6.4	3.7	3.3	1.7	0.8	0.5	0.2	0.2	0.3	42.8	6.4	9.4
6–9 Aug	Jiji Press Archived 2021-08-14 at the Wayback Machine	23.7	3.9	4.5	1.3	2.0	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.0		61.4		37.7
7–8 Aug	Asahi Shimbun	32	6	2	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	47	8	15
7–8 Aug	JNN	32.4	5.4	3.5	2.1	2.8	0.6	0.2	0.6	0	0.2	48.7	3.5	16.3
23–25 Jul	Nikkei	38	9	4	4	4	1					35	3	3
17–18 Jul	ANN	42.3	8.8	3.9	2.6	2.7	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.2	0.8	37.5		4.8
17–18 Jul	FNN-Sankei	36.3	8.0	2.4	3.7	2.2	0.7	0.7	0.3	0.0	0.4	41.0	4.2	4.7
17 Jul	Mainichi Shimbun	28	10	4	7	6	1	1	1	0	2	39		11
9–12 Jul	Jiji Press Archived 2021-07-26 at the Wayback Machine	21.4	4.5	2.5	1.8	2.0	0.5	0.2	0.3	0.1		63.9		42.5
10–11 Jul	go2senkyo[a]	28.6	12.0	4.5	7.1	3.2	1.1	1.1	0.4	0.1		41.8		13.2
9-11 Jul	Yomiuri-NNN	36	5	4	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	43	5	7
9-11 Jul	NHK	34.9	6.0	3.3	3.3	2.1	0.8	0.3	0.2		0.8	41.9	6.3	7.0
3–4 Jul	JNN	33.6	6.1	3.5	3.4	2.1	0.6	0.4	0.4	0	0.3	46.1	3.6	12.5
25–27 Jun	Nikkei	43	8	3	4	4	1	1	0	0	—	31	4	12
19–20 Jun	ANN	41.8	8.4	3.3	3.6	3.0	1.5	0.4	1.0	0.0	1.0	36.0		5.8
19–20 Jun	FNN-Sankei	37.0	8.2	2.5	2.0	2.8	0.9	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.2	43.2	2.5	6.2
19–20 Jun	Asahi Shimbun	31	6	4	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	45	8	14
19 Jun	Mainichi Shimbun	30	10	4	6	6	1	—	2			40	—	10
11–14 Jun	Jiji Press Archived 2021-07-11 at the Wayback Machine	22.8	2.9	3.7	1.7	1.2	0.5	0.2	0.2	0.1		63.2		40.4
12–13 Jun	go2senkyo[a]	25.4	13.9	4.8	5.9	2.9	0.7	0.9	0.6	0.1		44.7		19.3
11–13 Jun	NHK	35.8	6.4	3.5	2.8	2.1	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.5	0	40.6	7.4	4.8
5–6 Jun	JNN	34.3	5.8	3.5	2.3	2.7	0.5	0.2	0.7	0.2	0.3	43.9	5.5	10.4
4–6 Jun	Yomiuri-NNN	33	5	3	3	2	0	1	0		0	48	4	15
28–30 May	Nikkei	42	8	4	3	4	0	0	1	0	—	33	5	9
15–16 May	go2senkyo[a]	26.2	14.3	4.1	7.3	3.6	1.2	0.7	1.4	0.4	—	40.7	—	14.5
15–16 May	FNN-Sankei	35.3	7.7	3.1	1.9	3	0.8	0.3	0.3	0.1	—	44.9	2.2	9.6
15–16 May	ANN	44.9	12.2	2.6	3.7	2.8	1.0	0.6	0.2	0.5	1.2	30.3		14.6
15–16 May	Asahi Shimbun	30	7	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	47	8	17
15–16 May	Kyodo News	41.9	8.6	4.5	3.4	4.6	1.2	0.4	1	0.7	—	32.1	—	9.8
8–9 May	JNN	37.2	6.0	3.8	2.2	2.0	1.1	0	0.1	0.1	1.0	42.4	4.3	5.2
7–10 May	Jiji Press Archived 2021-05-20 at the Wayback Machine	21.4	4.4	2.6	1.5	1.9	0.5	0.2	0.2	0.2	—	64.8	—	43.4
7–9 May	Yomiuri-NNN	37	7	2	2	2	1	0	0		1	44	4	7
7–9 May	NHK	33.7	5.8	2.9	3.1	1.6	0.6	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.5	43.8	7.4	10.1
23–25 Apr	Nikkei	47	9	3	3	4	1	1	1	0	0	29	3	18
18 Apr	Mainichi Shimbun	31	11	4	4	8	1	0	2	1	1	36	—	5
17–18 Apr	FNN-Sankei	39.2	5.5	3.2	2.9	3.3	0.7	0.2	0.4	0.2	0.2	38.7	4.2	0.5
17–18 Apr	ANN	45.1	9.0	3.4	3.4	3.0	0.5	1.0	1	0.1	1.6	32.4	—	12.7
9–12 Apr	Jiji Press Archived 2021-05-20 at the Wayback Machine	22.5	4.2	3.8	1.8	1.6	0.3	0.2	0.3	0	—	62.2	—	39.7
3 Mar – 12 Apr	Asahi Shimbun	38	8	4	2	5	1	0	1	0	—	41	0	3
10–11 Apr	Asahi Shimbun	35	6	2	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	43	8	8
9-11 Apr	NHK	37.4	6.3	4.1	2.7	1.5	0.7	0.3	0.3	—	0.7	39.7	6.4	2.3
3–4 Apr	JNN	35.6	4.9	3.1	2.6	1.4	0.5	0.3	0.5	0.1	0.5	47.0	3.6	11.4
2–4 Apr	Yomiuri-NNN	39	5	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	43	4	4
26–28 Mar	Nikkei	43	11	4	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	29	4	14
20–21 Mar	Asahi Shimbun	33	5	3	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	46	7	13
20–21 Mar	ANN	43.7	10.5	3.9	4.5	2.2	1.2	0.3	0.1	0.4	1.3	31.9		11.8
13–14 Mar	FNN-Sankei	40.1	6.5	4.4	2.1	2.5	1.1	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.9	39.9	3	0.2
6–7 Mar	JNN	38.3	4.8	2.0	2.4	3.1	0.9	0.3	0.5	0.4	0.3	41.4	5.5	3.1
5–8 Mar	Jiji Press Archived 2021-05-20 at the Wayback Machine	23	4.8	3.5	1.7	2.4	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.1		62.4	—	39.4
5–7 Mar	NHK	35.6	4.5	3.2	3.1	2.1	0.8	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	40.1	9.5	4.5
5–7 Mar	Yomiuri-NNN	40	6	3	2	3	0	1	1	—	0	42	3	2
26–28 Feb	Nikkei	45	11	2	5	3	1		1			27	4	18
20–21 Feb	FNN-Sankei	38.6	8	2.6	2.3	3.9	1	0.1	0.6	0.2	0.8	39.7	2.1	1.1
13–14 Feb	Asahi Shimbun	33	7	4	3	2	1	—	0	0	0	44	6	11
13–14 Feb	ANN	45.2	11.8	3.5	2.5	2.9	0.6	0.6	0.2	0	1.4	31.3		13.9
6–7 Feb	JNN	36.7	6.2	3.7	2.4	3.1	0.7	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.6	42.3	3.2	5.6
5–7 Feb	NHK	35.1	6.8	3	3	2.6	0.9	0.6	0.4	0.2	—	42.3	5.1	7.2
5–7 Feb	Yomiuri-NNN	37	5	4	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	42	5	5
4–7 Feb	Jiji Press Archived 2021-05-17 at the Wayback Machine	25.5	3.8	2.4	1.6	2.1	0.6	0.4	0.3	0.2	—	61.2	—	35.7
29–31 Jan	Nikkei	44	9	5	5	3	1					30	2	14
23–24 Jan	FNN-Sankei	39.1	8.9	3.6	2.5	4	0.9	0.3	0.9	0.5	0.4	38.5	0.3	0.6
16–17 Jan	ANN	45.7	7.9	4.4	3.1	2.5	1.7	0.7	0.3	0.4	4.1	29.2		16.5
15–17 Jan	Yomiuri-NNN	37	5	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	46	3	9
9-11 Jan	NHK	37.8	6.6	3	2.9	1.1	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.2	0.5	40.5	6	2.7
8–11 Jan	Jiji Press Archived 2021-02-13 at the Wayback Machine	23.7	3.1	3.9	1.7	1.6	0.5	0.8	0.2	0.1	—	62.8	—	39.1
9–10 Jan	JNN	34.2	5.9	3.2	2.4	2.0	0.8	0.2	0.3	0.6	1.0	46.2	3.3	12.0
9–10 Jan	Kyodo News	41.2	7.8	3.9	3.3	4.3	0.8	0.1	1.1	0.4	—	34.6	—	6.6
22 Oct 2017	2017 general election	33.3	19.9	12.5	7.9	6.1	17.4[b]	0.8	—[c]	—	1.3	—	—	13.4

2020

Fieldwork date	Polling firm	LDP	CDP	Kōmeitō	JCP	Ishin	DPFP	SDP	Reiwa	N-Koku	Others	No party	Und./ no ans.	Lead
26–27 Dec	Yomiuri-NNN	38	3	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	47	2	9
25–27 Dec	Nikkei	42	9	3	3	4	1	1				33	3	9
19–20 Dec	ANN	47	9.3	3.9	3.9	2.6	1.7	0.5	0.3	0	1	29.8		17.2
11–13 Dec	NHK	38.2	5.1	3.4	2.2	2.4	0.6	0.4	0.3	0.2	0.2	39.4	7.6	1.2
4–7 Dec	Jiji Press Archived 2021-05-20 at the Wayback Machine	24.7	4.1	3.3	1.5	1.8	0.9	0.4	0.6	0.2	—	60.3		35.6
5–6 Dec	JNN	38.0	5.0	3.4	2.4	2.0	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.5	45.9	1.8	7.9
5–6 Dec	Kyodo News	41.5	7.2	3.7	3.1	5.6	1.7	1	1.3	0.4	—	32.5		9
4–6 Dec	Yomiuri-NNN	42	5	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	40	5	2
27–29 Nov	Nikkei	49	6	3	3	4	1	1	1			30	2	19
15 Oct – 17 Nov	Yomiuri-Waseda	40	6	4	2	5	0	0	1	1	0	40	2	Tied
14–15 Nov	Asahi Shimbun	39	6	4	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	40	6	1
14–15 Nov	ANN	48.2	9.2	3.3	3.3	3.7	0.7	0.8	0.4	0.3	1.4	28.7		19.5
6–9 Nov	Jiji Press Archived 2020-11-18 at the Wayback Machine	25.7	4.1	2.6	1.5	1.7	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.2	—	61		35.3
7–8 Nov	JNN	40.4	4.5	2.9	1.8	2.7	1.4	0.2	0.4	0.3	0.5	41.3	3.5	0.9
6–8 Nov	NHK	36.8	4.9	3.6	2.3	1.5	0.8	0.5	0.5	0.1	0.1	40	9	3.2
6–8 Nov	Yomiuri-NNN	48	4	3	2	3	1	0	0	—	1	36	2	12
23–25 Oct	Nikkei	45	8	4	4	3	1	0	1			30	3	15
17–18 Oct	Asahi Shimbun	39	6	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	41	6	2
17–18 Oct	ANN	49.4	9	4.2	3.9	3.6	0.8	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.9	27.7		21.7
16–18 Oct	Yomiuri-NNN	42	4	3	3	2	1	0	1	—	1	41	3	1
9–12 Oct	Jiji Press Archived 2020-11-03 at the Wayback Machine	26.4	3.8	3	1.9	1	0.5	0.3	0.3	0.1	—	59.2		32.8
9-11 Oct	NHK	37	5.8	3.2	2.6	1.6	0.5	0.4		—	0.1	40.3	8.5	3.3
3–4 Oct	JNN	40.7	4.5	4.0	2.4	1.9	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.0	0.3	40.8	4.4	0.1
21–22 Sep	NHK	40.8	6.2	3	1.7	1.1	0.1	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.1	40	6.4	0.8
19–20 Sep	Yomiuri-NNN	47	4	3	2	2	1	0	0	—	0	37	3	10
19–20 Sep	ANN	53.9	9.1	3.5	3.0	2.5	0.7	0.3	0.1	0.1	—	25.5		28.4
16–17 Sep	Nikkei	52	7	4	3	3	1	1	1			24	4	28
16–17 Sep	Asahi Shimbun	41	6	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	38		3
16 Sep	Yoshihide Suga assumes office as the Prime Minister and President of the LDP.
15 Sep	The Constitutional Democratic Party merges with the majority of the Democratic Party For the People as well as some independents.
5–6 Sep	JNN	43.2	3.5	1.1	3.2	2.2	2.3	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.6	39.5	3.7	3.7
2–3 Sep	Mainichi and JNN	40	3	3	3	3	1	0	0	0	1	41	8	1
28 Aug	Shinzo Abe announces his intention to resign as Prime Minister and President of the LDP.
22–23 Aug	ANN	42.8	7.7	3.9	3.4	4.8	1.7	0.5	0.7	0.0	2.1	32.4		10.4
1–2 Aug	JNN	32.0	4.5	1.0	3.1	3.5	2.4	0.4	0.6	0.2	0.2	47.5	4.7	15.5
18–19 Jul	ANN	40.3	8.7	4.9	3.6	3.6	1.7	0.3	1.2	0.1	1.7	33.9		6.4
18–19 Jul	Asahi Shimbun	30	5	3	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	47	8	17
17–19 Jul	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	35	4	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	50	3	15
17–19 Jul	Kyodo News	31.9	6.3	5.2	3.5	6.3	1.5	0.5	0.9	0.5	0.3	41.5	1.6	9.6
18–19 Jul	Mainichi & SSRC	29	9	3	5	10	2	1	3	0	1	36	—	7
10–13 Jul	Jiji Press Archived 2020-07-18 at the Wayback Machine	26.0	3.3	2.8	1.3	2.2	0.6	0.2	0.7	0.2	—	60.5	—	34.5
11–12 Jul	go2senkyo & JX[a]	29.3	8.4	5.8	4.5	5.5	1.0	1.3	1.4	0.2	—	42.6	—	13.3
4–5 Jul	JNN	35.8	5.1	3.5	2.4	3.5	0.6	0.5	0.7	0.4	1.0	42.9	3.6	7.1
3–5 Jul	Yomiuri Shimbun	32	5	4	2	4	1	0	1	0	1	46	4	14
11–22 Jun	Jiji Press Archived 2020-07-18 at the Wayback Machine[d]	33.9	7.2	4.3	2.2	5.9	1.2	1.1	1.5	0.4	—	40.8	—	6.9
20–21 Jun	ANN	43.0	9.1	3.8	4.0	6.8	0.8	0.5	1.0	0.0	3.4	27.6		15.4
20–21 Jun	Kyodo News	37.3	7.6	3.4	3.1	7.4	1.5	1.2	1.4	0.5	0.3	34.2	2.1	3.1
20–21 Jun	Asahi Shimbun	29	5	3	3	4	1	0	1	0	0	46	8	17
20–20 Jun	Mainichi & SSRC	31	10	4	6	11	2	1	3	1	1	30	—	1
13–14 Jun	go2senkyo & JX[a]	29.2	13.0	4.2	4.4	5.4	1.5	1.0	1.2	0.2	—	39.8	—	10.6
6–7 Jun	JNN	34.4	6.1	3.5	2.3	3.9	1.3	0.6	1.1	0.1	0.1	43.0	3.7	8.6
5–7 Jun	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	30	5	3	2	3	0	0	1	0	0	54	1	24
5–7 Jun	Yomiuri Shimbun	34	4	3	3	3	1	0	1	0	1	45	5	11
21 May – 1 Jun	Jiji Press Archived 2020-07-04 at the Wayback Machine[d]	30.9	6.6	4.0	3.4	7.7	1.2	0.9	1.5	0.6	—	42.0	—	11.1
29–31 May	Kyodo News	37.4	7.2	3.0	3.0	7.3	0.9	0.4	1.7	0.3	0.3	36.4	2.1	1.0
23–24 May	Asahi Shimbun	26	5	4	3	4	1	1	0	0	1	48	7	22
23–24 May	Mainichi & SSRC	25	12	4	7	11	1	1	1	1	1	36	—	11
16–17 May	go2senkyo & JX[a]	28.8	12.7	4.3	5.4	6.8	0.7	0.9	1.2	0.3	—	39.1	—	10.3
16–17 May	ANN	35.5	8.7	4.2	3.9	3.8	1.9	0.8	0.4	0.4	1.5	38.9		3.4
9–10 May	JNN	35.9	6.1	4.4	2.3	3.7	0.5	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.1	40.7	5.5	4.8
8–10 May	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	34	3	3	1	4	0	1	1	0	0	50	2	16
8–10 May	Kyodo News	35.1	6.9	5.3	3.2	8.7	1.2	0.7	1.5	0.2	0.4	35.5	1.3	0.4
8–10 May	Yomiuri Shimbun	34	4	4	3	4	1	0	0	0	1	44	3	10
18–19 Apr	Asahi Shimbun	33	5	5	2	3	1	1	1	0	0	43	6	10
18–19 Apr	Mainichi Shimbun	29	5	5	2	6	1	1	1	1	1	43	—	14
10–13 Apr	Kyodo News	33.1	7.7	3.4	3.7	5.3	1.1	0.9	2.2	0.4	0.2	39.3	2.7	6.2
4 Mar – 13 Apr	Asahi Shimbun[d]	37	9	4	3	3	1	1	1	1	0	38	2	1
11–12 Apr	go2senkyo & JX[a]	29.2	9.5	2.4	6.4	6.0	1.3	1.0	1.1	0.4	—	42.6	—	13.4
11–12 Apr	Yomiuri Shimbun	34	5	4	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	44	5	10
10–12 Apr	NHK	33.3	4.0	3.3	2.9	1.6	0.5	0.6	0.5	0.2	0.7	45.3	7.3	12.0
8–9 Apr	Mainichi, JNN, & SSRC	34	9	3	4	5	1	1	3	1	1	36	—	2
4–5 Apr	JNN	34.3	5.0	4.2	3.3	3.3	1.4	0.5	0.8	0.4	0.6	41.8	4.4	7.5
27–29 Mar	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	37	8	4	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	38	3	1
26–28 Mar	Kyodo News	37.0	7.4	3.6	3.3	5.0	1.0	0.7	1.8	0.9	0.0	36.8	2.4	0.2
21–22 Mar	ANN[permanent dead link]	43.5	8.1	4.7	3.5	2.6	1.1	0.9	1.2	0.1	3.0	31.3		12.2
20–22 Mar	Yomiuri Shimbun	35	5	4	4	1	1	1	1	0	0	44	4	9
14–16 Mar	Kyodo News	40.0	9.6	3.3	3.3	4.2	1.5	1.2	2.4	1.7	0.0	31.6	1.2	8.4
14–15 Mar	Asahi Shimbun	36	6	3	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	40	9	4
14–15 Mar	Mainichi Shimbun	33	9	4	4	4	1	0	1	1	1	40	—	7
6–9 Mar	Jiji Press Archived 2020-07-22 at the Wayback Machine	24.0	3.5	3.5	1.6	1.3	0.4	0.5	0.7	0.1	—	62.4	—	38.4
7–8 Mar	JNN	36.4	6.4	3.5	3.3	1.5	0.9	0.4	0.6	0.3	0.3	41.6	4.9	5.2
6–8 Mar	NHK	36.5	6.3	3.0	3.1	1.3	0.9	0.8	0.4	0.0	0.2	41.5	6.0	5.0
29 Feb – 1 Mar	go2senkyo & JX[a]	32.0	12.3	3.5	5.4	2.8	1.2	0.9	1.3	0.5	—	40.1	—	8.1
29 Feb – 1 Mar	go2senkyo & JX[a]	31.6	12.1	3.5	5.3	2.8	1.2	0.9	1.2	0.4	1.5	39.5	—	7.9
21–23 Feb	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	39	9	4	4	3	2	0	1	0	0	34	3	5
15–16 Feb	go2senkyo & JX[a]	32.1	12.8	4.2	5.4	3.4	0.9	1.0	1.6	0.5	—	38.2	—	6.1
15–16 Feb	Asahi Shimbun	34	6	3	3	2	2	0	1	0	0	39	10	5
15–16 Feb	ANN Archived 2020-02-25 at the Wayback Machine	45.4	10.2	3.8	3.4	2.7	1.6	0.4	1.1	0.7	1.1	29.6		15.8
15–16 Feb	Kyodo News	40.5	10.9	3.1	3.5	3.5	1.9	1.0	2.3	0.5	0.1	31.0	1.7	9.5
14–15 Feb	Yomiuri Shimbun Archived 2020-02-25 at the Wayback Machine	40	5	3	3	3	1	0	1	0	0	39	5	1
7–9 Feb	NHK	37.4	6.0	4.0	2.6	1.4	1.0	1.2	0.6	0.2	0.2	38.0	7.4	0.6
6–9 Feb	Jiji Press Archived 2020-02-28 at the Wayback Machine	24.3	5.6	2.8	1.6	1.3	0.5	0.2	0.9	0.2	—	60.6	—	36.3
1–2 Feb	JNN	38.2	4.8	2.6	3.1	1.5	0.9	0.4	1.3	0.5	0.2	41.7	4.9	3.5
25–26 Jan	Asahi Shimbun	34	7	4	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	37	12	3
24–26 Jan	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	45	10	3	4	2	1	1	1	0	0	30	3	15
18–19 Jan	ANN Archived 2020-02-16 at the Wayback Machine	45.0	8.2	4.4	4.1	2.7	2.0	0.8	1.2	0.2	1.6	29.8		15.2
18–19 Jan	Mainichi Shimbun	34	8	2	2	3	2	1	1	1	1	40	—	6
17–19 Jan	Yomiuri Shimbun Archived 2020-02-16 at the Wayback Machine	41	7	3	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	39	3	2
11–13 Jan	NHK	40.0	5.4	3.4	2.9	1.6	0.9	0.7	0.2	0.2	0.2	38.5	5.9	1.5
10–13 Jan	Jiji Press[permanent dead link]	24.9	3.3	3.4	2.6	1.0	0.9	0.7	0.5	0.2	—	60.4	—	35.5
11–12 Jan	go2senkyo & JX[a]	29.7	11.2	3.5	6.2	4.0	1.1	0.5	1.3	1.1	—	41.4	—	11.7
11–12 Jan	JNN	38.6	5.8	3.8	2.8	2.9	1.4	0.4	0.6	0.0	0.3	38.9	4.6	0.3
11–12 Jan	Kyodo News	43.2	6.9	2.9	4.1	4.4	1.6	1.1	2.4	0.7	0.0	31.5	1.2	11.7
22 Oct 2017	2017 general election	33.3	19.9	12.5	7.9	6.1	17.4[b]	0.8	—[c]	—	1.3	—	—	13.4

2019

Fieldwork date	Polling firm	LDP	CDP	DPFP	Kibō	Kōmeitō	JCP	Ishin	SDP	LP	Reiwa	N-Koku	Others	No party	Und./ no ans.	Lead
21–22 Dec	Asahi Shimbun	34	6	1	0	4	3	2	1	Did not exist	1	1	1	41	5	7
20–22 Dec	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	41	8	1	—	4	5	2	1		1	0	0	35	3	6
14–15 Dec	go2senkyo & JX[a]	31.6	12.5	0.9	—	3.8	5.6	3.8	0.9		2.1	0.6	—	38.2	—	6.6
14–15 Dec	ANN Archived 2019-12-28 at the Wayback Machine	45.6	9.8	1.3	—	2.8	5.1	1.6	0.5		2.0	0.2	0.8	30.3		15.3
14–15 Dec	Kyodo News	36.0	10.8	1.5	—	4.7	3.0	3.3	0.8		4.5	1.5	0.3	31.8	1.8	4.2
13–15 Dec	Yomiuri Shimbun Archived 2019-12-28 at the Wayback Machine	37	6	0	—	3	3	1	0		1	0	0	44	3	7
6–9 Dec	Jiji Press	23.0	3.8	0.6	—	3.5	2.0	2.0	0.2		0.7	0.3	—	61.1	—	38.1
9 Oct – 9 Dec	Mainichi & SSRC[d]	38	9	1	—	4	3	4	0		2	1	1	36	—	2
7–8 Dec	JNN	35.1	7.3	1.0	—	3.1	3.5	1.9	0.8		1.0	0.4	0.4	40.8	5.0	5.7
6–8 Dec	NHK	36.1	5.5	0.9	—	2.7	3.0	1.6	0.7		0.6	0.1	0.1	41.4	7.4	5.3
30 Nov – 1 Dec	Mainichi Shimbun	36	8	1	—	3	4	4	0		2	0	0	35	—	1
23–24 Nov	Kyodo News	41.8	8.7	0.9	—	4.2	3.7	3.9	0.4		2.5	1.2	0.3	30.4	2.0	11.4
22–24 Nov	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	39	8	1	—	4	4	3	1		1	1	0	36	3	3
16–17 Nov	Asahi Shimbun	36	7	1	0	3	4	2	1		1	0	1	37	7	1
15–17 Nov	Yomiuri Shimbun Archived 2019-11-27 at the Wayback Machine	37	7	1	—	4	4	1	0		2	1	0	38	4	1
9–10 Nov	go2senkyo & JX[a]	35.5	12.5	1.3	—	4.3	4.4	3.2	0.9		1.0	0.8	—	36.3	—	0.8
9–10 Nov	ANN Archived 2019-11-27 at the Wayback Machine	45.7	9.8	3.0	—	5.3	4.2	2.1	0.6		1.1	0.5	1.2	26.5		19.2
9–10 Nov	JNN	38.2	6.3	1.0	—	4.7	2.5	2.8	0.5		0.9	0.4	0.3	37.2	5.2	1.0
8–10 Nov	Jiji Press[permanent dead link]	30.1	3.1	0.2	—	3.7	2.0	1.3	0.6		0.6	0.2	—	55.5	—	25.4
8–10 Nov	NHK	36.8	6.3	1.4	—	3.8	3.5	2.2	0.3		1.2	0.2	0.1	37.7	6.5	0.9
26–27 Oct	Mainichi Shimbun	36	10	1	—	3	3	4	1		1	1	0	34	—	2
26–27 Oct	Kyodo News	44.6	8.5	1.3	—	4.2	3.6	3.6	1.1		2.1	0.8	0.1	28.9	1.2	15.7
25–27 Oct	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	46	7	0	—	5	4	4	0		1	1	0	29	2	17
19–20 Oct	Asahi Shimbun	35	6	1	0	5	2	2	0		1	1	1	39	7	4
19–20 Oct	ANN Archived 2019-10-28 at the Wayback Machine	45.6	7.8	1.8	—	4.3	4.3	2.9	1.3		0.6	0.3	1.1	30.0		15.6
18–20 Oct	Yomiuri Shimbun Archived 2019-10-28 at the Wayback Machine	42	5	1	—	3	3	2	0		1	0	0	38	5	4
11–14 Oct	Jiji Press	27.5	5.8	0.6	—	3.9	1.8	1.2	0.1		0.6	0.2	—	56.0	—	28.5
5–6 Oct	JNN	40.1	8.1	1.8	—	3.5	2.9	3.1	0.4		1.0	0.2	0.6	34.2	4.2	5.9
5–6 Oct	Kyodo News	42.1	8.0	1.6	—	3.8	3.0	4.7	0.7		2.1	1.2	0.0	31.9	0.9	10.2
14–15 Sep	Asahi Shimbun	37	7	1	0	3	3	3	1		1	0	1	35	8	2
14–15 Sep	ANN Archived 2019-10-28 at the Wayback Machine	46.9	7.0	1.7	—	5.4	5.2	4.3	0.5		1.1	0.7	1.1	26.1		20.8
14–15 Sep	Mainichi Shimbun	34	8	1	—	5	2	5	0		2	1	1	36	—	2
13–15 Sep	Yomiuri Shimbun Archived 2020-03-14 at the Wayback Machine	38	5	1	—	5	4	2	0		1	1	0	39	4	1
11–12 Sep	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	47	7	1	—	4	3	2	1		2	1	0	29	3	18
11–12 Sep	Kyodo News	47.7	10.0	1.5	—	3.3	3.1	2.8	0.9		3.4	1.1	0.1	23.9	2.2	23.8
6–9 Sep	Jiji Press Archived 2020-03-15 at the Wayback Machine	25.9	4.1	0.6	—	3.5	2.0	1.8	0.5		0.8	0.5	—	58.5	—	32.6
7–8 Sep	JNN	37.9	6.5	1.2	—	2.9	3.7	4.5	0.4		0.6	0.3	0.4	38.0	3.7	0.1
6–8 Sep	NHK	37.3	7.2	0.7	—	2.6	3.4	3.2	0.2		0.6	0.2	0.7	37.1	6.9	0.2
30 Aug – 1 Sep	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	40	8	1	—	5	3	4	0		2	1	0	32	2	8
23–25 Aug	Yomiuri Shimbun Archived 2019-09-04 at the Wayback Machine	41	7	1	—	4	2	3	0		0	1	0	37	5	4
17–18 Aug	ANN Archived 2019-08-19 at the Wayback Machine	44.3	10.0	2.1	—	3.9	4.5	5.4	1.0		0.8	0.9	1.1	26.0		18.3
17–18 Aug	Kyodo News	40.9	10.0	1.4	—	5.1	4.3	3.8	0.7		4.3	1.3	0.2	26.6	1.4	14.3
9–12 Aug	Jiji Press	28.0	5.8	0.6	—	4.1	2.1	2.2	0.4		1.0	0.4	—	53.4	—	25.4
3–4 Aug	JNN	37.4	7.8	0.9	—	5.3	2.9	3.6	0.3		1.3	0.8	0.3	37.0	2.5	0.4
2–4 Aug	NHK	36.1	7.2	1.5	—	4.0	3.0	3.8	0.8		1.2	0.2	0.2	34.8	7.1	1.3
26–28 Jul	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	37	11	1	—	4	5	5	1		2	1	1	30	2	7
22–23 Jul	Asahi Shimbun	34	10	1	0	5	4	4	1		1	0	1	30	9	4
22–23 Jul	Kyodo News	37.0	13.5	1.7	—	4.6	5.3	6.8	0.7		2.2	1.0	0.3	25.9	1.0	11.1
22–23 Jul	Yomiuri Shimbun Archived 2019-07-25 at the Wayback Machine	40	12	2	—	5	3	5	1		1	1	0	27	4	13
21 Jul	House of Councillors election: Reiwa Shinsengumi and the NHK Party get status as parties.
13–15 Jul	NHK	34.2	6.0	1.5	—	4.3	3.2	3.1	0.5	Did not exist	—	Did not exist	0.5	39.1	7.7	4.9
13–14 Jul	Asahi Shimbun	34	6	1	0	4	5	2	1		1		1	33	12	1
5–8 Jul	Jiji Press Archived 2020-03-16 at the Wayback Machine	25.8	3.9	0.6	—	4.1	2.6	1.8	0.3		—		—	58.3	—	32.5
6–7 Jul	JNN	40.0	6.8	1.5	—	4.5	2.7	3.4	0.5		—		0.7	33.5	6.5	6.5
5–7 Jul	NHK	33.4	6.0	1.6	—	4.8	2.9	2.3	0.5		—		1.0	39.5	8.0	6.1
4–5 Jul	Yomiuri Shimbun Archived 2019-07-09 at the Wayback Machine	38	6	1	—	4	3	3	1		—		0	37	7	1
28–30 Jun	NHK	34.9	5.8	1.1	—	3.8	3.4	3.0	0.6		—		0.2	38.3	8.9	3.4
28–30 Jun	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	42	10	1	0	4	4	4	1		—		0	33	2	9
28–30 Jun	Yomiuri Shimbun Archived 2019-07-09 at the Wayback Machine	39	5	2	—	3	2	2	1		—		1	42	3	3
26–27 Jun	Kyodo News	37.9	9.9	2.7	—	5.1	2.9	3.7	1.5		—		0.1	32.7	3.7	5.2
22–23 Jun	Asahi Shimbun	37	5	1	0	3	3	2	0		0		1	38	10	1
21–23 Jun	NHK	31.6	5.7	1.1	—	4.8	3.7	2.2	0.5		—		0.6	42.7	7.0	11.1
15–16 Jun	Kyodo News	39.2	10.1	1.2	—	4.3	3.2	3.9	1.6		—		0.4	33.9	2.2	5.3
15–16 Jun	Mainichi Shimbun	29	8	1	—	3	3	3	1		—		1	44	—	15
7–10 Jun	Jiji Press	27.7	3.3	0.6	—	2.6	1.8	1.2	0.3		—		—	59.4	—	31.7
7–9 Jun	NHK	36.7	5.1	1.2	—	3.1	2.5	2.6	0.2		—		0.3	41.2	7.2	4.5
5 Jun	Kibō no Tō loses its legal status as a political party and becomes a political organization.
1–2 Jun	JNN	40.0	4.5	0.9	0.1	3.5	2.6	1.9	0.2	Did not exist	—	Did not exist	0.6	40.8	5.0	0.8
28 May	Shigefumi Matsuzawa resigns as leader of Kibō no Tō; Nariaki Nakayama is elected as leader.
18–19 May	ANN Archived 2019-06-01 at the Wayback Machine	45.0	9.9	1.7	0.0	5.5	3.4	3.9	1.1	Did not exist	—	Did not exist	1.3	28.2		16.8
18–19 May	Asahi Shimbun	34	5	1	0	4	2	3	0		—		2	37	12	3
18–19 May	Kyodo News	40.4	9.8	1.0	0.2	3.9	4.1	4.1	0.8		—		0.1	33.8	1.8	6.6
18–19 May	Mainichi Shimbun	31	8	1	0	5	3	4	0		—		1	39	—	8
17–19 May	Yomiuri Shimbun Archived 2020-03-12 at the Wayback Machine	42	4	0	0	4	2	3	0		—		1	41	3	1
10–13 May	Jiji Press	26.5	3.7	0.6	0.1	3.8	2.1	1.6	0.1		—		—	59.6	—	33.1
11–12 May	JNN	40.1	6.3	0.8	0.3	3.2	2.5	2.7	0.8		—		0.6	39.8	3.0	0.3
10–12 May	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	42	6	1	0	5	3	7	1		—		0	36	3	6
10–12 May	NHK	35.2	4.8	0.7	0.0	3.1	3.2	2.9	0.6		—		0.6	40.2	8.8	5.0
1–2 May	Kyodo News	40.9	7.8	0.9	0.1	4.2	2.3	4.3	0.3		—		0.2	37.6	1.4	3.3
26–28 Apr	Yomiuri Shimbun Archived 2020-03-02 at the Wayback Machine	40	4	1	0	3	3	4	0		—		0	40	5	Tied
26 Apr	The Liberal Party is merged into the Democratic Party For the People.
20–21 Apr	ANN Archived 2019-04-23 at the Wayback Machine	43.0	10.1	1.4	0.1	3.8	5.0	4.0	0.4	0.2	—	Did not exist	1.2	30.8		12.2
6 Mar – 15 Apr	Asahi Shimbun[d]	35	7	1	0	4	3	1	1	1	—		0	47	0	12
13–14 Apr	Asahi Shimbun	35	7	1	0	3	3	2	1	0	—		1	38	9	3
13–14 Apr	Mainichi Shimbun	30	8	1	0	4	4	3	1	0	—		2	42	—	12
5–8 Apr	Jiji Press Archived 2019-04-12 at the Wayback Machine	26.7	4.3	0.6	0.1	3.9	1.9	1.3	0.1	0.2	—		—	58.5	—	31.8
6–7 Apr	JNN	40.2	4.7	1.4	0.0	3.8	2.8	2.1	0.8	0.2	—		0.4	39.6	4.2	0.6
5–7 Apr	NHK	37.3	5.4	0.9	0.0	4.4	2.4	1.0	0.2	0.2	—		0.2	40.7	7.3	3.4
1–2 Apr	Kyodo News	43.0	7.9	1.6	0.2	3.5	2.7	3.5	1.4	0.3	—		0.0	33.9	2.0	9.1
1–2 Apr	Yomiuri Shimbun Archived 2019-04-08 at the Wayback Machine	38	3	1	0	4	3	2	0	0	—		0	42	5	4
1 Apr	Reiwa Shinsengumi is founded as a political organization.
22–24 Mar	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	43	7	0	0	3	5	3	0	0	Did not exist	Did not exist	0	34	5	9
22–24 Mar	Yomiuri Shimbun Archived 2019-03-26 at the Wayback Machine	38	4	0	0	4	2	1	1	0			0	44	6	6
16–17 Mar	ANN Archived 2019-03-25 at the Wayback Machine	45.7	10.3	1.5	0.0	4.7	4.4	1.1	0.6	0.7			1.0	30.0		15.7
16–17 Mar	Asahi Shimbun	35	5	1	0	4	3	2	0	0			0	41	9	6
16–17 Mar	Mainichi Shimbun	32	9	0	0	5	4	2	1	1			0	39	—	7
8–11 Mar	Jiji Press	25.5	4.3	0.7	0.1	2.8	2.3	1.4	0.2	0.2			—	60.7	—	35.2
9–10 Mar	Kyodo News	38.3	10.5	0.8	0.7	4.3	3.7	2.7	0.7	0.3			0.2	35.2	2.6	3.1
8–10 Mar	NHK	36.7	5.5	1.0	0.1	3.4	2.8	1.0	1.1	0.2			0.1	40.6	7.6	3.9
2–3 Mar	JNN	38.8	5.7	1.1	0.2	3.7	2.2	1.8	0.2	0.9			0.4	40.0	5.1	1.2
23–24 Feb	ANN Archived 2019-03-06 at the Wayback Machine	44.2	9.9	0.8	0.0	4.5	4.6	1.6	1.4	0.2			0.2	32.6		11.6
22–24 Feb	Yomiuri Shimbun Archived 2020-03-13 at the Wayback Machine	35	6	0	0	3	2	1	1	0			0	47	5	12
16–17 Feb	Asahi Shimbun	37	6	1	0	3	2	1	0	0			1	41	8	4
15–17 Feb	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	42	9	1	0	3	4	1	0	0			0	33	6	9
9–11 Feb	NHK	37.1	5.7	0.6	0.0	3.3	3.1	1.2	0.4	0.2			0.1	41.5	6.7	4.4
8–11 Feb	Jiji Press Archived 2019-02-16 at the Wayback Machine	25.4	3.4	0.3	0.1	3.3	1.8	1.0	0.6	0.3			—	61.5	—	36.1
2–3 Feb	JNN	40.6	6.3	1.2	0.0	4.2	3.3	1.4	0.4	0.1			0.3	37.0	5.2	3.6
2–3 Feb	Kyodo News	40.6	8.6	1.2	0.6	3.7	3.8	2.8	1.1	0.8			0.0	35.3	1.5	5.3
2–3 Feb	Mainichi Shimbun	31	9	1	0	3	3	3	0	1			1	42	—	11
26–27 Jan	ANN Archived 2019-01-28 at the Wayback Machine	43.6	7.1	1.2	0.2	5.1	4.1	1.4	1.4	0.5			0.2	35.2		8.4
25–27 Jan	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	43	9	1	0	4	4	2	1	0			0	33	4	10
25–27 Jan	Yomiuri Shimbun Archived 2019-01-28 at the Wayback Machine	38	6	1	0	3	2	1	0	0			0	45	4	7
19–20 Jan	Asahi Shimbun	38	7	1	0	3	3	1	0	0			0	38	9	Tied
12–14 Jan	NHK	35.2	6.0	1.0	0.0	5.5	2.7	0.8	0.2	0.2			0.0	42.5	5.9	7.3
12–13 Jan	JNN	37.8	5.2	0.6	0.0	3.4	2.5	1.1	0.4	0.4			0.2	43.5	4.8	5.7
12–13 Jan	Kyodo News	36.0	9.2	1.4	0.0	2.8	2.4	2.4	0.4	0.6			0.0	43.5	1.3	7.5
11–14 Jan	Jiji Press Archived 2019-01-21 at the Wayback Machine	26.7	4.2	0.2	0.2	2.8	1.9	1.1	0.6	0.0			—	60.0	—	33.3
22 Oct 2017	2017 general election	33.3	19.9	17.4		12.5	7.9	6.1	0.8	—	—	—	1.3	—	—	13.4

2018

Fieldwork date	Polling firm	LDP	CDP	DPFP	DP	Kibō	Kōmeitō	JCP	Ishin	SDP	LP	Others	No party	Und./ no ans.	Lead
13 Nov – 25 Dec	Asahi Shimbun[d]	37	8	1	Did not exist	0	3	3	1	1	1	0	42	3	5
15–16 Dec	ANN Archived 2018-12-18 at the Wayback Machine	45.2	8.6	1.4		0.0	3.9	5.0	2.2	1.7	0.3	1.6	30.1		15.1
15–16 Dec	Asahi Shimbun	35	8	1		0	3	3	1	0	0	1	41	7	6
15–16 Dec	Kyodo News	38.6	11.5	1.4		0.2	3.8	3.4	1.4	0.5	0.8	0.1	36.1	2.2	2.5
15–16 Dec	Mainichi Shimbun	29	10	1		0	4	3	2	0	1	0	43	—	14
14–16 Dec	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	38	9	1		0	4	4	2	1	0	0	37	3	1
14–16 Dec	Yomiuri Shimbun	34	8	1		0	4	3	1	0	0	0	46	3	12
7–10 Dec	Jiji Press Archived 2018-12-18 at the Wayback Machine	21.3	4.6	1.0		0.2	3.4	1.6	0.8	0.2	0.1	—	65.1	—	43.8
17 Oct – 10 Dec	Mainichi & SSRC[d]	32	7	1		0	2	3	2	0	0	0	50	—	18
8–9 Dec	NHK	34.5	7.6	0.9		0.2	3.6	3.0	0.6	0.4	0.2	0.3	41.1	7.6	6.6
1–2 Dec	JNN	39.0	6.4	1.0		0.1	3.2	2.2	0.9	0.5	0.3	0.9	41.4	4.1	2.4
23–25 Nov	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	40	9	1		0	4	3	1	0	0	0	38	4	2
23–25 Nov	Yomiuri Shimbun	41	7	0		0	4	2	1	0	0	0	42	3	1
17–18 Nov	ANN Archived 2018-12-03 at the Wayback Machine	46.1	10.2	2.0		0.0	3.7	4.3	1.3	0.7	0.6	0.7	30.4		15.7
17–18 Nov	Asahi Shimbun	36	7	1		0	3	3	1	0	0	1	41	7	5
17–18 Nov	Mainichi Shimbun	29	12	1		0	5	3	2	0	0	1	41	—	12
9–12 Nov	Jiji Press Archived 2018-12-09 at the Wayback Machine	26.8	4.3	0.6		0.1	4.0	2.4	1.0	0.2	0.2	—	58.3	—	31.5
9–11 Nov	NHK	37.4	6.2	1.5		0.1	3.7	2.9	0.4	0.7	0.4	0.2	40.7	5.8	3.3
3–4 Nov	JNN	37.3	4.9	1.2		0.5	4.3	3.0	1.1	0.4	0.1	0.3	44.0	3.0	6.7
3–4 Nov	Kyodo News	45.2	9.1	1.3		0.3	5.3	3.6	1.9	0.8	0.8	0.0	30.2	1.5	15.0
26–28 Oct	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	40	9	1		0	4	4	1	0	0	0	36	5	4
26–28 Oct	Yomiuri Shimbun	37	5	1		0	3	2	1	0	0	0	46	2	9
20–21 Oct	ANN Archived 2018-12-03 at the Wayback Machine	43.2	10.4	1.4		0.0	3.1	4.5	1.2	1.0	0.0	0.4	34.8		8.4
13–14 Oct	Asahi Shimbun	37	6	1		0	2	2	1	0	0	0	40	11	3
13–14 Oct	JNN	38.4	5.3	1.3		0.3	3.9	2.5	1.0	0.8	0.3	0.5	42.0	3.7	3.6
6–8 Oct	NHK	36.3	6.1	0.8		0.2	3.3	2.7	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.2	41.5	7.5	5.2
5–8 Oct	Jiji Press Archived 2018-12-09 at the Wayback Machine	27.7	4.5	0.1		0.1	2.7	1.8	0.8	1.0	0.2	—	59.2	—	31.5
6–7 Oct	Mainichi Shimbun	31	11	0		0	4	3	2	1	1	1	40	—	9
2–3 Oct	Kyodo News	44.8	8.7	1.0		0.5	4.4	2.2	2.6	0.8	0.6	0.0	33.0	1.4	11.8
2–3 Oct	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	46	8	1		0	4	3	2	0	0	0	33	3	13
2–3 Oct	Yomiuri Shimbun	43	5	0		0	3	2	1	0	0	0	42	2	1
21–23 Sep	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	48	6	1		0	4	3	1	1	0	0	32	4	16
21–23 Sep	Yomiuri Shimbun	40	6	1		0	4	2	1	0	0	0	45	3	5
20–21 Sep	Kyodo News	46.2	6.3	1.5		0.3	3.3	3.2	2.1	1.0	0.4	—	33.4	2.3	12.8
20 Sep	Shinzō Abe wins the Liberal Democratic Party leadership election, securing a new 3-year term as leader of the party.
15–17 Sep	NHK	35.8	4.8	0.7	Did not exist	0.1	4.1	3.0	0.3	0.5	0.2	0.2	43.0	7.4	7.2
15–16 Sep	ANN Archived 2018-09-18 at the Wayback Machine	46.6	6.7	1.5		0.1	3.9	2.8	1.9	1.5	0.6	0.9	33.5		13.1
7–10 Sep	Jiji Press	26.9	4.4	0.4		0.2	4.1	1.9	0.9	0.3	0.0	—	59.2	—	32.3
8–9 Sep	Asahi Shimbun[permanent dead link]	40	5	1		0	2	3	1	0	0	0	36	12	4
1–2 Sep	JNN	30.5	5.5	0.5		0.0	1.8	2.8	0.8	0.8	0.2	0.8	54.2	2.2	23.7
1–2 Sep	Mainichi Shimbun	33	9	1		0	3	3	1	1	1	0	40	—	7
25–26 Aug	Kyodo News	43.8	8.8	1.5		0.7	2.3	3.2	2.6	1.3	0.8		32.8		11.0
24–26 Aug	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	45	10	1		0	3	3	1	1	0		33	3	12
24–26 Aug	Yomiuri Shimbun	40	4	1		0	2	2	1	0	0	0	45	3	5
18–19 Aug	ANN Archived 2018-08-26 at the Wayback Machine	44.0	10.7	0.7		0.1	3.8	5.6	1.6	0.7	0.1	0.7	32.0		12.0
3–6 Aug	Jiji Press Archived 2018-08-11 at the Wayback Machine	27.1	4.6	0.5		0.0	3.3	2.3	0.9	0.3	0.2	—	58.9	—	31.8
4–5 Aug	Asahi Shimbun	36	6	1		0	3	4	1	1	0	1	41	6	5
4–5 Aug	JNN	31.7	7.5	0.5		0.2	3.4	1.8	1.5	0.6	0.3	0.8	50.7	1.1	19.0
3–5 Aug	NHK	35.6	5.6	0.4		0.0	4.1	2.7	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.0	43.2	6.8	7.6
28–29 Jul	Mainchi Shimbun	30	10	1		1	2	4	2	1	1	1	42	—	12
21–22 Jul	ANN Archived 2018-07-25 at the Wayback Machine	42.1	13.1	1.4		0.1	4.3	3.7	0.9	0.7	0.3	1.1	32.3		9.8
21–22 Jul	Kyodo News	41.6	12.4	0.9		0.4	2.9	3.0	2.1	0.5	0.5		32.8		8.8
21–22 Jul	Yomiuri Shimbun	41	8	0		0	3	3	1	1	0	0	41	2	Tied
20–22 Jul	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	38	12	1		0	3	4	2	1	0	0	36	4	2
14–15 Jul	Asahi Shimbun	34	8	1		0	4	3	1	1	0	1	39	8	5
6–9 Jul	Jiji Press Archived 2018-07-13 at the Wayback Machine	25.4	4.7	0.6		0.2	3.7	2.1	1.1	1.0	0.0	—	58.2	—	32.8
7–8 Jul	JNN	29.8	8.0	0.6		0.1	3.0	3.2	1.3	1.6	0.0	0.7	50.4	1.5	20.6
6–8 Jul	NHK	38.1	7.5	0.7		0.1	2.7	3.1	0.8	0.4	0.3	0.2	39.1	7.0	1.0
23–24 Jun	Mainichi Shimbun	30	11	0		0	4	2	2	1	0	1	41	—	11
22–24 Jun	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	44	9	0		0	4	4	1	1	0	0	30	6	14
16–17 Jun	ANN Archived 2018-06-19 at the Wayback Machine	47.7	11.2	1.5		0.2	3.0	3.0	1.1	1.1	0.2	0.7	30.3		17.4
16–17 Jun	Asahi Shimbun	34	9	1		0	3	3	1	0	0	1	40	8	6
15–17 Jun	NTV Archived 2018-06-17 at the Wayback Machine	38.9	10.2	0.4		0.3	3.4	2.9	1.9	0.8	0.0	0.0	41.1	0.1	2.2
15–17 Jun	Yomiuri Shimbun	38	6	1		0	3	3	0	0	0	0	44	3	6
8–11 Jun	Jiji Press	25.8	5.2	0.6		0.1	3.8	2.0	1.1	0.4	0.1	—	58.9	—	33.1
8–10 Jun	NHK	35.8	8.9	1.1		0.0	2.4	4.1	0.7	1.2	0.0	0.2	38.2	7.4	2.4
2–3 Jun	JNN	30.8	10.7	0.5		0.2	3.2	4.0	2.2	0.6	0.3	0.9	44.4	2.3	13.6
26–27 May	Mainichi Shimbun	26	13	1		1	4	4	2	0	1	1	40	—	14
25–27 May	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	42	12	1		0	4	4	2	1	0	0	30	5	12
19–20 May	ANN Archived 2018-05-23 at the Wayback Machine	41.4	15.2	1.5		0.7	4.1	5.7	1.6	1.3	0.4	1.2	26.9		3.5
19–20 May	Asahi Shimbun	36	9	1		0	3	3	1	0	0	0	39	8	3
18–20 May	NTV Archived 2018-05-20 at the Wayback Machine	36.7	12.2	0.5		0.4	3.7	3.2	1.4	1.2	0.5	0.3	39.8	0.3	3.1
18–20 May	Yomiuri Shimbun	37	7	2		0	4	3	2	0	0	0	42	3	5
11–14 May	Jiji Press	26.8	5.0	0.6		0.2	4.4	1.7	0.7	0.4	0.2	—	57.7	—	30.9
12–13 May	JNN	30.4	8.3	0.8		0.3	3.7	2.5	1.8	0.3	0.1	0.9	49.1	1.9	18.7
12–13 May	Kyodo News	37.1	13.3	1.1		0.7	3.7	4.5	1.5	0.8	0.7		34.2		2.9
11–13 May	NHK	35.9	7.9	1.1		0.1	3.5	2.3	0.7	0.3	0.3	0.3	40.4	7.3	4.5
7 May	The Democratic Party merges with a majority of Kibō no Tō members to form the Democratic Party For the People.[1]
27–29 Apr	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	40	14	Did not exist	1	0	3	3	2	0	0	0	32	4	8
14 Mar – 25 Apr	Asahi Shimbun[d]	33	12		1	1	4	3	2	1	1	0	42	0	9
21–22 Apr	ANN Archived 2018-04-25 at the Wayback Machine	37.6	13.6		2.9	0.4	3.1	4.1	1.9	1.6	0.5	0.2	34.1		3.5
21–22 Apr	Mainichi Shimbun	29	13		1	1	3	3	2	1	0	2	40	—	11
20–22 Apr	Yomiuri Shimbun	37	10		2	1	2	3	1	0	0	0	40	3	3
14–15 Apr	Asahi Shimbun	33	10		2	0	4	3	1	0	0	0	40	7	7
13–15 Apr	NTV Archived 2018-04-15 at the Wayback Machine	33.4	9.5		1.2	0.7	4.0	3.4	2.2	0.9	0.3	0.1	44.4	0.0	1.0
6–9 Apr	Jiji Press	25.3	5.1		0.7	0.4	3.9	2.4	1.0	0.7	0.0	—	58.3	—	33.0
7–8 Apr	JNN	31.7	8.8		1.8	1.1	3.1	2.4	1.8	0.1	0.1	0.8	47.3	1.1	15.6
6–8 Apr	NHK	35.4	8.5		1.4	0.3	3.5	2.9	0.8	0.5	0.3	0.2	39.2	7.0	3.8
31 Mar – 1 Apr	Kyodo News	39.1	14.2		0.9	1.3	3.9	3.9	2.2	0.6	0.7		32.0		7.1
31 Mar – 1 Apr	Yomiuri Shimbun	36	9		1	0	3	2	1	1	0	0	41	4	5
24–25 Mar	ANN Archived 2018-04-01 at the Wayback Machine	40.6	16.2		3.7	0.9	3.8	4.9	1.1	1.3	0.3	0.8	26.4		14.2
23–25 Mar	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	40	12		2	1	4	4	1	0	0	0	31	5	9
17–18 Mar	Asahi Shimbun	32	11		1	1	3	3	1	0	0	0	36	12	4
17–18 Mar	Kyodo News	36.2	11.5		2.8	1.0	3.2	2.9	3.1	1.1	0.4		36.5		0.3
17–18 Mar	Mainichi Shimbun	29	13		1	1	3	4	2				39	—	10
16–18 Mar	NTV Archived 2018-03-21 at the Wayback Machine	33.3	10.3		2.0	0.9	3.7	3.9	1.3	1.7	0.5	0.7	41.7	0.1	8.4
9–12 Mar	Jiji Press Archived 2018-03-17 at the Wayback Machine	25.2	5.3		1.2	0.5	2.9	2.6	0.8	0.6	0.1	—	58.3	—	33.1
9–11 Mar	NHK	36.3	10.2		1.2	0.6	3.1	2.6	1.2	0.7	0.2	0.0	37.9	5.9	1.6
9–11 Mar	Yomiuri Shimbun	38	9		1	1	4	3	1	0	0	0	38	3	Tied
3–4 Mar	JNN	30.3	11.4		1.1	0.8	3.8	3.6	0.9	0.4	0.0	1.1	44.9	1.7	14.6
3–4 Mar	Kyodo News	39.5	11.1		1.4	1.6	3.7	3.7	2.6	0.3	0.6		34.1		5.4
24–25 Feb	ANN Archived 2018-04-21 at the Wayback Machine	44.9	13.3		1.5	1.1	3.7	5.4	2.3	1.8	0.1	0.5	25.4		19.5
24–25 Feb	Mainichi Shimbun	35	13		1	0	3	3	3	0	1	1	37	—	2
23–25 Feb	Nikkei	42	11		2	1	4	2	3	1			31	4	11
17–18 Feb	Asahi Shimbun	35	10		1	1	3	4	1	1	0	0	38	6	3
16–18 Feb	NTV Archived 2018-02-20 at the Wayback Machine	36.7	11.1		2.3	1.2	4.1	4.0	1.6	1.1	0.1	0.1	37.3	0.4	0.6
10–12 Feb	NHK	38.7	8.3		1.4	0.4	2.1	2.7	1.1	0.4	0.6	0.2	36.8	7.4	1.9
9–12 Feb	Jiji Press	28.5	4.2		0.9	0.3	3.9	1.8	1.1	0.3	0.1	—	57.6	—	29.1
10–11 Feb	Kyodo News Archived 2018-03-17 at the Wayback Machine	41.2	10.9		0.9	2.0	4.0	2.7	2.9	0.7	0.7		33.4		7.8
10–11 Feb	Yomiuri Shimbun	42	9		2	1	3	2	1	0	0	0	36	2	6
3–4 Feb	JNN	32.9	10.6		1.0	0.8	3.4	2.8	1.8	0.3	0.3	0.9	43.3	1.8	10.4
26–28 Jan	Nikkei	43	9		2	1	2	4	1	0	0	1	32	7	11
26–28 Jan	NTV Archived 2018-01-28 at the Wayback Machine	31.5	13.0		1.4	1.0	3.8	2.8	1.6	1.0	0.8	0.8	41.8	0.5	10.3
20–21 Jan	Asahi Shimbun	39	9		1	1	4	3	1	0	0	1	34	7	5
20–21 Jan	ANN Archived 2018-01-23 at the Wayback Machine	42.3	16.6		3.0	1.2	3.6	4.8	2.0	0.9	0.2	1.1	24.3		18.0
20–21 Jan	Mainichi Shimbun Archived 2018-08-17 at the Wayback Machine	30	14		0	2	3	4	2	0	1	0	37	—	7
12–15 Jan	Jiji Press	28.1	6.2		0.8	0.6	3.4	2.0	0.9	0.2	0.0	—	56.0	—	27.9
13–14 Jan	Kyodo News	38.4	12.7		1.3	1.2	2.8	3.8	2.4	0.6	0.1	0.0	35.4	1.3	3.0
13–14 Jan	JNN	33.8	11.3		1.2	0.6	3.3	3.5	1.8	0.4	0.1	0.8	41.3	1.9	7.5
12–14 Jan	Yomiuri Shimbun	39	8		1	1	4	2	1	1	0	0	40	2	1
6–8 Jan	NHK	38.1	9.2		1.3	1.0	2.4	3.6	1.0	0.3	0.0	0.4	36.6	6.2	1.5
22 Oct 2017	2017 general election	33.3	19.9		17.4		12.5	7.9	6.1	0.8	—	1.3	—	—	13.4

2017

Fieldwork date	Polling firm	LDP	CDP	DP	Kibō	Kōmeitō	JCP	Ishin	SDP	LP	Others	No party	Und./ no ans.	Lead
16–17 Dec	Asahi Shimbun[permanent dead link]	36	9	1	1	3	3	1	0	0	0	36	10	Tied
15–17 Dec	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	40	10	1	1	3	4	2	1	0	0	33	4	7
15–17 Dec	NTV Archived 2018-03-27 at the Wayback Machine	34.3	10.5	2.4	1.2	2.7	4.3	1.6	0.7	0.0	0.7	41.2	0.3	6.9
8–11 Dec	Jiji Press Archived 2018-04-02 at the Wayback Machine	24.8	5.0	1.8	0.9	4.1	1.7	1.0	0.6	0.0	—	58.7	—	33.9
9–10 Dec	ANN Archived 2018-03-19 at the Wayback Machine	42.3	14.5	2.7	1.8	5.3	3.9	2.3	0.4	0.4	0.0	26.4		15.9
8–10 Dec	NHK	38.1	7.9	1.8	1.4	4.1	3.5	1.5	0.6	0.2	0.1	34.1	6.9	4.0
8–10 Dec	Yomiuri Shimbun	40	9	1	2	3	2	1	0	0	0	39	2	1
18 Oct – 6 Dec	Mainichi & SSRC[d]	35	12	1	7	4	3	3	1	0	0	33	—	2
2–3 Dec	Kyodo News	37.1	12.5	1.8	3.2	2.7	3.1	2.2	1.1	0.3	—	34.4	1.6	2.7
2–3 Dec	JNN	35.7	9.8	1.2	1.0	3.1	3.7	1.1	0.7	0.2	0.9	41.3	1.4	5.6
24–26 Nov	Nikkei	39	14	1	2	5	3	2	0	0		30	3	9
17–19 Nov	NTV Archived 2017-12-01 at the Wayback Machine	32.8	10.4	1.0	2.7	3.8	3.6	2.7	1.0	0.3	0.7	41.1	0.0	8.3
10–13 Nov	Jiji Press Archived 2017-12-01 at the Wayback Machine	27.9	5.4	1.2	1.5	3.6	1.8	1.3	0.3	0.1	—	55.0	—	27.1
11–12 Nov	Mainichi Shimbun Archived 2017-11-19 at the Wayback Machine	34	14	0	4	4	3	2	0	0	1	34	—	Tied
11–12 Nov	Asahi Shimbun[permanent dead link]	37	12	1	3	3	3	2	1	0	1	30	7	7
11–12 Nov	JNN	35.6	11.0	1.9	3.4	4.0	3.4	2.9	0.8	0.2	0.3	34.9	1.6	0.7
10–12 Nov	NHK	37.1	9.6	1.3	3.2	5.2	3.1	1.1	0.6	0.1	0.2	32.4	6.1	4.7
4–5 Nov	ANN Archived 2017-11-07 at the Wayback Machine	43.7	19.9	2.2	4.4	4.3	6.1	2.7	0.8	0.3	0.3	15.3		23.8
1–2 Nov	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	44	14	1	4	5	4	3	0	0	0	23	2	21
1–2 Nov	Yomiuri Shimbun	42	14	2	5	3	3	2	0	0	0	25	3	17
23–24 Oct	Asahi Shimbun[permanent dead link]	39	17	0	3	4	3	2	1	0	0	21	10	18
23–24 Oct	Yomiuri Shimbun	43	14	1	5	4	3	2	1	0	0	24	3	19
22 Oct 2017	2017 general election	33.3	19.9	—	17.4	12.5	7.9	6.1	0.8	—	1.3	—	—	13.4

Voting intention (party vote)

2021

Fieldwork date	Polling firm	LDP	CDP	NKP	JCP	Ishin	DPFP	SDP	Reiwa	N-Koku	Oth./ WV	Und./ no ans.	Lead
31 Oct 2021	2021 general election	34.7	20.0	12.4	7.3	14.0	4.5	1.8	3.9	1.4	1.7	—	14.7
23–24 Oct	go2senkyo	32.0	21.3	8.4	7.6	12.3	2.4	1.4	1.6	0.9	0.8	11.3	10.7
23–24 Oct	Kyodo News Archived 2021-10-29 at the Wayback Machine	29.9	11.6										18.3
19–20 Oct	Asahi Shimbun	38	13	7	5	4	2	1	1	1	2	23	25
16–17 Oct	Kyodo News	29.6	9.7	4.7	4.8	3.9	0.7	0.5	0.5	0.1		39.4	19.9
16–17 Oct	go2senkyo[a]	33.1	21.0	6.6	8.2	9.0	2.6	1.3	1.4	0.5	2.1	14.3	12.1
14–15 Oct	Yomiuri Shimbun	44	12	6	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	24	32
8–11 Oct	Jiji Press Archived 2021-10-19 at the Wayback Machine	43.6	11.8	5.9	3.2	3.6	1.6	0.5	0.3	0.4		28.3	31.8
9–10 Oct	Green Ship Archived 2021-10-19 at the Wayback Machine	36.3	19.0	6.3	7.3	7.9	2.1	1	2	1	1	16.9	17.3
9–10 Oct	FNN-Sankei	39.1	9.5	3.6	3.2	3.4	1.0	0.6	0.4	0.1	4.1	35.0	29.6
9–10 Oct	JNN Archived 2021-10-11 at the Wayback Machine	38.3	9.8	4.8	4.0	3.3	1.4	0.4	0.4	0.1	3.8	33.7	28.5
4–5 Oct	Asahi Shimbun	41	13	5	4	6	2	1	1	1	2	24	28
4–5 Oct	Yomiuri Shimbun	48	13	5	3	5	1	0	1	0	1	24	35
4–5 Oct	Kyodo News	44.6	14.9	5.8	2.8	7.1							29.7
4–5 Oct	Nikkei	53	11	4	5	5	1	1	1			20	42
4 Oct	Fumio Kishida assumes office as the Prime Minister and President of the LDP.
23–25 Sep	Nikkei	52	10	4	4	6	1	1	2			20	42
18–19 Sep	ANN	42.3	9.5	3.9	4.1	2.7	1.3	0.1	0.1	0	3.3	32.7	32.8
18–19 Sep	FNN-Sankei	44.9	9.4	3.4	2.7	3.1	0.6	0.2	0.5	0.1	4.4	30.9	35.5
18 Sep	Mainichi Shimbun	35	14	5	6	7	2		2			28	21
10–13 Sep	Jiji Press Archived 2021-10-07 at the Wayback Machine	49.9	10.8	6.2	3.7	4.5						22.5	39.1
11–12 Sep	Asahi Shimbun	43	11	6	6	6	2	1	1	0	2	22	32
9-11 Sep	Nikkei	53	12	2	5	4	1	0	1	0	0	22	41
4–5 Sep	Green Ship Archived 2021-10-19 at the Wayback Machine	36.9	7.2	2.8	4.0	5.5	1.1	0.5	2.0	0.2	1.1	38.8	29.7
4–5 Sep	Yomiuri Shimbun	42	11	4	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	31	31
3 Sep	Yoshihide Suga announces he will not seek re-election as President of the LDP.
27–29 Aug	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	43	14	4	5	5	1	0	1	1	0	25	29
28 Aug	Mainichi Shimbun	24	14	4	6	8	2		2			37	10
21–22 Aug	ANN	32.8	8.7	3.2	3.9	2.8	1.0	0.2	0.6	0.1	3.6	43.1	24.1
21–22 Aug	FNN-Sankei	35.6	9.8	4.1	3.7	4.6	1.2	0.4	0.7	0.5	4.5	35.0	25.8
14–15 Aug	go2senkyo[a]	29.7	18.4	5.7	9.6	8.5	1.5	0.6	2.1	0.4		23.4	11.3
7–9 Aug	Yomiuri-NNN	37	12	6	5	6	1	1	1	0	0	31	25
7–8 Aug	Asahi Shimbun	35	15	5	6	7	3	0	1	1	1	26	20
17–18 Jul	FNN-Sankei	32.3	10.8	3.1	4.6	2.8	1.0	0.9	0.4	0.0	8.6	35.6	21.5
10–11 Jul	go2senkyo[a]	30.2	19.8	5.6	10.9	7.4	1.7	1.4	1.1	0.2		21.7	10.4
9-11 Jul	Yomiuri-NNN	39	10	6	6	6	2	0	1	0	0	28	29
25–27 Jun	Nikkei	41	14	4	4	7	1	1	2	—	—	27	27
19–20 Jun	FNN-Sankei	34.0	10.1	3.3	2.5	3.9	1.0	0.5	0.2	0.3	2.8	34.6	23.9
19–20 Jun	Asahi	35	14	7	5	7	3	1	2	0	3	23	21
12–13 Jun	go2senkyo[a]	29.1	21.1	6.3	9.4	6.9	1.7	0.9	1.8	0.3	—	22.6	8
15–16 May	go2senkyo[a]	29.9	20.1	5.1	9.1	8.1	2.0	1.7	2.2	0.6	—	21.1	9.8
15–16 May	FNN-Sankei	33	10.6	4.6	2.3	4.5	0.6	0.5	0.7	0.5	2.2	40.4	22.4
15–16 May	Asahi Shimbun	35	17	5	5	9	2	1	1	1	2	22	18
3 Mar – 12 Apr	Asahi Shimbun	46	16	6	5	10	2	1	1	1	2	20	30
10–11 Apr	Asahi Shimbun	40	14	6	6	8	2	1	2	0	2	19	26
2–4 April	Yomiuri-NNN	44	13	5	4	5	1	0	1	1	0	25	31
20–21 Mar	Asahi Shimbun	41	14	5	5	8	2	1	2	0	2	20	27
13–14 Feb	Asahi Shimbun	37	16	6	7	8	2	1	2	1	2	18	21
5–7 Feb	Yomiuri-NNN	41	12	5	3	5	2	1	1	1	0	28	29
15–17 Jan	Yomiuri-NNN	40	13	5	4	4	2	1	2	1	1	28	27

2020

Fieldwork date	Polling firm	LDP	CDP	Kōmeitō	JCP	Ishin	DPFP	SDP	Reiwa	Kibō	N-Koku	Oth./ WV	Und./ no ans.	Lead
25–27 Dec	Nikkei	41	12	3	4	8	1	—	1	—	1	—	29	29
4–6 Dec	Yomiuri-NNN	49	9	4	2	7	1	1	1		1	1	24	40
27–29 Nov	Nikkei	48	10	4	3	7	2	1	2		1	—	22	38
14–15 Nov	Asahi Shimbun	45	12	6	4	6	1	1	1		1	2	21	33
14–15 Nov	ANN	40.9	10.4	3.8	3.5	3.8	0.6	1	0.6		0.2	1.6	33.6	30.5
6–8 Nov	Yomiuri-NNN	54	8	5	4	6	1	0	1		1	0	20	46
17–18 Oct	Asahi Shimbun	46	12	5	4	9	2	1	2		1	1	17	34
16–18 Oct	Yomiuri Shimbun	47	11	5	3	6	1	1	2		1	1	14	36
17–18 Oct	ANN	40.1	9.3	4.2	3.8	3.8	0.7	0.3	0.5		0.1	2.0	35.2	30.8
19–20 Sep	Yomiuri-NNN	55	8	6	3	6	1	0	1		0	—	20	47
19–20 Sep	ANN	45.1	11.9	4.3	3.0	2.9	0.8	0.3	0.2		0	3.5	28	33.2
16–17 Sep	Nikkei	54	10	4	2	6	1	1	2		1	—	18	44
16–17 Sep	Asahi Shimbun	48	12	6	4	8	1	1	2		1	1.0	15	36
16 Sep	Yoshihide Suga assumes office as the Prime Minister and President of the LDP.
18–19 Jul	Asahi Shimbun	35	13	6	5	10	3	2	2	1	2	3	18	22
13–14 Jun	go2senkyo[a]	30.6	18.4	5.3	7.8	12.5	2.2	1.6	3.1	—	0.6	—	17.8	12.2
4 Mar – 13 Apr	Asahi	44	17	6	6	8	3	2	3		2	2	7	27
22 Oct 2017	2017 general election	33.3	19.9	12.5	7.9	6.1	N/A	0.8	—[c]	17.4	1.3	—	—	13.4

Voting intention (district vote)

2021

Fieldwork date	Polling firm	LDP	Kōmeitō	CDP	JCP	Ishin	DPFP	SDP	Reiwa	N-Koku	Oth./ WV	Und./ no ans.	Lead
4–5 Oct	Mainichi Shimbun	41		34							—	24	7

Preferred outcome

2021

Fieldwork date	Polling firm	LDP re-election	Change in government	Evenly matched	Government gains seats	Opposition gains seats	Neither / Same as now	Und./ no ans.
23–24 Oct	Kyodo News Archived 2021-10-29 at the Wayback Machine	34.6	11.4	49.4	–	–	–	4.6
22–24 Oct	NHK	–	–	–	24.1	30.5	38.5	6.8
19–20 Oct	Asahi Shimbun	46	22	–	–	–	–	32
16–17 Oct	Kyodo News	36.3	13.9	45.2	–	–	–	4.6
16–17 Oct	go2senkyo[a]	43.7	23.8	–	–	–	32.5
15–17 Oct	NHK	–	–	–	25.1	30.9	39.0	5.0
14–15 Oct	Yomiuri Shimbun	63	24	–	–	–	–	13
9–10 Oct	FNN-Sankei	–	–	–	22.1	35.9	36.5	5.5
8–10 Oct	NHK	–	–	–	25.4	28.3	40.9	5.4
4–5 Oct	Asahi Shimbun	–	–	–	17	33	32	18
18–19 Sep	ANN	–	–	–	45	35	–	20
11–12 Sep	Asahi Shimbun	–	–	–	19	36	36	9
10–12 Sep	NHK	–	–	–	22	26	47	5
7–8 Aug	Asahi Shimbun	–	–	–	15	37	34	14

Seat projections

2021

Seat projections from analysts (district seats + proportional representation)

Analysts	Publication/ Newspapers	Fieldwork date	LDP	CDP	Kōmeitō	JCP	Ishin	DPFP	SDP	Reiwa	N-Koku	Ind./ Oth.	Majority
Election results		31 Oct	259 (187+72)	96 (57+39)	32 (9+23)	10 (1+9)	41 (16+25)	11 (6+5)	1 (1+0)	3 (0+3)	0 (0+0)	12 (12+0)	26
Kaoru Matsuda	Iza News	29 Oct	239	130	31	16	32	7	1	1	0	8	6
FNN-Sankei	—	23–24 Oct	237	136	26	17	30	6	2	1	0	10	4
Asahi Shimbun			251–279	94–120	25–37	9–21	25–36	5–12	2	3	–	4–9	18–46
Kōichi Kakutani	Shukan Asahi	19 Oct	243 (176+67)	137 (79+58)	29 (8+21)	19 (2+17)	19 (11+8)	8 (5+3)	1 (1+0)	1 (0+1)	–	7	10
Tadaoki Nogami			239 (171+68)	137 (85+52)	29 (9+20)	18 (1+17)	23 (10+13)	10 (5+5)	1 (1+0)	1 (0+1)	–	7	6
Takuma Ohamazaki	—	18 Oct	236 (166+70)	133 (85+48)	29 (8+21)	17 (1+16)	30 (13+17)	9 (5+4)	1 (1+0)	–	–	10	3
Hiroshi Miura	Sports Hochi		261 (192+69)	109 (61+48)	32 (9+23)	14 (1+13)	25 (10+15)	12 (5+7)	1 (1+0)	1 (0+1)	–	10	28
Koichi Kakutani Archived 2021-10-20 at the Wayback Machine	Nikkan Sports		243 (176+67)	137 (79+58)	29 (8+21)	19 (2+17)	19 (11+8)	8 (5+3)	2 (1+1)	1 (0+1)	–	7	10
Kaoru Matsuda Archived 2021-10-20 at the Wayback Machine	Yukan Fuji	14 Oct	244 (175+69)	128 (82+46)	29 (8+21)	17 (1+16)	27 (10+17)	10 (5+5)	1 (1+0)	1 (0+1)	–	7	11
Masashi Kubota[2]	Shukan Bunshun		244 (171+73)	115 (81+34)	33 (8+25)	17 (1+16)	26 (11+15)	12 (7+5)	2 (1+1)	5 (0+5)	–	–	11
Tadaoki Nogami Archived 2021-10-20 at the Wayback Machine	Shukan Post	12 Oct	239 (171+68)	136 (84+52)	28 (8+20)	18 (1+17)	22 (9+13)	10 (5+5)	1 (1+0)	1 (0+1)	–	10	6
Hiroshi Miura[2]	Sunday Mainichi		257 (191+66)	113 (64+49)	32 (9+23)	14 (1+13)	25 (10+15)	14 (5+9)	1 (1+0)	1 (0+1)	–	–	24
Seats before			276 (210+66)	110 (48+62)	29 (8+21)	12 (1+11)	10 (3+7)	8 (6+2)	1 (1+0)	1 (0+1)	1 (1+0)	9 (9+0)	43

Preferred prime minister

Note: Polls phrase this question as "Who should be leader of the LDP for the next term?" or "Who should be Prime Minister for the next term?", including Opposition Leader Yukio Edano only in the latter case. Because of this, some polls excluded Shinzō Abe (even while he was the incumbent), as he had already been elected as LDP leader three times, the maximum presently allowed under party rules.

2021

Fieldwork date	Polling firm	LDP								CDP	Others [e]	NOT/ UD/NA
		Yoshihide Suga	Shinzo Abe	Shigeru Ishiba	Fumio Kishida	Taro Kono	Shinjirō Koizumi	Seiko Noda	Sanae Takaichi	Yukio Edano
19–20 Oct	Asahi Shimbun				54					14	32
4 Oct	Fumio Kishida assumes office as the Prime Minister and President of the LDP.
23–25 Sep	Nikkei				17	46		5	14			18
18–19 Sep	ANN				18	48		7	10			17
18–19 Sep	FNN-Sankei				15.2	52.6		6.4	11.6			14.2
18 Sep	Mainichi Shimbun				13	43		6	15			23
17–18 Sep	Kyodo News				18.5	48.6		3.3	15.7
10–13 Sep	Jiji Press Archived 2021-10-07 at the Wayback Machine				14.3	31.6		7.2	0.9
11–12 Sep	Asahi Shimbun			16	14	33		3	8		26
9-11 Sep	Nikkei		6	17	14	27	10	2	7		1	16
4–5 Sep	Kyodo			26.6	18.8	31.9		4.4	4.0		1.8
4–5 Sep	Yomiuri Shimbun		5	21	12	23	11	2	3		2	22
3 Sep	Yoshihide Suga announces he will not seek re-election as President of the LDP.
27–29 Aug	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	11	7	16	13	16	9	2	3		2	22
26 Aug	The dates for the LDP leadership election are formally set.
21–22 Aug	FNN-Sankei	2.5	8.6	15.5	3.5	17.9	11.4	1.1	1.5	4.3	1.8	32
21–22 Aug	ANN	8	8	19	5	15	11	2	3		3	26
7–9 Aug	Yomiuri-NNN	3	10	19	4	18	17	2			2	24
7–8 Aug	JNN	5	10	20	4	17	12	3			4	25
23–25 Jul	Nikkei	5	6	19	4	19	12	2		4	3	26
17–18 Jul	ANN	9	8	20	3	15	8	2			3	32
17–18 Jul	FNN-Sankei	9.1	8.7	16	3.2	18.1	8.5	0.8		5.5	1.4	28.4
9-11 Jul	Yomiuri-NNN	4	11	18	4	20	15	2			4	22
3–4 Jul	JNN	8	12	16	3	18	12	2			2	27
25–27 Jun	Nikkei	6	9	13	3	23	13	2		6	3	22
19–20 Jun	FNN-Sankei	10.7	8.5	16.4	2.9	19.2	8.7	1.4		4.4	1.7	19
5–6 Jun	JNN	7	12	17	5	19	12	2			2	24
28–30 May	Nikkei	6	9	14	3	23	11	1		6	4	22
8–9 May	JNN	8	11	16	4	22	12	2			3	22
7–9 May	Yomiuri-NNN	4	11	19	2	23	13	2			3	22
23–25 Apr	Nikkei	4	8	16	5	24	14	2		3	3	20
17–18 Apr	ANN	9	7	17	4	20	11	2			4	26
3–4 Apr	JNN	9		20	5	23	15	3			3	21
20–21 Mar	ANN	9	7	18	3	21	11	2			3	26
6–7 Mar	JNN	7		19	5	28	12				4	22
5–7 Mar	Yomiuri-NNN	3	9	19	4	26	17	3			3	18
20–21 Feb	FNN-Sankei	4.6	6.4	16.1	3.9	22.4	13.2	1.8		3.8	2.4	25.6
13–14 Feb	ANN	8	6	17	4	22	13	3			2	25
6–7 Feb	JNN	8		21	4	22	13	3			3	25
29–31 Jan	Nikkei	6	7	16	3	25	13	2		5	2	19
9–10 Jan	JNN	9		26	4	20	15	2			2	22

2020

Fieldwork date	Polling firm	LDP						CDP	Others [f]	NOT/ UD/NA
		Yoshihide Suga	Shinzō Abe	Shigeru Ishiba	Fumio Kishida	Tarō Kōno	Shinjirō Koizumi	Yukio Edano
5–6 Dec	JNN	14		23	6	17	15		6	19
7–8 Nov	JNN	16		20	6	18	14		6	21
3–4 Oct	JNN	20		20	7	19	12		4	18
16 Sep	Yoshihide Suga assumes office as the Prime Minister and President of the LDP.
5–6 Sep	JNN	48		27	6				0	16
29–30 Aug	Nikkei	11		28	6	15	14	3	0	21
28 Aug	Shinzo Abe announces his intention to resign as Prime Minister and President of the LDP.
22–23 Aug	ANN	4	11	27	4	9	15		2	28
15–16 Aug	go2senkyo	5.4	14.6	26.2	3.8	13.0	10.0	4.5	22.5
1–2 Aug	JNN	4	12	28	4	10	14		3	27
18–19 Jul	ANN	3	13	29	4	7	13		3	28
17–19 Jul	Nikkei	4	12	26	5	9	15	5	3	21
4–5 Jul	JNN	4	14	33	5	10	12		2	21
20–21 Jun	ANN	4	12	29	4	7	14		3	27
13–14 Jun	go2senkyo[a]	3.7	18.4	29.6	4	5.8	9.4	6	23
6–7 Jun	JNN	4	13	28	5	8	15		3	26
5–7 Jun	Nikkei	3	14	23	4	8	15	6	2	24
23–24 May	Asahi	3		31	4	9	15		7[g]	31
16–17 May	ANN	3	11	25	4	7	14		5	31
9–10 May	JNN	5	17	23	6	7	14		3	25
8–10 May	Kyodo	1.5	15.5	12.7	2.6	4.4	8.4	3.4	2.2	49.3
10–13 Apr	Kyodo	3.1	16.8	18	2.5	3.8	7.2	4.1	1.9	42.6
4 Mar – 13 Apr	Asahi	6		24	6	7	13	6	0	38
10–13 Apr	Kyodo	1.1	17.8	20.9	3.8	4.1	10.6	4	2.7	35
4–5 Apr	JNN	4	14	25	5	7	16		4	25
27–29 Mar	Nikkei	4	16	22	4	7	13	6	1	26
21–22 Mar	ANN	4	16	28	6	6	11		3	26
7–8 Mar	JNN	4	15	28	6	6	15		2	25
15–16 Feb	Asahi	5		25	6	8	14		10[g]	32
15–16 Feb	Kyodo	2.1	13.4	22.6	3.9	5.4	12	5.7	3.9	31
1–2 Feb	JNN	6	16	24	6	8	14		3	24
18–19 Jan	Mainichi		22	19	2		19		0	0
11–12 Jan	Kyodo	4.5	13.1	18.2	3.5	6.9	11.8	4.6	1.1	36.3
11–12 Jan	JNN	5	17	25	5	9	16		3	22

Cabinet approval/disapproval ratings

Graphical summary

2021

Fieldwork date	Polling firm	Prime Minister	Approve	Disapprove	Und. / no answer
23–24 Oct	go2senkyo	Fumio Kishida	38.8	31.2	30
16–17 Oct	go2senkyo[a]		38.5	27.0	34.5
16–17 Oct	Kyodo News		55.9	32.8	11.3
16–17 Oct	ANN		43.4	28.3	28.3
15–17 Oct	NHK		45.6	27.9	26.5
9–10 Oct	Green Ship Archived 2021-10-19 at the Wayback Machine		43.2	32.4	24.4
9–10 Oct	FNN-Sankei		63.2	27.4	9.3
9–10 Oct	JNN Archived 2021-10-11 at the Wayback Machine		58.6	34.8	6.6
8–10 Oct	NHK		49.1	24.3	26.5
4–5 Oct	Asahi Shimbun		45	20	35
4–5 Oct	Yomiuri Shimbun		56	27	18
4–5 Oct	Mainichi Shimbun		49	40	11
4–5 Oct	Kyodo News		55.7	23.7	20.6
4–5 Oct	Nikkei-TV Tokyo		59	25	16
4 Oct	Fumio Kishida assumes office as the Prime Minister and President of the LDP.
23–25 Sep	Nikkei	Yoshihide Suga	38	51	11
18–19 Sep	ANN		29.4	49.6	21.0
18–19 Sep	FNN-Sankei		42.3	52.2	5.5
18 Sep	Mainichi Shimbun		37	55	8
10–13 Sep	Jiji Press Archived 2021-10-07 at the Wayback Machine		33.4	47.5	19.1
11–12 Sep	Asahi Shimbun		30	51	19
10–12 Sep	NHK		30	50	20
9-11 Sep	Nikkei		36	56	8
4–5 Sep	Green Ship Archived 2021-10-19 at the Wayback Machine		34.6	54.1	11.3
4–5 Sep	Yomiuri Shimbun		31	57	12
3 Sep	Yoshihide Suga announces he will not seek re-election as President of the LDP.
28 Aug	Mainichi Shimbun	Yoshihide Suga	26	66	8
27–29 Aug	Nikkei & TV Tokyo		34	56	10
21–22 Aug	FNN-Sankei		32.1	61.3	6.6
21–22 Aug	ANN		25.8	48.7	25.5
14–16 Aug	Kyodo News Archived 2021-08-19 at the Wayback Machine		31.8	50.6	17.6
14–15 Aug	go2senkyo[a]		26.3	49.9	23.9
7–9 Aug	Yomiuri-NNN		35	54	10
7–9 Aug	NHK		28.8	51.5	19.7
6–9 Aug	Jiji Press Archived 2021-08-14 at the Wayback Machine		29.0	48.3	22.7
7–8 Aug	Asahi Shimbun		28	53	19
7–8 Aug	JNN		32.6	63.4	4.0
23–25 Jul	Nikkei		34	57	9
17–18 Jul	Kyodo News Archived 2021-08-19 at the Wayback Machine		35.9	49.8	14.3
17–18 Jul	ANN		29.6	46.1	24.3
17–18 Jul	Asahi Shimbun		31	49	20
17–18 Jul	FNN-Sankei		39.0	55.5	5.5
17 Jul	Mainichi Shimbun		30	62	9
9–12 Jul	Jiji Press Archived 2021-07-26 at the Wayback Machine		29.3	49.8	20.9
10–11 Jul	go2senkyo[a]		27.9	46.6	25.4
9-11 Jul	Yomiuri-NNN		37	53	10
9-11 Jul	NHK		33.3	46.0	20.8
3–4 Jul	JNN		42.7	54.2	3.0
25–27 Jun	Nikkei		43	50	7
19–20 Jun	Kyodo News Archived 2021-08-19 at the Wayback Machine		44.0	42.2	13.8
19–20 Jun	ANN		32.4	42.7	24.9
19–20 Jun	FNN-Sankei		43.4	51.6	5
19–20 Jun	Asahi Shimbun		34	42	24
19 Jun	Mainichi Shimbun		34	55	11
11–14 Jun	Jiji Press Archived 2021-07-11 at the Wayback Machine		33.1	44.2	22.7
12–13 Jun	go2senkyo[a]		28.9	45.7	25.4
11–13 Jun	NHK		36.7	44.8	18.5
5–6 Jun	JNN		38.9	58.4	2.7
4–6 Jun	Yomiuri-NNN		37	50	13
28–30 May	Nikkei		40	50	10
22 May	Mainichi Shimbun		31	59	10
15–16 May	FNN-Sankei		43	52.8	4.2
15–16 May	ANN		35.6	45.9	18.5
15–16 May	Asahi Shimbun		33	47	20
15–16 May	Kyodo News		41.1	47.3	11.6
7–10 May	Jiji Press Archived 2021-05-20 at the Wayback Machine		32.2	44.6	23.2
8–9 May	JNN		40	57	3
7–9 May	Yomiuri-NNN		43	46	11
7–9 May	NHK		35	43	22
23–25 Apr	Nikkei		47	44	9
18 Apr	Mainichi Shimbun		40	51	9
17–18 Apr	FNN-Sankei		41.9	52.3	5.8
17–18 Apr	ANN		36.2	37.4	26.4
9–12 Apr	Jiji Press Archived 2021-05-20 at the Wayback Machine		36.6	37.7	25.7
3 Mar – 12 Apr	Asahi Shimbun		42	48	10
10–11 Apr	Asahi Shimbun		40	39	21
9-11 Apr	NHK		43.9	38	18.1
3–4 Apr	JNN		44.4	52.7	3.0
2–4 Apr	Yomiuri-NNN		47	40	13
26–28 Mar	Nikkei		45	46	9
20–21 Mar	Asahi Shimbun		40	39	21
20–21 Mar	Kyodo News		42.1	41.5	16.4
20–21 Mar	ANN		36.6	38.7	24.7
13–14 Mar	FNN-Sankei		51.4	42.8	5.8
5–8 Mar	Jiji Press Archived 2021-05-20 at the Wayback Machine		35	41	24
6–7 Mar	JNN		42.7	53.2	4.2
5–7 Mar	NHK		40.3	36.5	23.2
5–7 Mar	Yomiuri-NNN		48	42	10
26–28 Feb	Nikkei		44	48	8
20–21 Feb	FNN-Sankei		51.5	43.2	5.3
14 Feb	Mainichi Shimbun	38	51	11
13–14 Feb	Asahi Shimbun	34	43	23
13–14 Feb	ANN	36.2	41	22.8
6–7 Feb	JNN	40.8	55.9	3.3
5–7 Feb	NHK	37.6	43.6	18.8
5–7 Feb	Yomiuri-NNN	39	44	17
4–7 Feb	Jiji Press Archived 2021-05-17 at the Wayback Machine	34.8	42.8	22.4
29–31 Jan	Nikkei	43	50	7
23–24 Jan	Asahi Shimbun	33	45	22
23–24 Jan	FNN-Sankei	52.3	45	2.7
17 Jan	Mainichi Shimbun	33	57	10
16–17 Jan	ANN	34.8	42.5	22.7
15–17 Jan	Yomiuri-NNN	39	49	12
9-11 Jan	NHK	39.5	40.7	19.8
8–11 Jan	Jiji Press Archived 2021-02-13 at the Wayback Machine	34.2	39.7	26.1
9–10 Jan	Kyodo News	41.3	42.8	15.9
9–10 Jan	JNN	41	55.9	3.1

2020

Fieldwork date	Polling firm	Prime Minister	Approve	Disapprove	Und. / no answer
26–27 Dec	Yomiuri-NNN	Yoshihide Suga	45	43	12
25–27 Dec	Nikkei		42	48	10
19–20 Dec	Asahi Shimbun		39	35	26
19–20 Dec	ANN		38.4	39.6	22
13 Dec	Mainichi Shimbun		40	49	11
11–13 Dec	NHK		42.4	36	21.6
4–7 Dec	Jiji Press Archived 2021-05-20 at the Wayback Machine		43.1	26.6	30.3
5–6 Dec	JNN		55.2	41.1	3.7
5–6 Dec	Kyodo News		50.3	32.8	16.9
4–6 Dec	Yomiuri-NNN		61	27	12
27–29 Nov	Nikkei		58	32	10
15 Oct – 17 Nov	Yomiuri-Waseda		66	20	14
14–15 Nov	Asahi Shimbun		56	20	24
14–15 Nov	ANN		55.9	22.5	21.6
6–9 Nov	Jiji Press Archived 2020-11-18 at the Wayback Machine		48.3	19.6	32.1
8 Nov	Mainichi Shimbun		57	36	7
7–8 Nov	JNN		66.9	28.3	4.9
6–8 Nov	NHK		55.6	19	25.4
6–8 Nov	Yomiuri-NNN		69	22	9
23–25 Oct	Nikkei		63	26	11
17–18 Oct	Asahi Shimbun		53	22	25
17–18 Oct	ANN		56.1	19.8	24.1
16–18 Oct	Yomiuri-NNN		67	21	12
9–12 Oct	Jiji Press Archived 2020-11-03 at the Wayback Machine		51.2	15.6	33.2
9-11 Oct	NHK		55.1	19.5	25.4
3–4 Oct	JNN		70.7	24.2	5.1
21–22 Sep	NHK		62.4	12.8	24.7
19–20 Sep	Yomiuri-NNN		74	14	12
19–20 Sep	ANN		62.3	16.3	21.4
16–17 Sep	Nikkei		74	17	9
16–17 Sep	Asahi Shimbun		65	13	22
16 Sep	Yoshihide Suga assumes office as the Prime Minister and President of the LDP..
28 Aug	Shinzo Abe announces his intention to resign as Prime Minister and President of the LDP.
1–2 Aug	JNN	Shinzo Abe	35.5	62.2	2.4
18–19 Jul	ANN		34.4	48.3	17.3
18–19 Jul	Asahi Shimbun		33	50	17
17–19 Jul	Nikkei & TV Tokyo		43	50	7
17–19 Jul	Kyodo News		38.8	48.5	12.7
18–19 Jul	Mainichi & SSRC		32	60	8
10–13 Jul	Jiji Press Archived 2020-07-18 at the Wayback Machine		35.1	46.2	18.7
11–12 Jul	go2senkyo & JX[a]		26.3	48.2	25.5
4–5 Jul	JNN		38.2	59.8	2
3–5 Jul	Yomiuri Shimbun		39	52	9
11–22 Jun	Jiji Press Archived 2020-07-18 at the Wayback Machine[d]		40.3	59.1	0.6
20–21 Jun	ANN		33.7	49.6	16.7
20–21 Jun	Kyodo News		36.7	49.7	13.6
20–21 Jun	Asahi Shimbun		31	52	17
20–20 Jun	Mainichi & SSRC		36	56	8
13–14 Jun	go2senkyo & JX[a]		25	51.2	23.8
6–7 Jun	JNN		39.1	59.2	1.7
5–7 Jun	Nikkei & TV Tokyo		38	51	11
5–7 Jun	Yomiuri Shimbun		40	50	10
21 May – 1 Jun	Jiji Press Archived 2020-07-04 at the Wayback Machine[d]		38.1	61.3	0.6
29–31 May	Kyodo News		39.4	45.4	15.2
23–24 May	Asahi Shimbun		29	52	19
23–24 May	Mainichi & SSRC		27	64	9
16–17 May	go2senkyo & JX[a]		24.9	48.8	26.3
16–17 May	ANN		32.8	48.5	18.7
9–10 May	JNN		47.3	50.8	1.9
8–10 May	Nikkei & TV Tokyo		49	42	9
8–10 May	Kyodo News		41.7	43	15.3
8–10 May	Yomiuri Shimbun		42	48	10
18–19 Apr	Asahi Shimbun		41	41	18
18–19 Apr	Mainichi Shimbun		41	42	17
10–13 Apr	Kyodo News		40.4	43	16.6
4 Mar – 13 Apr	Asahi Shimbun[d]		42	48	10
11–12 Apr	go2senkyo & JX[a]		26.9	46.5	26.6
11–12 Apr	Yomiuri Shimbun		42	47	11
10–12 Apr	NHK		39	37.9	23.1
8–9 Apr	Mainichi, JNN, & SSRC		44	42	14
4–5 Apr	JNN		43.3	52.7	4
27–29 Mar	Nikkei & TV Tokyo		48	42	10
26–28 Mar	Kyodo News		45.5	38.8	15.7
21–22 Mar	ANN[permanent dead link]		39.8	38.6	21.6
20–22 Mar	Yomiuri Shimbun		48	40	12
14–16 Mar	Kyodo News		49.7	38.1	12.8
14–15 Mar	Asahi Shimbun		41	38	21
14–15 Mar	Mainichi Shimbun		43	38	19
6–9 Mar	Jiji Press Archived 2020-07-22 at the Wayback Machine		39.3	38.8	21.9
7–8 Mar	JNN		48.7	47.5	3.8
6–8 Mar	NHK		42.7	40.6	16.7
29 Feb – 1 Mar	go2senkyo & JX[a]		37.4	45.1	17.5
29 Feb – 1 Mar	go2senkyo & JX[a]		42.2	47.9	9.9
21–23 Feb	Nikkei & TV Tokyo		46	47	7
15–16 Feb	go2senkyo & JX[a]		41.2	49.1	9.7
15–16 Feb	Asahi Shimbun		39	40	21
15–16 Feb	ANN Archived 2020-02-25 at the Wayback Machine		39.8	42.2	18
15–16 Feb	Kyodo News		41	46.1	12.9
14–15 Feb	Yomiuri Shimbun Archived 2020-02-25 at the Wayback Machine		47	41	12
7–9 Feb	NHK		44.6	37.4	18
6–9 Feb	Jiji Press Archived 2020-02-28 at the Wayback Machine		38.6	39.8	21.6
1–2 Feb	JNN		49.8	46.8	3.4
25–26 Jan	Asahi Shimbun		38	41	21
24–26 Jan	Nikkei & TV Tokyo		48	45	7
18–19 Jan	ANN Archived 2020-02-16 at the Wayback Machine		45.4	35.7	18.9
18–19 Jan	Mainichi Shimbun		41	37	22
17–19 Jan	Yomiuri Shimbun Archived 2020-02-16 at the Wayback Machine		52	37	11
11–13 Jan	NHK	43.5	37.7	18.8
10–13 Jan	Jiji Press[permanent dead link]	40.4	37	22.6
11–12 Jan	go2senkyo & JX[a]	43.9	43	13.1
11–12 Jan	JNN	52.1	44.8	3.1
11–12 Jan	Kyodo News	49.3	36.7	14

2019

Fieldwork date	Polling firm	Prime Minister	Approve	Disapprove	Und. / no answer
21–22 Dec	Asahi Shimbun	Shinzo Abe	38	42	20
20–22 Dec	Nikkei & TV Tokyo		50	41	9
14–15 Dec	go2senkyo & JX[a]		44.03	45.12	10.86
14–15 Dec	ANN Archived 2019-12-28 at the Wayback Machine		40.9	40.6	18.5
14–15 Dec	Kyodo News		42.7	43.0	14.3
13–15 Dec	Yomiuri Shimbun Archived 2019-12-28 at the Wayback Machine		48	40	12
6–9 Dec	Jiji Press		40.6	35.3	24.1
9 Oct – 9 Dec	Mainichi & SSRC[d]		44	35	19
7–8 Dec	JNN		49.1	47.7	3.1
6–8 Dec	NHK		44.5	36.6	18.9
30 Nov – 1 Dec	Mainichi Shimbun		42	35	21
23–24 Nov	Kyodo News		48.7	38.1	13.2
22–24 Nov	Nikkei & TV Tokyo		50	40	9
16–17 Nov	Asahi Shimbun		44	36	20
15–17 Nov	Yomiuri Shimbun Archived 2019-11-27 at the Wayback Machine		49	36	15
9–10 Nov	go2senkyo & JX[a]		42.88	33.75	23.38
9–10 Nov	ANN Archived 2019-11-27 at the Wayback Machine		44.4	34.3	21.3
9–10 Nov	JNN		54.3	42.4	3.3
8–10 Nov	Jiji Press[permanent dead link]		48.5	29.4	22.1
8–10 Nov	NHK		47.4	34.6	18.0
26–27 Oct	Mainichi Shimbun		48	30	19
26–27 Oct	Kyodo News		54.1	34.5	11.4
25–27 Oct	Nikkei & TV Tokyo		57	36	8
19–20 Oct	Asahi Shimbun		45	32	23
19–20 Oct	ANN Archived 2019-10-28 at the Wayback Machine		45.4	33.6	21.0
18–20 Oct	Yomiuri Shimbun Archived 2019-10-28 at the Wayback Machine		55	34	11
11–14 Oct	Jiji Press		44.2	33.0	22.8
5–6 Oct	JNN		54.9	42.4	2.7
5–6 Oct	Kyodo News		53.0	34.2	12.8
14–15 Sep	Asahi Shimbun		48	31	21
14–15 Sep	ANN Archived 2019-10-28 at the Wayback Machine		52.0	27.9	20.1
14–15 Sep	Mainichi Shimbun		50	28	21
13–15 Sep	Yomiuri Shimbun Archived 2020-03-14 at the Wayback Machine		53	35	11
11–12 Sep	Nikkei & TV Tokyo		59	33	8
11–12 Sep	Kyodo News		55.4	25.7	18.9
6–9 Sep	Jiji Press Archived 2020-03-15 at the Wayback Machine		43.1	34.1	22.8
7–8 Sep	JNN		57.0	38.7	4.2
6–8 Sep	NHK		47.5	32.6	19.9
30 Aug – 1 Sep	Nikkei & TV Tokyo		58	33	9
23–25 Aug	Yomiuri Shimbun Archived 2019-09-04 at the Wayback Machine		58	30	12
17–18 Aug	ANN Archived 2019-08-19 at the Wayback Machine		48.1	32.4	19.5
17–18 Aug	Kyodo News		50.3	34.6	15.1
9–12 Aug	Jiji Press		47.0	30.8	22.2
3–4 Aug	JNN		60.1	37.0	2.8
2–4 Aug	NHK		48.5	30.8	20.7
26–28 Jul	Nikkei & TV Tokyo		52	38	10
22–23 Jul	Asahi Shimbun		42	35	23
22–23 Jul	Kyodo News		48.6	38.2	13.2
22–23 Jul	Yomiuri Shimbun Archived 2019-07-25 at the Wayback Machine		53	36	11
21 Jul	House of Councillors election
13–15 Jul	NHK	Shinzo Abe	45	33	22
13–14 Jul	Asahi Shimbun		42	34	24
5–8 Jul	Jiji Press Archived 2020-03-16 at the Wayback Machine		43.1	31.0	25.9
6–7 Jul	JNN		58.7	36.9	4.4
5–7 Jul	NHK		45.4	33.2	21.5
4–5 Jul	Yomiuri Shimbun Archived 2019-07-09 at the Wayback Machine		51	33	16
28–30 Jun	NHK		45	31	24
28–30 Jun	Nikkei & TV Tokyo		56	36	8
28–30 Jun	Yomiuri Shimbun Archived 2019-07-09 at the Wayback Machine		53	36	10
26–27 Jun	Kyodo News		47.6	44.1	8.3
22–23 Jun	Asahi Shimbun		45	33	22
21–23 Jun	NHK		42	34	24
15–16 Jun	Kyodo News		47.6	38.1	14.3
15–16 Jun	Mainichi Shimbun		40	37	21
7–10 Jun	Jiji Press		44.9	31.5	23.6
7–9 Jun	NHK		47.9	32.0	20.0
1–2 Jun	JNN		59.1	36.9	3.9
18–19 May	ANN Archived 2019-06-01 at the Wayback Machine		47.0	32.5	20.5
18–19 May	Asahi Shimbun		45	32	23
18–19 May	Kyodo News		50.5	36.2	13.3
18–19 May	Mainichi Shimbun		43	31	23
17–19 May	Yomiuri Shimbun Archived 2020-03-12 at the Wayback Machine		55	32	12
10–13 May	Jiji Press		44.7	31.1	24.2
11–12 May	JNN		57.4	40.3	2.4
10–12 May	Nikkei & TV Tokyo		55	35	10
10–12 May	NHK		47.6	32.3	20.1
1–2 May	Kyodo News		51.9	31.3	16.8
26–28 Apr	Yomiuri Shimbun Archived 2020-03-02 at the Wayback Machine		54	31	14
20–21 Apr	ANN Archived 2019-04-23 at the Wayback Machine		45.0	33.0	22.0
6 Mar – 15 Apr	Asahi Shimbun[d]		43	45	12
13–14 Apr	Asahi Shimbun		44	32	24
13–14 Apr	Mainichi Shimbun		41	37	21
5–8 Apr	Jiji Press Archived 2019-04-12 at the Wayback Machine		43.0	34.3	22.7
6–7 Apr	JNN		53.4	43.4	3.2
5–7 Apr	NHK		47.4	34.6	18.1
1–2 Apr	Kyodo News		52.8	32.4	14.8
1–2 Apr	Yomiuri Shimbun Archived 2019-04-08 at the Wayback Machine		53	32	14
22–24 Mar	Nikkei & TV Tokyo		48	42	10
22–24 Mar	Yomiuri Shimbun Archived 2019-03-26 at the Wayback Machine		50	35	15
16–17 Mar	ANN Archived 2019-03-25 at the Wayback Machine		43.2	36.1	20.7
16–17 Mar	Asahi Shimbun		41	37	22
16–17 Mar	Mainichi Shimbun		39	41	19
8–11 Mar	Jiji Press		39.0	36.4	24.6
9–10 Mar	Kyodo News		43.3	40.9	15.8
8–10 Mar	NHK		42.0	36.0	22.0
2–3 Mar	JNN		52.3	44.3	3.4
23–24 Feb	ANN Archived 2019-03-06 at the Wayback Machine		41.8	36.7	21.5
22–24 Feb	Yomiuri Shimbun Archived 2020-03-13 at the Wayback Machine		49	40	11
16–17 Feb	Asahi Shimbun		41	38	21
15–17 Feb	Nikkei & TV Tokyo		51	42	7
9–11 Feb	NHK		43.7	37.4	18.9
8–11 Feb	Jiji Press Archived 2019-02-16 at the Wayback Machine		42.4	34.5	23.1
2–3 Feb	JNN		52.8	44.3	2.9
2–3 Feb	Kyodo News		45.6	41.1	13.3
2–3 Feb	Mainichi Shimbun		38	39	22
26–27 Jan	ANN Archived 2019-01-28 at the Wayback Machine		41.0	37.9	21.1
25–27 Jan	Nikkei & TV Tokyo		53	37	10
25–27 Jan	Yomiuri Shimbun Archived 2019-01-28 at the Wayback Machine		49	38	13
19–20 Jan	Asahi Shimbun		43	38	19
12–14 Jan	NHK		42.5	35.1	22.5
12–13 Jan	JNN		50.8	45.5	3.6
12–13 Jan	Kyodo News		43.4	42.3	14.3
11–14 Jan	Jiji Press Archived 2019-01-21 at the Wayback Machine		43.5	35.1	21.4

2018

Fieldwork date	Polling firm	Prime Minister	Approve	Disapprove	Und. / no answer
13 Nov – 25 Dec	Asahi Shimbun[d]	Shinzo Abe	46	46	8
15–16 Dec	ANN Archived 2018-12-18 at the Wayback Machine		40.0	40.6	19.4
15–16 Dec	Asahi Shimbun		40	41	19
15–16 Dec	Kyodo News		42.4	44.1	13.5
15–16 Dec	Mainichi Shimbun		37	40	21
14–16 Dec	Nikkei & TV Tokyo		47	44	9
14–16 Dec	Yomiuri Shimbun		47	43	10
7–10 Dec	Jiji Press Archived 2018-12-18 at the Wayback Machine		38.9	38.7	22.4
17 Oct – 10 Dec	Mainichi & SSRC[d]		31	42	24
8–9 Dec	NHK		41.3	37.8	20.9
1–2 Dec	JNN		52.8	44.3	2.9
24 Oct – 30 Nov	Nikkei[d]		35	33	32
23–25 Nov	Nikkei & TV Tokyo		51	38	11
23–25 Nov	Yomiuri Shimbun		53	36	11
17–18 Nov	ANN Archived 2018-12-03 at the Wayback Machine		44.3	36.4	19.3
17–18 Nov	Asahi Shimbun		43	34	23
17–18 Nov	Mainichi Shimbun		41	38	20
9–12 Nov	Jiji Press Archived 2018-12-09 at the Wayback Machine		42.3	38.2	19.5
9–11 Nov	NHK		45.6	36.8	17.6
3–4 Nov	JNN		51.0	47.0	2.0
3–4 Nov	Kyodo News		47.3	39.5	13.2
26–28 Oct	Nikkei & TV Tokyo		48	42	9
26–28 Oct	Yomiuri Shimbun		49	41	10
20–21 Oct	ANN Archived 2018-12-03 at the Wayback Machine		39.3	40.1	20.6
13–14 Oct	Asahi Shimbun		40	40	20
13–14 Oct	JNN		51.7	45.6	2.7
6–8 Oct	NHK		42.3	39.8	17.9
5–8 Oct	Jiji Press Archived 2018-12-09 at the Wayback Machine		41.9	36.1	22
6–7 Oct	Mainichi Shimbun		37	40	20
2–3 Oct	Kyodo News		46.5	38.2	15.3
2–3 Oct	Nikkei & TV Tokyo		50	42	9
2–3 Oct	Yomiuri Shimbun		50	39	10
21–23 Sep	Nikkei & TV Tokyo		55	39	5
21–23 Sep	Yomiuri Shimbun		50	41	9
20–21 Sep	Kyodo News		47.4	40.0	12.6
15–17 Sep	NHK		42.1	38.7	19.2
15–16 Sep	ANN Archived 2018-09-18 at the Wayback Machine		39.4	38.7	21.9
7–10 Sep	Jiji Press		41.7	36.6	21.7
8–9 Sep	Asahi Shimbun[permanent dead link]		41	38	21
1–2 Sep	JNN		46.2	52.0	1.8
1–2 Sep	Mainichi Shimbun		37	41	20
25–26 Aug	Kyodo News		40.3	44.3	15.4
24–26 Aug	Nikkei & TV Tokyo		48	42	10
24–26 Aug	Yomiuri Shimbun		50	40	10
18–19 Aug	ANN Archived 2018-08-26 at the Wayback Machine		38.8	44.6	16.6
3–6 Aug	Jiji Press Archived 2018-08-11 at the Wayback Machine		38.5	38.9	22.6
4–5 Aug	Asahi Shimbun		38	41	21
4–5 Aug	JNN		43.8	54.0	2.3
3–5 Aug	NHK		41.4	40.6	18.0
28–29 Jul	Mainchi Shimbun		37	44	18
21–22 Jul	ANN Archived 2018-07-25 at the Wayback Machine		38.2	45.6	16.2
21–22 Jul	Kyodo News		43.4	41.8	14.8
21–22 Jul	Yomiuri Shimbun		45	45	10
20–22 Jul	Nikkei & TV Tokyo		45	47	8
14–15 Jul	Asahi Shimbun		38	43	19
6–9 Jul	Jiji Press Archived 2018-07-13 at the Wayback Machine		37.0	40.9	22.1
7–8 Jul	JNN		43.1	55.8	1.3
6–8 Jul	NHK		44.1	38.8	17.1
23–24 Jun	Mainichi Shimbun		36	40	22
22–24 Jun	Nikkei & TV Tokyo		52	42	6
16–17 Jun	ANN Archived 2018-06-19 at the Wayback Machine		39.4	44.5	16.1
16–17 Jun	Asahi Shimbun		38	45	17
16–17 Jun	Kyodo News		44.9	43.2	11.9
15–17 Jun	NTV Archived 2018-06-17 at the Wayback Machine		39.4	41.9	18.7
15–17 Jun	Yomiuri Shimbun[permanent dead link]	45	44	11
8–11 Jun	Jiji Press	35.5	43.4	21.1
8–10 Jun	NHK	37.8	43.5	18.6
2–3 Jun	JNN	39.0	59.1	2.1
26–27 May	Mainichi Shimbun	31	48	19
25–27 May	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	42	53	5
19–20 May	ANN Archived 2018-05-23 at the Wayback Machine	34.1	51.1	14.8
19–20 May	Asahi Shimbun	36	44	20
18–20 May	NTV Archived 2018-05-20 at the Wayback Machine	32.4	50.6	17.0
18–20 May	Yomiuri Shimbun	42	47	11
11–14 May	Jiji Press Archived 2018-05-18 at the Wayback Machine	38.1	43.0	18.9
12–13 May	JNN	40.6	57.7	1.7
12–13 May	Kyodo News	38.9	50.3	10.8
11–13 May	NHK	37.8	43.5	18.7
27–29 Apr	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	43	51	7
14 Mar – 25 Apr	Asahi Shimbun[d]	36	56	8
21–22 Apr	ANN Archived 2018-04-25 at the Wayback Machine	29.0	55.2	15.8
21–22 Apr	Mainichi Shimbun	30	49	20
20–22 Apr	Yomiuri Shimbun Archived 2018-04-23 at the Wayback Machine	39	53	8
14–15 Apr	Asahi Shimbun	31	52	17
13–15 Apr	NTV Archived 2018-04-15 at the Wayback Machine	26.7	53.4	20.0
6–9 Apr	Jiji Press Archived 2018-04-13 at the Wayback Machine	38.4	42.6	19
7–8 Apr	JNN	40.0	58.4	1.7
6–8 Apr	NHK	37.7	44.5	17.8
31 Mar – 1 Apr	Kyodo News	42.4	47.5	10.1
31 Mar – 1 Apr	Yomiuri Shimbun	42	50	8
24–25 Mar	ANN Archived 2018-04-01 at the Wayback Machine	32.6	54.9	12.5
23–25 Mar	Nikkei & TV Tokyo	42	49	9
17–18 Mar	Asahi Shimbun	31	48	21
17–18 Mar	Kyodo News	38.7	48.2	13.1
17–18 Mar	Mainichi Shimbun	33	47	19
16–18 Mar	NTV Archived 2018-03-21 at the Wayback Machine	30.3	53.0	16.7
9–12 Mar	Jiji Press Archived 2018-03-17 at the Wayback Machine	39.3	40.4	17.6
9–11 Mar	NHK	43.8	38.1	18.1
9–11 Mar	Yomiuri Shimbun	48	42	9
3–4 Mar	JNN	49.3	48.9	1.9
3–4 Mar	Kyodo News	48.1	39.0	12.9
24–25 Feb	ANN Archived 2018-04-21 at the Wayback Machine	44.3	41.7	14.0
24–25 Feb	Mainichi Shimbun	45	32	20
23–25 Feb	Nikkei	56	36	8
17–18 Feb	Asahi Shimbun	44	37	19
16–18 Feb	NTV Archived 2018-02-20 at the Wayback Machine	44.0	37.3	18.7
10–12 Feb	NHK	46.4	34.3	19.3
9–12 Feb	Jiji Press	48.7	31.9	19.4
10–11 Feb	Kyodo News Archived 2018-02-13 at the Wayback Machine	50.8	36.9	12.3
10–11 Feb	Yomiuri Shimbun	54	36	9
3–4 Feb	JNN	50.6	46.8	2.6
26–28 Jan	Nikkei	55	37	8
26–28 Jan	NTV Archived 2018-01-28 at the Wayback Machine	36.9	43.8	19.2
20–21 Jan	Asahi Shimbun	45	33	22
20–21 Jan	ANN Archived 2018-01-23 at the Wayback Machine	40.1	42.3	17.6
20–21 Jan	Mainichi Shimbun Archived 2018-08-17 at the Wayback Machine	44	38	16
12–15 Jan	Jiji Press Archived 2018-02-02 at the Wayback Machine	46.6	33.6	19.8
13–14 Jan	Kyodo News	49.7	36.6	13.7
13–14 Jan	JNN	54.6	43.9	1.5
12–14 Jan	Yomiuri Shimbun	54	35	11
6–8 Jan	NHK	45.7	37.0	17.3

2017

Fieldwork date	Polling firm	Prime Minister	Approve	Disapprove	Und. / no answer
16–17 Dec	Asahi Shimbun[permanent dead link]	Shinzo Abe	41	38	21
15–17 Dec	Nikkei & TV Tokyo		50	40	10
15–17 Dec	NTV Archived 2018-03-27 at the Wayback Machine		37.8	45.3	16.9
8–11 Dec	Jiji Press Archived 2018-04-02 at the Wayback Machine		42.6	36.1	21.3
9–10 Dec	ANN Archived 2018-03-19 at the Wayback Machine		43.7	39.6	16.7
8–10 Dec	NHK		49	35	16
8–10 Dec	Yomiuri Shimbun		53	36	11
18 Oct – 6 Dec	Mainichi & SSRC[d]		40	41	18
2–3 Dec	Kyodo News		47.2	40.4	12.4
2–3 Dec	JNN		52.7	45.7	1.6
24–26 Nov	Nikkei		52	39	9
17–19 Nov	NTV Archived 2017-12-01 at the Wayback Machine		41.1	41.4	17.5
10–13 Nov	Jiji Press Archived 2017-12-01 at the Wayback Machine		45.4	37.1	17.5
11–12 Nov	Mainichi Shimbun Archived 2017-11-19 at the Wayback Machine		46	36	15
11–12 Nov	Asahi Shimbun[permanent dead link]		44	39	17
11–12 Nov	JNN		53.1	45.8	1.1
10–12 Nov	NHK		46	35	19
4–5 Nov	ANN Archived 2017-11-07 at the Wayback Machine		44.2	41.5	14.3
1–2 Nov	Nikkei & TV Tokyo		54	38	7
1–2 Nov	Yomiuri Shimbun		52	40	7
1–2 Nov	Kyodo News Archived 2017-11-16 at the Wayback Machine		49.5	38.3	12.2
23–24 Oct	Asahi Shimbun[permanent dead link]		42	39	19
23–24 Oct	Yomiuri Shimbun		52	37	10

See also

• Opinion polling for the 2024 Japanese general election

Notes

1. Internet Survey excluded
2. as Kibō no Tō
3. as Liberal Party
4. Mail Survey
5. Including Toshimitsu Motegi; Katsunobu Katō; Hakubun Shimomura; Yasutoshi Nishimura; and unspecified "Others"
6. Including Sanae Takaichi; Seiko Noda; Toshimitsu Motegi; Katsunobu Katō; Hakubun Shimomura; Yasutoshi Nishimura; and unspecified "Others"
7. "Don't know" and "No answer" combined