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Voting intention in a general election in the Republic of Ireland from February 2016 to February 2026

Characteristic	Fine Gael	Fianna Fáil	Sinn Féin	Green Party	Labour Party	Social Democrats	SPBP	Others
Feb 2026	18%	19%	24%	4%	4%	7%	2%	22%
Oct 2025	18%	17%	27%	3%	6%	5%	2%	22%
Jul 2025	17%	22%	22%	3%	4%	6%	2%	24%
Apr 2025	16%	22%	26%	3%	5%	7%	3%	18%
Nov 23, 2024	19%	21%	20%	4%	4%	6%	3%	23%
Nov 13, 2024	25%	19%	19%	3%	5%	4%	2%	23%
Sep 2024	27%	19%	20%	5%	6%	4%	2%	17%
May 2024	23%	20%	23%	4%	5%	3%	2%	20%
Feb 2024	19%	20%	28%	5%	4%	4%	2%	18%
Sep 2023	18%	20%	34%	3%	3%	2%	2%	18%
Jun 2023	18%	21%	31%	4%	4%	5%	2%	15%
Feb 2023	22%	18%	35%	4%	4%	2%	1%	14%
Oct 2022	22%	21%	35%	4%	3%	3%	2%	10%
Jul 2022	18%	20%	36%	3%	4%	2%	3%	14%
Apr 2022	22%	23%	33%	3%	4%	2%	1%	12%
Dec 2021	20%	20%	35%	5%	4%	2%	2%	12%
Oct 2021	22%	20%	32%	7%	4%	3%	2%	10%
Jun 2021	27%	20%	31%	6%	3%	2%	2%	9%
Feb 2021	30%	14%	28%	6%	3%	3%	1%	15%
Oct 2020	35%	17%	29%	4%	4%	2%	1%	8%
Jun 2020	37%	14%	25%	12%	2%	2%	1%	7%
Feb 2020	20%	23%	25%	8%	4%	2%	2%	16%
Jan 2020	23%	25%	21%	8%	5%	2%	2%	14%
Oct 2019	29%	25%	14%	8%	6%	1%	1%	16%
May 2019	29%	26%	16%	4%	7%	2%	2%	14%
Mar 2019	30%	24%	21%	2%	6%	1%	2%	14%
Oct 2018	33%	25%	24%	2%	4%	1%	3%	8%
Apr 2018	31%	26%	22%	3%	5%	1%	2%	10%
Jan 2018	34%	25%	19%	3%	4%	1%	2%	12%
Dec 2017	36%	25%	19%	3%	4%	1%	1%	11%
Oct 2017	31%	29%	19%	3%	4%	2%	2%	10%
May 2017	30%	27%	20%	2%	5%	1%	3%	12%
Mar 2017	28%	29%	21%	3%	4%	1%	3%	11%
Dec 2016	27%	30%	17%	3%	6%	2%	3%	12%
Oct 2016	26%	26%	19%	3%	5%	2%	3%	16%
Jul 2016	24%	33%	16%	4%	5%	2%	2%	14%
Feb 2016	28%	23%	15%	2%	6%	3%	3%	20%

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Release date

February 2026

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Region

Ireland

Survey time period

February 2016 to February 2026

Number of respondents

1,200*

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

Irish adults at 120 locations in every constituency

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

Poll concerns the first-preference vote and excludes undecided voters.

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Approximately 24 percent of Irish adults intended to vote for Sinn Féin in an Irish general election, according to a survey conducted in February 2026. This put them ahead of Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, and the Irish Green Party, who formed a government after the last Irish general election. In that vote, Fianna Fáil won 48 of the 174 contested seats, just ahead of Sinn Féin on 39 and Fine Gael on 38. With 88 seats needed for a majority, no single party won enough seats to form a government, resulting in coalition talks that concluded in January 2025.

Sinn Féin rebound

Following the 2020 general election, Ireland was also governed by a coalition government consisting of Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, and the Green Party. Although they won the highest share of the vote, Sinn Féin were behind Fianna Fáil in terms of seats won, and became the main opposition party. After leading the polls between 2021 and 2023, support for Sinn Féin fell throughout most of 2024. After the election campaign began, however, Sinn Féin managed to recuperate, while support for Fianna Fáil remained relatively stable. By contrast, there was a noticeable dip in support for Fine Gael following a bad election campaign for the party.

Top issues heading into the election

For several years, Ireland has struggled with an enduring housing crisis, with the issue identified by 64 percent of people as one of the top two issues facing the country in 2025. Although inflation and the cost of living were selected by 35 percent of people as a top-two issue in the same poll, this was down from a high of 65 percent of people in July 2022. In the run-up to the last election, issues that were getting the attention of voters concerned government spending. With the country running a budget surplus that year, in part due to a windfall of tax revenue from Apple, Ireland was able to avoid tax rises and spending cuts just prior to the 2024 election.