Ukrainian presidential election: opinion on who will win 2019

This statistic shows the opinion towards the results of the second round of the presidential election 2019 in Ukraine, by geographical region. The leading candidate was an actor, politician, and comedian Volodymyr Zelenskyy from the party Servant of People, who was expected to win by 57.2 percent of Ukrainians across all regions. 14.1 percent believed that his competitor Petro Poroshenko, the president of the country at the time, would get re-elected.
The survey showed regional differences in opinions. While 70 percent of respondents in the South expected Zelenskyy to win, only 41.3 percent of Ukrainians in the West believed he would become a president.

Who of the candidates, in your opinion, will get the most votes and become the president of Ukraine?*

Characteristic	Volodymyr Zelenskyy	Petro Poroshenko	Difficult to say	Refused to answer
All regions	57.2%	14.1%	26.8%	1.9%
West	41.3%	24.4%	30.9%	3.4%
Center	62.1%	14.8%	21.1%	2%
South	70%	6.3%	22.9%	0.8%
East	58.8%	6.6%	33.3%	1.2%
Donbas	66.7%	6.1%	27.3%	0%

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Release date

April 2019

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Region

Ukraine

Survey time period

April 9-14, 2019

Number of respondents

2,004 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

Respondents from 129 settlements of all regions in Ukraine (except Crimea)

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

* In Luhansk and Donetsk regions, the poll was conducted only on the territory controlled by the Ukrainian authorities.

The statistical sampling error with a probability of 0.95 and a design effect of 1.5 does not exceed 3.3 percent for indicators close to 50 percent, 2.8 percent for indicators close to 25 percent, two percent for indicators close to 10 percent, and 1.4 percent for indicators close to five percent.

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