Local Run-Off 2021 in Georgia: pre-election study in 5 cities

Ipsos conducted a pre-election study in 5 Georgian cities

Ipsos surveyed citizens of Tbilisi, Batumi, Kutaisi, Zugdidi and Rustavi, eligible to vote, about their electoral intentions in upcoming Local Run-off elections on October 30, 2021. Face-to-face methodology with self-administered paper interviews was used, the fieldwork was conducted in 24/10/2021-27/10/2021

Main results

TBILISI
Sample size: 556
Maximum margin of error is 4.15%, at confidence interval 95%+

If the Run-off or Municipal elections were held next Saturday, for which Candidate would you vote for? 
Among respondents, who choose specific candidate (excluding «No one crossed / all crossed out»), N=390

  %valid
Kakha Kaladze - Georgian Dream - Democratic Georgia 52%
Nikanori Melia - 'United National Movement' 48%

 

BATUMI
Sample size: 425
Maximum margin of error is 4.75%, at confidence interval 95%+
If the Run-off or Municipal elections were held next Saturday, for which Candidate would you vote for? 
Among respondents, who choose specific candidate (excluding «No one crossed / all crossed out»), N=331

Batumi    

  %valid
Giorgi Kirtadze - United National Movement     51%
Archil Chikovani - Georgian Dream - Democratic Georgia  
 
49%

 

KUTAISI
Sample size: 413
Maximum margin error is 4.82%, at confidence interval 95%+

If the Run-off or Municipal elections were held next Saturday, for which Candidate would you vote for? 
Among respondents, who choose specific candidate (excluding «No one crossed / all crossed out»), N=257
Kutaisi     

  %valid
 Khatia Dekanoidze - United National Movement 52%
Ioseb Khakhaleishvili - Georgian Dream - Democratic Georgia 48%

 

ZUGDIDI
Sample size: 432
Maximum margin of error is 4.71%, at confidence interval 95%+

If the Run-off or Municipal elections were held next Saturday, for which Candidate would you vote for? 
Among respondents, who choose specific candidate (excluding «No one crossed / all crossed out»), N=412
Zugdidi     

  %valid
Mamuka Tsotseria - Georgian Dream - Democratic Georgia 51%
Anzor Melia - United National Movement 49%

 

RUSTAVI
Sample size: 452
Maximum margin error is 4.6%, at confidence interval 95%+

If the Run-off or Municipal elections were held next Saturday, for which Candidate would you vote for? 
Among respondents, who choose specific candidate (excluding «No one crossed / all crossed out»), N=349
Rustavi     

  %valid
David Kirkitadze - United National Movement 53%
Nino Latsabidze - Georgian Dream - Democratic Georgia 47%

 

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