Scottish National Party

Voting Intentions | Seats

Voting Intentions

Last result: 41.7% (General Election of 5 May 2016)

Confidence Intervals

Period Polling firm/Commissioner(s) Median 80% Confidence Interval 90% Confidence Interval 95% Confidence Interval 99% Confidence Interval
N/A Poll Average 38.4% 34.4–42.0% 33.4–42.7% 32.7–43.3% 31.4–44.2%
2–4 May 2021 YouGov
The Times
38.0% 36.1–40.0% 35.5–40.6% 35.0–41.1% 34.1–42.0%
4 May 2021 Survation
The Courier
36.0% 34.1–38.0% 33.6–38.5% 33.1–39.0% 32.2–40.0%
30 April–4 May 2021 Savanta ComRes
The Scotsman
34.0% 32.1–36.0% 31.6–36.5% 31.1–37.0% 30.2–38.0%
3 May 2021 Opinium
Sky News
41.0% 39.0–43.0% 38.5–43.6% 38.0–44.0% 37.1–45.0%
3 May 2021 Ipsos MORI
STV News
39.0% 37.4–40.6% 37.0–41.1% 36.6–41.5% 35.8–42.3%
28–30 April 2021 Panelbase
The Sunday Times
39.0% 37.1–40.9% 36.6–41.4% 36.1–41.9% 35.2–42.8%
27–30 April 2021 BMG Research
The Herald
37.0% 35.1–39.0% 34.5–39.6% 34.0–40.0% 33.2–41.0%
23–27 April 2021 Savanta ComRes
The Scotsman
35.3% 33.4–37.2% 32.8–37.8% 32.4–38.3% 31.5–39.2%
23–26 April 2021 Survation
GMB
37.8% 35.9–39.8% 35.3–40.3% 34.8–40.8% 33.9–41.8%
21–26 April 2021 Panelbase
Scot Goes Pop
36.0% 34.2–37.9% 33.6–38.5% 33.2–38.9% 32.3–39.8%
20–22 April 2021 Survation
The Sunday Post
35.4% 33.5–37.3% 33.0–37.9% 32.5–38.4% 31.6–39.3%
16–20 April 2021 YouGov
The Times
39.8% 38.0–41.6% 37.5–42.1% 37.1–42.6% 36.2–43.5%
16–20 April 2021 Savanta ComRes
The Scotsman
38.8% 36.8–40.8% 36.3–41.3% 35.8–41.8% 34.9–42.8%
7–19 April 2021 Lord Ashcroft 42.0% 40.6–43.4% 40.2–43.8% 39.9–44.2% 39.2–44.9%
9–12 April 2021 Panelbase
Believe in Scotland
36.0% 34.1–38.0% 33.6–38.6% 33.1–39.1% 32.2–40.0%
2–7 April 2021 Savanta ComRes
The Scotsman
39.6% 37.7–41.6% 37.1–42.2% 36.6–42.7% 35.7–43.7%
1–6 April 2021 Opinium
Sky News
44.0% 42.0–46.0% 41.5–46.6% 41.0–47.1% 40.0–48.0%
30 March–4 April 2021 Ipsos MORI
STV News
38.0% 36.0–39.9% 35.5–40.5% 35.1–41.0% 34.1–41.9%
30 March–1 April 2021 Panelbase
The Sunday Times
39.0% 37.1–41.0% 36.5–41.6% 36.0–42.1% 35.1–43.0%
29–30 March 2021 Survation
The Courier
38.0% 36.1–40.0% 35.5–40.6% 35.0–41.1% 34.1–42.0%
23–26 March 2021 Find Out Now
Daily Express
42.5% 40.5–44.5% 39.9–45.0% 39.5–45.5% 38.5–46.5%
19–22 March 2021 YouGov
The Times
45.5% 43.5–47.5% 42.9–48.1% 42.4–48.6% 41.5–49.6%
16–19 March 2021 BMG Research
Herald Scotland
42.0% 40.1–44.0% 39.5–44.6% 39.0–45.1% 38.1–46.0%
11–18 March 2021 Survation
The Courier
39.4% 37.8–41.0% 37.4–41.5% 37.0–41.9% 36.2–42.7%
11–16 March 2021 Opinium
Sky News
42.4% 40.5–44.4% 40.0–44.9% 39.5–45.4% 38.6–46.3%
9–12 March 2021 Survation
Scotland in Union
39.0% 37.0–41.0% 36.5–41.5% 36.0–42.0% 35.1–43.0%
5–10 March 2021 Savanta ComRes
The Scotsman
40.0% 38.1–42.1% 37.5–42.6% 37.1–43.1% 36.1–44.1%
4–8 March 2021 YouGov
The Times
45.0% 43.1–46.9% 42.5–47.5% 42.1–48.0% 41.2–48.9%
3–5 March 2021 Panelbase
The Sunday Times
42.0% 40.0–44.0% 39.4–44.5% 38.9–45.0% 38.0–46.0%
24–25 February 2021 Survation
Daily Record
38.0% 36.0–40.0% 35.5–40.5% 35.0–41.0% 34.1–42.0%
15–21 February 2021 Ipsos MORI
STV News
47.0% 45.1–49.0% 44.5–49.6% 44.0–50.1% 43.1–51.1%
4–9 February 2021 Savanta ComRes
The Scotsman
43.0% 41.0–45.0% 40.5–45.6% 40.0–46.1% 39.0–47.1%
19–22 January 2021 Panelbase
The Sunday Times
46.5% 44.5–48.4% 43.9–49.0% 43.5–49.5% 42.5–50.4%
11–13 January 2021 Survation
Scot Goes Pop
40.0% 38.1–42.0% 37.5–42.6% 37.0–43.0% 36.1–44.0%
8–13 January 2021 Savanta ComRes
The Scotsman
44.0% 42.0–46.0% 41.5–46.6% 41.0–47.1% 40.0–48.0%
11–15 December 2020 Savanta ComRes
The Scotsman
42.0% 40.0–44.0% 39.4–44.5% 38.9–45.0% 38.0–46.0%
4–9 December 2020 Survation 41.0% 39.0–43.0% 38.5–43.6% 38.0–44.1% 37.1–45.0%
20–26 November 2020 Ipsos MORI
STV News
47.0% 45.0–49.0% 44.4–49.6% 43.9–50.1% 43.0–51.1%
5–11 November 2020 Panelbase
Scot Goes Pop
45.6% 43.6–47.6% 43.0–48.2% 42.5–48.7% 41.6–49.6%
6–10 November 2020 YouGov 47.0% 45.1–49.0% 44.5–49.5% 44.1–50.0% 43.1–50.9%
3 November 2020 Survation 43.0% 41.1–45.0% 40.6–45.6% 40.1–46.0% 39.2–47.0%
9 October 2020 Savanta ComRes 41.4% 39.4–43.4% 38.8–44.0% 38.4–44.5% 37.4–45.4%
2–9 October 2020 Ipsos MORI
STV News
48.0% 46.1–50.0% 45.5–50.6% 45.0–51.1% 44.1–52.0%
17–21 September 2020 JL Partners
Politico
53.0% 50.9–55.0% 50.4–55.5% 49.9–56.0% 48.9–57.0%
2–7 September 2020 Survation 41.8% 39.9–43.8% 39.3–44.4% 38.9–44.9% 37.9–45.9%
6–13 August 2020 Savanta ComRes 42.6% 40.6–44.6% 40.0–45.1% 39.5–45.6% 38.6–46.6%
6–10 August 2020 YouGov
The Times
46.5% 44.6–48.4% 44.1–48.9% 43.6–49.4% 42.7–50.3%
3 July 2020 Panelbase
The Sunday Times
50.5% 48.5–52.5% 47.9–53.1% 47.4–53.5% 46.5–54.5%
1–5 June 2020 Panelbase
Scot Goes Pop
48.0% 46.0–50.1% 45.5–50.6% 45.0–51.1% 44.0–52.1%
1–5 May 2020 Panelbase
Wings Over Scotland
48.5% 46.6–50.5% 46.0–51.0% 45.6–51.5% 44.6–52.4%
24–27 April 2020 YouGov 45.0% 43.1–47.0% 42.6–47.5% 42.1–48.0% 41.2–48.9%
24–26 March 2020 Panelbase
The Sunday Times
48.0% 46.0–50.0% 45.4–50.6% 44.9–51.1% 44.0–52.0%
28–31 January 2020 Panelbase
Scot Goes Pop
46.9% 44.8–48.9% 44.3–49.4% 43.8–49.9% 42.8–50.9%
20–22 January 2020 Survation
Progress Scotland
38.3% 36.4–40.3% 35.8–40.8% 35.3–41.3% 34.4–42.3%
3–6 December 2019 Panelbase
The Sunday Times
38.0% 36.1–40.0% 35.6–40.6% 35.1–41.1% 34.2–42.0%
3 December 2019 YouGov
The Times
37.2% 35.3–39.2% 34.8–39.8% 34.3–40.3% 33.4–41.2%
20–22 November 2019 Panelbase
The Sunday Times
39.0% 37.1–41.0% 36.5–41.6% 36.1–42.1% 35.2–43.1%
9–11 October 2019 Panelbase
The Sunday Times
38.6% 36.6–40.6% 36.1–41.2% 35.6–41.6% 34.7–42.6%
3 September 2019 YouGov
The Times
38.9% 37.0–40.9% 36.5–41.4% 36.0–41.9% 35.1–42.8%
18–20 June 2019 Panelbase
The Sunday Times
39.6% 37.6–41.5% 37.1–42.1% 36.6–42.6% 35.7–43.5%
14–17 May 2019 Panelbase
The Sunday Times
37.4% 35.5–39.4% 35.0–39.9% 34.5–40.4% 33.6–41.4%
24–26 April 2019 YouGov
The Times
36.6% 34.7–38.6% 34.2–39.2% 33.7–39.6% 32.8–40.6%
18–24 April 2019 Panelbase 37.0% 35.1–39.0% 34.6–39.6% 34.1–40.1% 33.2–41.0%
6 March 2019 Panelbase
Wings Over Scotland
36.2% 34.3–38.2% 33.8–38.8% 33.3–39.3% 32.4–40.2%
1–4 March 2019 Survation
Scottish Daily Mail
32.3% 30.5–34.3% 30.0–34.8% 29.5–35.3% 28.7–36.2%
5 December 2018 Panelbase
The Sunday Times
37.9% 36.0–39.9% 35.5–40.5% 35.0–41.0% 34.1–41.9%
2–7 November 2018 Panelbase
Constitutional Commission
37.2% 35.3–39.2% 34.8–39.7% 34.4–40.2% 33.5–41.2%
18–21 October 2018 Survation
Daily Record
32.0% 30.1–33.9% 29.6–34.4% 29.2–34.9% 28.3–35.8%
3–5 October 2018 Survation
SNP
39.6% 37.6–41.6% 37.1–42.1% 36.6–42.6% 35.7–43.6%
4 October 2018 Panelbase
The Sunday Times
35.4% 33.5–37.3% 32.9–37.9% 32.5–38.3% 31.6–39.3%
2 October 2018 Survation
The Sunday Post
32.2% 30.4–34.1% 29.9–34.7% 29.5–35.2% 28.6–36.1%
5–10 July 2018 Survation
Daily Record
33.0% 31.1–34.9% 30.6–35.5% 30.1–35.9% 29.2–36.9%
21–27 June 2018 Panelbase
Wings Over Scotland
36.0% 34.0–37.9% 33.5–38.5% 33.1–39.0% 32.2–39.9%
8–13 June 2018 Panelbase
The Sunday Times
36.2% 34.3–38.2% 33.8–38.8% 33.3–39.2% 32.4–40.2%
1–5 June 2018 YouGov
The Times
32.3% 30.5–34.2% 30.0–34.7% 29.5–35.1% 28.7–36.0%
24–28 January 2018 Survation
Daily Record
33.0% 31.2–35.0% 30.7–35.5% 30.2–36.0% 29.4–36.9%
12–16 January 2018 YouGov
The Times
31.6% 29.8–33.6% 29.3–34.1% 28.8–34.6% 28.0–35.5%
1–5 December 2017 Survation
The Sunday Post
31.7% 29.9–33.6% 29.4–34.2% 28.9–34.7% 28.0–35.6%
27–30 November 2017 Survation
Daily Record
33.2% 31.4–35.2% 30.8–35.7% 30.4–36.2% 29.5–37.1%
2–5 October 2017 YouGov
The Times
35.6% 33.8–37.4% 33.3–38.0% 32.9–38.4% 32.0–39.3%
8–12 September 2017 Survation
Scottish Daily Mail
31.2% 29.4–33.1% 28.9–33.7% 28.4–34.1% 27.6–35.1%
9–14 March 2017 YouGov
The Times
40.0% 38.0–42.0% 37.5–42.5% 37.0–43.0% 36.1–44.0%
24–29 November 2016 YouGov
The Times
39.3% 37.5–41.2% 37.0–41.7% 36.5–42.2% 35.7–43.1%
4 October 2016 BMG Research 43.9% 41.9–45.9% 41.3–46.5% 40.8–46.9% 39.9–47.9%
29–31 August 2016 YouGov
The Times
45.8% 43.8–47.8% 43.3–48.4% 42.8–48.9% 41.9–49.8%
24–28 June 2016 Survation
Scottish Daily Mail
40.6% 38.7–42.5% 38.1–43.1% 37.6–43.6% 36.7–44.5%

Probability Mass Function

The following table shows the probability mass function per percentage block of voting intentions for the poll average for Scottish National Party.

Voting Intentions Probability Accumulated Special Marks
28.5–29.5% 0% 100%  
29.5–30.5% 0.1% 100%  
30.5–31.5% 0.5% 99.9%  
31.5–32.5% 2% 99.4%  
32.5–33.5% 3% 98%  
33.5–34.5% 5% 95%  
34.5–35.5% 7% 89%  
35.5–36.5% 10% 82%  
36.5–37.5% 12% 72%  
37.5–38.5% 13% 61% Median
38.5–39.5% 13% 47%  
39.5–40.5% 11% 34%  
40.5–41.5% 9% 23%  
41.5–42.5% 8% 14% Last Result
42.5–43.5% 4% 6%  
43.5–44.5% 1.4% 2%  
44.5–45.5% 0.2% 0.3%  
45.5–46.5% 0% 0%  

Seats

Last result: 63 seats (General Election of 5 May 2016)

Confidence Intervals

Period Polling firm/Commissioner(s) Median 80% Confidence Interval 90% Confidence Interval 95% Confidence Interval 99% Confidence Interval
N/A Poll Average 62 58–67 55–68 54–69 52–70
2–4 May 2021 YouGov
The Times
62 59–68 59–69 57–69 55–69
4 May 2021 Survation
The Courier
60 57–63 56–66 54–67 52–69
30 April–4 May 2021 Savanta ComRes
The Scotsman
57 53–60 52–61 51–61 48–63
3 May 2021 Opinium
Sky News
65 61–68 61–69 60–70 59–71
3 May 2021 Ipsos MORI
STV News
62 59–66 59–67 59–68 56–69
28–30 April 2021 Panelbase
The Sunday Times
64 61–67 60–68 60–69 58–70
27–30 April 2021 BMG Research
The Herald
61 59–65 57–68 55–68 53–69
23–27 April 2021 Savanta ComRes
The Scotsman
60 56–62 55–63 54–64 52–66
23–26 April 2021 Survation
GMB
60 58–63 57–65 55–67 53–69
21–26 April 2021 Panelbase
Scot Goes Pop
60 58–62 57–64 55–65 53–66
20–22 April 2021 Survation
The Sunday Post
67 62–70 61–70 60–70 59–71
16–20 April 2021 YouGov
The Times
63 60–67 59–69 59–70 57–71
16–20 April 2021 Savanta ComRes
The Scotsman
63 60–65 59–66 57–67 56–68
7–19 April 2021 Lord Ashcroft 65 64–67 63–68 63–69 61–70
9–12 April 2021 Panelbase
Believe in Scotland
61 58–63 55–64 54–65 53–67
2–7 April 2021 Savanta ComRes
The Scotsman
64 61–67 60–69 60–69 59–71
1–6 April 2021 Opinium
Sky News
68 65–72 64–73 64–73 63–74
30 March–4 April 2021 Ipsos MORI
STV News
61 59–67 59–68 59–69 56–69
30 March–1 April 2021 Panelbase
The Sunday Times
66 62–68 61–69 61–69 60–70
29–30 March 2021 Survation
The Courier
65 61–68 61–68 60–69 59–69
23–26 March 2021 Find Out Now
Daily Express
66 64–70 63–70 62–71 60–72
19–22 March 2021 YouGov
The Times
67 65–71 65–72 64–73 64–74
16–19 March 2021 BMG Research
Herald Scotland
65 62–69 61–69 61–70 60–70
11–18 March 2021 Survation
The Courier
63 60–65 60–67 59–68 58–69
11–16 March 2021 Opinium
Sky News
65 62–68 61–70 61–70 59–72
9–12 March 2021 Survation
Scotland in Union
61 59–64 58–65 58–66 55–68
5–10 March 2021 Savanta ComRes
The Scotsman
61 59–65 58–65 56–67 55–69
4–8 March 2021 YouGov
The Times
71 67–73 65–74 65–75 65–76
3–5 March 2021 Panelbase
The Sunday Times
65 62–68 61–69 61–70 60–71
24–25 February 2021 Survation
Daily Record
60 58–64 58–66 57–67 53–68
15–21 February 2021 Ipsos MORI
STV News
71 67–72 65–73 65–74 65–75
4–9 February 2021 Savanta ComRes
The Scotsman
66 63–69 63–70 62–71 61–71
19–22 January 2021 Panelbase
The Sunday Times
70 69–73 67–73 66–73 65–75
11–13 January 2021 Survation
Scot Goes Pop
63 62–68 61–68 60–69 59–69
8–13 January 2021 Savanta ComRes
The Scotsman
68 65–71 64–71 63–72 62–73
11–15 December 2020 Savanta ComRes
The Scotsman
66 62–70 61–70 61–71 60–72
4–9 December 2020 Survation 65 63–69 62–70 61–71 59–71
20–26 November 2020 Ipsos MORI
STV News
71 67–73 65–74 65–74 65–76
5–11 November 2020 Panelbase
Scot Goes Pop
70 67–71 66–72 65–73 64–74
6–10 November 2020 YouGov 72 70–75 70–76 69–76 67–78
3 November 2020 Survation 67 64–69 63–70 63–70 63–72
9 October 2020 Savanta ComRes 64 60–68 60–69 60–69 59–71
2–9 October 2020 Ipsos MORI
STV News
72 70–73 70–74 70–75 69–76
17–21 September 2020 JL Partners
Politico
78 74–81 73–81 73–82 72–84
2–7 September 2020 Survation 67 63–70 63–71 62–71 60–72
6–13 August 2020 Savanta ComRes 67 63–69 61–70 61–70 60–71
6–10 August 2020 YouGov
The Times
72 70–74 69–75 68–76 66–77
3 July 2020 Panelbase
The Sunday Times
74 72–76 71–76 70–77 69–79
1–5 June 2020 Panelbase
Scot Goes Pop
71 69–73 69–75 69–75 67–77
1–5 May 2020 Panelbase
Wings Over Scotland
71 68–74 67–74 66–75 65–76
24–27 April 2020 YouGov 67 65–71 65–72 64–73 63–74
24–26 March 2020 Panelbase
The Sunday Times
69 66–73 65–74 65–75 64–76
28–31 January 2020 Panelbase
Scot Goes Pop
67 65–71 64–71 64–72 62–73
20–22 January 2020 Survation
Progress Scotland
61 59–65 58–67 57–68 55–70
3–6 December 2019 Panelbase
The Sunday Times
59 55–62 55–63 54–63 53–64
3 December 2019 YouGov
The Times
58 55–62 54–63 54–63 53–64
20–22 November 2019 Panelbase
The Sunday Times
61 57–64 56–64 55–65 55–65
9–11 October 2019 Panelbase
The Sunday Times
61 59–63 58–64 58–65 56–68
3 September 2019 YouGov
The Times
62 60–66 60–67 60–68 57–68
18–20 June 2019 Panelbase
The Sunday Times
63 60–67 60–67 59–67 58–68
14–17 May 2019 Panelbase
The Sunday Times
62 60–65 59–66 59–67 57–68
24–26 April 2019 YouGov
The Times
62 60–66 59–67 59–68 57–69
18–24 April 2019 Panelbase 61 58–63 57–64 55–65 54–66
6 March 2019 Panelbase
Wings Over Scotland
56 54–60 53–60 52–61 50–62
1–4 March 2019 Survation
Scottish Daily Mail
53 48–58 46–59 45–60 43–62
5 December 2018 Panelbase
The Sunday Times
58 54–61 53–61 51–62 50–63
2–7 November 2018 Panelbase
Constitutional Commission
57 53–60 52–61 51–61 48–62
18–21 October 2018 Survation
Daily Record
47 42–53 42–55 41–56 39–58
3–5 October 2018 Survation
SNP
60 58–62 56–63 55–64 52–65
4 October 2018 Panelbase
The Sunday Times
55 52–59 51–60 49–60 46–61
2 October 2018 Survation
The Sunday Post
49 43–57 42–59 41–59 38–61
5–10 July 2018 Survation
Daily Record
55 48–59 46–60 44–61 42–63
21–27 June 2018 Panelbase
Wings Over Scotland
54 50–58 48–59 47–60 45–61
8–13 June 2018 Panelbase
The Sunday Times
54 50–58 48–60 47–60 45–61
1–5 June 2018 YouGov
The Times
51 45–54 43–55 43–56 41–59
24–28 January 2018 Survation
Daily Record
50 44–57 43–59 42–60 41–62
12–16 January 2018 YouGov
The Times
49 43–53 42–55 42–56 40–59
1–5 December 2017 Survation
The Sunday Post
46 42–52 41–55 40–56 39–59
27–30 November 2017 Survation
Daily Record
48 43–55 42–57 41–58 40–60
2–5 October 2017 YouGov
The Times
54 50–59 48–60 48–61 46–63
8–12 September 2017 Survation
Scottish Daily Mail
44 40–52 40–54 39–58 36–59
9–14 March 2017 YouGov
The Times
62 59–65 58–65 57–66 56–69
24–29 November 2016 YouGov
The Times
62 59–64 58–65 57–65 55–67
4 October 2016 BMG Research 69 65–71 65–71 64–72 62–73
29–31 August 2016 YouGov
The Times
70 66–71 65–72 65–73 64–73
24–28 June 2016 Survation
Scottish Daily Mail
66 62–69 61–69 61–70 60–70

Probability Mass Function

Graph with seats probability mass function not yet produced

The following table shows the probability mass function per seat for the poll average for Scottish National Party.

Number of Seats Probability Accumulated Special Marks
48 0% 100%  
49 0.1% 99.9%  
50 0.1% 99.9%  
51 0.2% 99.7%  
52 0.5% 99.5%  
53 1.3% 99.0%  
54 2% 98%  
55 2% 96%  
56 2% 94%  
57 2% 92%  
58 2% 91%  
59 9% 88%  
60 14% 79%  
61 11% 65%  
62 8% 55% Median
63 9% 47% Last Result
64 9% 38%  
65 14% 29% Majority
66 4% 15%  
67 5% 11%  
68 3% 6%  
69 2% 3%  
70 0.5% 0.7%  
71 0.2% 0.2%  
72 0% 0.1%  
73 0% 0%