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Latest poll: 18 Oct 2026

Japan: according to the poll average, LDP leads with 31.4%, followed by DPFP (4.1%) and Sanseitō (3.9%). Updated 18.10.2026.

Japan: Party support

Published polls by the polling firms; see the source list below

Poll average: last 10 days

  • LDP 31.4%▼ 3.3
  • DPFP 4.1%▲ 1.2
  • Sanseitō 3.9%▲ 0.5
  • Ishin 3.7%▲ 0.5
  • CDP 3.6%▲ 1.1
  • JCP 2.4%▼ 0.1
  • Mirai 2.0%▲ 1.4
  • Reiwa 0.4%–

Weighted poll average for the last 10 days (9 Oct 2026 – 18 Oct 2026). Arrow: change compared with the previous 10 days.

Poll trend

Individual polls (142)

DatePollsterSample LDP DPFP Sanseitō Ishin CDP JCP Mirai Reiwa
18 Oct 2026ANN1,01836.8%4.9%4.2%3.7%5.1%3.4%1.6%–
18 Oct 2026Asahi1,10832.0%4.0%2.0%4.0%2.0%3.0%1.0%–
18 Oct 2026Kyodo News1,05032.1%8.4%6.1%6.7%4.2%2.9%5.2%–
18 Oct 2026Sankei/FNN1,01434.5%3.5%4.2%2.0%2.7%2.0%1.2%–
18 Oct 2026Senkyo.com/JX1,01724.6%4.5%4.6%4.7%8.2%2.8%2.8%–
18 Oct 2026Yomiuri/NNN1,01934.0%3.0%5.0%4.0%2.0%1.0%1.0%–
12 Oct 2026NHK1,18435.3%2.7%2.6%2.7%3.0%2.6%1.2%–
12 Oct 2026Jiji Press1,16822.1%1.9%2.7%1.6%1.5%1.4%1.7%–
4 Oct 2026JNN1,02234.7%2.9%3.4%3.2%2.5%2.5%0.6%–
27 Sep 2026Asahi1,09530.0%2.0%4.0%3.0%2.0%2.0%2.0%–
27 Sep 2026Mainichi/SSRC1,94426.0%4.0%4.0%5.0%4.0%3.0%4.0%–
20 Sep 2026ANN1,03443.2%4.1%3.7%4.6%3.2%3.4%2.1%–
18 Sep 2026Nikkei/TV Tokyo1,00741.0%4.0%5.0%4.0%4.0%4.0%2.0%–
18 Sep 2026Yomiuri/NNN1,00135.0%4.0%5.0%4.0%2.0%2.0%1.0%–
18 Sep 2026Kyodo News1,05136.1%7.7%6.8%5.9%3.5%3.7%5.2%–
Show all polls (142)
DatePollsterSample LDP DPFP Sanseitō Ishin CDP JCP Mirai Reiwa
14 Sep 2026Jiji Press1,14223.2%2.8%2.2%2.1%2.8%1.8%1.1%0.4%
13 Sep 2026Sankei/FNN1,01734.7%2.5%4.3%3.1%2.1%1.9%1.6%0.2%
13 Sep 2026Senkyo.com/JX1,01525.7%4.7%3.8%5.6%4.5%3.9%3.0%3.4%
13 Sep 2026NHK1,17735.9%2.8%2.5%2.3%3.7%2.5%0.8%0.2%
6 Sep 2026JNN1,03632.2%2.6%4.4%2.2%2.7%2.0%1.9%0.3%
30 Aug 2026Asahi1,14334.0%3.0%3.0%2.0%3.0%3.0%2.0%0.0%
30 Aug 2026Nikkei/TV Tokyo1,00939.0%5.0%4.0%4.0%5.0%3.0%3.0%0.0%
23 Aug 2026ANN1,04341.8%6.2%3.3%5.1%4.7%3.5%3.3%0.6%
23 Aug 2026Kyodo News1,05234.9%6.9%6.5%5.9%4.8%2.4%4.0%0.7%
23 Aug 2026Mainichi/SSRC2,02924.0%5.0%4.0%4.0%4.0%3.0%4.0%0.0%
23 Aug 2026Yomiuri/NNN1,03134.0%2.0%4.0%2.0%2.0%2.0%2.0%0.0%
16 Aug 2026Senkyo.com/JX1,01623.3%3.5%5.6%4.3%3.7%4.6%3.5%1.9%
9 Aug 2026Jiji Press1,97424.6%1.8%1.5%2.7%1.4%1.5%1.0%0.7%
9 Aug 2026NHK1,20535.0%2.8%2.8%2.6%2.8%3.4%1.2%0.7%
9 Aug 2026Sankei/FNN1,01232.5%5.2%4.7%2.4%2.0%2.5%1.2%0.8%
2 Aug 2026JNN1,03330.9%3.0%2.7%2.9%2.4%2.3%1.4%0.9%
26 Jul 2026Kyodo News1,04635.9%7.2%6.3%5.8%3.8%4.0%6.5%1.6%
26 Jul 2026Nikkei/TV Tokyo92441.0%5.0%6.0%4.0%5.0%4.0%3.0%1.0%
26 Jul 2026Yomiuri/NNN1,05831.0%3.0%5.0%3.0%3.0%3.0%2.0%1.0%
19 Jul 2026ANN1,02735.5%5.1%6.0%4.6%5.0%3.5%2.8%1.3%
19 Jul 2026Asahi1,06632.0%4.0%4.0%3.0%3.0%2.0%2.0%0.0%
19 Jul 2026Mainichi/SSRC2,00623.0%5.0%4.0%4.0%4.0%3.0%5.0%1.0%
13 Jul 2026Jiji Press1,14220.8%1.6%2.5%2.3%1.1%1.4%1.2%0.4%
12 Jul 2026NHK1,14535.7%3.2%2.9%3.1%2.9%1.5%1.0%0.8%
12 Jul 2026Sankei/FNN1,01033.1%3.9%3.0%2.0%2.3%2.9%1.7%0.7%
12 Jul 2026Senkyo.com/JX1,02723.2%4.2%4.9%4.3%4.1%3.3%2.8%4.5%
5 Jul 2026JNN1,03732.3%2.7%3.9%3.2%1.4%2.2%1.4%0.5%
28 Jun 2026Nikkei/TV Tokyo93941.0%7.0%6.0%4.0%2.0%3.0%1.0%1.0%
21 Jun 2026ANN1,02539.0%6.9%4.8%4.1%4.2%2.7%1.9%1.4%
21 Jun 2026Asahi1,04134.0%4.0%4.0%3.0%2.0%2.0%1.0%1.0%
21 Jun 2026Kyodo News1,04438.7%6.6%6.0%4.8%3.5%2.0%4.3%1.4%
21 Jun 2026Mainichi/SSRC2,04527.0%6.0%4.0%4.0%4.0%3.0%3.0%1.0%
21 Jun 2026Yomiuri/NNN1,03139.0%5.0%4.0%3.0%2.0%2.0%2.0%1.0%
15 Jun 2026Jiji Press1,14222.8%2.1%2.9%2.1%1.7%1.3%1.2%0.4%
14 Jun 2026Sankei/FNN1,01633.5%3.2%4.8%2.5%1.8%1.6%1.5%1.1%
14 Jun 2026Senkyo.com/JX1,06425.6%5.7%5.2%4.0%4.4%4.4%2.0%1.5%
7 Jun 2026JNN1,02135.5%3.9%3.6%2.0%3.4%2.4%1.0%1.3%
7 Jun 2026NHK1,21035.7%3.0%2.9%3.0%2.6%2.6%1.7%0.6%
31 May 2026Nikkei/TV Tokyo95839.0%7.0%5.0%4.0%4.0%3.0%3.0%1.0%
24 May 2026ANN1,03241.1%5.2%4.9%3.6%3.6%3.5%1.5%1.8%
24 May 2026Mainichi/SSRC1,78028.0%5.0%3.0%3.0%3.0%2.0%4.0%1.0%
24 May 2026Yomiuri/NNN1,04135.0%4.0%3.0%4.0%1.0%3.0%2.0%2.0%
18 May 2026Jiji Press1,17227.8%2.8%3.7%2.6%1.9%2.0%1.4%0.3%
17 May 2026Asahi1,16334.0%3.0%5.0%3.0%3.0%2.0%2.0%1.0%
17 May 2026Kyodo News1,04336.2%6.9%5.6%6.7%3.3%3.2%4.9%2.6%
17 May 2026Sankei/FNN1,00132.8%3.8%4.6%3.0%3.1%2.6%1.6%1.1%
17 May 2026Senkyo.com/JX1,02526.8%3.3%3.4%3.7%3.0%3.9%1.8%2.1%
10 May 2026NHK1,18835.4%3.6%2.6%2.1%2.5%2.7%1.9%1.3%
3 May 2026JNN1,02633.9%3.4%2.3%4.0%1.2%2.3%2.3%0.8%
26 Apr 2026Nikkei/TV Tokyo95542.0%6.0%5.0%4.0%4.0%3.0%3.0%2.0%
19 Apr 2026ANN1,02538.6%5.3%4.3%4.2%3.2%2.9%2.1%1.2%
19 Apr 2026Asahi1,14735.0%4.0%3.0%2.0%1.0%2.0%2.0%1.0%
19 Apr 2026Mainichi/SSRC1,86827.0%5.0%3.0%5.0%4.0%3.0%4.0%1.0%
19 Apr 2026Sankei/FNN1,00633.0%4.1%4.1%3.6%1.8%2.2%1.4%0.8%
19 Apr 2026Yomiuri/NNN1,04238.0%3.0%6.0%2.0%1.0%2.0%2.0%1.0%
13 Apr 2026Jiji Press1,17625.7%2.9%2.1%2.2%1.3%1.5%2.0%0.8%
12 Apr 2026NHK1,12938.2%3.6%2.7%2.9%2.7%2.6%1.8%0.8%
12 Apr 2026Senkyo.com/JX1,01225.4%3.8%3.8%4.9%3.8%3.2%2.9%2.0%
5 Apr 2026JNN1,02635.5%4.7%2.9%3.7%2.3%2.2%1.5%1.1%
5 Apr 2026Kyodo News1,04540.3%6.1%6.0%6.5%3.0%3.8%4.9%1.7%
29 Mar 2026Mainichi/SSRC1,91828.0%6.0%4.0%4.0%3.0%2.0%5.0%2.0%
29 Mar 2026Nikkei/TV Tokyo94141.0%6.0%5.0%4.0%4.0%4.0%3.0%1.0%
22 Mar 2026ANN1,01744.3%4.0%3.9%5.1%3.8%2.3%2.9%1.4%
22 Mar 2026Yomiuri/NNN1,01239.0%4.0%5.0%2.0%1.0%2.0%3.0%1.0%
15 Mar 2026Asahi1,16635.0%4.0%3.0%3.0%1.0%3.0%3.0%1.0%
15 Mar 2026Sankei/FNN1,00931.8%4.8%5.3%3.7%1.7%1.7%3.7%1.3%
15 Mar 2026Senkyo.com/JX1,00427.1%6.6%3.5%4.5%2.7%3.5%3.4%3.0%
9 Mar 2026Jiji Press1,15026.9%3.8%3.7%2.4%0.8%1.1%3.2%0.7%
8 Mar 2026Kyodo News1,05437.7%5.6%5.8%7.2%2.0%3.5%3.7%1.3%
8 Mar 2026NHK1,20433.6%4.1%3.1%4.0%2.2%2.2%3.1%1.1%
1 Mar 2026JNN1,02837.3%3.5%4.6%3.8%0.4%2.0%4.2%1.7%
22 Feb 2026ANN1,01139.9%5.5%4.1%5.5%1.9%3.8%4.6%1.8%
22 Feb 2026Mainichi/SSRC1,98229.0%7.0%3.0%6.0%2.0%2.0%6.0%1.0%
19 Feb 2026Yomiuri/NNN95443.0%5.0%4.0%3.0%1.0%2.0%6.0%1.0%
16 Feb 2026Jiji Press1,11430.1%3.6%2.6%2.4%0.7%2.0%2.2%0.8%
15 Feb 2026Asahi1,22635.0%5.0%4.0%4.0%1.0%3.0%3.0%1.0%
15 Feb 2026Sankei/FNN1,00839.4%5.3%4.3%3.8%0.8%2.2%4.9%0.9%
15 Feb 2026Senkyo.com/JX1,03828.5%6.1%5.2%5.2%–3.7%3.3%1.1%
15 Feb 2026NHK1,18839.9%3.3%2.6%3.2%0.8%2.9%2.8%1.1%
15 Feb 2026Nikkei/TV Tokyo94641.0%7.0%6.0%5.0%2.0%3.0%6.0%2.0%
10 Feb 2026Kyodo News1,04940.8%8.3%6.6%7.2%1.2%3.4%5.8%2.2%
10 Feb 2026Yomiuri/NNN1,03740.0%5.0%5.0%4.0%0.0%2.0%4.0%2.0%
4 Feb 2026Senkyo.com/JX1,05126.2%5.1%3.8%6.2%11.2%3.6%2.1%1.7%
1 Feb 2026Kyodo News1,04842.3%6.0%6.1%3.8%15.8%1.4%3.3%2.0%
1 Feb 2026JNN1,03834.7%5.1%4.0%3.9%9.3%2.2%1.2%1.4%
1 Feb 2026NHK2,52135.7%4.1%3.5%3.7%11.6%2.1%1.1%1.1%
25 Jan 2026Sankei/FNN1,01336.0%3.5%3.3%3.8%8.6%2.3%0.4%1.6%
25 Jan 2026ANN1,02736.1%6.3%4.4%5.2%15.3%2.7%1.0%1.7%
25 Jan 2026Mainichi/SSRC2,04827.0%7.0%4.0%4.0%15.0%2.0%3.0%1.0%
25 Jan 2026Kyodo News1,06238.7%9.9%4.7%5.4%12.9%2.7%2.1%1.8%
25 Jan 2026NHK1,56435.9%4.4%3.5%3.3%11.9%2.6%0.8%0.7%
25 Jan 2026Nikkei/TV Tokyo97742.0%7.0%6.0%5.0%11.0%1.0%2.0%1.0%
25 Jan 2026Yomiuri/NNN1,03435.0%6.0%4.0%3.0%7.0%2.0%1.0%1.0%
18 Jan 2026Asahi1,22829.0%5.0%4.0%3.0%10.0%2.0%0.0%1.0%
18 Jan 2026Senkyo.com/JX1,04327.4%6.1%5.0%4.8%12.2%4.1%1.1%2.5%
12 Jan 2026NHK1,21332.2%4.6%2.6%3.7%7.0%2.5%0.1%1.0%
12 Jan 2026Jiji Press1,17022.5%3.6%3.4%2.3%4.2%1.1%0.2%0.9%
11 Jan 2026JNN1,01529.7%6.3%3.7%5.0%5.0%1.1%0.1%1.2%
21 Dec 2025Sankei/FNN1,02130.6%5.7%5.1%3.8%4.5%2.3%0.2%1.2%
21 Dec 2025Asahi1,19530.0%7.0%5.0%4.0%5.0%2.0%1.0%1.0%
21 Dec 2025Mainichi/SSRC1,90727.0%7.0%5.0%5.0%7.0%2.0%1.0%2.0%
21 Dec 2025Kyodo News1,04031.1%7.8%4.4%8.0%7.8%3.4%2.5%2.2%
21 Dec 2025Nikkei/TV Tokyo91637.0%9.0%5.0%7.0%7.0%1.0%0.0%2.0%
21 Dec 2025Yomiuri/NNN1,03430.0%7.0%4.0%4.0%4.0%1.0%0.0%2.0%
14 Dec 2025ANN1,04036.7%6.5%3.3%6.6%9.9%3.0%0.3%2.5%
14 Dec 2025Senkyo.com/JX1,03626.4%4.4%5.0%5.0%7.9%4.3%1.5%1.5%
8 Dec 2025Jiji Press1,13220.9%3.4%3.0%3.6%4.0%0.9%0.4%0.7%
7 Dec 2025JNN1,02129.5%4.1%4.3%5.0%6.3%1.8%0.5%1.5%
7 Dec 2025NHK1,19230.6%2.9%3.1%2.5%6.0%1.9%0.3%1.3%
30 Nov 2025Nikkei/TV Tokyo1,00641.0%6.0%7.0%5.0%6.0%2.0%1.0%3.0%
23 Nov 2025Sankei/FNN1,02027.6%4.0%4.5%3.8%5.3%2.0%0.2%1.7%
23 Nov 2025Mainichi/SSRC1,98525.0%6.0%5.0%6.0%9.0%3.0%1.0%2.0%
23 Nov 2025Yomiuri/NNN1,05432.0%4.0%5.0%4.0%5.0%2.0%0.0%2.0%
16 Nov 2025Asahi1,21529.0%4.0%5.0%3.0%5.0%2.0%0.0%1.0%
16 Nov 2025ANN1,05842.0%5.1%4.1%4.8%7.1%3.3%0.4%2.3%
16 Nov 2025Senkyo.com/JX1,00325.5%5.1%5.6%5.9%7.8%2.3%1.0%2.9%
16 Nov 2025Kyodo News1,04630.0%8.8%7.3%7.4%8.3%3.7%1.2%3.2%
10 Nov 2025Jiji Press1,18221.8%3.5%4.0%2.9%3.6%0.9%0.6%1.8%
9 Nov 2025NHK1,21330.7%3.5%3.4%3.3%7.2%2.6%0.2%0.9%
2 Nov 2025JNN1,01328.9%3.6%4.7%3.9%5.5%2.8%0.1%1.8%
26 Oct 2025Sankei/FNN1,02128.1%4.6%5.0%5.7%6.3%1.2%0.6%2.7%
26 Oct 2025Asahi1,34230.0%6.0%4.0%5.0%5.0%2.0%0.0%2.0%
26 Oct 2025ANN1,05837.4%6.2%3.5%7.4%9.0%2.4%0.6%2.4%
26 Oct 2025Mainichi/SSRC2,04526.0%5.0%5.0%8.0%7.0%2.0%2.0%2.0%
26 Oct 2025Nikkei/TV Tokyo1,05936.0%6.0%6.0%9.0%7.0%2.0%1.0%2.0%
22 Oct 2025Yomiuri/NNN1,05732.0%5.0%7.0%5.0%6.0%1.0%1.0%1.0%
22 Oct 2025Kyodo News1,05331.4%8.8%6.8%8.3%8.4%3.1%1.0%3.1%

Pollsters: deviation from the average

PollsterPollsLDPDPFPSanseitōIshin
Yomiuri/NNN14 +2.3-0.5+0.4-0.7
Kyodo News14 +2.8+2.2+1.5+1.9
NHK14 +1.8-1.1-1.1-0.8
Sankei/FNN13 +0.3-0.5+0.1-0.6
Asahi13 -0.2-0.4-0.3-0.7
ANN13 +5.7+0.6-0.1+0.7
Senkyo.com/JX13 -5.8+0.1+0.3+0.7
Mainichi/SSRC12 -5.2+0.7-0.2+0.6

A positive number means the pollster gives the party more, on average, than the local trend of other polls (percentage points, adjusted for the number of polls). You can switch on the adjustment in the chart.

Data sources 11 polling firms

All figures are results published by the polling firms themselves. The portal collects and checks them and weights the average by sample size. Objavljene ankete agencija, prikupljeno s Wikipedije.

Polling firms

  • Yomiuri/NNN14 anketa · 18 Oct 2026
  • Kyodo News14 anketa · 18 Oct 2026
  • NHK14 anketa · 12 Oct 2026
  • Sankei/FNN13 anketa · 18 Oct 2026
  • Asahi13 anketa · 18 Oct 2026
  • ANN13 anketa · 18 Oct 2026
  • Senkyo.com/JX13 anketa · 18 Oct 2026
  • Jiji Press12 anketa · 12 Oct 2026
  • JNN12 anketa · 4 Oct 2026
  • Mainichi/SSRC12 anketa · 27 Sep 2026
  • Nikkei/TV Tokyo12 anketa · 18 Sep 2026

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About the country

Japan (capital: Tokio). The national parliament is the Shūgiin with 465 seats. The last national election was held on 8 February 2026.

This page shows the average of published opinion polls, the trend of party support over time and the list of individual polls with their sources.

Capital
Tokyo
Parliament
Shūgiin
Seats in parliament
465
Last election
08.02.2026

Frequently asked questions

Who is leading the polls in Japan?

According to the weighted average of recent polls, LDP (31.4%) is in first place, followed by DPFP 4.1%, Sanseitō 3.9%, Ishin 3.7%. Last poll: 18.10.2026.

How many polls are included for Japan?

The page includes 142 published polls from 11 polling firms (Yomiuri/NNN, Kyodo News, Sankei/FNN, Asahi, ANN, Mainichi/SSRC…), from 22.10.2025 to 18.10.2026.

Which party is gaining in Japan?

Mirai gained the most (+1.4 points) compared with the previous 10 days, while LDP lost the most (-3.3).

How is the poll average calculated?

Polls from the last 10 days are averaged, with newer polls and larger samples weighted more heavily; each pollster counts once. Full details are on the methodology page.