Political party support rates (%)
|
|
Jan-20 |
Feb-20 |
Mar-20 |
Apr-20 |
May-20 |
Jun-20 |
Jul- 20 |
Aug-20 |
Sept-20 |
Oct-20 |
Nov-20 |
Dec-20 |
|
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP or Jiminto) |
40.0 |
37.4 |
36.5 |
33.3 |
31.7 |
32.5 |
32.2 |
35.5 |
40.8 |
37.0 |
36.8 |
38.2 |
|
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDPJ or Rikken Minshuto) |
5.4 |
6.0 |
6.3 |
4.0 |
4.7 |
5.6 |
4.9 |
4.2 |
6.2* |
5.8 |
4.9 |
5.1 |
|
Komeito (Komeito) |
3.4 |
4.0 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
3.8 |
4.3 |
2.8 |
3.2 |
3.0 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
3.4 |
|
Nippon Ishin (Japan Innovation Party) (Nippon Ishin no Kai) |
1.6 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
3.8 |
3.0 |
2.8 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
2.4 |
|
Japanese Communist Party (JCP or Kyosanto) |
2.9 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
2.9 |
3.4 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
1.7 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
|
Democratic Party for the People (DPFP or Kokumin Minshuto) |
0.9 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.1* |
0.5 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
|
Social Democratic Party (SDP or Shaminto) |
0.7 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
|
Reiwa Shinsengumi (Reiwa Shinsengumi) |
0.2 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
— |
0.5 |
0.3 |
|
Party to Protect the People from NHK (NHK kara Kokumin wo Mamoru To) |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
— |
0.1 |
0.1 |
— |
0.1 |
0.2 |
|
None of the above |
38.5 |
38.0 |
41.5 |
45.3 |
43.8 |
44.2 |
45.5 |
43.3 |
40.0 |
40.3 |
40.0 |
39.4 |
[*The CDPJ was relaunched as a new party in September 2020 with its merger with the DPFP and the adherence of independent lawmakers. The DPFP was relaunched in September 2020 by DPFP members who refused to merge with the CDPJ, including party leader Yuichiro Tamaki.]
[Polling methodology:. NHK conducted a nationwide survey over the three-day period of Dec. 11–13, 2020, on a computer-aided random digit dialing (RDD) basis and targeted men and women aged 18 or over with calls placed to landline and mobile phone numbers. Valid responses were received from 1,249 of the 2,164 people polled. The valid response rate was 58%.]
