Opinion polling for the 2027 Salvadoran general election

The following tables list the results of opinion polls for the presidential, legislative, and municipal elections conducted since December 2025 in reverse chronological order for the 2027 Salvadoran presidential, legislative, and municipal elections. The party with the highest percentage is listed in bold and shaded in its party color, and the party with the second highest percentage is in bold and shaded in gray. The lead column shows the percentage between the parties with the first and second highest percentages. For legislative and municipal election polls, projected seat counts, if available, are listed below the percentage.

Presidential election

Political party preference

Presidential election polls
Polling firm Fieldwork date Sample
size
NI FMLN ARENA GANA PCN PDC V FS PAIS Other None Unsure Lead Ref.
LPG Datos 19–25 Jan 2026 1,200 56.6 0.2 1.0 0.7 0.2 1.7 0.1 4.1 9.2[α] 54.9 [1]
2024 election 4 Feb 2024 N/A 84.65 6.40 5.57 0.74 2.64 78.25 [2]

Candidate preference

Nuevas Ideas candidates

Nuevas Ideas preferred presidential candidate polls
Polling firm Fieldwork date Sample
size
Bukele Bukele's
brothers
Callejas Castro Durán Rodríguez Trigueros Other None Unsure Lead Ref.
LPG Datos 19–25 Jan 2026 1,200 31.3 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.5 7.0 0.2 2.2 18.5 39.2 24.3 [1]

Opposition candidates

Opposition preferred presidential candidate polls
Polling firm Fieldwork date Sample
size
Flores
(FMLN)
Navas
(ARENA)
Ortiz
(V)
Villatoro
(ARENA)
Other None Unsure Lead Ref.
LPG Datos 19–25 Jan 2026 1,200 0.3 0.5 4.1 1.5 2.3 49.0 42.0 2.6 [1]

Polling regarding re-election

Polling firms have asked Salvadorans whether they support or oppose indefinite re-election.

Polling firm Fieldwork date Sample
size
Supports Opposes Undecided Lead Ref.
LPG Datos 19–25 Jan 2026 1,200 55.7[β] 12.0 9.4 43.7 [3]
COP Sept 2025 1,000 49.0 50.0 1.0 1.0 [4]

Legislative election

Legislative election polls
Polling firm Fieldwork date Sample
size
NI FMLN ARENA GANA PCN PDC V FS PAIS Other None Unsure Lead Ref.
LPG Datos 19–25 Jan 2026 1,200 46.3 0.6 2.3 1.2 1.2 0.2 2.2 0.2 3.3 37.3 43.0 [3]
2024 election 4 Feb 2024 N/A 70.56
54
6.28
0
7.29
2
3.19
0
3.26
2
3.15
1
2.94
1
1.64
0
1.71
0
43.27 [5]

Municipal election

Municipal election polls
Polling firm Fieldwork date Sample
size
NI FMLN ARENA GANA PCN PDC V FS PAIS Other None Unsure Lead Ref.
LPG Datos 19–25 Jan 2026 1,200 33.2 1.2 3.1 2.9 1.7 1.1 0.9 4.4 47.1 30.1 [3]
2024 election 3 Mar 2024 N/A 39.12
28
7.78
0
9.78
1
13.41
6
9.20
4
11.16
4
0.56
0
4.36
1
4.64
0
25.71 [6]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ An additional 5.6% said their vote is secret.[1]
  2. ^ A further 22.8% support non-indefinite re-election.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Segura, Edwin (10 February 2026). "Nuevas Ideas Parte con Amplia Ventaja Rumbo a 2027" [Nuevas Ideas Starts the 2027 Campaign With Large Advantage]. La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  2. ^ "En Vivo: Cierre de Escrutinio Final de la Elección de Presidente y Vicepresidente 2024" [Live: The Final Tally of the 2024 Election for President and Vice President Closes]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d Segura, Edwin (9 February 2026). "Más de la Mitad de la Población Apoya la Reelección Sin Límites" [More Than Half the Population Supports Re-Election Without Limits]. La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 February 2026.
  4. ^ Morales, David (17 September 2025). "El 49% de los Salvadoreños Aprueba la Reelección Indefinida, Según Encuesta COP" [49% of Salvadorans Approve Indefinite Re-Election, According to a COP Poll]. La Noticia SV (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  5. ^ "Escrutinio Final 2024: Resultados de Diputados a la Asamblea Voto Nacional" [Final Tally: Results for Deputies to the Assembly National Vote]. Supreme Electoral Court (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 3 March 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Escrutinio Final 2024: Resultados de Alcaldes Voto Nacional" [Final Tally: Results for Mayors National Vote]. Supreme Electoral Court (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 15 April 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.