Major organisation active in many countries, some data is free.

Project coordinated by the World economic Forum to assess public confidence in political leadership around the world.

Uses public opinion surveys from over 55 nations to examine trends in public opinion. Topics cover a wide range of political, economic and social indicators.

Measures the security of citizens in relation to national, financial, personal & internet security in countries including UK, USA, Brazil, Netherlands, New Zealand, Australia, Germany and Spain.

Formerly Kantar Public (and previously TNS BRMB), history stretches back to 1933. Now an international polling & policy advice consultancy, but does have some limited free resources

Information & analysis on public opinion from around the world on international issues. Maintained by the University of Maryland.

With HQ in Ghana, Afrobarometer is widely recognised as the premier source of reliable surveys & polls across the majority of African countries. All data & publications available open access

Led by the National Taiwan University, it conducts public opinion research into citizen's attitudes towards politics, power, reform, and democracy in Asia. Surveys cover: Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia' India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. Access to many of the datasets is currently restricted to subscribers only.

Surveys the citizens of Latin America on their political views' specifically on democratic values. Examples include women's political participation, the effect of education on tolerance of minorities, and the effects of government corruption on citizens. Data from 2004- onwards can be downloaded free of charge, but historical data requires payment

Annual surveys since 1995 across 18 Latin American countries, covering a wide range of political, social & economic questions. Data can be downloaded in SPSS, Stata or R

Cooperative project led by the Arab Reform Initiative focusing on political attitudes in Arab countries.

Compiled by Zogby International for the Arab American Institute.

Useful new site that collates public opinion polls on voting intentions across EU countries. Data from 2018- onwards

Including the Eurobarometer survey. Data from 1973- onwards.

The ESS is carried out every 2 years across European countries, starting in 2002. Politics is a core theme of each survey and includes a range of questions, including party identification. Data can be downloaded in SAS, SPSS or STATA formats.

French public opinion on political topics. See also Cotes de popularites maintained by Kantar TNS - free access political barometers and opinion polls published in Figaro-Magazine, including popularity of French prime ministers, presidents & political parties from 1974 onwards.

French component of Ipsos, covering public opinion in France

Free access to survey data from 1995. Major conductor of public opinion polls

Body representing the main UK polling organisations.

Respected annual survey of the public's engagement with, and opinion on, the UK political scene. 1994-2018

One of the leading UK pollsters.

Respected blog

Formed in 2019 from merger of ComRes and other market research organisations. Uses public opinion surveys to analyse matters relating to public policy, communications and other issues.

Independent site which collates results from other pollsters.

Formerly ICM Unlimited. Monthly polls for The Guardian (and others) since 1984 on voters intentions. Historical data available from Guardian website. Walnut/ICM has poll data from 2015 on its website

Formed in 2020 from merger of Populus (opinion pollster) and other companies. Free access to selected polls on a variety of topics

Popular online pollster offering free access to a wide range of surveys.

Long running (1974-) survey by Chicago Council on Global Affairs, designed to investigate the opinions and attitudes of the public on matters related to foreign policy, and to define the parameters of public opinion within which decision-makers must operate

From 2006 government bodies are required to make all surveys & polls freely accessible & the database is maintained by Libraries & Archives Canada.

Wide-ranging annual survey, commencing 2014

Carries out regular polls & reports on a very wide range of topics & makes them freely available

An independent organisation reporting trends in US public opinion.

Provides access to various online publications and databases of opinion polls, such as iPoll for congressional elections since 1935. Note: most data is by subscription only [the Library does not have a subscription to Roper iPoll]

Offers a wide range of freely available poll data