Iranians' Attitudes Toward the 2024 Elections

Raw Sample Count: 58015

Effective Sample Count: 14573

1. Participation in the 2024 parliamentary election

Will you be voting in the Islamic Consultative Assembly elections this year?

  • Total
    • 1. Yes, I will vote 14.6%
    • 2. No, I won't vote 77%
    • 3. I still don't know and will decide based on the circumstances 8.4%
  • I voted in the previous parliamentary elections (2020)
    • 1. Yes, I will vote 45.9%
    • 2. No, I won't vote 39%
    • 3. I still don't know and will decide based on the circumstances 15.1%
  • I did not vote in the previous parliamentary elections (2020)
    • 1. Yes, I will vote 1.1%
    • 2. No, I won't vote 95.8%
    • 3. I still don't know and will decide based on the circumstances 3.1%
  • I was not of voting age during the previous parliamentary elections (2020)
    • 1. Yes, I will vote 27.1%
    • 2. No, I won't vote 64.5%
    • 3. I still don't know and will decide based on the circumstances 8.4%
2. Awareness of the election date

Do you know when the Islamic Consultative Assembly elections will be held?

  • 1. Correct answer (March 2024) 62.3%
  • 2. Don’t know or incorrect answer 37.7%
3. Islamic Republic: Yes or No?

If a free referendum were organized on the question "Islamic Republic: Yes or No?", what would you vote?

  • 1. Yes 16.5%
  • 2. No 74.6%
  • 3. I don't know 8.9%
4. Protests or Elections?

Which action do you find more effective in creating change in the country's conditions?

  • 1. Participating in protests 33.3%
  • 2. Participating in elections 13.2%
  • 3. Both of them 2.6%
  • 4. Neither of them 33.2%
  • 5. No opinion 17.8%
5. The Conflict between Israel and Hamas

As you might be aware, there is an ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. Which side do you consider to be the primary party at fault for the conflict?

  • 1. Israel 19.5%
  • 2. Hamas 34.7%
  • 3. Both of them 30.9%
  • 4. No opinion 14.9%
6. Political orientations of respondents

Which option comes closest to your political orientation?

  • 1. Proponent of regime change as a precondition for change 40%
  • 2. Proponent of structural transformation and transition from the IR 25.2%
  • 3. Proponent of gradual reform within the framework of the IR 9.2%
  • 4. Proponent of the Islamic Revolution's principles and the Supreme Leader 11.2%
  • 5. None of them 14.4%
7. Gender

What is your gender?

  • 1. Female 47.9%
  • 2. Male 52.1%
8. Geographical distribution of respondents

Do you live in an urban or rural area?

  • 1. Rural 19.7%
  • 2. Urban 80.3%
9. Age groups of respondents

What is your age catagory?

  • 1. Between 20 and 29 years old 19.9%
  • 2. Between 30 and 49 years old 53.9%
  • 3. At least 50 years old 26.2%
10. Education level

What is your highest level of education?

  • 1. Non-university educated 72.3%
  • 2. University educated 27.7%
11. Province of residence of respondents

What province do you live in?

  • 1. East Azerbaijan 4.8%
  • 2. West Azerbaijan 3.7%
  • 3. Ardabil 1.4%
  • 4. Isfahan 6.9%
  • 5. Alborz 3.8%
  • 6. Ilam 0.7%
  • 7. Bushehr 1.4%
  • 8. Tehran 18.7%
  • 9. Chahar Mahal and Bakhtiari 1.1%
  • 10. South Khorasan 0.9%
  • 11. Razavi Khorasan 8%
  • 12. North Khorasan 0.9%
  • 13. Khuzestan 5.5%
  • 14. Zanjan 1.3%
  • 15. Semnan 1%
  • 16. Sistan and Baluchistan 2.4%
  • 17. Fars 6.2%
  • 18. Ghazvin 1.6%
  • 19. Qom 1.6%
  • 20. Kurdistan 1.8%
  • 21. Kerman 3.9%
  • 22. Kermanshah 2.3%
  • 23. Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad 0.8%
  • 24. Golestan 2.1%
  • 25. Gilan 3.4%
  • 26. Lorestan 2%
  • 27. Mazandaran 4.5%
  • 28. Markazi 1.8%
  • 29. Hormozgan 2.1%
  • 30. Hamadan 2%
  • 31. Yazd 1.5%
12. Distribution of household income levels among respondents

What is your household’s total monthly income range?

  • 1. First three lower deciles 31.3%
  • 2. Middle three deciles 42.8%
  • 3. Upper four deciles 25.9%
13. Language spoken at home

What language do you normally speak at home?

  • 1. Persian 68.5%
  • 2. Azerbaijani/Turkic 11.3%
  • 3. Kurdish 5.7%
  • 4. Luri/Bakhtiari 4.3%
  • 5. Baluchi 1.4%
  • 6. Gilaki 1.8%
  • 7. Mazandarani 1.5%
  • 8. Arabic 0.9%
  • 9. Laki 0.9%
  • 10. Qashqai 0.4%
  • 11. Turkmeni 0.4%
  • 12. Dari (Afghan Persian) 0.2%
  • 13. Tati 0.4%
  • 14. Lari/Achomi 0.4%
  • 15. Armeni 0.1%
  • 16. Other 2.1%
14. Type of health care insurance of respondents

Which health care insurance do you currently have?

  • 1. Social Security Organization 48.9%
  • 2. Iran Health Insurance Organization 10.9%
  • 3. Salamat 9.9%
  • 4. Roostaa 6.8%
  • 5. Armed Forces Insurance 2.9%
  • 6. Other insurance 1.5%
  • 7. I am not insured 19.1%
15. Importance of family

How important is family in your life?

  • 1. Very important 94%
  • 2. Rather important 4.1%
  • 3. Not very important 0.6%
  • 4. Not at all important 0.7%
  • 5. Do not know 0.6%
16. Importance of friends

How important are friends in your life?

  • 1. Very important 31.8%
  • 2. Rather important 51%
  • 3. Not very important 12.3%
  • 4. Not at all important 3.5%
  • 5. Do not know 1.4%
17. Importance of work

How important is work in your life?

  • 1. Very important 86.4%
  • 2. Rather important 9.3%
  • 3. Not very important 1.4%
  • 4. Not at all important 1.4%
  • 5. Do not know 1.5%
18. Importance of religion

How important is religion in your life?

  • 1. Very important 27.9%
  • 2. Rather important 17.8%
  • 3. Not very important 16.4%
  • 4. Not at all important 34.8%
  • 5. Do not know 3.1%
19. Employment status

Are you employed or unemployed?

  • Total population
    • 1. Employed 41.6%
    • 2. Unemployed 58.4%
  • Population in urban areas
    • 1. Employed 42.3%
    • 2. Unemployed 57.7%
  • Population in rural areas
    • 1. Employed 39.1%
    • 2. Unemployed 60.9%
20. Access to survey

On which platform did you encounter this survey?

  • 1. Psiphon 77.7%
  • 2. Other 8.2%
  • 3. Instagram 6.1%
  • 4. WhatsApp 4.5%
  • 5. Telegram 3%
  • 6. Twitter/X 0.4%
21. Important aspects in life

For each of the following aspects, indicate how important it is in your life.

  • Family
    • 1. Very important 94.0%
    • 2. Rather important 4.1%
    • 3. Not very important 0.6%
    • 4. Not at all important 0.7%
    • 5. Do not know 0.6%
  • Friends
    • 1. Very important 31.8%
    • 2. Rather important 51.0%
    • 3. Not very important 12.3%
    • 4. Not at all important 3.5%
    • 5. Do not know 1.4%
  • Work
    • 1. Very important 86.4%
    • 2. Rather important 9.3%
    • 3. Not very important 1.4%
    • 4. Not at all important 1.4%
    • 5. Do not know 1.5%
  • Religion
    • 1. Very important 27.9%
    • 2. Rather important 17.8%
    • 3. Not very important 16.4%
    • 4. Not at all important 34.8%
    • 5. Do not know 3.1%