Opinion polling for the 2025 Philippine Senate election

This article covers opinion polling for the 2025 Philippine Senate election.

Opinion polling in Philippines is conducted by Social Weather Stations (SWS), Pulse Asia, OCTA Research, and other pollsters.

Those who win outright are in bold. Those that are within the margin of error are in italics.

This list includes all individuals named by at least 10% of respondents in any of the surveys.

Calendar

  • Filing of candidacies: October 1 to 8, 2024
  • Campaign period for nationally elected positions: February 11 to May 10, 2025
  • Campaign period for locally elected positions: March 28 to May 10, 2025
  • Election day: May 12, 2025

Survey details

Date/s administeredPollsterSample sizeMargin of error Major issues when poll was administered
Feb 20–26, 2025[1]Pulse Asia––
Feb 15–19, 2025[2]SWS1,800±2.31%
Jan 18–25, 2025[3]Pulse Asia2,400±2.0%
Dec 17–20, 2025[4]SWS1,800±2.31%
Dec 12–18, 2024[5]SWS2,097±2.1%
Nov 26–Dec 3, 2024[6]Pulse Asia––
Sep 14–23, 2024[7]SWS1,500±2.5%
Sep 6–13, 2024[8]Pulse Asia2,400±2.0%
Jun 17–24, 2024[9][10]Pulse Asia2,400±2.1%
Mar 6–10, 2024[11][12]Pulse Asia1,200±2.8%
Dec 10–14, 2023[13]OCTA Research1,200±3.0%
Apr 15–18, 2023[14]SWS1,200±3.0%

Per candidate

By voter preferences

February 2025–May 2025

Candidate Party Feb 15–19, 2025
SWS[2]
Feb 20–26, 2025
Pulse Asia[1]
Benhur AbalosPFP 17% 23.0%
Bam AquinoKANP 16% 26.4%
Abigail BinayNPC 30% 37.6%
Jimmy BondocPDP 7% 11.8%
Bong RevillaLakas 33% 46.1%
Bonifacio BositaIndependent 10% 11.3%
Pia CayetanoNacionalista 33% 37.5%
Ronald dela RosaPDP 32% 44.3%
Bong GoPDP 38% 58.1%
Gregorio HonasanReform PH 14% 19.7%
Panfilo LacsonIndependent 32% 35.8%
Lito LapidNPC 36% 39.4%
Rodante MarcoletaIndependent 10% 16.1%
Imee MarcosNacionalista 24% 30.9%
Manny PacquiaoPFP 30% 39.9%
Kiko PangilinanLiberal 22% 25.0%
Willie RevillameIndependent 30% 42.3%
Phillip SalvadorPDP 14% 20.7%
Tito SottoNPC 34% 49.0%
Francis TolentinoPFP 15% 18.0%
Ben TulfoIndependent 34% 40.7%
Erwin TulfoLakas 45% 56.6%
Camille VillarNacionalista 29% 36.6%
Don't know
Refused
None
Invalid votes (13 or more names)

October 2024–January 2025

Candidate Party Nov 26–Dec 3, 2024
Pulse Asia[6]
Dec 12–18, 2024
SWS[5]
Jan 17–20, 2025
SWS[4]
Jan 18–25, 2025[3]
Benhur AbalosPFP 26.0% 17% 19% 24.8%
Bam AquinoKANP 28.2% 17% 20% 27.4%
Abigail BinayNPC 40.1% 25% 31% 41.1%
Bonifacio BositaIndependent 12.2% 8% 11% 12.5%
Pia CayetanoNacionalista 46.5% 32% 33% 46.1%
Ronald dela RosaPDP 36.9% 21% 30% 41.2%
Bong GoPDP 54.7% 32% 37% 50.4%
Gregorio HonasanReform PH 28.6% 15% 19% 25.2%
Panfilo LacsonIndependent 44.1% 27% 35% 42.4%
Lito LapidNPC 39.2% 23% 37% 37.7%
Rodante MarcoletaIndependent 10.3% 6% 7% 12.5%
Imee MarcosNacionalista 37.5% 21% 28% 43.3%
Willie Ong (withdrew)Aksyon 20.6% 14% 20% 20.2%
Manny PacquiaoPFP 45.0% 26% 33% 40.6%
Kiko PangilinanLiberal 33.1% 20% 29% 29.1%
Bong RevillaLakas 43.5% 33% 29% 46.0%
Willie RevillameIndependent 43.6% 26% 29% 41.9%
Phillip SalvadorPDP 16.2% 10% 13% 18.4%
Chavit Singson (withdrew)Independent 11.5% 9% – 11.4%
Tito SottoNPC 59.2% 31% 38% 50.2%
Francis TolentinoPFP 20.2% 14% 13% 19.3%
Ben TulfoIndependent 52.7% 30% 34% 46.2%
Erwin TulfoLakas 62.2% 45% 45% 62.8%
Camille VillarNacionalista 36.5% 21% 26% 38.4%
Don't know
Refused
None
Invalid votes (13 or more names)

2023–October 2024

Candidate Party Apr 15–18, 2023
SWS[14]
Dec 10–14, 2023
OCTA Research[13]
Mar 6–10, 2024
Pulse Asia[11][12]
Jun 17–24, 2024
Pulse Asia[9][10]
Sep 6–13, 2024
Pulse Asia[8]
Sep 14–23, 2024
SWS[7]

Benhur AbalosPFP 8% 18% 12.9% 10.2% 14.9% 14%
Bam AquinoKANP 7% – 17.3% 12.5% 19.0% 14%
Herbert BautistaNPC 8% – 11.0% 13.2% 10.8% 7%
Abigail BinayNPC – – 29.1% 18.9% 37.5% 20%
Jejomar BinayUNA 15% 25% – – – –
Pia CayetanoNacionalista 23% 30% 37.7% 42.7% 41.3% 31%
Dingdong DantesIndependent – – 10.9% 8.1% 9.6% –
Ronald dela RosaPDP 9% 47% 33.2% 31.3% 26.2% 18%
Chel DioknoAkbayan 7% – 11.2% – 7.0% 7%
Franklin DrilonLiberal 8% – 16.1% 15.3% 15.8% 12%
Paolo DuterteHNP – – 13.1% 13.8% 16.3% –
Rodrigo DutertePDP 25% – 47.7% 38.7% 38.0% 25%
Sebastian DutertePDP – – 13.5% 14.9% 19.1% –
Guillermo EleazarReporma 7% – 10.4% 9.8% 5.4% –
Ted FailonIndependent – – 14.6% 18.8% 12.2% –
Rex GatchalianNPC 10% – – – – –
Bong GoPDP 20% 53% 44.2% 36.6% 40.3% 18%
Richard GomezPFP 7% – 11.6% 9.9% 9.5% –
Dick GordonBagumbayan–VNP 6% – 14.8% 12.0% 17.3% 10%
Gregorio HonasanIndependent 10% 18% 17.5% 18.6% 21.5% 13%
Panfilo LacsonIndependent 16% 32% 28.6% 32.2% 35.5% 24%
Lito LapidNPC 17% 20% 25.4% 21.4% 24.7% 20%
Imee MarcosNacionalista 18% 42% 33.1% 33.8% 29.8% 25%
Isko MorenoAksyon 14% 32% 31.5% 31.7% – –
Willie OngAksyon – 17% 24.6% 18.3% 19.8% –
Manny PacquiaoPFP 19% 28% 33.7% 33.5% 31.9% 18%
Francis PangilinanLiberal 8% – 22.2% 19.2% 20.5% 15%
Ralph RectoNacionalista 7% – 18.8% 15.8% 12.5% –
Bong RevillaLakas 13% 35% 29.6% 29.9% 35.9% 24%
Willie RevillameIndependent – 18% 25.9% – – 13%
Leni RobredoLiberal 10% – 13.6% – – 8%
Mar RoxasLiberal 10% – 13.6% 15.9% 9.8% –
Korina SanchezIndependent – – – 11.5% 8.1% –
Vilma SantosNacionalista – – – 23.6% 12.1% –
Tito SottoNPC 18% 48% 51.8% 50.4% 48.0% 34%
Vico SottoIndependent 18% – – – – –
Gilbert TeodoroPRP 5% 19% 15.2% 16.8% 12.7% 7%
Francis TolentinoPFP 6% 33% 16.7% 17.6% 13.5% 17%
Antonio TrillanesAksyon 6% – 13.0% – – –
Ben TulfoIndependent – – 30.5% 40.9% 49.6% –
Erwin TulfoLakas 32% 76% 57.1% 58.0% 60.8% 54%
Camille VillarNacionalista – – – – 21.2% 21%
Don't know 3%3.5%2.6%2.4%
Refused 4%1.7%2.1%1.5%
None 7%1.0%1.9%3.2%
Invalid votes (13 or more names)

Per party

  • Parties (excluding independents) with the plurality of seats in boldface.
  • Parties (excluding independents) with the majority of seats are shaded by the party color.

Seats won

  • Totals may not add up to 12 due to margin of error.
DatePollster
Aksyon
KANP
NPC
PFP
PRP
PROMDI
UNA
Ind
2025
Feb 20–26, 2025Pulse Asia[1] 0 0 2 0 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 2
Feb 15–19, 2025SWS[2] 0 0 2 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 3
Jan 18–25, 2025Pulse Asia[3] 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 3
Jan 17–20, 2025SWS[4] 0 0 2 1 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 3
2024
Dec 12–18, 2024SWS[5] 0 0 2 0 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 3
Nov 26–Dec 3, 2024Pulse Asia[6] 0 0 2 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 3
Sep 14–23, 2024SWS[7] 0 0 2 0 3 3 3 1 0 0 0 1
Sep 6–13, 2024Pulse Asia[8] 0 0 2 0 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 2
Jun 17–24, 2024Pulse Asia[9][10] 1 0 1 0 2 1 3 0 0 1 0 3
Mar 6–10, 2024Pulse Asia[11][12] 1 0 1 0 2 2 3 0 0 1 0 2
2023
Dec 10–14, 2023OCTA Research[13] 1 0 1 0 2 2 3 0 0 1 1 2
Apr 15–18, 2023SWS[14] 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 1 3

Seats after the election

Totals may not add up to 24 due to margin of error.

DatePollster
Aksyon
KANP
NPC
PFP
PRP
PROMDI
PMP
UNA
Ind
2025
Feb 20–26, 2025Pulse Asia[1] 1 0 0 2 0 3 7 3 1 0 0 1 0 6
Feb 15–19, 2025SWS[2] 1 0 0 2 0 2 7 3 1 0 0 1 0 7
Jan 18–25, 2025Pulse Asia[3] 1 0 0 2 0 3 6 3 1 0 0 1 0 7
Jan 17–20, 2025SWS[4] 1 0 0 2 1 2 7 3 1 0 0 1 0 7
2024
Dec 12–18, 2024SWS[5] 1 0 0 2 0 4 7 3 1 0 0 1 0 7
Nov 26–Dec 3, 2024Pulse Asia[6] 1 0 0 2 0 3 7 2 1 0 0 1 0 7
Sep 14–23, 2024SWS[7] 1 0 0 2 0 4 7 4 1 0 0 1 0 5
Sep 6–13, 2024Pulse Asia[8] 1 0 0 2 0 3 6 4 1 0 0 1 0 6
Jun 17–24, 2024Pulse Asia[9][10] 1 1 0 1 0 3 5 4 0 0 1 1 0 7
Mar 6–10, 2024Pulse Asia[11][12] 1 1 0 1 0 3 6 4 0 0 1 1 0 6
2023
Dec 10–14, 2023OCTA Research[13] 1 1 0 1 0 3 6 4 0 0 1 1 1 6
Apr 15–18, 2023SWS[14] 1 1 0 0 0 3 6 3 0 0 1 1 1 7

Per coalition

Coalitions are expected to release 12-person slates for the election by the start of campaigning on February 2025. On this section will be the surveys done after that day.

Date Pollster Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas Hakbang ng Maisug Oposisyon ng Bayan Others
2025
Feb 20–26, 2025Pulse Asia[1] 8 2 0 2
Feb 15–19, 2025SWS[2] 8 2 0 2
Jan 18–25, 2025Pulse Asia[3] 7 2 0 3
2024
Jan 17–20, 2025SWS[4] 8 2 0 3
Dec 12–18, 2024SWS[5] 9 2 0 3
Nov 26–Dec 3, 2024Pulse Asia[6] 8 1 0 3
Sep 14–23, 2024SWS[7] 9 3 0 1
Sep 6–13, 2024Pulse Asia[8] 7 3 0 2
Jun 17–24, 2024Pulse Asia[9][10] 7 3 0 2
Mar 6–10, 2024Pulse Asia[11][12] 7 3 0 2
Apr 15–18, 2023SWS[14] 7 2 0 3

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