Political ideology of Spaniards 2023

Around 46 percent of the Spanish population identified politically with the country’s left-wing, according to the latest studies conducted in 2023. In contrast, approximately 25 percent considered themselves to be right-wing supporters, with 17 percent of them identifying as right-wing voters. Around 17 percent of Spaniards, however, positioned their political orientation in the center.

Spain: dissatisfied with its political leaders

The political situation in Spain has been somewhat unstable in the past few years, with Spaniards last casting their ballots in July 2023. In that election, the Spanish socialist party (PSOE) required the support of the left-wing and the independent parties to form a coalition government. Given these circumstances, it comes as no surprise that the trust of Spaniards in the country’s politicians has been shaken, with the latest surveys ranking politicians as the least reliable profession in Spain. This lack of trust extends to the current Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, as the most recent study indicated that nearly 46 percent of the Spanish population had no confidence in the head of government.

Spain’s mistrust in the political institutions 

In 2023, the Spaniards declared finding local and regional politicians as more trustworthy than the parliament and the national government. Political parties received even less trust by the citizens, scoring 4.1 points out of a possible ten. This lack of confidence by the countrymen in political institutions may be justified by the concern with political corruption. In a 2024 survey, almost 30 percent of the Spanish population declared that this form of corruption was one of the three most worrying topics that the Iberian country faces.