Smith conducted a poll of 570 people with a 4.2% margin of error for Reshet Bet Radio that was broadcast on Dec 26 2014. The poll was conducted Dec 24-25.
Current Knesset seats in [brackets]
23 [21] Labor-Livni
23 [18] Likud
17 [11] Bayit Yehudi
11 [11] *United Arab List (6 Hadash-Ta’al, 5 Ra’am-Balad)
09 [–] Koolanu (Kahlon)
08 [19] Yesh Atid
08 [13] Yisrael Beitenu
08 [10] Shas
07 [07] Yahadut Hatorah/UTJ
06 [06] Meretz
00 [02] Ha’am Itanu (Yishai/Chetboun) – has 3 seats but under 3.25% threshold.
00 [02] Kadima
72 [61] Right-Religious-Kahlon (Parties that have not ruled out a BB coalition)
48 [59] Center-Left-Arab (Parties that have ruled out a BB coalition)
- 17% have not yet made a final decision on who they are voting for.
Additional Questions:
Who would you prefer to see as Prime Minister?
Netanyahu 39%, Herzog 36%, Don’t Know 25%
*Likud (89%), Bayit Yehudi (77%), Koolanu, UTJ, Shas, Yishai voters clearly prefer Netanyahu.
*Labor, Yesh Atid & Meretz voters clearly prefer Herzog.
*Among undecided voters 40% prefer Herzog, 30% Netanyahu.
What are the two most important issues to you (answers come out more than 100%)?
58% Social & Economic Issues (80% Herzog, 42% Netanyahu)
41% Foreign & Defense Issues (54% Netanyahu, 33% Herzog)
20% Advances your personal interests (22% Herzog, 15% Netanyahu)
20% Religion & Tradition Issues (25% Netanyahu, 6% Herzog)
13% Who is the leader of the party (14% Herzog, 12% Netanyahu)
11% Who is on the Knesset list (14% Herzog, 12% Netanyahu)
3% Different answers (14% Herzog, 12% Netanyahu)
3% All of the above (5% Netanyahu, 2% Herzog)
*Haredim prefer issues on religion & Secular prefer economic issues.