Do the polls influence how you vote?

no, polls never sway me i know my own mind and i stick to it,

No

No they don’t influence my decision at all...the thought of having a Marxist in charge of the country frightens me to death ..think it’s a case of who do I dislike least ....it’s Boris all the way for me and democracy must be upheld. The alternative with Corbyn McDonnell and Abbot!! Very dangerous times ...

No. Any influence comes from how I perceive party leaders and what they say.
But I've nearly always made my mind up before electioneering really starts.

Just once ages ago I was so fed up with the lot of them - or at least with the two parties who had a hope in hell locally - I made up my mind in the polling station - and voted for the Monster Raving Loony bloke. I'd never not vote though.

This year, for the first time, a poll might well influence my vote, but only a poll of voting intentions in our specific constituency.

I live in such a safe seat that there is probably a higher chance of Boris speaking nothing but the clear, honest truth for ever more than there is of this seat being won by any party other than the Tories.

Even so, I am keen to vote for the party that will at least give them the best possible run for their money.

Until two elections ago, the result for secondary and third was generally quite close between Labour and Lib Dems, but not more recently, with support for the Lib Dems decimated.

Might they make a come-back here this time?
I haven't a clue - that's where a local poll might influence my decision on this occasion!

I’m for Brexit so it has to be Boris. I think he will win. The Remainer vote is being split between several parties.

Do polls influence how I vote? Nope. I vote by political principles and ideology. Always have. Except for my wholehearted belief in one person one vote democracy and the ability to remove by voting out politicians who are disappointing, my views of other political ideas have changed somewhat since I first got interested in politics when I was sixteen.

I wonder if perhaps those people referred to in the OP as saying they are going to vote for whoever is highest in the polls do so out of a vague feeling of following the 'demos', what they see as the main body of opinion?

No.

I have issues with 'my' party, but the prospect of any other party winning is so awful I will be voting as usual. Polls have no effect on my decision and are frequently wrong.

the polls are often owned by major companies who don't want Labour in because they will make sure they don't dodge their taxes, so no.
Also, Tories like to give big tax breaks to wealthy families/businesses and not to the poor, and after 9 years of tory/Lib Dem rule that is even more extreme so I'm voting Labour for a more compassionate society.

No. The manifesto which appeals to my head and my heart has influenced the way I have voted already.

Friday the 13th is defo going to be an unlucky day for some and a lucky day for others!!!

No

No, but those who produce the polls think it does, so I guess there is some truth in it.

The herd mentality plays a part.

The worry is that the polls appear lately to be being either manipulated or weighted incorrectly.

We shall find out on Friday.

No because they are not water tight.

Nope. I listen to their policies at the start of the campaign but that’s it really. Polls certainly have no influence, and neither do head to heads or dishing the dirt on leaders private lives - provided they haven’t killed anyone or assaulted children.

Nope.

But my stance rarely changes. I always vote for the same party, in the end.

For those who are easily swayed, on the fence or otherwise "floating", I don't think polls are a good idea.

I think they undermine democratic process.

I'd be interested to know how polls have influenced how people then go on to vote (or not vote).

Not at all. I will vote for the LibDems because I believe in what they stand for and because that ids the best way of deafeating our utterly useless ERG Tory,.

Nope. Only policies.

Agreed Chestnut

I hate polls with a vengeance. I think they should be banned in the month before a GE. I take no notice of them myself, but if they change the way some people vote then that is always going to be a bad thing. People should enter the polling booth with no idea whatsoever who is likely to win. Then the result is more likely to be what people genuinely want.

No I don't take much notice of the polls.

I have a postal vote and have already posted mine

No and I think I’ll be on the “losing” side whichever way I vote this time. In Scotland, but against independence and against leaving the EU, I feel that I’m between a rock and a hard place ...

No, not at all

Nope