Welsh Independence Support Hits Record 41% in New Poll

📊 New polling data reveals a significant rise in support for Welsh independence, with 41% of decided voters now backing the movement – up five points from last year.

The online poll, conducted by Redfield & Wilton Strategies for YesCymru between March 24-27, surveyed 1,000 Welsh adults on the question: “Should Wales be an independent country?”

Of the 960 who answered, 35% said yes, 50% said no, and 14% were undecided. When excluding those who answered “don’t know,” support for independence stands at 41% versus 59% against.

YesCymru Chair Phyl Griffiths said: “This poll is a milestone moment for the Welsh independence movement. It shows that support is growing at a fast pace, up five points from the same company’s poll last year, and that nearly half of working-age adults now have confidence in Wales’s ability to govern itself. We’re witnessing a real shift in attitudes, and people across Wales are ready to have a serious conversation about independence”.

The data shows particularly strong support among younger demographics, with an impressive 72% of 25-34 year-olds backing independence when “don’t know” responses are excluded.

The next ‘March for Independence’ is scheduled for 1pm on Saturday, April 26 in Barry, jointly organised by YesCymru and AUOBCymru. Previous marches across Welsh towns and cities have drawn thousands of participants, with the 2022 Cardiff march attracting 10,000 supporters.

March organiser Mark Hooper said: “The energy behind this movement is growing. With every march, every conversation, and now, with this poll, the data backs it up. The March for Independence in Barry on April 26 will be a chance for people across Wales to come together and show that this support is real, it’s rising, and it’s unstoppable.”