SUPPORT for Scottish independence is sitting at 52%, according to a new poll.
The survey, carried out by FindOutNow on behalf of the Alba Party, surveyed 1058 adults and found 52% of people supported Yes and 48% said they would vote to remain in the Union with “don’t knows” removed.
With don’t knows included, the split was 48/44.6 in favour of Yes.
The poll also gave Yes a substantial lead among younger voters, with all age groups between 18 and 54 showing majority support for independence.
Those aged 55 to 75+ were more likely to vote No in a future referendum, which is line with previous polling.
Lothian, Mid Scotland and Fife, North East Scotland, Central Scotland and Glasgow have the strongest support for Yes, according to research subsamples.
Subsamples also showed that support for independence within the Labour party sat at 25.1% with 65.6% in favour of the Union, and 9.2% at Don't Know.
The poll comes after Alba general secretary Chris McEleny called upon the nation to “deliver independence for Scotland” in honour of Alex Salmond’s legacy as he predicted a swathe in support for Yes in the wake of the former first minister’s death.
He insisted the only “fitting tribute” Scots can make to Salmond’s life is to make his dream of Scottish independence become a reality.
Previous polling by FindOutNow found the same result, with a poll in January 2024 showing Yes at 52%, and No at 48% when don’t know responses were removed.
Last month, a series of polls were released to mark the 10th anniversary of the referendum, along with a survey which found Yes would easily win a new independence referendum if it was certain that Scotland would rejoin the European Union.
However, the poll also showed that 53% of people would vote No if independence meant leaving the pound for a new currency, while 33% would vote Yes.
"Far from the people of Scotland accepting that decisions about our future are better made in Westminster, for a majority of Scots the dream of independence is the reality they want to see fulfilled.
“Whether it’s cuts to pensioners fuel allowances or sticking to Tory austerity, Labour have shown that changing the rosettes behind the door of Number 10 offers Scotland more of the same and only with independence can we make the decisions best suited to our needs."
Scottish Greens co-leader Patrick Harvie said it was "no wonder that more people are considering independence", stating Scotland could do more with "the powers of a normal country".
He added: "There could be no poorer advert for the status quo than a Labour government that is sticking to Tory spending plans and plunging pensioners into poverty at home while arming war crimes on the world stage.
"We should not be in a position where Scotland's budgets and future is so tied to a broken and failed Westminster system dominated by two parties that all too often are in lockstep with one another.
"With the powers of a normal country we could do so much more to build a fairer, greener and better society that values human dignity, tackles poverty rather than entrenching it, disarms the nuclear weapons on our shores and stands in solidarity with people in Palestine and beyond."
