General elections, participation survey

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The statistics present election participation in different groups in society, broken down by county, sex, age, income and civil status. Results supplement the vote count, which shows election participation overall and in different regions.

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Analysis of voter turnout in the 2018 general elections

2019-06-25

In the 2018 parliamentary elections, 87.2 percent of persons eligible to vote also chose to vote, which means that election turnout increased for the fourth consecutive election. At the same time, the analyses presented in a report indicate that although there is a high and rising level of voter turnout, this share varies between different groups in the population.

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Tables and graphs

Election to the Riksdag

Name	Type	Date
Election to the Riksdag 2014	Excel file
Election to the Riksdag 2010	Excel file
Election to the Riksdag 2006	Excel file
Election to the Riksdag 2002	Excel file

Elections to the County Councils

Name	Type	Date
Elections to the County Councils 2014	Excel file
Elections to the County Councils 2010	Excel file
Elections to the County Councils 2006	Excel file
Elections to the County Councils 2002	Excel file

Elections to the Municipal Councils

Name	Type	Date
Elections to the Municipal Councils 2014	Excel file
Elections to the Municipal Councils 2010	Excel file
Elections to the Municipal Councils 2006	Excel file
Elections to the Municipal Councils 2002	Excel file

Historical statistics

Name	Type	Date
Participation in the election to the Riksdag 1970–2014 among first-time voters by sex	Table
Participation among foreign citizens in the election to the Municipal Councils 1976–2014 by sex	Graph
Participation in election to the Riksdag 1921–2014 by sex	Table
Participation in election to the Riksdag 1921–2014 by sex	Graph

Tables in the Statistical Database

Election to the Riksdag

Name	Date
Election to the Riksdag. Voting rates among all those entitled to vote by sex and age (Survey). Election year 2002 - 2014	2015-03-30
Election to the Riksdag. Voting rates among Swedish citizens registered in Sweden by sex and age (Survey). Election year 2002 - 2014	2015-03-30
Election to the Riksdag. Voting rates among Swedish citizens residing abroad by sex and age (survey). Election year 2002 - 2014	2015-03-30
Election to the Riksdag. Voting rates among Swedish citizens registered in Sweden by region, sex and age (survey). Election year 2002 - 2014	2015-03-30
Election to the Riksdag. Voting rates among Swedish citizens registered in Sweden by country of birth, sex and age (survey). Election year 2002 - 2014	2015-03-30
Election to the Riksdag. Voting rates among Swedish citizens registered in Sweden by region of birth and sex (Survey). Election year 2002 - 2014	2015-03-30
Election to the Riksdag. Voting rates among Swedish citizens registered in Sweden by foreign/Swedish background and sex (survey). Election year 2002 - 2014	2015-03-30
Election to the Riksdag. Voting rates among Swedish citizens registered in Sweden by civil status, sex and age (survey). Election year 2002 - 2014	2015-03-30
Election to the Riksdag. Voting rates among Swedish citizens registered in Sweden by income, sex and age (survey). Election year 2002 - 2014	2015-03-30
Election to the Riksdag. Voting rates among Swedish citizens registered in Sweden, 18-74 years by level of educational attainment, sex and age (survey). Election year 2002 - 2014	2015-03-30
Election to the Riksdag. Voting rates among Swedish citizens registered in Sweden, 18-64 years by civil status, labour force status and sex(survey). Election year 2002 - 2014	2015-03-30
Election to the Riksdag. Voting rates among employed Swedish citizens registered in Sweden, 18-64 years by occupation and sex (survey). Election year 2002 - 2014	2015-03-30
Election to the Riksdag. Voting rates among employed Swedish citizens registered in Sweden, 18-64 years by socio economic group, sex and age (survey). Election year 2002 - 2014	2015-03-30
Election to the Riksdag. Voting rates among Swedish citizens registered in Sweden, 18-64 years, employees by sector of employment, sex and age (survey). Election year 2002 - 2014	2015-03-30
Election to the Riksdag. Voting rates among Swedish citizens registered in Sweden, 18-64 years, employees and unemployed by trade union, sex and age (survey). Election year 2002 - 2014	2015-03-30

Elections to the regional councils

Name	Date
Elections to the regional councils. Voting rates by Swedish/foreign citizens, sex and age (Survey). Election year 2002 - 2014	2015-03-30
Elections to the regional councils. Voting rates by region, sex and age (Survey). Election year 2002 - 2014	2015-03-30
Elections to the regional councils. Voting rates by region, Swedish/foreign citizens and sex (Survey). Election year 2002 - 2014	2015-03-30
Elections to the regional councils. Voting rates by country of citizenship and sex (Survey). Election year 2002 - 2014	2015-03-30
Elections to the regional councils. Voting rates by Swedish/foreign citizens, civil status, sex and age (Survey). Election year 2002 - 2014	2015-03-30
Elections to the regional councils. Voting rates by Swedish/foreign citizens, income, sex and age (Survey). Election year 2002 - 2014	2015-03-30

Elections to the Municipal Councils

Name	Date
Elections to the Municipal Councils. Voting rates by Swedish/foreign citizens, sex and age (Survey). Election year 2002 - 2014	2015-03-30
Elections to the Municipal Councils. Voting rates by county, sex and age (Survey). Election year 2002 - 2014	2015-03-30
Elections to the Municipal Councils. Voting rates by Swedish/foreign citizens, county and sex (Survey). Election year 2002 - 2014	2015-03-30
Elections to the Municipal Councils. Voting rates by country of citizenship and sex (Survey). Election year 2002 - 2014	2015-03-30
Elections to the Municipal Councils. Voting rates by Swedish/foreign citizens, civil status, sex and age (Survey). Election year 2002 - 2014	2015-03-30
Elections to the Municipal Councils. Voting rates by Swedish/foreign citizens, income, sex and age (Survey). Election year 2002 - 2014	2015-03-30

Publications

Title	Language	Type	Date
Voting in the General Elections 2018	Swedish	Report	2019-06-25
Who chose to choose? – Voter turnout in the 2014 elections	Swedish with elements of English	Rapport	2015-05-29
Political Participation among people with disabilities	Swedish with elements of English	Rapport	2015-04-16
One hundred years of Swedish voter turnout	Swedish with elements of English	Rapport	2012-12-06
Young people and democracy	Swedish with elements of English	Rapport	2012-12-06
Electoral Participation in the 2011 Re-elections	Swedish with elements of English	Rapport	2012-01-12