Highest turnout since 1985 general elections Turnout increased for the fourth consecutive election in the 2018 general elections. More people than before also chose to vote in advance. 2018-11-21 • General elections, results
Fewer young people and more foreign citizens entitled to vote in the 2018 elections In total, about 98 000 more Swedish citizens registered in Sweden will be entitled to vote in the 2018 election compared with the 2014 Riksdag election. There are expected to be 62 000 fewer first-time voters than in the 2014 Riksdag election. In the municipal council election, 123 000 more foreign citizens will be entitled to vote. 2017-09-11 • General elections, results
General elections, results In the general elections 2014 the electoral participation continued to increase, as well as the percentage of those who voted prior to election day. 2014-11-19 • General elections, results
Increase of older voters An increasing percentage of voters will be age 65 or older. In the 2014 election to the Riksdag these people are assumed to constitute 26 percent of all those entitled to vote. At the same time the first time voters are expected to decrease for the first time since 2002. In the municipal elections it is predicted that foreign citizens who are entitled to vote will increase. 2013-10-01 • General elections, results
The voting turnout decreased in all electoral districts in the reelections The voting turnout decreased in all electoral districts in the reelections to the county council in Västra Götaland and to the municipal council in Örebro, in the northeast constituency. The biggest decline: 50.6 percent appeared in the electoral district of Åmål norra – Mo (Åmål municipality). 2011-07-14 • General elections, results
