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Avesta

Dalarnas län

22,366 residents · 2025

−3.0%

Five-year population change

2020–2025

SEK 32,425/⁠mo

Median earned income

2024

Rank 138 of 290, Median earned income

16.7%

At least three years of post-secondary education

2025

Rank 233 of 290, At least three years of post-secondary education

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Democracy in Avesta

Voter turnout and parliamentary election results in Avesta, election year 2022.

Voter turnout

Share of eligible voters who participated in the 2022 elections.

Municipal election

79.9%

Sweden: 80.5%

0.6 percentage points below Sweden

Regional election

79.4%

Sweden: 80.2%

0.8 percentage points below Sweden

Parliamentary election results

Parties’ shares of valid votes in the 2022 parliamentary election.

Social Democratic Party had the largest share of valid votes.

Social Democratic Party 5,122 votes

Avesta 35.7%
Sweden 30.3%

Sweden Democrats 4,006 votes

Avesta 27.9%
Sweden 20.5%

Moderate Party 2,196 votes

Avesta 15.3%
Sweden 19.1%

Christian Democrats 774 votes

Avesta 5.4%
Sweden 5.3%

Centre Party 697 votes

Avesta 4.9%
Sweden 6.7%

Left Party 657 votes

Avesta 4.6%
Sweden 6.7%

Liberal Party 371 votes

Avesta 2.6%
Sweden 4.6%

Green Party 316 votes

Avesta 2.2%
Sweden 5.1%

Other parties 205 votes

Avesta 1.4%
Sweden 1.5%

Voter turnout over time

Parliamentary-election turnout, 1973–2022.

Avesta Sweden
Avesta. Parliamentary-election turnout, 1973–2022.Parliamentary-election turnout, 1973–2022.75.8%85.1%94.4%1973198219912002201420221973, Avesta: 91.7%1973, Sweden: 90.8%1976, Avesta: 92.3%1976, Sweden: 91.8%1979, Avesta: 91.8%1979, Sweden: 90.7%1982, Avesta: 92.8%1982, Sweden: 91.4%1985, Avesta: 90.1%1985, Sweden: 89.9%1988, Avesta: 86.0%1988, Sweden: 86.0%1991, Avesta: 85.9%1991, Sweden: 86.7%1994, Avesta: 86.1%1994, Sweden: 86.8%1998, Avesta: 80.8%1998, Sweden: 81.4%2002, Avesta: 77.4%2002, Sweden: 80.1%2006, Avesta: 80.6%2006, Sweden: 82.0%2010, Avesta: 83.7%2010, Sweden: 84.6%2014, Avesta: 86.0%2014, Sweden: 85.8%2018, Avesta: 86.7%2018, Sweden: 87.2%2022, Avesta: 84.1%2022, Sweden: 84.2%

Party results over time

Social Democratic Party

Social Democratic Party share of valid votes in parliamentary elections, 1973–2022.

Avesta Sweden
Social Democratic Party. Social Democratic Party share of valid votes in parliamentary elections, 1973–2022.Social Democratic Party share of valid votes in parliamentary elections, 1973–2022.25.2%43.6%62.0%1973198219912002201420221973, Avesta: 54.1%1973, Sweden: 43.6%1976, Avesta: 55.9%1976, Sweden: 42.7%1979, Avesta: 57.0%1979, Sweden: 43.2%1982, Avesta: 58.9%1982, Sweden: 45.6%1985, Avesta: 58.0%1985, Sweden: 44.7%1988, Avesta: 55.5%1988, Sweden: 43.2%1991, Avesta: 50.1%1991, Sweden: 37.7%1994, Avesta: 56.5%1994, Sweden: 45.3%1998, Avesta: 46.7%1998, Sweden: 36.4%2002, Avesta: 50.0%2002, Sweden: 39.9%2006, Avesta: 46.1%2006, Sweden: 35.0%2010, Avesta: 44.1%2010, Sweden: 30.7%2014, Avesta: 41.8%2014, Sweden: 31.0%2018, Avesta: 34.8%2018, Sweden: 28.3%2022, Avesta: 35.7%2022, Sweden: 30.3%

Source: SCB · TAB2707 · TAB2707 · 1973–2022 · updated November 21, 2022.

Source: SCB · TAB2706 · TAB2706 · 1973–2022 · updated November 21, 2022.