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Högsby

Kalmar län

5,134 residents · 2025

−10.4%

Five-year population change

2020–2025

SEK 27,975/⁠mo

Median earned income

2024

Rank 290 of 290, Median earned income

15.6%

At least three years of post-secondary education

2025

Rank 253 of 290, At least three years of post-secondary education

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Democracy in Högsby

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

Voter turnout

Share of eligible voters who participated in the 2022 elections.

Municipal election

77.9%

Sweden: 80.5%

2.6 percentage points below Sweden

Regional election

77.7%

Sweden: 80.2%

2.5 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 1,017 votes

Högsby 30.8%
Sweden 30.3%

Sweden Democrats 1,013 votes

Högsby 30.7%
Sweden 20.5%

Moderate Party 389 votes

Högsby 11.8%
Sweden 19.1%

Christian Democrats 354 votes

Högsby 10.7%
Sweden 5.3%

Centre Party 254 votes

Högsby 7.7%
Sweden 6.7%

Left Party 130 votes

Högsby 3.9%
Sweden 6.7%

Green Party 61 votes

Högsby 1.8%
Sweden 5.1%

Other parties 45 votes

Högsby 1.4%
Sweden 1.5%

Liberal Party 41 votes

Högsby 1.2%
Sweden 4.6%

Voter turnout over time

Parliamentary-election turnout, 1973–2022.

Högsby Sweden
Högsby. Parliamentary-election turnout, 1973–2022.Parliamentary-election turnout, 1973–2022.78.7%86.8%94.8%1973198219912002201420221973, Högsby: 92.9%1973, Sweden: 90.8%1976, Högsby: 93.4%1976, Sweden: 91.8%1979, Högsby: 92.8%1979, Sweden: 90.7%1982, Högsby: 92.5%1982, Sweden: 91.4%1985, Högsby: 90.7%1985, Sweden: 89.9%1988, Högsby: 87.5%1988, Sweden: 86.0%1991, Högsby: 87.1%1991, Sweden: 86.7%1994, Högsby: 86.4%1994, Sweden: 86.8%1998, Högsby: 80.8%1998, Sweden: 81.4%2002, Högsby: 81.6%2002, Sweden: 80.1%2006, Högsby: 80.7%2006, Sweden: 82.0%2010, Högsby: 83.0%2010, Sweden: 84.6%2014, Högsby: 85.7%2014, Sweden: 85.8%2018, Högsby: 85.9%2018, Sweden: 87.2%2022, Högsby: 83.9%2022, Sweden: 84.2%

Party results over time

Social Democratic Party

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

Högsby 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, 1973–2022.26.2%38.7%51.1%1973198219912002201420221973, Högsby: 44.4%1973, Sweden: 43.6%1976, Högsby: 44.3%1976, Sweden: 42.7%1979, Högsby: 45.0%1979, Sweden: 43.2%1982, Högsby: 48.4%1982, Sweden: 45.6%1985, Högsby: 46.7%1985, Sweden: 44.7%1988, Högsby: 45.1%1988, Sweden: 43.2%1991, Högsby: 40.7%1991, Sweden: 37.7%1994, Högsby: 49.0%1994, Sweden: 45.3%1998, Högsby: 40.4%1998, Sweden: 36.4%2002, Högsby: 46.1%2002, Sweden: 39.9%2006, Högsby: 44.7%2006, Sweden: 35.0%2010, Högsby: 41.3%2010, Sweden: 30.7%2014, Högsby: 39.3%2014, Sweden: 31.0%2018, Högsby: 31.8%2018, Sweden: 28.3%2022, Högsby: 30.8%2022, Sweden: 30.3%

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

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