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Karlshamn

Blekinge län

31,642 residents · 2025

−2.3%

Five-year population change

2020–2025

SEK 32,392/⁠mo

Median earned income

2024

Rank 141 of 290, Median earned income

24.3%

At least three years of post-secondary education

2025

Rank 95 of 290, At least three years of post-secondary education

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Democracy in Karlshamn

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

Voter turnout

Share of eligible voters who participated in the 2022 elections.

Municipal election

82.8%

Sweden: 80.5%

2.3 percentage points above Sweden

Regional election

82.5%

Sweden: 80.2%

2.3 percentage points above 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 6,671 votes

Karlshamn 31.7%
Sweden 30.3%

Sweden Democrats 6,051 votes

Karlshamn 28.8%
Sweden 20.5%

Moderate Party 3,737 votes

Karlshamn 17.8%
Sweden 19.1%

Christian Democrats 1,032 votes

Karlshamn 4.9%
Sweden 5.3%

Centre Party 992 votes

Karlshamn 4.7%
Sweden 6.7%

Left Party 967 votes

Karlshamn 4.6%
Sweden 6.7%

Green Party 692 votes

Karlshamn 3.3%
Sweden 5.1%

Liberal Party 640 votes

Karlshamn 3.0%
Sweden 4.6%

Other parties 233 votes

Karlshamn 1.1%
Sweden 1.5%

Voter turnout over time

Parliamentary-election turnout, 1973–2022.

Karlshamn Sweden
Karlshamn. Parliamentary-election turnout, 1973–2022.Parliamentary-election turnout, 1973–2022.78.9%86.0%93.0%1973198219912002201420221973, Karlshamn: 90.3%1973, Sweden: 90.8%1976, Karlshamn: 91.0%1976, Sweden: 91.8%1979, Karlshamn: 90.4%1979, Sweden: 90.7%1982, Karlshamn: 90.8%1982, Sweden: 91.4%1985, Karlshamn: 89.3%1985, Sweden: 89.9%1988, Karlshamn: 86.5%1988, Sweden: 86.0%1991, Karlshamn: 87.2%1991, Sweden: 86.7%1994, Karlshamn: 88.0%1994, Sweden: 86.8%1998, Karlshamn: 82.1%1998, Sweden: 81.4%2002, Karlshamn: 81.3%2002, Sweden: 80.1%2006, Karlshamn: 82.3%2006, Sweden: 82.0%2010, Karlshamn: 85.1%2010, Sweden: 84.6%2014, Karlshamn: 85.9%2014, Sweden: 85.8%2018, Karlshamn: 87.8%2018, Sweden: 87.2%2022, Karlshamn: 85.2%2022, Sweden: 84.2%

Party results over time

Social Democratic Party

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

Karlshamn 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, 1973–2022.25.4%42.4%59.4%1973198219912002201420221973, Karlshamn: 51.5%1973, Sweden: 43.6%1976, Karlshamn: 51.4%1976, Sweden: 42.7%1979, Karlshamn: 51.8%1979, Sweden: 43.2%1982, Karlshamn: 54.8%1982, Sweden: 45.6%1985, Karlshamn: 54.3%1985, Sweden: 44.7%1988, Karlshamn: 54.8%1988, Sweden: 43.2%1991, Karlshamn: 49.4%1991, Sweden: 37.7%1994, Karlshamn: 56.5%1994, Sweden: 45.3%1998, Karlshamn: 44.5%1998, Sweden: 36.4%2002, Karlshamn: 47.4%2002, Sweden: 39.9%2006, Karlshamn: 44.6%2006, Sweden: 35.0%2010, Karlshamn: 37.3%2010, Sweden: 30.7%2014, Karlshamn: 38.7%2014, Sweden: 31.0%2018, Karlshamn: 33.0%2018, Sweden: 28.3%2022, Karlshamn: 31.7%2022, Sweden: 30.3%

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

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