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Olofström

Blekinge län

12,844 residents · 2025

−3.5%

Five-year population change

2020–2025

SEK 32,042/⁠mo

Median earned income

2024

Rank 165 of 290, Median earned income

14.6%

At least three years of post-secondary education

2025

Rank 273 of 290, At least three years of post-secondary education

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Democracy in Olofström

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

Voter turnout

Share of eligible voters who participated in the 2022 elections.

Municipal election

77.2%

Sweden: 80.5%

3.3 percentage points below Sweden

Regional election

76.9%

Sweden: 80.2%

3.3 percentage points below Sweden

Parliamentary election results

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

Sweden Democrats had the largest share of valid votes.

Sweden Democrats 2,817 votes

Olofström 34.7%
Sweden 20.5%

Social Democratic Party 2,678 votes

Olofström 33.0%
Sweden 30.3%

Moderate Party 1,083 votes

Olofström 13.3%
Sweden 19.1%

Christian Democrats 401 votes

Olofström 4.9%
Sweden 5.3%

Left Party 375 votes

Olofström 4.6%
Sweden 6.7%

Centre Party 365 votes

Olofström 4.5%
Sweden 6.7%

Liberal Party 165 votes

Olofström 2.0%
Sweden 4.6%

Green Party 162 votes

Olofström 2.0%
Sweden 5.1%

Other parties 71 votes

Olofström 0.9%
Sweden 1.5%

Voter turnout over time

Parliamentary-election turnout, 1973–2022.

Olofström Sweden
Olofström. Parliamentary-election turnout, 1973–2022.Parliamentary-election turnout, 1973–2022.77.4%85.8%94.1%1973198219912002201420221973, Olofström: 91.4%1973, Sweden: 90.8%1976, Olofström: 92.7%1976, Sweden: 91.8%1979, Olofström: 91.6%1979, Sweden: 90.7%1982, Olofström: 91.7%1982, Sweden: 91.4%1985, Olofström: 89.2%1985, Sweden: 89.9%1988, Olofström: 86.2%1988, Sweden: 86.0%1991, Olofström: 85.1%1991, Sweden: 86.7%1994, Olofström: 85.4%1994, Sweden: 86.8%1998, Olofström: 78.8%1998, Sweden: 81.4%2002, Olofström: 79.2%2002, Sweden: 80.1%2006, Olofström: 79.7%2006, Sweden: 82.0%2010, Olofström: 82.3%2010, Sweden: 84.6%2014, Olofström: 83.8%2014, Sweden: 85.8%2018, Olofström: 85.0%2018, Sweden: 87.2%2022, Olofström: 80.9%2022, Sweden: 84.2%

Party results over time

Sweden Democrats

Sweden Democrats share of valid votes in parliamentary elections, 1973–2022.

The Sweden Democrats are included in Other parties for 1988–1994.

Olofström Sweden
Sweden Democrats. Sweden Democrats share of valid votes in parliamentary elections, 1973–2022.Sweden Democrats share of valid votes in parliamentary elections, 1973–2022.0.0%19.1%38.2%1973198219912002201420221998, Olofström: 0.3%1998, Sweden: 0.4%2002, Olofström: 3.2%2002, Sweden: 1.4%2006, Olofström: 6.1%2006, Sweden: 2.9%2010, Olofström: 9.8%2010, Sweden: 5.7%2014, Olofström: 19.1%2014, Sweden: 12.9%2018, Olofström: 28.9%2018, Sweden: 17.5%2022, Olofström: 34.7%2022, Sweden: 20.5%

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

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