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Oskarshamn

Kalmar län

26,762 residents · 2025

−1.4%

Five-year population change

2020–2025

SEK 34,208/⁠mo

Median earned income

2024

Rank 53 of 290, Median earned income

19.4%

At least three years of post-secondary education

2025

Rank 167 of 290, At least three years of post-secondary education

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Democracy in Oskarshamn

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

Voter turnout

Share of eligible voters who participated in the 2022 elections.

Municipal election

83.4%

Sweden: 80.5%

2.9 percentage points above Sweden

Regional election

83.1%

Sweden: 80.2%

2.9 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 5,516 votes

Oskarshamn 31.2%
Sweden 30.3%

Sweden Democrats 4,893 votes

Oskarshamn 27.7%
Sweden 20.5%

Moderate Party 3,348 votes

Oskarshamn 18.9%
Sweden 19.1%

Christian Democrats 1,302 votes

Oskarshamn 7.4%
Sweden 5.3%

Left Party 782 votes

Oskarshamn 4.4%
Sweden 6.7%

Centre Party 740 votes

Oskarshamn 4.2%
Sweden 6.7%

Liberal Party 576 votes

Oskarshamn 3.3%
Sweden 4.6%

Green Party 325 votes

Oskarshamn 1.8%
Sweden 5.1%

Other parties 213 votes

Oskarshamn 1.2%
Sweden 1.5%

Voter turnout over time

Parliamentary-election turnout, 1973–2022.

Oskarshamn Sweden
Oskarshamn. Parliamentary-election turnout, 1973–2022.Parliamentary-election turnout, 1973–2022.78.8%86.2%93.6%1973198219912002201420221973, Oskarshamn: 91.2%1973, Sweden: 90.8%1976, Oskarshamn: 92.3%1976, Sweden: 91.8%1979, Oskarshamn: 91.6%1979, Sweden: 90.7%1982, Oskarshamn: 91.9%1982, Sweden: 91.4%1985, Oskarshamn: 90.0%1985, Sweden: 89.9%1988, Oskarshamn: 86.8%1988, Sweden: 86.0%1991, Oskarshamn: 87.8%1991, Sweden: 86.7%1994, Oskarshamn: 87.7%1994, Sweden: 86.8%1998, Oskarshamn: 82.1%1998, Sweden: 81.4%2002, Oskarshamn: 80.7%2002, Sweden: 80.1%2006, Oskarshamn: 82.0%2006, Sweden: 82.0%2010, Oskarshamn: 84.7%2010, Sweden: 84.6%2014, Oskarshamn: 86.6%2014, Sweden: 85.8%2018, Oskarshamn: 88.1%2018, Sweden: 87.2%2022, Oskarshamn: 85.9%2022, Sweden: 84.2%

Party results over time

Social Democratic Party

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

Oskarshamn 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, 1973–2022.25.8%40.5%55.1%1973198219912002201420221973, Oskarshamn: 49.9%1973, Sweden: 43.6%1976, Oskarshamn: 49.2%1976, Sweden: 42.7%1979, Oskarshamn: 50.4%1979, Sweden: 43.2%1982, Oskarshamn: 51.5%1982, Sweden: 45.6%1985, Oskarshamn: 50.6%1985, Sweden: 44.7%1988, Oskarshamn: 49.8%1988, Sweden: 43.2%1991, Oskarshamn: 43.4%1991, Sweden: 37.7%1994, Oskarshamn: 52.6%1994, Sweden: 45.3%1998, Oskarshamn: 42.3%1998, Sweden: 36.4%2002, Oskarshamn: 47.7%2002, Sweden: 39.9%2006, Oskarshamn: 44.3%2006, Sweden: 35.0%2010, Oskarshamn: 37.2%2010, Sweden: 30.7%2014, Oskarshamn: 37.8%2014, Sweden: 31.0%2018, Oskarshamn: 32.2%2018, Sweden: 28.3%2022, Oskarshamn: 31.2%2022, Sweden: 30.3%

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

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