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Östersund

Jämtlands län

64,963 residents · 2025

+1.5%

Five-year population change

2020–2025

SEK 32,350/⁠mo

Median earned income

2024

Rank 146 of 290, Median earned income

32.5%

At least three years of post-secondary education

2025

Rank 36 of 290, At least three years of post-secondary education

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Democracy in Östersund

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

Voter turnout

Share of eligible voters who participated in the 2022 elections.

Municipal election

82.6%

Sweden: 80.5%

2.1 percentage points above Sweden

Regional election

82.3%

Sweden: 80.2%

2.1 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 15,756 votes

Östersund 37.7%
Sweden 30.3%

Sweden Democrats 6,936 votes

Östersund 16.6%
Sweden 20.5%

Moderate Party 6,446 votes

Östersund 15.4%
Sweden 19.1%

Centre Party 3,728 votes

Östersund 8.9%
Sweden 6.7%

Left Party 2,492 votes

Östersund 6.0%
Sweden 6.7%

Green Party 2,435 votes

Östersund 5.8%
Sweden 5.1%

Christian Democrats 2,099 votes

Östersund 5.0%
Sweden 5.3%

Liberal Party 1,310 votes

Östersund 3.1%
Sweden 4.6%

Other parties 547 votes

Östersund 1.3%
Sweden 1.5%

Voter turnout over time

Parliamentary-election turnout, 1973–2022.

Östersund Sweden
Östersund. Parliamentary-election turnout, 1973–2022.Parliamentary-election turnout, 1973–2022.77.3%85.3%93.2%1973198219912002201420221973, Östersund: 89.5%1973, Sweden: 90.8%1976, Östersund: 90.7%1976, Sweden: 91.8%1979, Östersund: 89.2%1979, Sweden: 90.7%1982, Östersund: 90.5%1982, Sweden: 91.4%1985, Östersund: 88.9%1985, Sweden: 89.9%1988, Östersund: 84.5%1988, Sweden: 86.0%1991, Östersund: 85.4%1991, Sweden: 86.7%1994, Östersund: 86.2%1994, Sweden: 86.8%1998, Östersund: 81.2%1998, Sweden: 81.4%2002, Östersund: 78.7%2002, Sweden: 80.1%2006, Östersund: 81.0%2006, Sweden: 82.0%2010, Östersund: 84.3%2010, Sweden: 84.6%2014, Östersund: 86.2%2014, Sweden: 85.8%2018, Östersund: 87.9%2018, Sweden: 87.2%2022, Östersund: 85.1%2022, Sweden: 84.2%

Party results over time

Social Democratic Party

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

Östersund 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, 1973–2022.26.1%38.9%51.7%1973198219912002201420221973, Östersund: 44.8%1973, Sweden: 43.6%1976, Östersund: 44.3%1976, Sweden: 42.7%1979, Östersund: 47.5%1979, Sweden: 43.2%1982, Östersund: 49.5%1982, Sweden: 45.6%1985, Östersund: 48.6%1985, Sweden: 44.7%1988, Östersund: 47.1%1988, Sweden: 43.2%1991, Östersund: 41.9%1991, Sweden: 37.7%1994, Östersund: 49.0%1994, Sweden: 45.3%1998, Östersund: 39.2%1998, Sweden: 36.4%2002, Östersund: 43.2%2002, Sweden: 39.9%2006, Östersund: 38.2%2006, Sweden: 35.0%2010, Östersund: 37.8%2010, Sweden: 30.7%2014, Östersund: 37.9%2014, Sweden: 31.0%2018, Östersund: 33.3%2018, Sweden: 28.3%2022, Östersund: 37.7%2022, Sweden: 30.3%

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

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