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Vänersborg

Västra Götalands län

40,078 residents · 2025

+1.1%

Five-year population change

2020–2025

SEK 32,508/⁠mo

Median earned income

2024

Rank 132 of 290, Median earned income

25.7%

At least three years of post-secondary education

2025

Rank 80 of 290, At least three years of post-secondary education

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Democracy in Vänersborg

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

Voter turnout

Share of eligible voters who participated in the 2022 elections.

Municipal election

82.4%

Sweden: 80.5%

1.9 percentage points above Sweden

Regional election

81.8%

Sweden: 80.2%

1.6 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 8,330 votes

Vänersborg 32.8%
Sweden 30.3%

Sweden Democrats 6,577 votes

Vänersborg 25.9%
Sweden 20.5%

Moderate Party 4,051 votes

Vänersborg 15.9%
Sweden 19.1%

Christian Democrats 1,478 votes

Vänersborg 5.8%
Sweden 5.3%

Left Party 1,434 votes

Vänersborg 5.6%
Sweden 6.7%

Centre Party 1,430 votes

Vänersborg 5.6%
Sweden 6.7%

Liberal Party 944 votes

Vänersborg 3.7%
Sweden 4.6%

Green Party 864 votes

Vänersborg 3.4%
Sweden 5.1%

Other parties 311 votes

Vänersborg 1.2%
Sweden 1.5%

Voter turnout over time

Parliamentary-election turnout, 1973–2022.

Vänersborg Sweden
Vänersborg. Parliamentary-election turnout, 1973–2022.Parliamentary-election turnout, 1973–2022.78.9%86.0%93.0%1973198219912002201420221973, Vänersborg: 90.7%1973, Sweden: 90.8%1976, Vänersborg: 91.8%1976, Sweden: 91.8%1979, Vänersborg: 91.1%1979, Sweden: 90.7%1982, Vänersborg: 91.6%1982, Sweden: 91.4%1985, Vänersborg: 89.9%1985, Sweden: 89.9%1988, Vänersborg: 85.5%1988, Sweden: 86.0%1991, Vänersborg: 86.6%1991, Sweden: 86.7%1994, Vänersborg: 86.7%1994, Sweden: 86.8%1998, Vänersborg: 82.2%1998, Sweden: 81.4%2002, Vänersborg: 80.4%2002, Sweden: 80.1%2006, Vänersborg: 82.1%2006, Sweden: 82.0%2010, Vänersborg: 85.2%2010, Sweden: 84.6%2014, Vänersborg: 86.4%2014, Sweden: 85.8%2018, Vänersborg: 87.8%2018, Sweden: 87.2%2022, Vänersborg: 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.

Vänersborg 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, 1973–2022.26.5%37.2%47.9%1973198219912002201420221973, Vänersborg: 40.8%1973, Sweden: 43.6%1976, Vänersborg: 40.4%1976, Sweden: 42.7%1979, Vänersborg: 41.6%1979, Sweden: 43.2%1982, Vänersborg: 43.9%1982, Sweden: 45.6%1985, Vänersborg: 43.5%1985, Sweden: 44.7%1988, Vänersborg: 41.6%1988, Sweden: 43.2%1991, Vänersborg: 36.1%1991, Sweden: 37.7%1994, Vänersborg: 46.1%1994, Sweden: 45.3%1998, Vänersborg: 37.3%1998, Sweden: 36.4%2002, Vänersborg: 44.0%2002, Sweden: 39.9%2006, Vänersborg: 42.0%2006, Sweden: 35.0%2010, Vänersborg: 34.0%2010, Sweden: 30.7%2014, Vänersborg: 34.7%2014, Sweden: 31.0%2018, Vänersborg: 31.6%2018, Sweden: 28.3%2022, Vänersborg: 32.8%2022, Sweden: 30.3%

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

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