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Varberg

Hallands län

69,460 residents · 2025

+6.2%

Five-year population change

2020–2025

SEK 34,483/⁠mo

Median earned income

2024

Rank 47 of 290, Median earned income

27.3%

At least three years of post-secondary education

2025

Rank 69 of 290, At least three years of post-secondary education

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Democracy in Varberg

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

Voter turnout

Share of eligible voters who participated in the 2022 elections.

Municipal election

85.5%

Sweden: 80.5%

5.0 percentage points above Sweden

Regional election

85.0%

Sweden: 80.2%

4.8 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 14,142 votes

Varberg 31.3%
Sweden 30.3%

Moderate Party 9,372 votes

Varberg 20.7%
Sweden 19.1%

Sweden Democrats 9,192 votes

Varberg 20.3%
Sweden 20.5%

Centre Party 3,507 votes

Varberg 7.8%
Sweden 6.7%

Christian Democrats 2,682 votes

Varberg 5.9%
Sweden 5.3%

Liberal Party 2,141 votes

Varberg 4.7%
Sweden 4.6%

Left Party 2,002 votes

Varberg 4.4%
Sweden 6.7%

Green Party 1,747 votes

Varberg 3.9%
Sweden 5.1%

Other parties 463 votes

Varberg 1.0%
Sweden 1.5%

Voter turnout over time

Parliamentary-election turnout, 1973–2022.

Varberg Sweden
Varberg. Parliamentary-election turnout, 1973–2022.Parliamentary-election turnout, 1973–2022.78.8%86.4%94.0%1973198219912002201420221973, Varberg: 91.0%1973, Sweden: 90.8%1976, Varberg: 92.7%1976, Sweden: 91.8%1979, Varberg: 91.5%1979, Sweden: 90.7%1982, Varberg: 92.2%1982, Sweden: 91.4%1985, Varberg: 90.9%1985, Sweden: 89.9%1988, Varberg: 87.3%1988, Sweden: 86.0%1991, Varberg: 88.0%1991, Sweden: 86.7%1994, Varberg: 88.0%1994, Sweden: 86.8%1998, Varberg: 83.0%1998, Sweden: 81.4%2002, Varberg: 81.8%2002, Sweden: 80.1%2006, Varberg: 83.9%2006, Sweden: 82.0%2010, Varberg: 86.9%2010, Sweden: 84.6%2014, Varberg: 88.5%2014, Sweden: 85.8%2018, Varberg: 90.0%2018, Sweden: 87.2%2022, Varberg: 88.1%2022, Sweden: 84.2%

Party results over time

Social Democratic Party

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

Varberg 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%37.0%47.4%1973198219912002201420221973, Varberg: 35.5%1973, Sweden: 43.6%1976, Varberg: 36.1%1976, Sweden: 42.7%1979, Varberg: 36.6%1979, Sweden: 43.2%1982, Varberg: 38.3%1982, Sweden: 45.6%1985, Varberg: 40.8%1985, Sweden: 44.7%1988, Varberg: 40.3%1988, Sweden: 43.2%1991, Varberg: 34.4%1991, Sweden: 37.7%1994, Varberg: 43.0%1994, Sweden: 45.3%1998, Varberg: 33.6%1998, Sweden: 36.4%2002, Varberg: 39.0%2002, Sweden: 39.9%2006, Varberg: 34.8%2006, Sweden: 35.0%2010, Varberg: 29.0%2010, Sweden: 30.7%2014, Varberg: 31.4%2014, Sweden: 31.0%2018, Varberg: 28.3%2018, Sweden: 28.3%2022, Varberg: 31.3%2022, Sweden: 30.3%

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

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