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Västerås

Västmanlands län

161,240 residents · 2025

+3.7%

Five-year population change

2020–2025

SEK 33,292/⁠mo

Median earned income

2024

Rank 80 of 290, Median earned income

32.4%

At least three years of post-secondary education

2025

Rank 38 of 290, At least three years of post-secondary education

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Democracy in Västerås

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

Voter turnout

Share of eligible voters who participated in the 2022 elections.

Municipal election

78.7%

Sweden: 80.5%

1.8 percentage points below Sweden

Regional election

78.6%

Sweden: 80.2%

1.6 percentage points below 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 29,444 votes

Västerås 31.0%
Sweden 30.3%

Moderate Party 21,040 votes

Västerås 22.1%
Sweden 19.1%

Sweden Democrats 18,963 votes

Västerås 19.9%
Sweden 20.5%

Left Party 6,074 votes

Västerås 6.4%
Sweden 6.7%

Centre Party 5,533 votes

Västerås 5.8%
Sweden 6.7%

Liberal Party 4,830 votes

Västerås 5.1%
Sweden 4.6%

Christian Democrats 4,505 votes

Västerås 4.7%
Sweden 5.3%

Green Party 3,472 votes

Västerås 3.6%
Sweden 5.1%

Other parties 1,272 votes

Västerås 1.3%
Sweden 1.5%

Voter turnout over time

Parliamentary-election turnout, 1973–2022.

Västerås Sweden
Västerås. Parliamentary-election turnout, 1973–2022.Parliamentary-election turnout, 1973–2022.77.3%85.3%93.2%1973198219912002201420221973, Västerås: 89.9%1973, Sweden: 90.8%1976, Västerås: 90.9%1976, Sweden: 91.8%1979, Västerås: 90.0%1979, Sweden: 90.7%1982, Västerås: 91.2%1982, Sweden: 91.4%1985, Västerås: 89.4%1985, Sweden: 89.9%1988, Västerås: 84.3%1988, Sweden: 86.0%1991, Västerås: 85.8%1991, Sweden: 86.7%1994, Västerås: 86.5%1994, Sweden: 86.8%1998, Västerås: 80.2%1998, Sweden: 81.4%2002, Västerås: 78.7%2002, Sweden: 80.1%2006, Västerås: 81.7%2006, Sweden: 82.0%2010, Västerås: 85.2%2010, Sweden: 84.6%2014, Västerås: 85.5%2014, Sweden: 85.8%2018, Västerås: 86.9%2018, Sweden: 87.2%2022, Västerås: 82.5%2022, Sweden: 84.2%

Party results over time

Social Democratic Party

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

Västerås 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, Västerås: 47.8%1973, Sweden: 43.6%1976, Västerås: 47.4%1976, Sweden: 42.7%1979, Västerås: 47.1%1979, Sweden: 43.2%1982, Västerås: 49.5%1982, Sweden: 45.6%1985, Västerås: 48.9%1985, Sweden: 44.7%1988, Västerås: 47.2%1988, Sweden: 43.2%1991, Västerås: 40.4%1991, Sweden: 37.7%1994, Västerås: 48.7%1994, Sweden: 45.3%1998, Västerås: 38.7%1998, Sweden: 36.4%2002, Västerås: 42.4%2002, Sweden: 39.9%2006, Västerås: 35.9%2006, Sweden: 35.0%2010, Västerås: 32.6%2010, Sweden: 30.7%2014, Västerås: 32.5%2014, Sweden: 31.0%2018, Västerås: 29.1%2018, Sweden: 28.3%2022, Västerås: 31.0%2022, Sweden: 30.3%

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

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