2019 European Parliament election in Sweden

European Parliament elections were held in Sweden in May 2019 to elect the country's twenty members of the European Parliament.

Opinion polls Graphical summary

Vote share Polling firm Fieldwork date Samplesize V S MP C L M KD SD Fi PP Others Lead 2019 election 26 May 2019 – 6.8 23.5 11.5 10.8 4.1 16.8 8.6 15.3 0.8 0.6 1.1 6.6 SKOP 19–24 May 2019 1,938 7.4 23.1 9.4 9.2 4.7 16.0 10.3 17.1 1.0 – 1.8 6.0 Sifo 20–23 May 2019 2,437 8.3 23.1 10.0 10.3 4.0 14.4 9.0 18.9 0.5 – 1.6 4.2 Ipsos 16–23 May 2019 3,155 7.2 23.9 9.9 8.5 4.5 13.6 12.5 16.9 0.9 – 2.1 7.0 Novus 6–22 May 2019 2,456 7.2 23.5 10.7 8.6 5.2 15.9 9.9 16.2 1.1 ? ? 7.3 SKOP 19–20 May 2019 1,042 7.5 23.5 9.4 9.6 3.8 16.8 10.5 17.2 0.9 – 1.0 6.3 Inizio 10–16 May 2019 2,200 6.9 23.0 9.3 9.5 3.4 15.7 9.1 18.8 2.0 – 2.3 4.2 Sifo 10–15 May 2019 2,867 9.5 21.9 9.6 7.6 4.1 13.5 11.2 19.9 1.2 – 1.6 2.0 Sifo 2–9 May 2019 2,383 7.4 23.1 11.6 7.6 3.3 15.5 12.4 16.9 1.0 – 2.4 6.2 Inizio 1–9 May 2019 2,218 6.9 23.9 9.6 8.4 3.4 16.9 8.8 17.9 2.2 – 2.5 6.0 Novus 15–28 Apr 2019 1,792 11.1 24.8 10.6 7.4 5.3 12.6 9.7 13.7 1.1 1.9 1.9 11.1 Sifo 23–25 Apr 2019 1,834 8.2 21.0 10.0 6.3 3.4 16.5 10.7 19.9 1.7 – 2.4 1.1 Inizio 15–25 Apr 2019 2,068 7.6 24.9 8.7 9.5 3.7 15.9 9.0 17.4 1.4 – 1.9 7.5 Demoskop 12–24 Apr 2019 1,595 7.9 23.4 9.0 6.1 3.3 17.0 10.4 19.3 1.0 – 2.6 4.1 Ipsos 9–22 Apr 2019 1,507 10 23 9 8 6 15 10 17 1 – 2 6 SKOP 7–27 Mar 2019 1,510 7.6 25.7 9.2 7.6 4.5 17.7 9.3 15.1 1.4 – 1.9 8.0 Sifo 19–25 Mar 2019 2,097 8.6 25.2 8.1 7.1 4.0 16.2 10.4 17.3 1.5 – 1.5 7.9 Novus 11–24 Mar 2019 1,842 10.6 25.5 9.2 9.2 5.0 13.7 8.9 14.3 1.2 1.3 1.2 11.2 Sifo 20–25 Feb 2019 1,537 10.0 27.5 6.4 5.8 3.8 16.4 8.6 18.0 1.2 – 2.4 9.5 2014 election 25 May 2014 – 6.3 24.2 15.4 6.5 9.9 13.7 5.9 9.7 5.5 2.2 0.7 8.8 1 5 4 1 2 3 1 2 1 0 0 1

Results

Voter demographics Voter demographics of the 2019 European Parliament election in Sweden, according to the Swedish Television's exit polls. "SVT:s Vallokalsundersökning EUP-valet 2019." Sveriges Television. [cited as VALU 2019] 2019-06-29.

Gender and age Percentage of cohort voting for Social Democrats Moderates Sweden Democrats Other parties TotalFemales 24 16 12 48 100Males 22 18 19 41 10018–21 years old 1120960 10022–30 years old16161058 10031–50 years old 20 16 14 50 10051–64 years old 25 17 19 39 10065 years old and older 301816 36 100Source: VALU 2019, p. 32.

Employment Percentage of cohort voting for Social Democrats Moderates Sweden Democrats Other parties TotalGainfully employed 21 17 14 48 100Unemployed 25 16 24 34100Retired 30 171736 100Permanently outside the labor market 27 52642 100Students 14 16 6 64 100Source: VALU 2019, p. 33.

Occupation Percentage of cohort voting for Social Democrats Moderates Sweden Democrats Other parties TotalBlue-collar workers 31 1121 37 100Blue-collar workers, foremen 28 1428 30 100White-collar workers 24 16 11 49 100White-collar workers, supervisors 22 2212 44 100Managers 16 2814 42 100Farmers 31615 66 100Self-employed 16 16 18 50 100Business owners 8 22 20 50 100Source:

Union membership Percentage of cohort voting for Social Democrats Moderates Sweden Democrats Other parties TotalBlue-collar unions (LO) 37923 31 100White-collar unions (TCO) 30 15 10 45 100Professional unions (SACO) 21176 56 100Source:

Education Percentage of cohort voting for Social Democrats Moderates Sweden Democrats Other parties TotalLess than nine years of school 30 11 27 32 100Compulsory comprehensive school 35 13 24 28 100Secondary school 28162234 100Tertiary non-academic education 22 1823 37 100College education 20189 53 100Post-graduate education 19137 61 100Source: VALU 2019, p. 34

Public/Private sector employment Percentage of cohort voting for Social Democrats Moderates Sweden Democrats Other parties TotalGovernment employment 271413 46 100Local government employment 301312 45 100Private sector employment 192018 43 100Source:

Foreign born Percentage of cohort voting for Social Democrats Moderates Sweden Democrats Other parties TotalRaised in Sweden 23 17 15 45 100Raised in Scandinavia outside of Sweden 33 15 18 34 100Raised in Europe outside of Scandinavia 27 18 16 39 100Raised outside of Europe 36 6 14 44 100Source: VALU 2019, p. 35

Church attendance Percentage of cohort voting for Social Democrats Moderates Sweden Democrats Other parties TotalAt least once a month 20 7 14 59 100A few times a year 241716 43 100Rarely 261916 39 100Never 22 171546 100Source:

Referendums In connection with the 2019 European Parliament elections, two local referendums were held in Sweden. In Svedala municipality, citizens took a stand on whether a prison should be established there, with 67.5% voting no.Klart nej till fängelse i Svedala In the municipalities of Borgholm and Mörbylånga, residents voted on a proposal for a merger to the municipality of Öland, which gave no in both municipalities.Nej till kommunsammanslagning på Öland – folket har sagt sitt

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