French regional elections: issue levels by city size 2021

Since January 1, 2016 and the implementation of the law on the new territorial organization of the republic (NOTRe), the scope of action of regional governments has been expanded in France. In addition to the responsibilities they share with the departments, they have several prerogatives, such as the management of transportation, the maintenance of high schools, land use planning, or vocational training.
It seems, according to a survey conducted shortly before the closing of polling stations during the first round of the regional elections, that these local and regional issues are a determining factor in the vote of the French. While the importance given to these issues varies somewhat depending on the size of the municipality on whose electoral list the voters are registered, three-quarters of the French said they voted on the basis of local or regional issues. The cities in which these issues had the least impact on voting were cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants.

Priority given by the French to national and local issues when voting in the first round of the regional elections in June 2021, according to the size of the municipality

Characteristic	Local or regional issues	National issues
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Release date

June 2021

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Region

France

Survey time period

June 20, 2021*

Number of respondents

2,542 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

People registered on the electoral lists; Metropolitan France

Method of interview

Computer-assisted web interviews (CAWI)

Supplementary notes

* The source adds the following information: "Interviews were conducted on June 20, 2021 from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m."

The question was phrased by the source as follows: "Aujourd'hui, avez-vous voté ou allez-vous voter plutôt en fonction… ?"

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