France: presidential election first round abstention rate by age 2022

On the first round of the French presidential elections, the abstention rate, usually lower than in other types of elections, reached an important level. Indeed, although the proportion of French people intending to vote has increased slightly over the last few months, on April 10th, more than one French person out of four did not vote. Among those under 35, this proportion exceeded 40 percent.
In the second round of the previous presidential elections, about one third of people under 35 did not vote.

Evolution of abstention rate estimates for the first round of the 2022 presidential elections in France between December 2021 and April 2022, by age group

Characteristic	18-24 years old	25-34 years old	35-49 years old	50-59 years old	60-69 years old	70 years old and over	Total
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Release date

April 2022

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Region

France

Survey time period

December 2021 to April 2022

Number of respondents

4,000 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online Access Panel

Supplementary notes

* Forecasts

Data from April 2021 to March 10-14, 2022 come from studies previously published by the source:

- December 2021: sample of 10,928 people, interviewed from December 7 to 13, 2021.
- January 2022: sample of 12,542 people, interviewed from January 14 to 17, 2022.
-February 2022: sample of 12,499 people, interviewed from February 3 to 7, 2022.
- March 2-3, 2022: sample of 3,599 people, interviewed from March 2 to 3, 2022.
Ipsos conducted a survey on a sample of 3,599 people from March 2 to 3 to add a more recent perspective on the impact of the war in Ukraine. The interviews began after the President of the Republic's televised speech on March 2 at 8pm. They were conducted before the publication of the "Letter to the French" of the Head of State.
- March 10-14, 2022: sample of 13,749 people, interviewed from March 10 to 14, 2022.
- March 21-24, 2022: sample of 13,269 people, interviewed from March 21 to 24, 2022.