In 2021, only about one-third of the French people registered on the electoral lists turned out to vote in the departmental elections, in both the first and second rounds. The abstention rate had thus risen sharply since the previous election, when about half of the registered voters had voted. It was in 1982 that the rate was the lowest. In France, the next departmental elections will take place in March 2027.
Rate of abstention in departmental/cantonal elections in France between 1961 and 2021
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Various sources (france-politique.fr). (November 27, 2021). Rate of abstention in departmental/cantonal elections in France between 1961 and 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1304877/abstention-departmental-elections-france/
Various sources (france-politique.fr). "Rate of abstention in departmental/cantonal elections in France between 1961 and 2021." Chart. November 27, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1304877/abstention-departmental-elections-france/
Various sources (france-politique.fr). (2021). Rate of abstention in departmental/cantonal elections in France between 1961 and 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1304877/abstention-departmental-elections-france/
Various sources (france-politique.fr). "Rate of Abstention in Departmental/Cantonal Elections in France between 1961 and 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1304877/abstention-departmental-elections-france/
Various sources (france-politique.fr), Rate of abstention in departmental/cantonal elections in France between 1961 and 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1304877/abstention-departmental-elections-france/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Rate of abstention in departmental/cantonal elections in France between 1961 and 2021 [Graph], Various sources (france-politique.fr), November 27, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1304877/abstention-departmental-elections-france/