Abstention rate in municipal elections in France 1959-2021

Published by S. Galan, Aug 26, 2024
In 2021, only about one out of three French people registered on the electoral lists turned out to vote in the municipal elections, in both the first and second rounds. The abstention rate had thus risen sharply since the 1959 election, when about three quarters of the registered voters had voted. It was in 1977 and 1983 that the rates were the lowest.
In France, the next departmental elections will take place in 2026.

Rate of abstention in municipal elections in France between 1959 and 2021

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November 2021

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1959 to 2021

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