Reported districts
6,626of 6,626 · all 349 seats finalThe forecast meets
the result.
Compare the pre-election forecast with the final outcome. Votes and seats below come from the Swedish Election Authority.
2026 compared with 2022
Final election result · 6,626/6,626 districts
Social Democrats1,895,9892022: 1,964,47428.02 %−2.31 pp99−8
Moderates1,343,4482022: 1,237,42819.85 %+0.75 pp70+2
Sweden Democrats1,183,2482022: 1,330,32517.48 %−3.05 pp62−11
Left Party568,7812022: 437,0508.4 %+1.66 pp30+6
Centre Party475,7802022: 434,9457.03 %+0.32 pp25+1
Christian Democrats417,4902022: 345,7126.17 %+0.83 pp22+3
Green Party414,3072022: 329,2426.12 %+1.04 pp22+4
Liberals361,1872022: 298,5425.34 %+0.73 pp19+32026 is shown first. Below votes: 2022. Below share and seats: change from 2022. pp = percentage points. Comparisons use the authority’s baseline; the ongoing count may change the result. — = comparison unavailable.
Party names
ÖrP · Örebropartiet
AFS · Alternativ för Sverige
KVp · Kristna Värdepartiet
1729 · Ambition Sverige
PP · Piratpartiet
MED · Medborgerlig Samling
MD · MoD - Mänskliga rättigheter och Demokrati
SKP · SKP KOMMUNISTERNA
ER · Enad Röst
PNy · Partiet Nyans
DD · Direktdemokraterna
LPo · Landsbygdspartiet Oberoende
1881 · RegleraAI.nu
NMR · Nordiska motståndsrörelsen
Volt · Volt
K · Kommunistiska Partiet
PV · Partiet Vändpunkt
ENH · Enhet
1825 · Kalle Ankapartiet
Kn · Knapptryckarna
KLP · Klassiskt liberala partiet
1448 · Enade Sverige
1719 · Ett Bra Sverige
NR · NY REFORM
TRP · TRYGGHETSPARTIET
0339 · Sveriges Nationella Demokratiska Parti
1817 · ANTI-AUKTORITÄRA AKTIONS PARTIET
1720 · Ny Allians
1491 · Pax
1755 · JESUS
1806 · 99 Svarta ballonger
1650 · För Allas Bästa
1781 · Kunskapsdemokratiska Partiet
PAU · Partiet Arkitekturupproret
1671 · Johannespartiet med extra älg
1780 · AI partiet
OKP · Ond Kyckling Partiet
1791 · Djurvänners Parti
1888 · Viking
1894 · Tidö
Vi · Visionpartiet
PRJ · PRJ -Partiet för Rättvisa och Jämställdhet
1838 · Sekulära Humanistiska Partiet
aip · ansvarsfull intelligens i politiken
1743 · Pensionspartiet
1765 · FRIDSLAGET
FOLK · Folklistan
1805 · O
AMO · AMORISTERNA
1628 · ANARKISTERNA
1677 · Libertarianerna
1715 · Socialistpartiet
1875 · Hampans vänner
1681 · Socialliberalerna
1526 · Valsamverkanspartiet
1606 · FAMILJENS FRIHET
1627 · Naturistpartiet
1654 · Origo
FT · FramtidsTro
1404 · Revolutionspartiet
1548 · Fria Wermland
1680 · Skogsfolket
1774 · Progress
1816 · Fria Partiet
1868 · Evelinas parti
1882 · Ekorrepartiet
1889 · Det sunda partiet
1920 · SVERIGES INTELLEKTUELLA DEMOKRATER
1609 · WILLY TIGER
1652 · Högerpartiet de konservativa
1666 · SYMPARTIET
1669 · NEUTRALITET
1691 · Stjärnpartiet Sverige
1762 · Proxypartiet
1902 · Alternativ Sanning
CSIS · Common sense in Sweden
DFR · Demokrati, Folk och Religion (DFR)
1468 · Vinningspartiet
1484 · Fredspartiet
1510 · Företaget Sverige
1630 · Upprorsdemokraterna
1639 · Sverige i valsamverkan
1736 · Sveriges Oberoende Ledamöter
1757 · YN Demokraterna
1830 · Folkrådet
1842 · koalitionsbyggarna.se
1861 · Multidimensionella Partiet
1869 · BarnDemokraterna
1884 · CIVIS
1905 · Presidency
1914 · Ett modernt land
EVA · En Vis Avskaffar Asylrätten!
PEDO · Politiskt Erövrande Demokratiska Organisationen
1466 · Säkerhetspartiet
1479 · Fritt val
1578 · Partiet Folkomröstning
1589 · Enad Politik
1658 · Solens Frihetsparti
1665 · Resurs Demokrati
1683 · Vindarna
1686 · Jonathan Hemph
1710 · Samlade Demokrater
1731 · FREDS OCH FRIHETSPARTIER
1733 · Anti-partiet Partiet
1749 · Humankapitalisterna
1756 · Kristna Frihetspartiet
1823 · PARTY PEOPLE
1831 · Venstre Sverige
1870 · EVOLT FOLKHANSA
1879 · Riket
1886 · Svensk-Finska Unionspartiet
1890 · Rymdraketerna
1899 · Kompass
1900 · Elbira partiet
1903 · Fred och demokrati
1921 · Gemensam Säkerhet
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Seats meet politics
Who can actually form a government?
Seat totals use the final election result. A mathematical majority does not automatically mean the parties will form a government.
S + V + MP + C
176seats in the final result · a majority requires 175M + SD + KD + L
173seats in the final result · a majority requires 175The seats may suffice, but C rejects V in government. A majority is therefore not a completed coalition.
An outright majority describes seat arithmetic. Forming a government also requires party conditions to be compatible or tolerated.Seats for three red-green parties. The model does not assume other parties will tolerate the government.
An outright majority describes seat arithmetic. Forming a government also requires party conditions to be compatible or tolerated.An Andersson grouping without V in government; it normally requires external support or tolerance.
An outright majority describes seat arithmetic. Forming a government also requires party conditions to be compatible or tolerated.C has suggested this centrist solution, but the parties have no joint government agreement.
An outright majority describes seat arithmetic. Forming a government also requires party conditions to be compatible or tolerated.The four Tidö parties' seat grouping. This is a seat forecast, not a settled government decision.
An outright majority describes seat arithmetic. Forming a government also requires party conditions to be compatible or tolerated.Shows the seat position without L; it is not a separately declared government alternative.
An outright majority describes seat arithmetic. Forming a government also requires party conditions to be compatible or tolerated.Party leaders and stated positions on government
Dated public statements, checked 6 Sept 2026. These are sourced context, not model odds.

- DECLAREDS seeks a mandate for an Andersson-led government
Magdalena Andersson says she seeks voters' mandate to become prime minister and lead a government pursuing broad cooperation.
The statement identifies a prime minister candidate but does not fix which parties would join or tolerate the government after the election.Social Democrats · effective from ↗

- DECLAREDM campaigns for Kristersson and a four-party government
Ulf Kristersson has declared himself the Tidö grouping's prime minister candidate and said that M, SD, KD and L will join the government if the grouping wins.
This is a publicly declared government alternative. The model can test its outright seat majority, but cannot determine whether all post-election negotiations succeed.SVT Nyheter · effective from ↗

- DECLAREDSD is to enter government if the Tidö parties win
Åkesson and Kristersson have presented an alternative including all four Tidö parties, with SD taking government responsibility.
The statement gives SD ministerial posts but does not specify individuals or exact portfolios. Those details are not modelled.SVT Nyheter · effective from ↗

- DECLAREDV demands cabinet participation if its votes are needed
The congress-adopted election platform says V will not support or permit a government it does not join if V's votes are needed to form it.
S, V, MP and C may reach 175 seats without their stated conditions being compatible. An outright majority is therefore not a completed government agreement.Left Party · effective from ↗

- DECLAREDC names Andersson as its most likely partner
Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist has identified Magdalena Andersson as her most likely prime minister partner. C demands lower emissions, more jobs, lower taxes and investment in rural areas.
C may be decisive in tolerating a prime minister even outside government. Its vote against a nominee can therefore matter more than whether a four-party grouping reaches 175 seats.SVT Nyheter · effective from ↗ - DECLAREDC wants to unite S, C and KD in the centre; MP has also been mentioned
C's proposed centrist alternative includes S, C and KD, with a possible opening for MP. MP has rejected the alternative.
This is C's proposal. There is no joint agreement, and KD has since refused to permit an Andersson-led government.Aftonbladet · effective from ↗ - DECLAREDC wants a centrist government without V or SD influence
The Centre Party campaigns for a centrist alternative without influence from the Left Party or Sweden Democrats.
C's conditions must be considered alongside V's and MP's demands for government participation. A combined seat count does not imply an agreement.Centre Party · effective from ↗

- DECLAREDKD campaigns for continued Tidö cooperation
Ebba Busch has said KD supports Tidö cooperation and has no red lines about which Tidö parties may join the government.
KD is part of Kristersson's declared seat grouping, but specific ministerial posts are explicitly not assigned before the election.SVT Nyheter · effective from ↗ - DECLAREDKD rejects Andersson, even if it leads to an extra election
Ebba Busch has said KD is prepared to vote against Magdalena Andersson as prime minister all the way to an extra election.
According to this statement, C's preferred centrist government lacks KD's support. It is a dated political condition, not a model forecast.SVT Nyheter · effective from ↗

- DECLAREDMP demands a place in a red-green government
Amanda Lind has said MP must join a future red-green government and will vote against governments it does not join.
MP's seats therefore cannot automatically be counted as tolerance for an S-led government excluding MP.TV4 Nyheterna · effective from ↗ - DECLAREDMP rejects C's S + C + KD alternative
Amanda Lind has rejected the C leader's preferred centrist government of S, C and KD, citing differences in climate policy.
C's preferred centrist government therefore lacks a joint declaration from the parties it seeks to unite.Aftonbladet · effective from ↗

- DECLAREDL accepts SD in a four-party government
The Liberals' extraordinary congress confirmed the new position: the party is ready to admit SD to government if the Tidö parties win.
This removes the previous red line against SD ministers, but L must also clear the parliamentary threshold to win its own seats.SVT Nyheter · effective from ↗
Once Parliament approves the Speaker's prime minister nominee, the elected prime minister appoints the other ministers. Seats confer negotiating strength but do not automatically determine who receives a ministerial portfolio. Politicalverse therefore assigns no probabilities to individual future ministers.
Constitutional context from Swedish Parliament ↗The register describes constitutional rules and dated public statements. It does not model prime ministers, governing parties or ministerial posts and contains no odds for individuals.
Pre-election forecast · archive
This is the forecast from before the election. It is frozen for evaluation and does not drive any current projections on the site.
Sweden · Parliamentary election 2026
Pre-election forecast · archive
A connected model from published opinion polls to vote shares, seats and possible paths to government. All probabilities describe simulation frequencies, never betting odds.
Will S, V, MP and C win at least 175 seats?
95.2 %- Data cutoff
- 11 September 2026
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- 10,000
*Respondents may appear in multiple polls; the sum is not a count of unique people.
Forecast questions
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The questions are defined in advance so their outcomes can be checked after the election. Each probability is the share of simulations meeting the condition. It says nothing about which outcome you should favour.
Will S, V, MP and C win at least 175 seats?
This measures seat strength. It does not mean C and V accept the same government.
Definition and uncertainty
Yes if S, V, MP and C together receive at least 175 of 349 seats in the Election Authority's final parliamentary result. The forecast is a model, not a market price or a promise.
Will the Tidö parties win at least 175 seats?
L's threshold position is the largest individual risk to the declared seat grouping.
Definition and uncertainty
Yes if M, SD, KD and L together receive at least 175 seats in the final result. The forecast is a model, not a market price or a promise.
Will the Liberals clear the parliamentary threshold?
The threshold makes small movements around four percent very important for seat allocation.
Definition and uncertainty
Yes if the Liberals receive at least 4.00 percent of valid votes nationally. The forecast is a model, not a market price or a promise.
Will the Christian Democrats clear the parliamentary threshold?
The model weighs the polling centre against historical forecast errors and variation between pollsters.
Definition and uncertainty
Yes if the Christian Democrats receive at least 4.00 percent of valid votes nationally. The forecast is a model, not a market price or a promise.
Will the Social Democrats be the largest party?
Being the largest party affects negotiations but does not automatically appoint the prime minister.
Definition and uncertainty
Yes if the Social Democrats receive the highest national vote share among the modelled parliamentary parties. The forecast is a model, not a market price or a promise.
Will SD win more seats than M?
This affects the balance of power within the right-wing grouping but does not automatically determine the prime minister.
Definition and uncertainty
Yes if the Sweden Democrats receive more parliamentary seats than the Moderates in the final result. The forecast is a model, not a market price or a promise.
Will exactly seven parties enter Parliament?
In the central forecast, L loses its seats while the other seven parties win representation.
Definition and uncertainty
Yes if exactly seven of today's eight parliamentary parties win at least one seat. The forecast is a model, not a market price or a promise.
Party forecast · votes and seats
Central estimate, range and threshold risk
80% model intervals
Vote intervals reflect variation between polls and historical forecast errors. Each simulated vote share is then passed through the seat engine, so seats can change abruptly around the electoral threshold.








Forecast sensitivity
What is driving the outcome now?
Derived from the same snapshot
A guide to the forecast: the party closest to the threshold, the likely largest party, the seat grouping closest to 175 and the widest seat interval.

27.2 % above the parliamentary threshold
Small movements around four percent can shift many seats between the blocs. This is the model's most sensitive threshold at present.

99 % simulation frequency
Social Democrats is largest in this share of simulations. That strengthens a negotiating position but does not appoint a prime minister.
S + V + MP
The central scenario is 13 seats from the majority threshold. Political compatibility is treated separately as sourced context.
Sweden Democrats
The widest 80% interval shows where seat outcomes vary most across simulations. Outcomes beyond the interval remain possible.
Government formation · model + dated context
Seats alone are not enough
Separate evidence categories
The coalition rows show the arithmetic. Below them are party leaders and public positions on government formation, with dates and source links. We do not assign probabilities to ministerial posts without a testable candidate set and a separate model.
S + V + MP + C reaches an outright majority in
95.2 %of simulations · not prime minister oddsM + SD + KD + L reaches an outright majority in
4.8 %of simulations · not prime minister oddsThe seats may suffice, but C rejects V in government. A majority is therefore not a completed coalition.
An outright majority describes seat arithmetic. Forming a government also requires party conditions to be compatible or tolerated.Seats for three red-green parties. The model does not assume other parties will tolerate the government.
An outright majority describes seat arithmetic. Forming a government also requires party conditions to be compatible or tolerated.An Andersson grouping without V in government; it normally requires external support or tolerance.
An outright majority describes seat arithmetic. Forming a government also requires party conditions to be compatible or tolerated.C has suggested this centrist solution, but the parties have no joint government agreement.
An outright majority describes seat arithmetic. Forming a government also requires party conditions to be compatible or tolerated.The four Tidö parties' seat grouping. This is a seat forecast, not a settled government decision.
An outright majority describes seat arithmetic. Forming a government also requires party conditions to be compatible or tolerated.Shows the seat position without L; it is not a separately declared government alternative.
An outright majority describes seat arithmetic. Forming a government also requires party conditions to be compatible or tolerated.Party leaders and stated positions on government
Dated public statements, checked 6 Sept 2026. These are sourced context, not model odds.

- DECLAREDS seeks a mandate for an Andersson-led government
Magdalena Andersson says she seeks voters' mandate to become prime minister and lead a government pursuing broad cooperation.
The statement identifies a prime minister candidate but does not fix which parties would join or tolerate the government after the election.Social Democrats · effective from ↗

- DECLAREDM campaigns for Kristersson and a four-party government
Ulf Kristersson has declared himself the Tidö grouping's prime minister candidate and said that M, SD, KD and L will join the government if the grouping wins.
This is a publicly declared government alternative. The model can test its outright seat majority, but cannot determine whether all post-election negotiations succeed.SVT Nyheter · effective from ↗

- DECLAREDSD is to enter government if the Tidö parties win
Åkesson and Kristersson have presented an alternative including all four Tidö parties, with SD taking government responsibility.
The statement gives SD ministerial posts but does not specify individuals or exact portfolios. Those details are not modelled.SVT Nyheter · effective from ↗

- DECLAREDV demands cabinet participation if its votes are needed
The congress-adopted election platform says V will not support or permit a government it does not join if V's votes are needed to form it.
S, V, MP and C may reach 175 seats without their stated conditions being compatible. An outright majority is therefore not a completed government agreement.Left Party · effective from ↗

- DECLAREDC names Andersson as its most likely partner
Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist has identified Magdalena Andersson as her most likely prime minister partner. C demands lower emissions, more jobs, lower taxes and investment in rural areas.
C may be decisive in tolerating a prime minister even outside government. Its vote against a nominee can therefore matter more than whether a four-party grouping reaches 175 seats.SVT Nyheter · effective from ↗ - DECLAREDC wants to unite S, C and KD in the centre; MP has also been mentioned
C's proposed centrist alternative includes S, C and KD, with a possible opening for MP. MP has rejected the alternative.
This is C's proposal. There is no joint agreement, and KD has since refused to permit an Andersson-led government.Aftonbladet · effective from ↗ - DECLAREDC wants a centrist government without V or SD influence
The Centre Party campaigns for a centrist alternative without influence from the Left Party or Sweden Democrats.
C's conditions must be considered alongside V's and MP's demands for government participation. A combined seat count does not imply an agreement.Centre Party · effective from ↗

- DECLAREDKD campaigns for continued Tidö cooperation
Ebba Busch has said KD supports Tidö cooperation and has no red lines about which Tidö parties may join the government.
KD is part of Kristersson's declared seat grouping, but specific ministerial posts are explicitly not assigned before the election.SVT Nyheter · effective from ↗ - DECLAREDKD rejects Andersson, even if it leads to an extra election
Ebba Busch has said KD is prepared to vote against Magdalena Andersson as prime minister all the way to an extra election.
According to this statement, C's preferred centrist government lacks KD's support. It is a dated political condition, not a model forecast.SVT Nyheter · effective from ↗

- DECLAREDMP demands a place in a red-green government
Amanda Lind has said MP must join a future red-green government and will vote against governments it does not join.
MP's seats therefore cannot automatically be counted as tolerance for an S-led government excluding MP.TV4 Nyheterna · effective from ↗ - DECLAREDMP rejects C's S + C + KD alternative
Amanda Lind has rejected the C leader's preferred centrist government of S, C and KD, citing differences in climate policy.
C's preferred centrist government therefore lacks a joint declaration from the parties it seeks to unite.Aftonbladet · effective from ↗

- DECLAREDL accepts SD in a four-party government
The Liberals' extraordinary congress confirmed the new position: the party is ready to admit SD to government if the Tidö parties win.
This removes the previous red line against SD ministers, but L must also clear the parliamentary threshold to win its own seats.SVT Nyheter · effective from ↗
Once Parliament approves the Speaker's prime minister nominee, the elected prime minister appoints the other ministers. Seats confer negotiating strength but do not automatically determine who receives a ministerial portfolio. Politicalverse therefore assigns no probabilities to individual future ministers.
Constitutional context from Swedish Parliament ↗The register describes constitutional rules and dated public statements. It does not model prime ministers, governing parties or ministerial posts and contains no odds for individuals.
Forecast history
New data points, visible changes
Through the data cutoff 11 September 2026
The history uses only information published by each date. It helps distinguish a stable forecast from a movement driven by a single new poll.
First reported point28 Apr 2026S + V + MP + C 191M + SD + KD + L 158
Latest data point11 Sept 2026S + V + MP + C 190M + SD + KD + L 159
Each point is recalculated using only information published by that date. The line shows the model's central seat estimate, not observed election results.
Historical validation
We show where the model was wrong
32 party outcomes
For each historical election, the data cutoff is the same number of days before election day as today's forecast. The forecast is then compared with the official result, party by party.
Comparable outcomes from 4 elections.
Percentage points across all reported party outcomes.
Historical coverage in leave-one-election-out validation. An 80% interval is not a guarantee.
How to read the validation: The frozen design is assessed against 2010–2018, with 2022 reserved as a locked holdout. The repository reproduces the fixed model, not an exhaustive parameter search. Four elections are a small sample; historical errors may understate new political shifts.
Method and data integrity
From a raw row to a reproducible snapshot
OFFICIAL data, POLLs, MODEL outputs and political CONTEXT are kept separate. This section shows the flow, version identifiers, cross-checks and limitations accompanying publication.
Published polls
The current window includes 45 polls from 8 polling series. A poll becomes available on its publication date.
Time and pollster
Newer fieldwork carries more weight, with a 28-day half-life. One pollster receives at most 25 % of the realised weight.
Historical forecast error
4 comparable elections inform the parties' joint uncertainty. 2002 and 2006 remain in the official history but are excluded from the eight-party test.
Seats, every time
10,000 possible vote-share outcomes pass through the same tested seat engine, with 29 constituencies and adjustment seats.
Every forecast can be reproduced.
The snapshot, source dataset, code version and checks are shown together. If an update fails validation, the last accepted forecast stays published.
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2577ffae3686392f0b63411438e939565e694e9907e5eda6e1473ec9155736ad- Source revision
42c84e47f3a15ce6a514f5aaab01b517f053dc12- Source adapter
pv-swedishpolls-1.1.0- Ties requiring a draw
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Source correction: Novus, fieldwork 24 Aug 2026–30 Aug 2026. Publication date is recorded as 2 Sept 2026 according to the primary source ↗, instead of the aggregate file's 1 Sept 2026. The original file is preserved.
Limitations accompanying every number- Four elections have fully comparable eight-party polls. The frozen design is assessed on 2010–2018; 2022 is a locked holdout. OTHER is a combined residual category assumed to contain no eligible new party. Historical errors offer no guarantee for 2026, and seats are not the same as governing power.
- Other is an uncertainty category that keeps vote shares exhaustive, but receives no seats in v1. The entry of a new named party is therefore not modelled.
- The interview total does not count unique people; the same respondent may appear in multiple polls.
- Polls describe opinion during fieldwork. Campaign events after the data cutoff are not included in the forecast.
- The model calculates seats for government alternatives. Party conditions are presented as dated, sourced context without invented probabilities.
- Exact comparison-figure ties are resolved by a seeded, reproducible draw in the simulation. The record shows the frequency of elections requiring such a draw.