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mystique.

Track changes in counted 2026 votes and compare with earlier elections. Every indicator explains its definition and the data it uses.

DERIVED · pv-count-indicators-1.1.0

2026 compared with 2022

Final election result · 6,626/6,626 districts

Largest share gainLeft Party+1.66 pp
Largest share lossSweden Democrats−3.05 pp
Net volatility5.36 ppHalf the sum of absolute share changes: eight parliamentary parties and all others as one category.

Calculated from counted votes. Largest changes refer to the eight parliamentary parties. The 2026 count is compared with the source’s full 2022 baseline. Net volatility describes changes in party support, not individual voters switching parties. Results may change as counting continues.

Historical indicators · 2022 versus 2018

PV-01DERIVED · v1.0.0

National swing

5.76 ppTotal vote-share movement, 2018–2022
PV-02DERIVED · v1.0.0

Electoral momentum

SD +3.01 ppLargest national gain in 2022
PV-03DERIVED · v2.0.0

Geographic breadth

SD 289/290Municipalities with a higher vote share, 2018–2022
PV-04DERIVED · v1.0.0

Turnout trend

-2.97 pp84.21% turnout in 2022
PV-01

National swing

Half the sum of absolute party vote-share changes across the eight parliamentary parties and Other.

5.76 pp
PV-02

Electoral momentum

The largest percentage-point gain between the final 2018 and 2022 national results.

SD +3.01 pp
PV-03

Geographic breadth

Counts comparable municipalities where each party's final Riksdag vote share increased from 2018 to 2022, without weighting municipalities by population. The displayed party improved in the most municipalities.

SD 289/290
PV-04

Turnout trend

Percentage-point change in final national turnout between the 2018 and 2022 Riksdag elections.

-2.97 pp
Derived · v1.0.0 · System measure5.33

Effective number of parties

Inverse Herfindahl index using national vote shares. A higher value means votes are distributed across more parties.

Derived · v1.0.0 · Concentration50.87%

Top-two vote share

The combined final vote share of the two largest parties in the 2022 Riksdag election.