France: interest in electoral campaigns 2021

While regional elections in France generally generate less interest than presidential ones, no election campaign has been received with such indifference as the 2021 campaign. Less than a quarter of French people showed interest, compared to 41 percent for the 2015 regional campaign. Moreover, the abstention rate in the first round of the regional elections of 2021 is the highest ever recorded: only one third of registered voters went to the polling station.

Interest in the election campaigns of selected elections in France between 2015 and 2021

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Release date

June 2021

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Region

France

Survey time period

June 20, 2021*

Number of respondents

2,542 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

People registered on the electoral lists; Metropolitan France

Method of interview

Computer-assisted web interviews (CAWI)

Supplementary notes

* The source adds the following information: "Interviews were conducted on June 20, 2021 from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m."

The question was phrased by the source as follows: "Aujourd’hui se déroule le premier tour des élections régionales. La campagne électorale de ces dernières semaines vous a-t-elle beaucoup, assez, peu ou pas du tout intéressé ?"

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