Support of voting rights in local elections for foreigners living in France 1994-2021

Published by Lucie Jeudy, Aug 27, 2021

In France, the foreign residents of European Union member states can vote and be elected in European and municipal elections on the grounds of their European citizenship. The extension of this right to vote to all local elections (i.e. regional and departmental elections in addition to municipal elections) is an issue that has long divided the French. In 1996, only 28 percent of the population supported this idea. Between this year and 2014, this proportion fluctuated between 28 and 59 percent, but has steadily increased since 2014, reaching 67 percent in 2021.

Share of people in favor of foreigners living in France having the right to vote in local elections (municipal, departmental and regional) in France between 1994 and 2021

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Release date

June 2021

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Region

France

Survey time period

1994 to 2021

Age group

18 years and older

Supplementary notes

The question was phrased by the source as follows: "Personnellement, seriez-vous très favorable, assez favorable, assez opposé(e) ou très opposé(e) à ce que les étrangers vivant en France aient le droit de vote à toutes les élections locales, c'est à dire municipales, départementales et régionales ?"