This statistic illustrates the voter turnout for general elections held in Germany from 1949 to 2017. In the most recent election, preliminary results show voter turnout to amount to 76.2 percent of the voter population. An increase compared to the election held four years ago at 71.5 percent voter turnout.
Voter turnout at general elections in Germany from 1949 to 2017
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Bundeswahlleiter. (September 25, 2017). Voter turnout at general elections in Germany from 1949 to 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/753732/german-elections-voter-turnout/?utm_campaign=Woman%20With%20A%20Plan&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter
Bundeswahlleiter. "Voter turnout at general elections in Germany from 1949 to 2017." Chart. September 25, 2017. Statista. Accessed September 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/753732/german-elections-voter-turnout/?utm_campaign=Woman%20With%20A%20Plan&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter
Bundeswahlleiter. (2017). Voter turnout at general elections in Germany from 1949 to 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/753732/german-elections-voter-turnout/?utm_campaign=Woman%20With%20A%20Plan&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter
Bundeswahlleiter. "Voter Turnout at General Elections in Germany from 1949 to 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Sep 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/753732/german-elections-voter-turnout/?utm_campaign=Woman%20With%20A%20Plan&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter
Bundeswahlleiter, Voter turnout at general elections in Germany from 1949 to 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/753732/german-elections-voter-turnout/?utm_campaign=Woman%20With%20A%20Plan&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter (last visited September 19, 2024)
Voter turnout at general elections in Germany from 1949 to 2017 [Graph], Bundeswahlleiter, September 25, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/753732/german-elections-voter-turnout/?utm_campaign=Woman%20With%20A%20Plan&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter