It has been seen for a long time that young men and women vote in different ways. But the differences appear to have increased further in 2023. If you look at the category of men 18-29, SVT/Verian’s December survey shows that the Sweden Democrats get the most support with just over 28 percent, followed by the Moderates at just over 21 percent. The same age range for women gives the greatest support to the Social Democrats at 37%, followed by the Left Party at 17%.
– What we see is a strong opposition to the Sweden Democrats and it is a trend we have seen during the year among young women, says Per Söderpalm.
Per Söderpalm believes that the big difference in party sympathies among the young voters is due to how the sexes value different issues. Equality, school and healthcare are issues that young women value highly and therefore they tend to vote more for the red-green parties. Among young men, the issue of law and order and migration is high.
According to SVT/Verian’s opinion polls, the differences between the sexes become smaller the older age categories are broken down.