According to preliminary figures from Statistics Sweden, eight percent of those eligible to vote in the election in Knivsta in six months are first-time voters. Only four Swedish municipalities – Danderyd, Lomma, Salem, and Ekerö – have a larger proportion of first-time voters than Knivsta. The proportion of first-time voters has grown in Sweden since the 2018 election, as has the group of those over 80.
Meanwhile, the group aged 65–79 has decreased in Sweden since the 2018 election. For political parties, the large young voter group means increased focus on policies that concern them and the need to reach out to the same group. The exact impact of the 2022 school election results on current voter outreach strategies is not yet clear, though the Moderate Party became the largest party in the 2022 school election.
Are we one of them? It was cool to hear.
Maja Wahlberg will vote for the first time in the upcoming election. She said, "Are we one of them? " The figures are preliminary for the 2026 election, and how the preliminary figures for first-time voters might change before then remains uncertain.
What specific policies are being considered to attract young voters in Knivsta has not been detailed.
We probably haven't been so good at that before, so it becomes a bit new.
It is a challenge to reach out to young people in a commuter municipality like Knivsta, but then it is important to pursue policies that young people see.