The Portuguese are increasingly distancing themselves from politics and nearly half don’t vote in any type of election.
We went to the parishes with the lowest voter turnout in Portugal to find out why.
Is democracy at risk when citizens waive their right to decide?
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P+ DO MONT3
70%
The parish of Parada do Monte e Cubalhão had the highest abstention rate in Portugal in the 2021 local elections.
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MORG4D3
>95%
Morgade was the parish with the highest level of abstention in the 2021 presidential elections and in the 2019 European elections.
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4GU4LV4+
65%
Agualva e Mira Sintra was in the top ten parishes in terms of abstention in the 2021 local elections in Portugal.
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C4CÉM+
64%
Cacém e São Marcos parish union was in the top ten Portuguese parishes for abstention in the 2021 local elections.
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MOURÃO
94%
In Mourão, abstention in the 2019 European elections was one of the highest in Portugal. Of 1,389 voters, only 90 voted.
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BORB4+
90%
Borba is in the top five for abstention in the 2019 European elections. Nine of every ten inhabitants did not vote.
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4lM4NC1L
>50%
More than half the population of Almancil didn’t vote in the 2021 local and presidential elections, nor in the 2019 European elections.
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QU4RT31R4
>50%
Abstention was over 50% in Quarteira for the 2021 local elections, 2021 presidential elections, and the 2019 European elections.
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R+ D3 P31X3
75%
Rabo de Peixe was the civil parish with the highest level of abstention in the 2024 parliamentary elections.
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F3T31R4S
68%
More than half the population didn’t vote in the 2024 parliamentary elections.
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