Young voters less satisfied with election results, survey finds

Young voters were less satisfied with the results of Latvia’s 15th Saeima election than older voters, while people aged 60 to 74 were the most positive, according to a Norstat survey reported by LSM.

Overall, 40% of respondents who voted said they were satisfied with the results, while 35% of voters were dissatisfied. Among respondents who did not vote, 4% were satisfied and 7% dissatisfied. Another 6% of voters and 9% of non-voters said they were indifferent to the results.

Among voters, 45% of men were satisfied with the outcome, compared with 36% of women. Men accounted for 31% of dissatisfied voters and women for 39%.

Among voters aged 18 to 29, fewer than one-third were satisfied, while 48% were dissatisfied. In the 60-to-74 age group, 50% were satisfied and just under 30% were dissatisfied.

By region, satisfaction was highest in Vidzeme, at 52%. It stood at 44% in Kurzeme and 41% in the Riga region.