The French have turned out en masse for the early legislative elections. At noon on Sunday, June 30, the turnout was historically high in France (25.90%), more than seven points higher than in 2022 at the same time (18.43%).
Unheard of for forty-three years. The turnout rate at noon this Sunday, June 30, in the first round of the legislative elections (25.90%), had never been so high since 1981.
The French are mobilizing for these early legislative elections, aware of the importance of this vote. In 2022, at noon, only 18.43% of voters had gone to the polls. The final participation was below 50%.
Even if the participation rate is increasing throughout France, there are still disparities between regions.
Île-de-France is a bad student
The people of the Paris region are the ones who have the most difficulty getting to the polling stations this Sunday. While waiting to see the turnout in the afternoon, it is in Seine-Saint-Denis (17.93%), in Val-de-Marne (18.29%), in Hauts-de-Seine (18.47%) and in Seine-et-Marne (19.63%) that people are voting the least.
Everywhere else, the midday turnout exceeded 20%.
In Paris, the participation rate is slightly above the national average (25.48%), and twice as high as in 2022.
More diligent southerners
Overall, it was in the southern half that the French voted the most this Sunday morning, with a special mention for the regions of the Massif Central. Aveyron (34.41%), Bouches-du-Rhône (33.70%) and Gers (33.61%) form the top three departments where the participation rate was the highest at noon.
There are 13 departments in the southern half where the participation rate exceeds 30%, compared to only 2 departments in the northern half.
all departments on the rise
There is not a single department in metropolitan France that had a lower turnout rate at midday than in 2022. Mobilization is in full swing everywhere.
In detail, it is in Hauts-de-Seine, Mayenne, Indre-et-Loire, Lot and Jura that the gap is the smallest, with a change of less than three points compared to the 2022 vote.
