How much and what people read can be connected to which party they vote for. That is shown in a new Sifo survey, commissioned by the book app Nextory.

The survey asked Swedes whether—and if so, what—they read, and which party they vote for. Center Party voters read the most (97 percent) and Sweden Democrats the least (76 percent).

The majority prefer crime and thriller novels, but voters for the Left Party and Green Party gravitate more towards novels. Social Democrat and Moderate voters most often choose crime and feelgood, while Green Party voters prefer fantasy and sci-fi—and are also the least fond of non-fiction books. Liberal voters also enjoy fantasy and sci-fi and are the most appreciative of classic literature.






Question: “Do you read or listen to books?” – sorted by share answering “Yes”

Yes
   
No, never
   
Don’t know
Center Party
97.3%
2.7%

Left Party
93.3%
6.7%

Christian Democrats
92.7%
7.3%

Liberals
92.6%
7.4%

Green Party
91.0%
9.0%

Moderates
89.9%
10.1%

Social Democrats
88.5%
11.2%

Sweden Democrats
75.9%
21.8%
2.3%

Other party
59.5%
20.9%
19.6%


Non-fiction books are most popular among Christian Democrat and Sweden Democrat voters. Christian Democrat voters especially enjoy horror—and zero percent enjoy romance.

Well-read? Center Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist. Photo: DonLovis, CC0

An additional question asked was which party leader people would most want to hear read an audiobook. Here, Magdalena Andersson (S) comes first, closely followed by Ebba Busch (KD). Only one percent want to listen to Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist (C).






Ranking by percentage (%)

1.
Magdalena Andersson (S)
23%

2.
Ebba Busch (KD)
22%

3.
Ulf Kristersson (M)
15%

4.
Jimmie Åkesson (SD)
12%

5.
Amanda Lind (MP)
10%

6.
Daniel Helldén (MP)
6%

7.
Nooshi Dadgostar (V)
5%

8.
Simona Mohamsson (L)
5%

9.
Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist (C)
1%


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