If only young men were allowed to vote in this autumn’s election, the government and Sweden Democrats would secure an overwhelming victory with 70 percent of the votes—twice as many votes as women in the same age group. This is shown by a new survey.

In Novus’s January poll, the only significant difference from December is that the Sweden Democrats have lost just over one percentage point. The party, however, retains its place as the second largest by a good margin. Both the Christian Democrats and the Centre Party clear the threshold this time, while the Liberals are still well below it.

Even more notable is how young people are voting. Among men in the 18-29 age group, the Sweden Democrats receive more than 40 percent and the Tidö parties together almost 70 percent.

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Among young women, support for the Tidö parties is at 34 percent, and the Sweden Democrats receive only eight percent.

“It is the most polarized voter group we have seen in terms of gender and age. This leads to problems in many respects where they find it more difficult to meet each other and start families and have children. But this is nothing new for this poll or this election,” says Hjalmar Strid, opinion expert at Novus, to Göteborgs-Posten.

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