Swedish Social Democratic Party

The Swedish Social Democratic Party (Sveriges socialdemokratiska arbetareparti, commonly referred to as Socialdemokraterna), is the largest political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1889, and in 1917 a split occurred when the communists and revolutionaries left to form a separate party.

Voter base

The Swedish Social Democratic Party has received between 40%-50% of the votes in all elections of "modern times" (counting between 1940 and 1988). Being so dominating, its voters come from many different backgrounds. A few important groups can be identified. One of them are immigrants, while another one is the blue-collar workers. People employed in the public sector do also tend to vote for the Social Democrats. Quite a few leftist intellectuals vote for the party too.

Related Topics:
Immigrant - Blue-collar

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