Social Democrats

As of 5 October 2026, Social Democrats' latest result in our data is 27.5% of the vote and 50 seats in the Denmark 2022 general election; its highest share in our data, since 1945, came in 1960, with 42.1% of the vote.

Socialdemokraterne
Denmark
38 elections in our data, 1945 to 2022

Social Democrats, share of the vote at national parliament elections

Every result

Election	Share %	Seats
Denmark 2022 general election	27.5	50 of 179
Denmark 2019 general election	25.9	48 of 179
Denmark 2015 general election	26.3	47 of 179
Denmark 2011 general election	24.8	44 of 179
Denmark 2007 general election	25.5	45 of 179
Denmark 2005 general election	25.8	47 of 179
Denmark 2001 general election	29.1	52 of 179
Denmark 1998 general election	35.9	63 of 179
Denmark 1994 general election	34.6	62 of 179
Denmark 1990 general election	37.4	69 of 179
Denmark 1988 general election	29.8	55 of 179
Denmark 1987 general election	29.3	54 of 179
Denmark 1984 general election	31.6	56 of 179
Denmark 1981 general election	32.9	59 of 179
Denmark 1979 general election	38.3	68 of 179
Denmark 1977 general election	37.0	65 of 179
Denmark 1975 general election	29.9	53 of 179
Denmark 1973 general election	25.6	46 of 179
Denmark 1971 general election	37.3	70 of 179
Denmark 1968 general election	34.1	62 of 179
Denmark 1966 general election	38.3	69 of 179
Denmark 1964 general election	41.9	76 of 179
Denmark 1960 general election	42.1	76 of 179
Denmark 1957 general election	39.4	70 of 179
Denmark September 1953 general election	41.3	74 of 179
Denmark April 1953 general election	40.4	61 of 151
Denmark 1950 general election	39.6	59 of 151
Denmark 1947 general election	40.0	57 of 150
Denmark 1945 general election	32.8	48 of 149

European Parliament

Election	Share %	Seats
Denmark 2019 European Parliament election	21.5	3
Denmark 2014 European Parliament election	19.1	3
Denmark 2009 European Parliament election	21.5	4
Denmark 2004 European Parliament election	32.6	5
Denmark 1999 European Parliament election	16.5	3
Denmark 1994 European Parliament election	15.8	3
Denmark 1989 European Parliament election	23.3	4
Denmark 1984 European Parliament election	19.5	3
Denmark 1979 European Parliament election	21.9	3

Sources and licence

ParlGov 2024 Release (Döring and Manow), Harvard Dataverse (source). Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal
Party Facts, Version 2023 (Bederke, Döring and Regel), Harvard Dataverse (source). Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal
Wikidata, party colours (P465) (source). Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal

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Social Democrats

Share of the vote

Every result

European Parliament

Other parties in Denmark

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