Government and politics in Hiiu, Estonia: official figures
Hiiu County forms a single municipality, Hiiumaa vald, whose council of 23 members was elected on 19 October 2025.
What was the turnout in Hiiu County in the 2025 local elections?
Turnout in Hiiu County was 63.4% in the 2025 local elections, 2nd highest of 15 counties (Estonia: 59.2%); 5,477 of 8,636 registered voters took part.
Source: State Electoral Office of Estonia (Riigi Valimisteenistus) · saved copyWhich party won the local elections in Hiiu County?
The Social Democrats were the most-voted national party in Hiiu County in 2025 with 28.3% of the vote, ahead of Isamaa on 20.6%.
Source: State Electoral Office of Estonia (Riigi Valimisteenistus) · saved copyWho controls the council in Hiiu County?
Of the 23 council seats in Hiiu County in 2025, parties won: the Social Democrats 7, Isamaa 5, the Reform Party 3, EKRE (Conservative People's Party) 3; local election coalitions 5 together.
Source: State Electoral Office of Estonia (Riigi Valimisteenistus) · saved copyMore figures
- Local election coalitions not tied to a national party took 19.9% of the vote in Hiiu County (Estonia: 23.9%). Source: State Electoral Office of Estonia (Riigi Valimisteenistus) · saved copy
- 58.2% of the votes cast in Hiiu County in the 2025 local elections were cast online (i-voting), compared with 45.6% nationally. Source: State Electoral Office of Estonia (Riigi Valimisteenistus) · saved copy
How Hiiu compares with other first-level divisions
Turnout in the 2025 municipal elections (%) (2025)
Hiiu ranks 2 of 15, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Turnout in the 2025 municipal elections (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laane | 63.7% |
| 2 | Hiiu | 63.4% |
| 3 | Jogeva | 61.9% |
| 4 | Voru | 61.3% |
| 5 | Polva | 60.9% |
| 6 | Harju | 60.9% |
| 7 | Tartu | 59.5% |
Share of votes cast online in the 2025 municipal elections (%) (2025)
Hiiu ranks 1 of 15, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of votes cast online in the 2025 municipal elections (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hiiu | 58.2% |
| 2 | Tartu | 50.0% |
| 3 | Saare | 49.5% |
| 4 | Harju | 47.8% |
| 5 | Laane | 45.3% |
| 6 | Viljandi | 45.1% |
| 7 | Rapla | 44.7% |
Vote share of local election coalitions, 2025 (%) (2025)
Hiiu ranks 14 of 15, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Vote share of local election coalitions, 2025 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Voru | 31.0% |
| 10 | Jarva | 28.6% |
| 11 | Valga | 27.0% |
| 12 | Polva | 25.5% |
| 13 | Tartu | 23.2% |
| 14 | Hiiu | 19.9% |
| 15 | Harju | 11.6% |
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Sources
- State Electoral Office of Estonia (Riigi Valimisteenistus): Municipal council elections 19 October 2025: election results by administrative unit (RESULTS.xml), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 164ef897d42d…)
- State Electoral Office of Estonia (Riigi Valimisteenistus): Municipal council elections 19 October 2025: voter participation by county and municipality (POSTELECTION_PARTICIPATION_INFO.xml), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 1b17199acf16…)
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