Government and politics in Ida-Viru, Estonia: official figures
7 local councils with 147 seats in total were elected across Ida-Viru County on 19 October 2025.
What was the turnout in Ida-Viru County in the 2025 local elections?
Turnout in Ida-Viru County was 53.3% in the 2025 local elections, the lowest of 15 counties (Estonia: 59.2%); 39,948 of 74,939 registered voters took part.
Source: State Electoral Office of Estonia (Riigi Valimisteenistus) · saved copyWhich party won the local elections in Ida-Viru County?
The Centre Party was the most-voted national party in Ida-Viru County in 2025 with 36.4% of the vote, ahead of KOOS on 4.1%.
Source: State Electoral Office of Estonia (Riigi Valimisteenistus) · saved copyWho controls the council in Ida-Viru County?
Of the 147 council seats in Ida-Viru County in 2025, parties won: the Centre Party 59, EKRE (Conservative People's Party) 3, Isamaa 3, KOOS 3, the Reform Party 2; other parties 2, local election coalitions 75 together.
Source: State Electoral Office of Estonia (Riigi Valimisteenistus) · saved copyMore figures
- Local election coalitions not tied to a national party took 49.2% of the vote in Ida-Viru County (Estonia: 23.9%). Source: State Electoral Office of Estonia (Riigi Valimisteenistus) · saved copy
- 33.3% of the votes cast in Ida-Viru 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 Ida-Viru compares with other first-level divisions
Turnout in the 2025 municipal elections (%) (2025)
Ida-Viru ranks 15 of 15, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Turnout in the 2025 municipal elections (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Viljandi | 56.8% |
| 10 | Laane-Viru | 56.8% |
| 11 | Rapla | 56.6% |
| 12 | Saare | 56.5% |
| 13 | Pärnu | 56.2% |
| 14 | Jarva | 55.5% |
| 15 | Ida-Viru | 53.3% |
Share of votes cast online in the 2025 municipal elections (%) (2025)
Ida-Viru ranks 15 of 15, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of votes cast online in the 2025 municipal elections (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Laane-Viru | 43.9% |
| 10 | Jogeva | 41.9% |
| 11 | Voru | 41.4% |
| 12 | Pärnu | 39.4% |
| 13 | Polva | 39.0% |
| 14 | Valga | 39.0% |
| 15 | Ida-Viru | 33.3% |
Vote share of local election coalitions, 2025 (%) (2025)
Ida-Viru ranks 2 of 15, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Vote share of local election coalitions, 2025 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rapla | 53.5% |
| 2 | Ida-Viru | 49.2% |
| 3 | Jogeva | 46.7% |
| 4 | Laane-Viru | 41.9% |
| 5 | Pärnu | 37.4% |
| 6 | Laane | 36.2% |
| 7 | Saare | 34.6% |
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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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