Government and politics in Saare, Estonia: official figures
3 local councils with 53 seats in total were elected across Saare County on 19 October 2025.
What was the turnout in Saare County in the 2025 local elections?
Turnout in Saare County was 56.5% in the 2025 local elections, 4th lowest of 15 counties (Estonia: 59.2%); 16,047 of 28,422 registered voters took part.
Source: State Electoral Office of Estonia (Riigi Valimisteenistus) · saved copyWhich party won the local elections in Saare County?
Isamaa was the most-voted national party in Saare County in 2025 with 28.1% of the vote, ahead of EKRE (Conservative People's Party) on 12.1%.
Source: State Electoral Office of Estonia (Riigi Valimisteenistus) · saved copyWho controls the council in Saare County?
Of the 53 council seats in Saare County in 2025, parties won: Isamaa 11, EKRE (Conservative People's Party) 5, the Reform Party 4, the Centre Party 3; local election coalitions 30 together.
Source: State Electoral Office of Estonia (Riigi Valimisteenistus) · saved copyMore figures
- Local election coalitions not tied to a national party took 34.6% of the vote in Saare County (Estonia: 23.9%). Source: State Electoral Office of Estonia (Riigi Valimisteenistus) · saved copy
- 49.5% of the votes cast in Saare 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 Saare compares with other first-level divisions
Turnout in the 2025 municipal elections (%) (2025)
Saare ranks 12 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)
Saare ranks 3 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)
Saare ranks 7 of 15, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Vote share of local election coalitions, 2025 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Laane-Viru | 41.9% |
| 5 | Pärnu | 37.4% |
| 6 | Laane | 36.2% |
| 7 | Saare | 34.6% |
| 8 | Viljandi | 34.6% |
| 9 | Voru | 31.0% |
| 10 | Jarva | 28.6% |
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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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