Government and politics in Tartu, Estonia: official figures
The municipal elections of 19 October 2025 filled 190 council seats in the 8 municipalities of Tartu County.
What was the turnout in Tartu County in the 2025 local elections?
Turnout in Tartu County was 59.5% in the 2025 local elections, 7th highest of 15 counties (Estonia: 59.2%); 73,683 of 123,920 registered voters took part.
Source: State Electoral Office of Estonia (Riigi Valimisteenistus) · saved copyWhich party won the local elections in Tartu County?
Isamaa was the most-voted national party in Tartu County in 2025 with 26.4% of the vote, ahead of the Reform Party on 18.0%.
Source: State Electoral Office of Estonia (Riigi Valimisteenistus) · saved copyWho controls the council in Tartu County?
Of the 190 council seats in Tartu County in 2025, parties won: Isamaa 49, the Reform Party 21, EKRE (Conservative People's Party) 14, the Social Democrats 8, the Centre Party 4; other parties 5, local election coalitions 89 together.
Source: State Electoral Office of Estonia (Riigi Valimisteenistus) · saved copyMore figures
- Local election coalitions not tied to a national party took 23.2% of the vote in Tartu County (Estonia: 23.9%). Source: State Electoral Office of Estonia (Riigi Valimisteenistus) · saved copy
- 50.0% of the votes cast in Tartu 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 Tartu compares with other first-level divisions
Turnout in the 2025 municipal elections (%) (2025)
Tartu ranks 7 of 15, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Turnout in the 2025 municipal elections (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Voru | 61.3% |
| 5 | Polva | 60.9% |
| 6 | Harju | 60.9% |
| 7 | Tartu | 59.5% |
| 8 | Valga | 58.3% |
| 9 | Viljandi | 56.8% |
| 10 | Laane-Viru | 56.8% |
Share of votes cast online in the 2025 municipal elections (%) (2025)
Tartu ranks 2 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)
Tartu ranks 13 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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