Government and politics in Valga, Estonia: official figures
3 local councils with 63 seats in total were elected across Valga County on 19 October 2025.
What was the turnout in Valga County in the 2025 local elections?
Turnout in Valga County was 58.3% in the 2025 local elections, 8th highest of 15 counties (Estonia: 59.2%); 12,706 of 21,804 registered voters took part.
Source: State Electoral Office of Estonia (Riigi Valimisteenistus) · saved copyWhich party won the local elections in Valga County?
Isamaa was the most-voted national party in Valga County in 2025 with 25.4% of the vote, ahead of the Reform Party on 17.6%.
Source: State Electoral Office of Estonia (Riigi Valimisteenistus) · saved copyWho controls the council in Valga County?
Of the 63 council seats in Valga County in 2025, parties won: Isamaa 16, the Reform Party 12, EKRE (Conservative People's Party) 7, the Social Democrats 5, the Centre Party 4; other parties 1, local election coalitions 18 together.
Source: State Electoral Office of Estonia (Riigi Valimisteenistus) · saved copyMore figures
- Local election coalitions not tied to a national party took 27.0% of the vote in Valga County (Estonia: 23.9%). Source: State Electoral Office of Estonia (Riigi Valimisteenistus) · saved copy
- 39.0% of the votes cast in Valga 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 Valga compares with other first-level divisions
Turnout in the 2025 municipal elections (%) (2025)
Valga ranks 8 of 15, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Turnout in the 2025 municipal elections (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 11 | Rapla | 56.6% |
Share of votes cast online in the 2025 municipal elections (%) (2025)
Valga ranks 14 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)
Valga ranks 11 of 15, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Vote share of local election coalitions, 2025 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Viljandi | 34.6% |
| 9 | Voru | 31.0% |
| 10 | Jarva | 28.6% |
| 11 | Valga | 27.0% |
| 12 | Polva | 25.5% |
| 13 | Tartu | 23.2% |
| 14 | Hiiu | 19.9% |
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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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