Government and politics in Podkarpackie, Poland: official figures
The regional assembly (sejmik) of the Podkarpackie Voivodeship has 33 councillors, elected for five years by proportional representation in 5 constituencies; the last election was held on 7 April 2024.
Who won the 2024 sejmik election in Podkarpackie?
Law and Justice (PiS) won an outright majority in the Podkarpackie Voivodeship sejmik in April 2024 with 21 of 33 seats; the full result was Law and Justice (PiS) 21, Civic Coalition (KO) 6, Third Way (PSL and Polska 2050) 4, Confederation and Non-Partisan Local Government Activists 2.
Source: National Electoral Commission (Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza, PKW) · saved copyWhat was the turnout in Podkarpackie in 2024?
Turnout in the 2024 sejmik election in Subcarpathia (Podkarpackie) was 52.38%, 7th highest of 17 regions, against 51.94% across Poland; 1,665,531 people were entitled to vote.
Source: National Electoral Commission (Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza, PKW) · saved copyWho governs the Podkarpackie Voivodeship?
The 33 councillors of the Podkarpackie Voivodeship sejmik elect the voivodeship board (zarząd) headed by the marshal (marszałek województwa), who runs the regional government; central government is represented in Subcarpathia (Podkarpackie) separately by a voivode appointed by the prime minister.
Source: National Electoral Commission (Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza, PKW) · saved copyMore figures
- Law and Justice (PiS) took the largest share of the sejmik vote in Subcarpathia (Podkarpackie), 52.0% of 832,273 valid votes. Source: National Electoral Commission (Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza, PKW) · saved copy
- 9 of the 33 councillors elected to the Podkarpackie Voivodeship sejmik in 2024 were women (27%), although women were 46% of the 286 candidates; the average age of those elected was 56. Source: National Electoral Commission (Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza, PKW) · saved copy
- Turnout in Subcarpathia (Podkarpackie) was 38.50% in the June 2024 European Parliament election and 69.46% in the second round of the 2025 presidential election, 8th lowest of 16 voivodeships. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
- The self-government administration of Subcarpathia (Podkarpackie) employed 1,772 people on average in 2024 (8.6 per 10,000 residents), while 6,974 worked in state administration in the region. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
- The regional budget of Subcarpathia (Podkarpackie) totalled 1,828 million złoty of spending in 2024, 886 złoty per resident. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
- Public administration and defence employees in Subcarpathia (Podkarpackie) earned an average gross wage of 9,687 złoty a month in 2024 (Poland: 10,203 złoty). Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
How Podkarpackie compares with other voivodeships
Turnout in the 2024 voivodeship sejmik election (%) (2024)
Podkarpackie ranks 7 of 17, highest first. Turnout for the two Masovian regions is computed from the polling-station protocols of their own powiats.
| Rank | Region | Turnout in the 2024 voivodeship sejmik election (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Łódzkie | 53.6% |
| 5 | Lubelskie | 52.9% |
| 6 | Małopolskie | 52.6% |
| 7 | Podkarpackie | 52.4% |
| 8 | Wielkopolskie | 52.2% |
| 9 | Podlaskie | 51.6% |
| 10 | Pomorskie | 51.4% |
Turnout in the second round of the 2025 presidential election (%) (2025)
Podkarpackie ranks 10 of 17, highest first. The Masovian Voivodeship's figure is shown for both of its NUTS 2 regions (Warsaw capital region and Mazowiecki regionalny).
| Rank | Region | Turnout in the second round of the 2025 presidential election (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Śląskie | 70.7% |
| 8 | Dolnośląskie | 70.6% |
| 9 | Lubelskie | 69.6% |
| 10 | Podkarpackie | 69.5% |
| 11 | Świętokrzyskie | 69.1% |
| 12 | Zachodniopomorskie | 68.8% |
| 13 | Kujawsko-pomorskie | 67.9% |
Voivodeship self-government administration staff per 10,000 people (2024)
Podkarpackie ranks 6 of 17, highest first. The Masovian Voivodeship's figure is shown for both of its NUTS 2 regions (Warsaw capital region and Mazowiecki regionalny).
| Rank | Region | Voivodeship self-government administration staff per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Lubuskie | 10.5 |
| 4 | Warmińsko-mazurskie | 9.9 |
| 5 | Świętokrzyskie | 9.9 |
| 6 | Podkarpackie | 8.6 |
| 7 | Lubelskie | 8.5 |
| 8 | Zachodniopomorskie | 8.4 |
| 9 | Łódzkie | 7.9 |
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Sources
- Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS): Statistical Yearbook of the Regions - Poland 2025 (Rocznik Statystyczny Województw 2025), tables in XLSX, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 84ce6290b820…)
- National Electoral Commission (Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza, PKW): Local elections of 7 April 2024: polling-station protocols for the voivodeship sejmik vote (CSV), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 8987647b172c…)
- National Electoral Commission (Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza, PKW): Local elections of 7 April 2024: candidates for the voivodeship sejmiks and their results (CSV), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 19fd70ab5bbd…)
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