The 2020 regional elections in Italy: sub-national politics in the year of the pandemic

Figures & data

Table 1. Turnout in regional elections from 1990 to 2020 (percentages)

	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2014/ 2015	2020	Difference 2020/previous election
Liguria	84.8	79.6	70.5	69.6	60.9	50.7	53.4	2.7
Veneto	90.8	85.2	75.6	72.4	66.4	57.1	61.1	4
Tuscany	89.6	85.2	74.6	71.4	60.7	48.8	62.6	13.8
Marche	89.5	84.6	74.3	71.5	62.8	49.8	59.7	9.9
Campania	81.2	73.9	69.5	67.7	63	51.9	55.5	3.6
Puglia	84.3	75.7	70.2	70.5	63.2	51.2	56.4	5.2
Emilia-Romagna	93	88.3	79.7	76.7	68.1	37.7	67.7	30
Calabria	75.8	68.6	64.6	64.4	59.3	44.1	44.3	0.2
Total	86.5	80.3	72.8	70.8	63.6	49.4	58.5	9.1

Source: Author’s own elaboration based on data from the Italian Ministry of the Interior

Table 2. Summary of regional election results (difference with previous election in brackets) (percentages)

	A Results of Parties and Lists (%)							B Results of Main Coalitions (%)
	PD	M5s	FI	League	FdI	Other	Local	Centre left	Centre right	Gap winner/loser
Liguria	19.9 (−5.7)	7.8 (−14.5)	5.3 (−7.4)	17.1 (−3.2)	10.9 (+7.8)	7.4 (+0.8)	31.7 (+22.2)	38.9 (+11.1)	56.1 (+21.7)	17.2
Veneto	11.9 (−4.8)	2.7 (−7.7)	3.6 (−2.4)	16.9 (−0.9)	9.6 (+7)	4.3 (+0.4)	51.1 (+8.5)	15.7 (−7)	76.8 (+26.7)	61.1
Tuscany	34.7 (−11.6)	7 (−8.1)	4.3 (−4.2)	21.8 (+5.6)	13.5 (+9.6)	11.9 (+10.5)	6.9 (−1.7)	48.6 (+0.6)	40.5 (+20.5)	8.1
Marche	25.1 (−10)	7.1 (−11.8)	5.9 (−3.5)	22.4 (+9.4)	18.7 (+12.2)	7.7 (−4.3)	13.1 (+8.1)	37.9 (−3.2)	49.1 (+30.1)	11.2*
Campania	16.9 (−2.9)	9.9 (−7.3)	5.2 (−6.2)	5.6 (+3.2)	6 (+3.6)	32.4 (+0.6)	24 (+9)	69.5 (+28.3)	18.1 (−20.3)	51.4
Puglia	17.2 (−2.6)	9.9 (−7.3)	8.9 (−2.5)	9.6 (+7.2)	12.6 (+10.2)	12.7 (−19.1)	29.1 (+14.1)	46.8 (−0.3)	38.9 (+20.6)	7.9
Emilia Romagna	34.7 (−9.8)	4.7 (−8.6)	2.6 (−5.8)	32 (+12.6)	8.6 (+6.7)	6.2 (−5.3)	11.3 (+10.3)	51.4 (+2.3)	43.6 (+13.7)	7.8
Calabria	15.2 (−8.5)	6.3 (+1.4)	12.3 (=)	12.3 (+12.3)	10.9 (+8.4)	12.5 (−22.7)	30.6 (+9.2)	30.1 (−31.3)	55.2 (+31.6)	25.1*
Total	22.2 (−4.8)	6.8 (−7.8)	5.3 (−5.8)	17 (+7.2)	10.3 (+6.8)	13.3 (−1.9)	25 (+6.3)

*In this region the majority changed from the centre left to the centre right

Source: Author’s own elaboration based on data from the Italian Ministry of the Interior

Figure 1. Main parties’ electoral results in the eight regions from 2015 to 2020 (percentages)

Source: Author’s own elaboration based on data from the Italian Ministry of the Interior

Table 3. Level of electoral bipolarism (index of bipolarism, in percentages)

	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020
Liguria	80.4	96.8	99.2	100	62.4	95
Veneto	70.6	93.2	93	89.3	72.8	92.5
Tuscany	86.2	89.4	90.2	94.1	68	89.1
Marche	90.5	94.1	96.3	92.9	62.9	86.4
Campania	87.2	98.4	96	97.3	79.5	87.6
Puglia	95.7	97.5	99	91	65.5	85.7
Emilia-Romagna	85.8	96.8	97.9	88.8	79	95
Calabria	82	98.6	98.7	90	85	85.4
Average	84.8	95.6	96.3	92.9	71.9	89.6

Source: Author’s own elaboration based on data from the Italian Ministry of the Interior

Table 4. Representation in the eight regions* (percentages)

	AMain parties and groups – % of seats won							B Fragmentation (ENPP)	C Disproportionality
	PD	M5s	FI	League	FdI	Other parties	Local lists
Liguria	19.4 (−6.4)	6.5 (−12.9)	3.2 (−16.2)	19.4 (−3.2)	9.7 (+6.5)	0 (−9.7)	41.9 (+41.9)	5.6 (+0.6)	4.9 (−2)
Veneto	13.7 (−3.9)	0 (−9.8)	3.9 (−2)	19.6 (−2)	9.8 (+7.8)	2 (+2)	51 (+7.9)	3.4 (−2.7)	3.7 (−0.3)
Tuscany	56.1 (−4.9)	4.9 (−7.3)	2.4 (−2.5)	22 (+7.4)	9.8 (+7.4)	4.9 (=)	0 (=)	2.6 (+0.2)	16 (+4.8)
Marche	25.8 (−25.8)	6.5 (−9.6)	6.5 (=)	25.8 (+16.1)	25.8 (+22.6)	3.2 (−3.3)	6.5 (=)	4.7 (+1.5)	6.8 (−5.9)
Campania	17.6 (−13.8)	13.7 (=)	5.9 (−9.8)	5.9 (+5.9)	7.8 (+3.9)	29.4 (+15.7)	19.6 (−2)	10.8 (+4.5)	3.9 (−6.4)
Puglia	33.3 (+5.8)	9.8 (−3.9)	7.8 (−2)	7.8 (+7.8)	13.7 (+13.7)	0 (−31.4)	27.5 (+9.9)	5.6 (−1.2)	13.6 (+6.6)
Emilia- Romagna	46 (−14)	4 (−6)	2 (−2)	30 (+12)	6 (+4)	2 (−4)	10 (+10)	3.2 (+0.7)	8.5 (−3.5)
Calabria	16.1 (−12.9)	0 (=)	19.4 (=)	12.9 (+12.9)	12.9 (+12.9)	12.9 (−9.7)	25.8 (−3.2)	7.7 (+2.3)	8.7 (−1.1)
Total	29.1 (−8.6)	5.9 (−6)	5.9 (−4.2)	17.5 (+6.8)	11.3 (+9.2)	7.1 (−4.8)	23.1 (+7.4)

*Difference with previous election in brackets.

Source: Italian Ministry of the Interior