Editing Karlstad Municipality

{{Redirect|Karlstad, Sweden|the city|Karlstad}}
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| name                    = Karlstad Municipality
| native_name             = ''Karlstads kommun''<!-- If different from name -->
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| subdivision_name1       = [[Värmland County]]
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| seat_type               = [[Administrative centre|Seat]]
| seat                    = [[Karlstad]]
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| leader_title = Chairman of City Executive Board
| leader_name = Per-Samuel Nisser (M)
| leader_title1 = Deputy Chairs of City Executive Board
| leader_name1 = Linda Larsson (S) and Maria Frisk (MP)
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'''Karlstad Municipality''' ({{langx|sv|Karlstads kommun}}) is a [[municipalities of Sweden|municipality]] in [[Värmland County]] in west central [[Sweden]]. Its seat is located in the [[stad (Sweden)|city]] of [[Karlstad]].

The present municipality was established in 1971 when the former City of Karlstad was amalgamated with a number of surrounding rural municipalities.

==Localities==
*[[Alster, Sweden|Alster]]
*[[Blombacka]]
*[[Karlstad]] (seat)
*[[Killstad]]
*[[Molkom]]
*[[Skattkärr]]
*[[Skåre, Sweden|Skåre]]
*[[Slängserud]]
*[[Vallargärdet]]
*[[Väse]]

==Politics==
Municipalities are responsible for government-mandated duties, and elections for the [[Municipal council]] are held every four years, parallel to the [[2002 Swedish general election|general elections]].

Until the 2010s inhabitants of Karlstad had a tendency to vote close to the national results at the general elections, making it the generally accepted [[bellwether]] town of Sweden.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fof.se/tidning/2006/6/karlstad-rostar-som-sverige |title=Karlstad röstar som Sverige &#124; Forskning & Framsteg &#124; Populärvetenskapligt magasin |publisher=Fof.se |access-date=16 September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scb.se/Pages/PressRelease____161361.aspx |title=Som Ljungby röstar – röstar inte Sverige – Statistiska centralbyrån |publisher=Scb.se |date=6 March 2006 |access-date=16 September 2011}}</ref> In [[2022 Swedish general election|2022]] this had decisively changed, with the winning right coalition performing seven points better overall than it did in Karlstad, with the bellwether municipalities instead being previous Social Democrats-dominated post-industrial towns in [[Bergslagen]] a bit northeast of Karlstad.<!-- Borlänge, Karlskoga, Ludvika et cetera (see election citations from the SVT election portal in demographic section below). -->

==Demographics==
This is a demographic table based on Karlstad Municipality's electoral districts in the [[2022 Swedish general election]] sourced from [[Swedish Television|SVT]]'s election platform, in turn taken from [[Statistiska Centralbyrån|SCB]] official statistics.<ref name=KarlstadVal2022>{{cite web|url=https://valresultat.svt.se/2022/riksdagsval-1780-karlstad.html|title=Valresultat 2022 för Karlstad i riksdagsvalet|publisher=[[Swedish Television|SVT]]|language=sv|date=11 September 2022|access-date=25 January 2024}}</ref>

In total there were 95,290 residents, including 74,827 Swedish citizens of voting age.<ref name=KarlstadVal2022/> 52.5% voted for the left coalition and 46.4% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

{| role="presentation" class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! rowspan="3" |Location
! {{tooltip|2=Number of residents in district, regardless of age or citizenship status|Residents}}
! {{tooltip|2=Swedish citizens above the age of 18, automatically eligible to vote|Citizen {{br}} adults}}
! {{tooltip|2=Social Democrats, Left Party, Centre Party, Green Party, %|Left vote}}
! {{tooltip|2=Sweden Democrats, Moderates, Christian Democrats, Liberals, %|Right vote}}
! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as the share of people between the ages of 20 and 64 who are working taxpayers, %|Employed}}
! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as residents born in Sweden with at least one Swedish-born parent, %|Swedish {{br}} parents}}
! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as residents born abroad or in Sweden with two foreign-born parents, %|Foreign {{br}} heritage}}
! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as the median income received monthly income through either employment, capital gains or social grants for the median adult above 20, also including pensioners in Swedish kronor|Income {{br}} [[Swedish kronor|SEK]]}}
! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as any degree accumulated after high school, %|Degree}}
|-
!
! 
! style="background:{{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}};color:#FFFFFF;" |
! style="background:{{party color|Moderate Party}};color:#FFFFFF;" |
! 
! 
! 
! 
! 
|-
! data-sort-type="number" | 
! data-sort-type="number" | 
! data-sort-type="number" | %
! data-sort-type="number" | %
! data-sort-type="number" | 
! data-sort-type="number" | 
! data-sort-type="number" | 
! data-sort-type="number" | 
! data-sort-type="number" | 
|-
| align="left" |Alster N
| 1,977
| 1,547
| 47.0
| 51.9
| 86
| 94
| 6
| 30,665
| 53
|-
| align="left" |Alster S
| 1,158
| 834
| 50.7
| 49.0
| 88
| 93
| 7
| 31,655
| 53
|-
| align="left" |Bellevue-Bergvik
| 2,342
| 1,853
| 50.3
| 48.8
| 85
| 89
| 11
| 29,599
| 55
|-
| align="left" |Edsvalla
| 1,354
| 976
| 44.1
| 54.6
| 78
| 84
| 16
| 25,037
| 31
|-
| align="left" |Färjestad
| 2,116
| 1,749
| 45.5
| 53.1
| 84
| 87
| 13
| 29,113
| 52
|-
| align="left" |Färjestad-Rud
| 2,051
| 1,681
| 55.1
| 44.1
| 79
| 85
| 15
| 24,641
| 52
|-
| align="left" |Grava
| 1,748
| 1,315
| 38.6
| 60.5
| 85
| 95
| 5
| 29,211
| 43
|-
| align="left" |Gruvlyckan
| 1,963
| 1,398
| 64.8
| 31.7
| 65
| 53
| 47
| 18,670
| 35
|-
| align="left" |Haga
| 1,784
| 1,617
| 52.4
| 46.6
| 82
| 90
| 10
| 26,230
| 54
|-
| align="left" |Hagalund
| 2,153
| 1,608
| 56.6
| 42.4
| 87
| 81
| 19
| 29,528
| 57
|-
| align="left" |Herrhagen 1
| 1,795
| 1,537
| 54.6
| 44.8
| 77
| 84
| 16
| 22,821
| 55
|-
| align="left" |Herrhagen 2
| 1,711
| 1,512
| 50.8
| 48.2
| 81
| 87
| 13
| 27,741
| 56
|-
| align="left" |Herrhagen 3
| 1,853
| 1,539
| 55.9
| 42.9
| 80
| 88
| 12
| 25,714
| 60
|-
| align="left" |Hultsberg
| 1,986
| 1,543
| 53.2
| 46.4
| 88
| 90
| 10
| 31,425
| 63
|-
| align="left" |Inre Hamn
| 1,471
| 1,278
| 41.4
| 58.0
| 87
| 85
| 15
| 30,618
| 61
|-
| align="left" |Klara
| 1,698
| 1,510
| 46.7
| 52.7
| 86
| 88
| 12
| 28,675
| 63
|-
| align="left" |Kronoparken C
| 1,594
| 1,082
| 66.3
| 32.0
| 45
| 39
| 61
| 9,136
| 43
|-
| align="left" |Kronoparken S
| 1,971
| 1,309
| 65.4
| 31.5
| 58
| 39
| 61
| 15,475
| 35
|-
| align="left" |Kronoparken V
| 2,249
| 1,513
| 56.1
| 41.9
| 46
| 59
| 41
| 11,304
| 50
|-
| align="left" |Kronoparken Ö
| 1,561
| 1,075
| 71.3
| 26.3
| 56
| 48
| 52
| 16,215
| 47
|-
| align="left" |Kroppkärr
| 1,808
| 1,370
| 55.7
| 44.0
| 88
| 92
| 8
| 32,136
| 65
|-
| align="left" |Kvarnberget
| 1,847
| 1,525
| 60.1
| 38.6
| 76
| 81
| 19
| 24,867
| 54
|-
| align="left" |Lorensberg
| 1,643
| 1,204
| 59.6
| 40.1
| 90
| 91
| 9
| 32,234
| 63
|-
| align="left" |Marieberg-Sommarro
| 1,954
| 1,570
| 56.6
| 42.8
| 83
| 89
| 11
| 29,735
| 68
|-
| align="left" |Molkom
| 1,792
| 1,374
| 50.8
| 47.1
| 75
| 87
| 13
| 21,616
| 37
|-
| align="left" |Norrstrand C
| 1,438
| 1,190
| 56.0
| 43.0
| 77
| 85
| 15
| 23,797
| 52
|-
| align="left" |Norrstrand N
| 1,613
| 1,431
| 50.5
| 48.5
| 82
| 91
| 9
| 26,574
| 59
|-
| align="left" |Norrstrand S
| 1,200
| 1,096
| 56.6
| 42.4
| 72
| 86
| 14
| 20,968
| 40
|-
| align="left" |Norrstrand-Sjöstad
| 1,525
| 1,329
| 54.0
| 44.1
| 80
| 89
| 11
| 24,457
| 53
|-
| align="left" |Nyed
| 2,018
| 1,632
| 43.8
| 55.5
| 81
| 92
| 8
| 24,682
| 35
|-
| align="left" |Orrholmen
| 1,935
| 1,480
| 61.9
| 36.1
| 71
| 70
| 30
| 21,628
| 44
|-
| align="left" |Romstad-Strand
| 1,929
| 1,467
| 50.2
| 49.7
| 85
| 89
| 11
| 31,584
| 63
|-
| align="left" |Rud N
| 1,939
| 1,333
| 60.7
| 36.5
| 62
| 61
| 39
| 18,041
| 31
|-
| align="left" |Rud S
| 1,761
| 1,372
| 60.5
| 37.7
| 66
| 67
| 33
| 18,476
| 41
|-
| align="left" |Råtorp S
| 1,518
| 1,149
| 48.6
| 50.7
| 88
| 90
| 10
| 32,941
| 68
|-
| align="left" |Råtorp-Älvåker
| 1,741
| 1,290
| 51.5
| 47.9
| 89
| 93
| 7
| 33,226
| 64
|-
| align="left" |Skattkärr
| 1,755
| 1,282
| 47.2
| 51.7
| 84
| 93
| 7
| 28,319
| 47
|-
| align="left" |Skåre
| 1,261
| 959
| 52.9
| 46.2
| 85
| 92
| 8
| 27,577
| 48
|-
| align="left" |Soldattorpet
| 1,883
| 1,285
| 55.2
| 44.2
| 90
| 93
| 7
| 33,379
| 70
|-
| align="left" |Stockfallet
| 2,491
| 1,670
| 53.3
| 46.6
| 89
| 85
| 15
| 32,076
| 64
|-
| align="left" |Stodene
| 2,122
| 1,541
| 54.5
| 44.7
| 91
| 94
| 6
| 30,989
| 62
|-
| align="left" |Sundsta
| 1,450
| 1,260
| 43.0
| 56.1
| 81
| 90
| 10
| 28,738
| 59
|-
| align="left" |Tingvalla
| 1,711
| 1,769
| 45.6
| 53.4
| 77
| 80
| 20
| 24,958
| 51
|-
| align="left" |Tingvallastaden
| 1,554
| 1,449
| 47.1
| 52.4
| 78
| 88
| 12
| 27,711
| 61
|-
| align="left" |Torrmestad
| 1,411
| 1,188
| 56.0
| 43.0
| 79
| 87
| 13
| 26,485
| 55
|-
| align="left" |Tullholmsviken
| 1,537
| 1,370
| 44.5
| 54.7
| 85
| 84
| 16
| 30,656
| 60
|-
| align="left" |Universitetet
| 1,645
| 1,280
| 61.0
| 37.3
| 62
| 69
| 31
| 21,645
| 57
|-
| align="left" |Viken
| 1,593
| 1,478
| 55.4
| 43.5
| 76
| 87
| 13
| 22,673
| 52
|-
| align="left" |Vålberg
| 1,932
| 1,453
| 47.1
| 51.8
| 74
| 83
| 17
| 23,369
| 26
|-
| align="left" |Vålberg-Nor
| 1,879
| 1,457
| 43.5
| 55.8
| 70
| 81
| 19
| 22,141
| 30
|-
| align="left" |Våxnäs N
| 1,990
| 1,324
| 61.1
| 36.4
| 63
| 55
| 45
| 18,948
| 33
|-
| align="left" |Våxnäs S
| 1,605
| 1,216
| 61.9
| 37.0
| 66
| 58
| 42
| 19,214
| 30
|-
| align="left" |Väse
| 2,006
| 1,581
| 46.3
| 52.7
| 85
| 93
| 7
| 25,260
| 37
|-
| align="left" |Östra Fågelvik
| 1,269
| 977
| 41.6
| 57.5
| 87
| 94
| 6
| 30,396
| 47
|-
| colspan="10" align="left" |Source: [[Sveriges Television|SVT]]<ref name=KarlstadVal2022/>
|}

==Elections==

===Riksdag===
These are the local results of the Riksdag elections since the 1972 municipality reform. The results of the [[Sweden Democrats]] were not published by [[Statistiska Centralbyrån|SCB]] between 1988 and 1998 at a municipal level to the party's small nationwide size at the time. "Votes" denotes valid votes, whereas "Turnout" denotes also blank and invalid votes.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year
! Turnout
! Votes
! [[Left Party (Sweden)|V]]
! [[Social Democrats (Sweden)|S]]
! [[Green Party (Sweden)|MP]]
! [[Centre Party (Sweden)|C]]
! [[Liberals (Sweden)|L]]
! [[Christian Democrats (Sweden)|KD]]
! [[Moderate Party|M]]
! [[Sweden Democrats|SD]]
! [[New Democracy (Sweden)|ND]]
|-
| [[1973 Swedish general election|1973]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scb.se/H/SOS%201911-/Valstatistiken/Allm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998/Valstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1973-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1973 (page 166)|publisher=SCB|language=sv|access-date=14 September 2017}}</ref>
| 92.0
| 47,969
| 4.2
| 45.0
| 0.0
| 24.3
| 10.1
| 0.8
| 15.0
| 0.0
| 0.0
|-
| [[1976 Swedish general election|1976]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scb.se/H/SOS%201911-/Valstatistiken/Allm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998/Valstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1976-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1976 (page 161)|publisher=SCB|language=sv|access-date=14 September 2017}}</ref>
| 92.6
| 50,261
| 3.8
| 41.8
| 0.0
| 22.6
| 12.1
| 0.5
| 18.8
| 0.0
| 0.0
|-
| [[1979 Swedish general election|1979]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scb.se/H/SOS%201911-/Valstatistiken/Allm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998/Valstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1979-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1979 (page 185)|publisher=SCB|language=sv|access-date=14 September 2017}}</ref>
| 91.6
| 51,435
| 4.8
| 43.5
| 0.0
| 16.1
| 10.0
| 0.6
| 24.2
| 0.0
| 0.0
|-
| [[1982 Swedish general election|1982]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scb.se/H/SOS%201911-/Valstatistiken/Allm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998/Valstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1982-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1982 (page 186)|publisher=SCB|language=sv|access-date=14 September 2017}}</ref>
| 92.2
| 52,341
| 5.0
| 46.4
| 1.8
| 13.2
| 5.7
| 1.0
| 26.9
| 0.0
| 0.0
|-
| [[1985 Swedish general election|1985]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scb.se/H/SOS%201911-/Valstatistiken/Allm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998/Valstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1985-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1985 (page 187)|publisher=SCB|language=sv|access-date=14 September 2017}}</ref>
| 90.5
| 52,538
| 4.8
| 45.2
| 1.9
| 9.2
| 14.6
| 0.0
| 24.3
| 0.0
| 0.0
|-
| [[1988 Swedish general election|1988]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scb.se/H/SOS%201911-/Valstatistiken/Allm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998/Valstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1988-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1988 (page 167)|publisher=SCB|language=sv|access-date=14 September 2017}}</ref>
| 85.8
| 50,120
| 5.2
| 44.4
| 5.2
| 10.4
| 12.6
| 1.8
| 20.1
| 0.0
| 0.0
|-
| [[1991 Swedish general election|1991]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scb.se/H/SOS%201911-/Valstatistiken/Allm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998/Valstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1991-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1991 (page 29)|publisher=SCB|language=sv|access-date=14 September 2017}}</ref>
| 87.5
| 51,742
| 4.2
| 37.5
| 3.3
| 7.2
| 9.5
| 7.0
| 23.7
| 0.0
| 7.0
|-
| [[1994 Swedish general election|1994]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scb.se/H/SOS%201911-/Valstatistiken/Allm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998/Valstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1994-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1994 (page 43)|publisher=SCB|language=sv|access-date=14 September 2017}}</ref>
| 88.0
| 52,738
| 6.4
| 44.4
| 4.9
| 6.3
| 8.3
| 3.8
| 24.3
| 0.0
| 1.1
|-
| [[1998 Swedish general election|1998]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scb.se/Grupp/Hitta_statistik/Historisk_statistik/_Dokument/Valstatistiken/Valstatistik%20Allmanna%20valen%201998%20Del%201%20Riksdagen.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1998 (page 40)|publisher=SCB|language=sv|access-date=14 September 2017}}</ref>
| 82.8
| 50,206
| 12.7
| 36.4
| 4.9
| 4.1
| 4.7
| 12.0
| 23.2
| 0.0
| 0.0
|-
| [[2002 Swedish general election|2002]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.val.se/val/val_02/slutresultat/17R/1780/1780.html|title=Valresultat Riksdag Karlstads kommun 2002|publisher=Valmyndigheten|language=sv|access-date=14 September 2017}}</ref>
| 82.0
| 51,272
| 7.9
| 39.9
| 4.8
| 5.7
| 14.2
| 8.6
| 15.2
| 1.4
| 0.0
|-
| [[2006 Swedish general election|2006]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.val.se/val/val2006/slutlig/R/kommun/17/80/roster.html|title=Valresultat Riksdag Karlstads kommun 2006|publisher=Valmyndigheten|language=sv|access-date=14 September 2017}}</ref>
| 83.6
| 53,554
| 6.0
| 36.8
| 5.5
| 7.5
| 7.7
| 6.5
| 25.2
| 2.3
| 0.0
|-
| [[2010 Swedish general election|2010]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.val.se/val/val2010/slutresultat/R/kommun/17/80/index.html|title=Valresultat Riksdag Karlstads kommun 2010|publisher=Valmyndigheten|language=sv|access-date=14 September 2017}}</ref>
| 86.1
| 57,709
| 5.5
| 32.9
| 8.0
| 5.5
| 7.5
| 5.3
| 29.9
| 4.2
| 0.0
|-
| [[2014 Swedish general election|2014]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.val.se/val/val2014/slutresultat/R/kommun/17/80/index.html|title=Valresultat Riksdag Karlstads kommun 2014|publisher=Valmyndigheten|language=sv|access-date=14 September 2017}}</ref>
| 87.7
| 61,111
| 5.5
| 34.7
| 7.8
| 5.7
| 5.3
| 4.5
| 23.3
| 9.6
| 0.0
|-
| [[2018 Swedish general election|2018]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.val.se/val/val2018/slutresultat/R/kommun/17/80/index.html|title=Valresultat Riksdag Karlstads kommun 2018|publisher=Valmyndigheten|language=sv|access-date=23 September 2018}}</ref>
| 89.0
| 63,334
| 7.9
| 31.7
| 4.8
| 8.5
| 5.7
| 6.4
| 19.5
| 14.1
| 0.0
|}

'''Blocs'''

This lists the relative strength of the socialist and centre-right blocs since 1973, but parties not elected to the Riksdag are inserted as "other", including the Sweden Democrats results from 1988 to 2006, but also the Christian Democrats pre-1991 and the Greens in 1982, 1985 and 1991. The sources are identical to the table above. The coalition or government mandate marked in bold formed the government after the election. New Democracy got elected in 1991 but are still listed as "other" due to the short lifespan of the party. "Elected" is the total number of percentage points from the municipality that went to parties who were elected to the Riksdag.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year
! Turnout
! Votes
! Left
! Right
! [[Sweden Democrats|SD]]
! Other
! Elected
|-
| [[1973 Swedish general election|1973]]
| 92.0
| 47,969
| '''49.2'''
| 49.4
| 0.0
| 1.4
| 98.6
|-
| [[1976 Swedish general election|1976]]
| 92.6
| 50,261
| 45.6
| '''53.5'''
| 0.0
| 0.9
| 99.1
|-
| [[1979 Swedish general election|1979]]
| 91.6
| 51,435
| 48.3
| '''50.3'''
| 0.0
| 1.4
| 98.6
|-
| [[1982 Swedish general election|1982]]
| 92.2
| 52,341
| '''51.4'''
| 45.8
| 0.0
| 2.8
| 97.2
|-
| [[1985 Swedish general election|1985]]
| 90.5
| 52,538
| '''50.0'''
| 48.1
| 0.0
| 1.9
| 98.1
|-
| [[1988 Swedish general election|1988]]
| 85.8
| 50,120
| '''54.8'''
| 43.1
| 0.0
| 2.1
| 97.9
|-
| [[1991 Swedish general election|1991]]
| 87.5
| 51,742
| 41.7
| '''47.4'''
| 0.0
| 11.9
| 96.1
|-
| [[1994 Swedish general election|1994]]
| 88.0
| 52,738
| '''55.7'''
| 42.7
| 0.0
| 1.6
| 98.4
|-
| [[1998 Swedish general election|1998]]
| 82.8
| 50,206
| '''54.0'''
| 44.0
| 0.0
| 2.0
| 98.0
|-
| [[2002 Swedish general election|2002]]
| 82.0
| 51,272
| '''52.6'''
| 43.7
| 0.0
| 3.7
| 96.3
|-
| [[2006 Swedish general election|2006]]
| 83.6
| 53,554
| 48.3
| '''46.9'''
| 0.0
| 4.8
| 95.2
|-
| [[2010 Swedish general election|2010]]
| 86.1
| 57,709
| 46.4
| '''48.2'''
| 4.2
| 1.2
| 98.8
|-
| [[2014 Swedish general election|2014]]
| 87.7
| 61,111
| '''48.0'''
| 38.8
| 9.6
| 3.6
| 96.4
|-
| [[2018 Swedish general election|2018]]
| 89.0
| 63,334
| '''44.5'''
| 40.1
| 14.1
| 1.5
| 98.5
|}

==Notable natives==
*[[Bengt Alsterlind]], TV host ("Hajk")
*[[Zarah Leander]], singer
*[[Sven-Erik Magnusson]], singer/[[dansband|dance band]] artist ([[Sven-Ingvars]])
*[[Christer Sjögren]], rock/[[dansband]] singer ([[Vikingarna (band)|Vikingarna]])
*[[Ulf Sterner]], [[ice hockey]] player (first [[Swedish people|Swede]] to play in the [[National Hockey League]])
*[[Fabian Zetterlund]], ice hockey forward for the [[San Jose Sharks]]
*[[Elgen Helge]], local hero (Most handsome [[moose]] around)

==Sites of interest==
[[File:Karlstad stadsbibliotek by night.JPG|thumb|right|Karlstad municipal library, and facilities for the municipal government.]]
*Alsters herrgård, the [[manor house]] where [[Gustaf Fröding]] was born
*[[Karlstad Church]], built in 1730
*An indoor ice rink and event arena, [[Löfbergs Arena]], expanded in 2002 to host the [[2002 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|Ice Hockey World Championships]]*
*[[List of indoor speed skating rinks|Sweden's only indoor speed skating arena]], Tingvalla isstadion. It is constructed in a world unique way. While normally it consists of a [[bandy field]] and two ice hockey rinks,[https://skeid-bandy.no/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/TIngvalla-isstadion-2021.jpg] on occasion the boards are dismantled in order to make room for the speed skating oval.
*[[Botanical garden]]s
*The [[Freemasonry|masonic]] lodge where the negotiations for the [[dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden in 1905|dissolution of the union]] between [[Sweden]] and [[Norway]] were held in 1905
*A [[runestone]] Vr 2, one of four known in Värmland
*A history museum
*A nature museum

==International relations==
{{Main|List of twin towns and sister cities in Sweden}}

===Twin towns – sister cities===
The municipality is [[town twinning|twinned]] with:<ref>{{cite web |title=Karlstads kommun samarbetar med kommuner i andra länder |url=https://karlstad.se/Kommun-och-politik/Internationellt-arbete/Vanorter/ |website=karlstad.se |access-date=27 September 2019 |language=sv}}</ref>
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*{{flagicon|ISL}} [[Blönduós]], Iceland
*{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Gaziantep]], Turkey
*{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Horsens Municipality|Horsens]], Denmark
*{{flagicon|EST}} [[Jõgeva]], Estonia
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*{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Moss, Norway|Moss]], Norway
*{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Nokia, Finland|Nokia]], Finland
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==See also==
*[[Da Buzz]]
*[[Swedish Rescue Services Agency]]
*[[Swedish Rally]]
*[[Klarälven]]
*[[Karlstad Hundred]]
*[[Färjestads BK]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Karlstad Municipality}}
*[http://www.karlstad.se/ Karlstad Municipality] – Official site
*[http://www.kau.se/eng/ Karlstad University]

{{Geographic location
 | Centre = Karlstad
 | N  = [[Forshaga Municipality|Forshaga]], [[Hagfors Municipality|Hagfors]]
 | NE = [[Filipstad Municipality|Filipstad]]
 | E  = [[Storfors Municipality|Storfors]]
 | SE = [[Kristinehamn Municipality|Kristinehamn]]
 | S  = ''[[Vänern]]'', [[Hammarö Municipality|Hammarö]]
 | W  = [[Grums Municipality|Grums]]
 | NW = [[Kil Municipality|Kil]]
}}
{{Värmland County}}
{{Localities in Karlstad Municipality}}

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