Tekijät

• Kujanen, Maarika (Tampere University)
• Raunio, Tapio (Tampere University)

Asiasanat

attitudes, authority, beliefs, democracy, elections, heads of state, political attitudes, politics, presidential candidates, presidential elections, values, voting, voting behaviour, voting intention

Sisällön kuvaus

The data charted the voting behaviour of Finns in the 2024 presidential elections and their views on the powers of the President. The data include questions on the respondents' political values and attitudes, the role and powers of the President, as well as their choice of candidate and the reasons for that choice.

At the beginning of the survey, the respondents' political interest and trust in various political institutions (for example, Parliament, the Government, the EU, the President of the Republic, politicians) were examined. The respondents were then asked about their position on different value dimensions, their satisfaction with the functioning of democracy, and their party preference. Next, the respondents' views on the powers of the President and various political actors (for example, Parliament, the Government, the EU, politicians), as well as on the role of the President and the presidential institution, were charted. The respondents were also asked about their knowledge of the President's constitutional powers.

The subsequent section of the survey concerned the 2024 presidential elections. The respondents were asked, for example, how closely they had followed the elections through different sources and what they thought of the presidential candidates. Their choice of candidate and the reasons for that choice were also examined, for example by asking to what extent different factors influenced their voting decision. Finally, the respondents' past voting behaviour and party choices in previous elections were charted.

Background variables include the respondent's age, marital status, gender, level of education, occupational status, household size, household's gross annual income, mother tongue, degree of religiosity, social class, and region.