Iranians’ Turnout in the 2024 Elections
Raw Sample Count: 28578
Effective Sample Count: 8198
1. Vote intention in the parliamentary election
Will you vote in the upcoming election for the Islamic Consultative Assembly?
- 1. No, I won’t vote 73.5%
- 2. Yes, I will vote for the vetted candidates 16.3%
- 3. I still don’t know and will decide based on the circumstances 8%
- 4. I will cast blank (or invalid) votes 2.2%
2. Vote intention in the Assembly of Experts election
Will you vote in the upcoming election for the Assembly of Experts?
- 1. No, I won’t vote 75.4%
- 2. Yes, I will vote for the vetted candidates 15.4%
- 3. I still don't know and will decide based on the circumstances 6.9%
- 4. I will cast blank (or invalid) votes 2.3%
3. Reason for not voting in parliamentary election
If you said you won’t vote in the parliamentary election, what is your main reason for not voting?
- 1. Opposition to the overall system of the Islamic Republic 59%
- 2. The lack of free and effective elections in the Islamic Republic 20.2%
- 3. To protest against the poor performance of the previous parliament 13.8%
- 4. Other reasons 5.6%
- 5. The disqualification of my preferred candidates in these elections 1.4%
4. Reason for voting in parliamentary election
If you said you will vote in the parliamentary election, what is your main motivation for voting?
- 1. Electing competent representatives and supporting the IR and Supreme Leader 58%
- 2. Political participation, exercising the right to vote, and preserving republicanism in the IR 22.2%
- 3. Out of compulsion or to have a stamp on my ID cards 13.3%
- 4. Other reasons 6.6%
5. Access to survey
On which platform did you encounter this survey?
- 1. Psiphon 75.4%
- 2. Instagram 8.1%
- 3. Other 6.7%
- 4. WhatsApp 5.9%
- 5. Telegram 3.3%
- 6. Twitter/X 0.5%
7. Geographical distribution of respondents
Do you live in an urban or rural area
- 1. Rural 19.7%
- 2. Urban 80.3%
8. Age groups of respondents
What is your age catagory?
- 1. Between 20 and 29 years old 19.9%
- 2. Between 30 and 49 years old 53.9%
- 3. At least 50 years old 26.2%
9. Education level
What is your highest level of education?
- 1. Non-university educated 72.3%
- 2. University educated 27.7%
10. Province of residence of respondents
In what province do you live?
- 1. East Azerbaijan 4.8%
- 2. West Azerbaijan 3.7%
- 3. Ardabil 1.4%
- 4. Isfahan 6.9%
- 5. Alborz 3.8%
- 6. Ilam 0.7%
- 7. Bushehr 1.4%
- 8. Tehran 18.7%
- 9. Chahar Mahal and Bakhtiari 1.1%
- 10. South Khorasan 0.9%
- 11. Razavi Khorasan 8%
- 12. North Khorasan 0.9%
- 13. Khuzestan 5.5%
- 14. Zanjan 1.3%
- 15. Semnan 1%
- 16. Sistan and Baluchistan 2.4%
- 17. Fars 6.2%
- 18. Ghazvin 1.6%
- 19. Qom 1.6%
- 20. Kurdistan 1.8%
- 21. Kerman 3.9%
- 22. Kermanshah 2.3%
- 23. Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad 0.8%
- 24. Golestan 2.1%
- 25. Gilan 3.4%
- 26. Lorestan 2%
- 27. Mazandaran 4.5%
- 28. Markazi 1.8%
- 29. Hormozgan 2.1%
- 30. Hamadan 2%
- 31. Yazd 1.5%
11. Employment status
Are you currently employed or unemployed?
- 1. Employed 38.7%
- 2. Unemployed 61.3%
12. Employment status in urban areas
If you live in an urban area, are you currently employed or unemployed?
- 1. Employed 39.4%
- 2. Non-employed 60.6%
13. Employment status in rural areas
If you live in a rural area, are you currently employed or unemployed?
- 1. Employed 35.7%
- 2. Unemployed 64.3%
14. Distribution of household income levels among respondents
What is your household’s total monthly income range?
- 1. First three lower deciles 32.1%
- 2. Middle three deciles 42.8%
- 3. Upper four deciles 25.1%
15. Spoken language at home
What language do you speak at home?
- 1. Persian 66.5%
- 2. Azerbaijani/Turkic 11.9%
- 3. Kurdish 5.8%
- 4. Luri/Bakhtiari 5%
- 5. Balochi 1.3%
- 6. Gilaki 1.9%
- 7. Mazandarani 1.4%
- 8. Arabic 0.9%
- 9. Laki 0.9%
- 10. Qashqaei 0.4%
- 11. Turkmeni 0.5%
- 12. Dari 0.3%
- 13. Tati/Taleshi 0.4%
- 14. Lari/Achomi 0.4%
- 15. Armenian 0.1%
- 16. Other languages 2.2%
16. Type of health care insurance of respondents
Which health care insurance do you currently have?
- 1. Social Security Organization 48.2%
- 2. Iran Health Insurance Organization 10.8%
- 3. Salamat 9.7%
- 4. Roostaa 6.8%
- 5. Armed Forces Insurance 2.9%
- 6. Other insurance 1.5%
- 7. I am not insured 19.1%
17. Importance of family
How important is family in your life?
- 1. Very important 94.2%
- 2. Rather important 3.9%
- 3. Not very important 0.6%
- 4. Not at all important 0.6%
- 5. Do not know 0.7%
18. Importance of friends
How important are friends in your life?
- 1. Very important 31.2%
- 2. Rather important 51.4%
- 3. Not very important 12.6%
- 4. Not at all important 3.6%
- 5. Do not know 1.1%
19. Importance of work
How important is work in your life?
- 1. Very important 86%
- 2. Rather important 9.3%
- 3. Not very important 1.5%
- 4. Not at all important 1.3%
- 5. Do not know 1.9%
20. Importance of religion
How important is religion in your life?
- 1. Very important 30%
- 2. Rather important 18.6%
- 3. Not very important 16.3%
- 4. Not at all important 32.1%
- 5. Do not know 2.9%
21. Employment status
Are you employed or unemployed?
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Total population
- 1. Employed 38.7%
- 2. Unemployed 61.3%
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Population in urban areas
- 1. Employed 39.4%
- 2. Unemployed 60.6%
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Population in rural areas
- 1. Employed 35.7%
- 2. Unemployed 64.3%
22. Important aspects in life
For each of the following aspects, indicate how important it is in your life.
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Family
- 1. Very important 94.2%
- 2. Rather important 3.9%
- 3. Not very important 0.6%
- 4. Not at all important 0.6%
- 5. Do not know 0.7%
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Friends
- 1. Very important 31.2%
- 2. Rather important 51.4%
- 3. Not very important 12.6%
- 4. Not at all important 3.6%
- 5. Do not know 1.1%
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Work
- 1. Very important 86.0%
- 2. Rather important 9.3%
- 3. Not very important 1.5%
- 4. Not at all important 1.3%
- 5. Do not know 1.9%
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Religion
- 1. Very important 30.0%
- 2. Rather important 18.6%
- 3. Not very important 16.3%
- 4. Not at all important 32.1%
- 5. Do not know 2.9%