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Ongoing project

The Norwegian National Election Study of 2025 & 2029

Project period 2024–2030
Project employer Norges forskningsråd
Project nr. 10780 // NFR: 352455
Project leader Johannes Bergh
Bilde av Stortinget i Oslo

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The Norwegian Parliamentary Election Survey is unique both in its duration and its tradition of collecting high-quality data on Norwegian elections and voter behavior. A central strength of the project, first conducted in 1957, lies in the long time series of data and analyses that enable historical comparisons.

Purpose

The primary goal of the Parliamentary Election Surveys 2025 and 2029 is to ensure continuity in terms of data collection, analyses of key topics, and publication of findings. Furthermore, the surveys aim to update our models of voter behavior to modern times, consider trends observed in recent years, utilize new data, expand collaboration with other researchers nationally and internationally, and address new research questions.

Implementation

The project will have several core tasks essential for any national election survey. This includes data collection, main analyses of voter behavior, and the development of new models for such behavior. Dissemination of results will occur through a book publication, as well as broad participation in public discourse and media. The surveys further include five work packages (WP).

  • WP1 – Election Campaigns will be responsible for the Norwegian national election campaign study, led by Rune Karlsen.
  • WP2 – Media Studies focuses on the role of media in elections, including new information technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), led by Melanie Magin.
  • WP3 – Voter Participation and Social Background examines social inequalities in voter participation, partly through experimental or quasi-experimental studies of political mobilization, led by Johannes Bergh.
  • WP4 – Democratic Legitimacy and Political Trust aims to study how voters perceive and interact with political institutions in democracy, led by Atle H. Haugsgjerd.
  • WP5 – Political Elites and Representation looks at the relationship between political elites (such as party members, politicians, representatives) and voters, led by Stine Hesstvedt.

Privacy Policy Guidance

This project utilizes personal data from individuals who are difficult to contact for the purpose of providing individual information. The data is processed for research purposes, and the legal basis for the processing is the public interest. The project involves the use of ordinary personal data and special categories of personal data, including data revealing political opinions, religious beliefs, trade union membershipand health data. The data is obtained from the following sources: Statistics Norway (SSB), open web content and public/national registries. In collaborative research projects, datasets may also be shared with external project participants and their affiliated institutions. The project also engages a data processor who will process personal data on behalf of the project.

The legality and privacy implications of the personal data processing have been assessed prior to the commencement of the project, which adheres to ethical guidelines for research. The Institute for Social Research is the data controller for the project.

Individuals who can be identified in the dataset have rights and may lodge complaints regarding the processing. Please feel free to contact our Data Protection Officer, the project manager, or the Norwegian Institute for Social Research if you have any questions or require guidance.

Participants

Johannes Bergh Research Director, Politics, democracy and civil society +47 943 88 242 Send e-mail
Audun Fladmoe Research Professor +47 924 82 023 Send e-mail
Atle Hennum Haugsgjerd Senior Research Fellow +47 930 58 583 Send e-mail
Stine Hesstvedt Senior Research Fellow +47 959 78 050 Send e-mail
Rune Karlsen Affiliated Research Professor Send e-mail
Peter Egge Langsæther Senior Research Fellow +4797011579 Send e-mail
Jo Saglie Research Professor +47 991 62 131 Send e-mail
Signe Bock Segaard Research Professor +47 994 28 724 Send e-mail
Kjersti Thorbjørnsrud Research Professor +47 951 09 236 Send e-mail
Bernt Aardal Professor Emeritus +47 924 34 801 Send e-mail
Therese Lunde

Publications

  • Bergh, Johannes & Hesstvedt, Stine (2026). Kjønnsgap i stemmegivning: En tredje bølge? In Bergh, Johannes & Haugsgjerd, Atle Hennum (Ed.), Konflikt og mobilisering. En studie av stortingsvalget 2025. Cappelen Damm AS. Full text in Research Archive
  • Bergh, Johannes; Hesstvedt, Stine; Karlsen, Rune & Lunde, Therese (2026). Dagsorden og sakseierskap. In Bergh, Johannes & Haugsgjerd, Atle Hennum (Ed.), Konflikt og mobilisering. En studie av stortingsvalget 2025. Cappelen Damm AS. p. 133–154. Full text in Research Archive
  • Aardal, Bernt; Bergh, Johannes & Hesstvedt, Stine (2026). Ideologi og polarisering. In Bergh, Johannes & Haugsgjerd, Atle Hennum (Ed.), Konflikt og mobilisering. En studie av stortingsvalget 2025. Cappelen Damm AS. p. 71–108. Full text in Research Archive
  • Hesstvedt, Stine & Langsæther, Peter Egge (2026). Hvem stemte hva? Sosial bakgrunn og stemmegivning ved valget 2025. In Bergh, Johannes & Haugsgjerd, Atle Hennum (Ed.), Konflikt og mobilisering. En studie av stortingsvalget 2025. Cappelen Damm AS. p. 57–70. Full text in Research Archive
  • Bergh, Johannes; Christensen, Dag Arne & Finseraas, Henning (2026). Valgdeltakelse, politikk og mobilisering. In Bergh, Johannes & Haugsgjerd, Atle Hennum (Ed.), Konflikt og mobilisering. En studie av stortingsvalget 2025. Cappelen Damm AS. p. 375–391. Full text in Research Archive
  • Haugsgjerd, Atle; Karlsen, Rune; Figenschou, Tine Ustad; Ihlebæk, Karoline Andrea & Aalberg, Toril (2026). Does alternative news media inform or misinform voters during election campaigns? New Media & Society. p. 1–21. doi: 10.1177/14614448261473777. Full text in Research Archive
  • Hesstvedt, Stine & Karlsen, Rune (2026). Penger i politikk: Holdninger til pengedonasjoner blant stortingskandidater ved valget i 2025. In Bergh, Johannes & Haugsgjerd, Atle Hennum (Ed.), Konflikt og mobilisering. En studie av stortingsvalget 2025. Cappelen Damm AS. p. 423–447. doi: https:/cdforskning.no/cdf/catalog/book/296. Full text in Research Archive
  • Haugsgjerd, Atle Hennum; Kumlin, Staffan & Linde, Jonas (2026). Politisk tillit under press i Norge? In Bergh, Johannes & Haugsgjerd, Atle Hennum (Ed.), Konflikt og mobilisering. En studie av stortingsvalget 2025. Cappelen Damm AS. p. 393–421. Full text in Research Archive
  • Haugsgjerd, Atle Hennum; Karlsen, Rune; Martins, Guri Barka & Steen-Johnsen, Kari (2026). Generativ KI i valgkampen 2025: Ny teknologi, etablerte medievaner. In Bergh, Johannes & Haugsgjerd, Atle Hennum (Ed.), Konflikt og mobilisering. En studie av stortingsvalget 2025. Cappelen Damm AS. p. 281–302. Full text in Research Archive
  • Bergh, Johannes; Haugsgjerd, Atle Hennum & Karlsen, Rune (2026). Skiftende preferanser: Velgeroverganger ved stortingsvalget 2025. In Bergh, Johannes & Haugsgjerd, Atle Hennum (Ed.), Konflikt og mobilisering. En studie av stortingsvalget 2025. Cappelen Damm AS. p. 155–171. Full text in Research Archive
  • Bergh, Johannes & Haugsgjerd, Atle Hennum (2026). Høyrebølge, men en rødgrønn seier. In Bergh, Johannes & Haugsgjerd, Atle Hennum (Ed.), Konflikt og mobilisering. En studie av stortingsvalget 2025. Cappelen Damm AS. p. 11–26. Full text in Research Archive
  • Haugsgjerd, Atle Hennum & Bergh, Johannes (2026). Tilbake på velgernes dagsorden? Utenriks- og sikkerhetspolitikk ved stortingsvalget 2025. In Bergh, Johannes & Haugsgjerd, Atle Hennum (Ed.), Konflikt og mobilisering. En studie av stortingsvalget 2025. Cappelen Damm AS. p. 237–259. Full text in Research Archive
  • Haugsgjerd, Atle Hennum & Karlsen, Rune (2026). Velgere i møte med gamle og nye medier: Valgkampens informasjonslandskap og politisk kunnskap. In Bergh, Johannes & Haugsgjerd, Atle Hennum (Ed.), Konflikt og mobilisering. En studie av stortingsvalget 2025. Cappelen Damm AS. p. 189–210. Full text in Research Archive
  • Bergh, Johannes; Haugsgjerd, Atle Hennum; Hesstvedt, Stine; Karlsen, Rune & Magin, Melanie (2026). Konflikt og mobilisering: En ny fase i norsk politikk? In Bergh, Johannes & Haugsgjerd, Atle Hennum (Ed.), Konflikt og mobilisering. En studie av stortingsvalget 2025. Cappelen Damm AS. p. 511–524. doi: 10.23865/cdf.296. Full text in Research Archive
  • Geiss, Stefan; Tønnesen, Hedvig; Karlsen, Rune; Magin, Melanie; Aalberg, Toril & Hesstvedt, Stine (2026). Medieeffekter og stemmegivning: Hvordan påvirket mediene velgerne? In Bergh, Johannes & Haugsgjerd, Atle Hennum (Ed.), Konflikt og mobilisering. En studie av stortingsvalget 2025. Cappelen Damm AS. p. 303–323. doi: 10.23865/cdf.296. Full text in Research Archive
  • Tønnesen, Hedvig; Geiss, Stefan; Magin, Melanie & Aalberg, Toril (2026). Medievalgkampen 2025 : En studie av dagsorden, partiomtale og politisk balanse. In Bergh, Johannes & Haugsgjerd, Atle Hennum (Ed.), Konflikt og mobilisering. En studie av stortingsvalget 2025. Cappelen Damm AS. p. 109–132. doi: 10.23865/cdf.296. Full text in Research Archive
  • Bergh, Johannes & Aardal, Bernt (2026). The 2025 Norwegian election. West European Politics. 49(5), p. 1370–1382. doi: 10.1080/01402382.2026.2646662. Full text in Research Archive
  • Bergh, Johannes & Kleven, Øyvin (2026). Social conservatism and changing party preferences among immigrants in Norway. Politics. p. 1–22. doi: 10.1177/02633957251405201. Full text in Research Archive
  • Bergh, Johannes & Haugsgjerd, Atle Hennum (2025). Voting Behaviour in Norway: Social Structure, Ideology, and Issue Ownership. In Kolltveit, Kristoffer; Allern, Elin Haugsgjerd; Braut-Hegghammer, Målfrid & Rasch, Bjørn Erik (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Norwegian Politics. Oxford University Press. p. 258–282. Full text in Research Archive
  • Aardal, Bernt Olav & Bølstad, Jørgen (2025). The Electoral System: Representing Voters and Territory. In Kolltveit, Kristoffer; Allern, Elin Haugsgjerd; Braut-Hegghammer, Målfrid & Rasch, Bjørn Erik (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Norwegian Politics. Oxford University Press. p. 102–119. doi: https:/global.oup.com/academic/product/the-oxford-handbook-of-norwegian-politics-9780198888581?cc=no&lang=en. Full text in Research Archive
  • Haugsgjerd, Atle Hennum; Linde, Jonas & Mathisen, Ruben Berge (2025). Populist radical right party representation and satisfaction with democracy in Europe. Journal of European Public Policy. doi: 10.1080/13501763.2025.2601295. Full text in Research Archive

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Research topics: elections, democracy
Published May 5, 2025 9:11 AM - Last modified Oct. 13, 2026 1:57 PM