Are Polish women turning away from politics? Significant survey results

"Since the beginning of our measurements, we have observed less interest in politics among women than among men - currently seven out of ten women describe their level of interest in politics as medium (45%) or low (25%), while another 15% declare no interest in politics," the pollster said.

CBOS notes that 15% of people are very interested in political life. women, of which 3 percent it is "very large", and in the case of 12 percent - "big".

"If we look at men, over a quarter (27%) declare a very great or great interest in political life (6% - very great, 21% - great)," it was reported.

Interest increases with age

The study shows that women from the oldest age groups are most interested in politics. "We can even talk about a certain relationship - the younger the women, the less interested they are in political life. The percentage of women aged 65 and over who are very or very interested in politics is 21 percent, while in the group of 25-44 years old it is only 10 percent, and in the group of 18-24 years old - 14 percent." - we read.

As it was added, "if we look at 2026 (...) we can see that in the youngest surveyed groups the percentage of women declaring no interest in politics has increased quite significantly." Among women aged 18 to 24, this percentage has increased by 5 percentage points since last year (from 14% to 19%), and in the group of women aged 25 to 34 by as much as 7 points (from 13% to 20%), we read.

However, as CBOS noted, less interest in politics does not translate into lower voter turnout; Declarations of participation in elections have been at a comparable level in recent years, according to the study's data.

Politics and education

The studio also drew attention to the existence of a relationship between the level of interest in politics and women's education. "Almost throughout the entire period of our measurements, we observe the following relationship - the higher the level of education, the greater the interest in politics. Women with primary/lower secondary education are more than three times more likely to declare a lack of interest in politics than women with higher education. In 2026, we will also observe more frequent declarations of lack of interest in politics in groups of women with primary/lower secondary and basic vocational education (in both cases an increase of 4 percentage points)," it said.

CBOS also notes that political events are most eagerly followed by women living in the largest cities (over 500,000 inhabitants). "In the years 2022–2026, more than a quarter of women declared very great or great interest in politics in the largest cities. At the same time, there is a decreasing interest in politics among respondents living in villages and the smallest towns," CBOS points out.

At the same time - according to data for the first half of 2026 - a total of 47 percent. rural residents and 44 percent inhabitants of the smallest cities declare little or no interest in politics.

Women are more likely to have left-wing views

According to CBOS data, "women declare right-wing views less often than men, and are more likely to lean towards left-wing beliefs." "This trend is most visible in the youngest age groups, among women with higher education and those living in the largest cities," the studio points out.