IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Argentina

Argentine Republic

45,538,400
Population (as of Jan. 1, 2023)

35,834,425
Registered Voters (as of July 14, 2023)

73.82%
Average Turnout

36
Elections in our database

V-Dem* Score: 0.712
Regimes of the World Classification: Electoral Democracy
*Varieties of Democracy Electoral Democracy Index (2024)

CEDAW Status: Signed and Ratified
Signed Date: July 17, 1980
Ratified Date: July 15, 1985

SIGI* Score: 17.7
Level of Discrimination: Very Low
*Social Institutions and Gender Index (2023)

CRPD Status: Signed and Ratified
Signed Date: March 30, 2007
Ratified Date: Sept. 2, 2008

HDI* Score: 0.865
Category: Very High
*UNDP Human Development Index (2023)

Name	Official Name	Type
Argentinian Senate	Senado	Upper House
Argentinian Chamber of Deputies	Cámara de Diputados	Lower House
Argentinian Presidency	None	Head of State & Government

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: President Javier MILEI (since 10 December 2023)
Head of Government: President Javier MILEI (since 10 December 2023)
Assembly: bicameral National Congress (Congreso Nacional) consisting of the Senate (Senado) with 72 seats and the Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados) with 257 seats

Description of electoral system:

The President is directly elected by qualified majority vote in up to two rounds. Candidates must win at least 45% of votes or 40% of votes and a 10 percentage point lead over the second-place finisher to win the presidency.
In the Senate, all 72 members are directly elected via closed-list proportional representation vote from multi-seat constituencies. Within each of the 24 constituencies, 2 seats are given to the first-place party, and 1 seat is given to the second-place party. All members serve 6-year terms, and one-third of seats are up for election every 2 years.
In the Chamber of Deputies, all 257 members are directly elected by closed-list proportional representation vote in multi-seat constituencies. All members serve 4-year terms, and half of the seats are up for reelection every 2 years.

Elections

2025-10-26 | Status: Confirmed
Argentinian Senate
Votes -
Registered 35,834,425
Turnout -

2025-10-26 | Status: Confirmed
Argentinian Chamber of Deputies
Votes -
Registered 35,834,425
Turnout -

2023-11-19 | Status: Held
Argentinian Presidency
Votes 26,863,246
Registered 35,193,985
Turnout 76.33

2023-10-22 | Status: Held
Argentinian Senate
Votes 12,906,715
Registered 16,486,275
Turnout 78.29

2023-10-22 | Status: Held
Argentinian Presidency
Votes 27,100,675
Registered 35,815,436
Turnout 75.67

2023-10-22 | Status: Held
Argentinian Chamber of Deputies
Votes -
Registered 35,815,436
Turnout -

2023-08-13 | Status: Held
Argentinian Presidency
Votes 24,016,776
Registered 35,394,425
Turnout 67.85

2021-11-14 | Status: Held
Argentinian Senate
Votes 7,440,559
Registered 10,505,451
Turnout 70.83

2021-10-24 | Status: Held
Argentinian Chamber of Deputies
Votes 24,842,572
Registered 34,796,245
Turnout 71.39

2019-10-27 | Status: Held
Argentinian Chamber of Deputies
Votes 26,595,460
Registered 32,890,049
Turnout 80.86

2019-10-27 | Status: Held
Argentinian Presidency
Votes 26,595,460
Registered 32,890,049
Turnout 80.86

2019-10-27 | Status: Held
Argentinian Senate
Votes 6,083,400
Registered 7,772,326
Turnout 78.27

2017-10-29 | Status: Held
Argentinian Senate
Votes 12,361,102
Registered 15,701,694
Turnout 78.72

2017-10-29 | Status: Held
Argentinian Chamber of Deputies
Votes 25,699,629
Registered 33,454,411
Turnout 76.82

2015-11-22 | Status: Held
Argentinian Presidency
Votes 25,993,860
Registered 32,130,853
Turnout 80.9

2015-10-25 | Status: Held
Argentinian Chamber of Deputies
Votes 23,829,889
Registered 32,126,138
Turnout 74.18

2015-10-25 | Status: Held
Argentinian Presidency
Votes 25,220,640
Registered 32,063,409
Turnout 78.66

2015-10-25 | Status: Held
Argentinian Senate
Votes 7,835,803
Registered 9,815,549
Turnout 79.83

2013-10-27 | Status: Held
Argentinian Senate
Votes 5,323,197
Registered 6,908,999
Turnout 77.05

2013-10-27 | Status: Held
Argentinian Chamber of Deputies
Votes 21,864,125
Registered 30,635,464
Turnout 71.37

2011-10-23 | Status: Held
Argentinian Chamber of Deputies
Votes 22,027,102
Registered 28,867,162
Turnout 76.31

2011-10-23 | Status: Held
Argentinian Senate
Votes 10,721,680
Registered 13,581,951
Turnout 78.94

2011-10-23 | Status: Held
Argentinian Presidency
Votes 21,484,844
Registered 28,867,162
Turnout 74.43

2009-06-28 | Status: Held
Argentinian Senate
Votes 6,122,763
Registered 8,474,844
Turnout 72.25

2009-06-28 | Status: Held
Argentinian Chamber of Deputies
Votes 20,092,328
Registered 27,797,930
Turnout 72.28

2007-10-28 | Status: Held
Argentinian Presidency
Votes 19,452,594
Registered 27,090,236
Turnout 71.81

2007-10-28 | Status: Held
Argentinian Chamber of Deputies
Votes 19,086,667
Registered 27,090,236
Turnout 70.46

2007-10-28 | Status: Held
Argentinian Senate
Votes -
Registered 26,098,546
Turnout -

2005-10-23 | Status: Held
Argentinian Chamber of Deputies
Votes 18,513,717
Registered 26,098,093
Turnout 70.94

2005-10-23 | Status: Held
Argentinian Senate
Votes 7,926,585
Registered 26,098,093
Turnout 30.37

2003-04-27 | Status: Held
Argentinian Senate
Votes 5,369,908
Registered 7,766,376
Turnout 69.14

2003-04-27 | Status: Held
Argentinian Presidency
Votes 19,755,369
Registered 25,479,486
Turnout 77.53

2003-04-27 | Status: Held
Argentinian Chamber of Deputies
Votes 18,330,553
Registered 25,564,130
Turnout 71.7

2001-10-14 | Status: Held
Argentinian Senate
Votes 18,343,214
Registered 24,735,483
Turnout 74.16

2001-10-14 | Status: Held
Argentinian Chamber of Deputies
Votes 18,146,009
Registered 24,735,483
Turnout 73.36

1999-10-24 | Status: Held
Argentinian Presidency
Votes 19,415,960
Registered 24,108,413
Turnout 80.54

Election For	Date	Status	Votes	Registered Voters	Turnout
Argentinian Senate	2025-10-26	Confirmed	-	35,834,425	-
Argentinian Chamber of Deputies	2025-10-26	Confirmed	-	35,834,425	-
Argentinian Presidency	2023-11-19	Held	26,863,246	35,193,985	76.33
Argentinian Senate	2023-10-22	Held	12,906,715	16,486,275	78.29
Argentinian Presidency	2023-10-22	Held	27,100,675	35,815,436	75.67
Argentinian Chamber of Deputies	2023-10-22	Held	-	35,815,436	-
Argentinian Presidency	2023-08-13	Held	24,016,776	35,394,425	67.85
Argentinian Senate	2021-11-14	Held	7,440,559	10,505,451	70.83
Argentinian Chamber of Deputies	2021-10-24	Held	24,842,572	34,796,245	71.39
Argentinian Chamber of Deputies	2019-10-27	Held	26,595,460	32,890,049	80.86
Argentinian Presidency	2019-10-27	Held	26,595,460	32,890,049	80.86
Argentinian Senate	2019-10-27	Held	6,083,400	7,772,326	78.27
Argentinian Senate	2017-10-29	Held	12,361,102	15,701,694	78.72
Argentinian Chamber of Deputies	2017-10-29	Held	25,699,629	33,454,411	76.82
Argentinian Presidency	2015-11-22	Held	25,993,860	32,130,853	80.9
Argentinian Chamber of Deputies	2015-10-25	Held	23,829,889	32,126,138	74.18
Argentinian Presidency	2015-10-25	Held	25,220,640	32,063,409	78.66
Argentinian Senate	2015-10-25	Held	7,835,803	9,815,549	79.83
Argentinian Senate	2013-10-27	Held	5,323,197	6,908,999	77.05
Argentinian Chamber of Deputies	2013-10-27	Held	21,864,125	30,635,464	71.37
Argentinian Chamber of Deputies	2011-10-23	Held	22,027,102	28,867,162	76.31
Argentinian Senate	2011-10-23	Held	10,721,680	13,581,951	78.94
Argentinian Presidency	2011-10-23	Held	21,484,844	28,867,162	74.43
Argentinian Senate	2009-06-28	Held	6,122,763	8,474,844	72.25
Argentinian Chamber of Deputies	2009-06-28	Held	20,092,328	27,797,930	72.28
Argentinian Presidency	2007-10-28	Held	19,452,594	27,090,236	71.81
Argentinian Chamber of Deputies	2007-10-28	Held	19,086,667	27,090,236	70.46
Argentinian Senate	2007-10-28	Held	-	26,098,546	-
Argentinian Chamber of Deputies	2005-10-23	Held	18,513,717	26,098,093	70.94
Argentinian Senate	2005-10-23	Held	7,926,585	26,098,093	30.37
Argentinian Senate	2003-04-27	Held	5,369,908	7,766,376	69.14
Argentinian Presidency	2003-04-27	Held	19,755,369	25,479,486	77.53
Argentinian Chamber of Deputies	2003-04-27	Held	18,330,553	25,564,130	71.7
Argentinian Senate	2001-10-14	Held	18,343,214	24,735,483	74.16
Argentinian Chamber of Deputies	2001-10-14	Held	18,146,009	24,735,483	73.36
Argentinian Presidency	1999-10-24	Held	19,415,960	24,108,413	80.54

Voter Turnout

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