Only one in ninety residents of Latvia engages in politics. However, every seventh person boycotts goods from Russia. 0 9

On the other hand, 66% of respondents participate in elections, while about 17% sign various petitions, including electronic ones.

Boycotting certain products is also quite common, unlike party activity – nearly 13% of the population has not purchased them (there's no need to point fingers – it's clear enough).

"Residents most often participate in donations and charity (43%) or in community clean-up activities (34%), preferring solidarity and engagement for the common good," sociologists report. "Two-thirds believe that the political system allows little influence on politics; however, politically active individuals often feel influential."

According to experts, the higher the education and income of Latvia's citizens, the more frequently they engage in public activities. Accordingly, political forces hoping for an uprising from the social lower classes may be severely disappointed in their expectations – those who are inherently uninterested in politics and the state will simply not show up to vote...

All of this was demonstrated by a state-funded research project titled "Vectors of Social Cohesion: From Cohesion Around the Nation-State (2012-2018) to a Cohesive Community of Citizens for the Sake of the State, Society, and Individual Security (2024-2025)" – which was recently presented in parliament.