IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Honduras

Republic of Honduras

9,568,688
Population (as of Feb. 8, 2019)

5,182,425
Registered Voters (as of Feb. 27, 2022)

58.17%
Average Turnout

16
Elections in our database

V-Dem* Score: 0.541
Regimes of the World Classification: Electoral Democracy
*Varieties of Democracy Electoral Democracy Index (2024)

CEDAW Status: Signed and Ratified
Signed Date: June 11, 1980
Ratified Date: March 3, 1983

SIGI* Score: 26.0
Level of Discrimination: Low
*Social Institutions and Gender Index (2023)

CRPD Status: Signed and Ratified
Signed Date: March 30, 2007
Ratified Date: April 14, 2008

HDI* Score: 0.645
Category: Medium
*UNDP Human Development Index (2023)

Name	Official Name	Type
Honduran Presidency	None	Head of State & Government
Honduran National Congress	Congreso Nacional	Assembly

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: President Xiomara CASTRO Sarmiento
Head of Government: President Xiomara CASTRO Sarmiento
Assembly: Honduras has a unicameral National Congress (Congreso Nacional) with 128 seats.

Description of electoral system:

The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 4-year term.
In the National Congress (Congreso Nacional) 128 members are elected through an open-list proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms. There are 18 constituencies corresponding to the 18 departments. Seats are apportioned to each department in proportion to population. Where the district magnitude is one, the election is by plurality. The Hare quotient is used for seat allocation.

Elections

2025-11-30 | Status: Date not confirmed
Honduran National Congress
Votes -
Registered -
Turnout -

2025-11-30 | Status: Date not confirmed
Honduran Presidency
Votes -
Registered -
Turnout -

2025-03-09 | Status: Held
Honduran Presidency
Votes 2,526,836
Registered -
Turnout -

2025-03-09 | Status: Held
Honduran National Congress
Votes 2,526,836
Registered -
Turnout -

2021-11-30 | Status: Held
Honduran National Congress
Votes 3,580,527
Registered 5,182,425
Turnout 69.09

2021-11-30 | Status: Held
Honduran Presidency
Votes 3,580,527
Registered 5,182,425
Turnout 69.09

2017-11-26 | Status: Held
Honduran Presidency
Votes 3,476,419
Registered 6,046,873
Turnout 57.49

2017-11-26 | Status: Held
Honduran National Congress
Votes 3,476,419
Registered 6,046,873
Turnout 57.49

2013-11-24 | Status: Held
Honduran National Congress
Votes 3,139,692
Registered 5,308,781
Turnout 59.14

2013-11-24 | Status: Held
Honduran Presidency
Votes 3,275,346
Registered 5,355,112
Turnout 61.16

2009-11-29 | Status: Held
Honduran Presidency
Votes 2,300,056
Registered 4,600,000
Turnout 50.0

2009-11-29 | Status: Held
Honduran National Congress
Votes 2,298,690
Registered 4,592,898
Turnout 50.05

2005-11-27 | Status: Held
Honduran National Congress
Votes 1,833,710
Registered 3,988,605
Turnout 45.97

2005-11-27 | Status: Held
Honduran Presidency
Votes 1,833,710
Registered 3,988,605
Turnout 45.97

2001-11-25 | Status: Held
Honduran Presidency
Votes 2,285,087
Registered 3,448,240
Turnout 66.27

2001-11-25 | Status: Held
Honduran National Congress
Votes 2,285,087
Registered 3,448,240
Turnout 66.27

Election For	Date	Status	Votes	Registered Voters	Turnout
Honduran National Congress	2025-11-30	Date not confirmed	-	-	-
Honduran Presidency	2025-11-30	Date not confirmed	-	-	-
Honduran Presidency	2025-03-09	Held	2,526,836	-	-
Honduran National Congress	2025-03-09	Held	2,526,836	-	-
Honduran National Congress	2021-11-30	Held	3,580,527	5,182,425	69.09
Honduran Presidency	2021-11-30	Held	3,580,527	5,182,425	69.09
Honduran Presidency	2017-11-26	Held	3,476,419	6,046,873	57.49
Honduran National Congress	2017-11-26	Held	3,476,419	6,046,873	57.49
Honduran National Congress	2013-11-24	Held	3,139,692	5,308,781	59.14
Honduran Presidency	2013-11-24	Held	3,275,346	5,355,112	61.16
Honduran Presidency	2009-11-29	Held	2,300,056	4,600,000	50.0
Honduran National Congress	2009-11-29	Held	2,298,690	4,592,898	50.05
Honduran National Congress	2005-11-27	Held	1,833,710	3,988,605	45.97
Honduran Presidency	2005-11-27	Held	1,833,710	3,988,605	45.97
Honduran Presidency	2001-11-25	Held	2,285,087	3,448,240	66.27
Honduran National Congress	2001-11-25	Held	2,285,087	3,448,240	66.27

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