Voting patterns at county level areas in the Republic of Ireland at General Election 1997, together with the percentage of votes cast for the different political parties in each of the areas and the percentage of abstainers
| Area | Total votes n (%) turnout | Fianna Fail % | Fine Gael % | Labour/ Democratic Left % | Progressive Democrat % | Others % | Abstainers % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC, no candidate fielded. | |||||||
| Westmeath | 33084 (67.51) | 45.67 | 25.88 | 24.51 | NC | 3.94 | 32.49 |
| Tipperary North | 40289 (74.76) | 42.29 | 11.32 | 10.33 | 3.48 | 32.59 | 25.24 |
| Mayo | 62472 (71.22) | 42.95 | 48.75 | NC | NC | 8.29 | 28.78 |
| Sligo-Leitrim | 45618 (70.43) | 40.41 | 36.63 | 10.86 | 1.65 | 10.45 | 29.57 |
| Kerry | 71862 (72.28) | 29.04 | 19.06 | 22.07 | NC | 29.83 | 22.79 |
| Wexford | 56364 (67.28) | 38.95 | 38.58 | 19.69 | NC | 2.79 | 32.72 |
| Limerick | 84028 (68.12) | 36.78 | 30.82 | 11.27 | 9.10 | 12.03 | 33.00 |
| Kildare | 60864 (60.73) | 35.37 | 26.33 | 24.18 | 9.96 | 3.36 | 39.28 |
| Louth | 45611 (64.16) | 40.02 | 27.90 | 10.50 | 5.32 | 16.27 | 35.84 |
| Carlow-Kilkenny | 57140 (67.15) | 42.19 | 29.19 | 15.19 | 5.64 | 7.80 | 32.85 |
| Dublin | 470014 (61.22) | 36.38 | 22.37 | 16.24 | 6.59 | 18.42 | 38.72 |
| Cork | 213702 (68.37) | 39.54 | 34.37 | 11.06 | 3.51 | 11.16 | 32.44 |
| Tipperary South | 35634 (68.63) | 38.28 | 24.09 | 16.11 | NC | 22.52 | 31.37 |
| Wicklow | 52730 (65.54) | 29.87 | 19.71 | 23.79 | 3.3 | 23.33 | 34.46 |
| Longford-Roscommon | 47843 (74.82) | 47.02 | 36.91 | 1.48 | 4.84 | 9.75 | 25.18 |
| Laois-Offaly | 58612 (69.48) | 49.85 | 28.38 | 11.61 | 6.51 | 3.66 | 30.52 |
| Clare | 47366 (66.25) | 50.36 | 30.08 | 3.59 | 6.93 | 9.03 | 33.75 |
| Waterford | 45464 (65.14) | 35.79 | 24.55 | 11.77 | 6.46 | 21.43 | 34.86 |
| Donegal | 68845 (66.14) | 40.00 | 20.83 | 4.87 | NC | 34.30 | 33.84 |
| Galway | 91980 (66.64) | 47.20 | 26.43 | 9.06 | 9.98 | 7.33 | 33.89 |
| Meath | 57265 (63.54) | 41.88 | 36.92 | 7.93 | 2.37 | 10.9 | 36.46 |
| Cavan-Monaghan | 60145 (52.46) | 38.44 | 34.67 | 3.96 | 22.93 | 27.54 | |