Popular Support
The party has its stongholds in the northern and mountain provinces of Lombardy. In the 2010 regional election it won 30.0% in Varese, 28.2% in Pavia, 33.3% in Como, 28.2% in Lecco, 42.4% in Sondrio, 36.9% in Bergamo and 30.1% in Brescia.
The electoral results of Lega Lombarda in the region since 1990 are shown in the table below.
| 1990 regional | 1992 general | 1994 general | 1995 regional | 1996 general | 1999 European | 2000 regional | 2001 general | 2004 European | 2005 regional | 2006 general | 2008 general | 2009 European | 2010 regional |
| 18.9 | 23.0 | 22.1 | 17.7 | 25.5 | 13.1 | 15.5 | 12.1 | 13.8 | 15.8 | 11.7 | 21.6 | 22.7 | 26.2 |
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