The maps reflect the district-wise vote percentage distribution of four major candidates:

Anura Kumara Dissanayake (AKD / NPP), Sajith Premadasa (SP/SPS), Ranil Wickremasinghe (RW/NDF), Namal Rajapaksa (NR / SLPP) who polled 42.3%, 32.8%, 17.3%, 2.6%, 1.7% respectively of the national vote. Ariyanethiran Pakkiyaselvam (AP/DTNA) showed strength in the Northern and Eastern districts and polled at 1.7% nationally.  All the other candidates could not muster 1% of the vote.

Anura Kumara Dissanayaka (AKD) – National People’s Front (NPP)

AKD, the leader of NPP and the winner of Presidential Election 2024 has received stronger support in Southern, Western and Central provinces of Sri Lanka. His strongest vote percentages are generated in Gampaha, Galle, Matara and Hambantota districts.

Sajith Premadasa (SP) – Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB)

SP, the leader of SJB has secured significant vote percentage in Northern and Eastern districts. He has generated the highest votes from Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Trincomalee and Ampara districts.

Ranil Wickramasinghe (RW) – New Democratic Front (NDF)

RW, representing NDF exhibits moderate to strong support in Northern, Eastern, Sabaragamuwa and Western provinces. His strongest vote percentage is generated in Mannar, Vavuniya, Jaffna, Batticaloa and Nuwara Eliya districts.

Namal Rajapaksa (NR) – Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP)

NR, candidate representing SLPP he has received the lowest vote percentage among four major candidates across all the districts. Hambantota district reflects stronger support for NR of only about 7%.

Summary

AKD is dominant in Western, Northern and Central provinces in Sri Lanka while SP is dominant in Eastern and Northern provinces. RW also show a considerable vote share in Nuwaraeliya, Mannar, Batticaloa districts. Among the major candidates, NR is  weakest as he does not place in the first three in any district.

Overall, these results show a regional polarization of the preference of voters.