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Municipality · Canton of St. Gallen · 2'688 voters

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Degersheim

Degersheim votes more right than Switzerland and more conservative than Switzerland (popular votes 2022–2026). Since 1981 there is no clear movement.

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Left ↔ Right · 2022–2026

−4.4 pts more right than Switzerland

Canton of St. Gallen: −6.4 · trend since 1981: no clear trend

10CH101982–1986: −7.91987–1991: −3.61992–1996: −1.11997–2001: −4.12002–2006: −4.42007–2011: −5.02012–2016: −0.92017–2021: −2.12022–2026: −4.41982–19862002–20062022–2026

Per 5-year period. Solid: Degersheim; dashed: Canton of St. Gallen. Line “CH” = Swiss result.

Liberal ↔ Conservative · 2022–2026

−6.8 pts more conservative than Switzerland

Canton of St. Gallen: −6.1 · trend since 1981: no clear trend

10CH101982–1986: −4.81992–1996: −4.61997–2001: −3.32002–2006: −9.32007–2011: −4.02012–2016: −3.12017–2021: −4.72022–2026: −6.81982–19862002–20062022–2026

Per 5-year period. Solid: Degersheim; dashed: Canton of St. Gallen. Line “CH” = Swiss result.

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National Council election 2023

Party share in Degersheim; the thin line shows Switzerland. Right: change since 2019.

SVP28.3%+0.7
Mitte25.5%+3.0
SP11.8%−1.5
FDP11.2%−2.0
Greens10.1%−1.2
GLP5.5%−1.0

Parties since 1971

Party share in every National Council election (every 4 years). How the election figures are made

0%10%20%30%40%50%1971199120072023SVP 28%Mitte 26%SP 12%FDP 11%Greens 10%GLP 6%

Clear trends (p < 0.05): SVP +9.0 pts per 10 years · FDP −5.3 pts per 10 years · Mitte −5.1 pts per 10 years · Greens +1.8 pts per 10 years.

Where Degersheim differed most from Switzerland

Popular votes of the last 10 years with the biggest difference to the Swiss yes share.

DateVoteDegersheimSwitzerland
8.3.2026Act on Individual Taxation35.9% yes54.3% yes
26.9.2021Marriage for all49.9% yes64.1% yes
3.3.2024Initiative for a 13th monthly pension in old-age insurance44.1% yes58.2% yes
28.9.2025Cantonal taxation of second properties71.4% yes57.7% yes
9.2.2020Ban on discrimination based on sexual orientation50.8% yes63.1% yes

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