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Municipality · Canton of Thurgau · 2'210 voters

Erlen

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

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Left ↔ Right · 2022–2026

−7.5 pts more right than Switzerland

Canton of Thurgau: −6.7 · trend since 1981: no clear trend

10CH101982–1986: −8.41987–1991: −7.41992–1996: −4.91997–2001: −7.92002–2006: −7.22007–2011: −9.42012–2016: −4.32017–2021: −6.82022–2026: −7.51982–19862002–20062022–2026

Per 5-year period. Solid: Erlen; dashed: Canton of Thurgau. Line “CH” = Swiss result.

Liberal ↔ Conservative · 2022–2026

−16.5 pts more conservative than Switzerland

Canton of Thurgau: −8.3 · trend since 1981: no clear trend

20CH201982–1986: −14.71992–1996: −11.21997–2001: −11.12002–2006: −15.82007–2011: −9.92012–2016: −8.12017–2021: −14.02022–2026: −16.51982–19862002–20062022–2026

Per 5-year period. Solid: Erlen; dashed: Canton of Thurgau. Line “CH” = Swiss result.

ⓘ How these scores are calculated

National Council election 2023

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

SVP52.2%+6.1
Mitte13.4%−1.8
FDP7.7%−1.1
SP6.6%−2.6
Greens5.9%−2.4
GLP3.9%−0.9

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%60%1971199120072023SVP 52%Mitte 13%FDP 8%SP 7%Greens 6%GLP 4%

Clear trends (p < 0.05): SVP +3.2 pts per 10 years · SP −2.3 pts per 10 years · FDP −1.7 pts per 10 years.

Where Erlen differed most from Switzerland

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

DateVoteErlenSwitzerland
8.3.2026Act on Individual Taxation25.9% yes54.3% yes
14.6.2026«Sustainability initiative» (Limiting the national population)67.2% yes45.2% yes
18.6.2023Climate and Innovation Act38.7% yes59.1% yes
9.2.2020Ban on discrimination based on sexual orientation42.9% yes63.1% yes
13.2.2022Initiative «No tobacco ads for children and young adults»37.0% yes56.7% yes

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