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Municipality · Canton of Zürich · 851 voters

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Rifferswil

Rifferswil votes about like Switzerland on money questions and about like Switzerland on society questions (popular votes 2022–2026). Since 1981 there is no clear movement.

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Left ↔ Right · 2022–2026

+1.4 pts more left than Switzerland

Canton of Zürich: −0.2 · trend since 1981: no clear trend

10CH101982–1986: ±0.01987–1991: +3.11992–1996: +6.71997–2001: +6.62002–2006: +4.02007–2011: +1.52012–2016: +3.82017–2021: +7.62022–2026: +1.41982–19862002–20062022–2026

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

Liberal ↔ Conservative · 2022–2026

±0.0 pts more conservative than Switzerland

Canton of Zürich: +3.1 · trend since 1981: no clear trend

10CH101982–1986: −6.61992–1996: +1.41997–2001: +1.02002–2006: +7.12007–2011: +1.92012–2016: −1.52017–2021: +4.82022–2026: ±0.01982–19862002–20062022–2026

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

ⓘ How these scores are calculated

National Council election 2023

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

SVP28.7%+1.9
SP17.2%+2.4
Greens16.2%−5.4
GLP11.5%−1.2
FDP8.5%+1.6
Mitte4.5%−0.4

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 29%SP 17%Greens 16%GLP 12%FDP 9%Mitte 5%

Clear trends (p < 0.05): SVP −4.0 pts per 10 years · Greens +3.4 pts per 10 years.

Where Rifferswil differed most from Switzerland

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

DateVoteRifferswilSwitzerland
10.2.2019Initiative against urban sprawl54.9% yes36.3% yes
9.2.2025Initiative for an economy within planetary boundaries («Environmental Responsibility Initiative»)47.0% yes30.2% yes
25.9.2022Initiative against factory farming53.1% yes37.1% yes
12.2.2017Fund for national roads and urban traffic48.5% yes61.9% yes
25.11.2018Initiative «For the dignity of farm animals (horned cows initiative)»58.1% yes45.3% yes

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