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Municipality · Canton of St. Gallen · 4'190 voters

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Rorschach

Rorschach votes about like Switzerland on money questions and slightly more conservative than Switzerland (popular votes 2022–2026). Since 1981 there is no clear movement.

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Left ↔ Right · 2022–2026

+1.1 pts more left than Switzerland

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

10CH101982–1986: −0.61987–1991: +3.61992–1996: +4.51997–2001: +0.12002–2006: ±0.02007–2011: +0.72012–2016: +3.82017–2021: +2.52022–2026: +1.11982–19862002–20062022–2026

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

Liberal ↔ Conservative · 2022–2026

−1.8 pts more conservative than Switzerland

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

10CH101982–1986: +1.11992–1996: +0.11997–2001: +3.32002–2006: −1.52007–2011: −0.92012–2016: +0.32017–2021: +0.72022–2026: −1.81982–19862002–20062022–2026

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

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National Council election 2023

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

SVP25.9%+0.4
SP23.3%−1.7
Mitte15.6%+2.7
FDP13.8%−0.6
Greens10.4%−0.4
GLP5.5%−1.9

Parties since 1971

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

0%10%20%30%40%1971199120072023SVP 26%SP 23%Mitte 16%FDP 14%Greens 10%GLP 6%

Clear trends (p < 0.05): SVP +8.4 pts per 10 years · Mitte −4.4 pts per 10 years · FDP −1.9 pts per 10 years · Greens +1.7 pts per 10 years.

Where Rorschach differed most from Switzerland

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

DateVoteRorschachSwitzerland
13.6.2021Initiative «For clean drinking water and healthy food»50.6% yes39.3% yes
22.9.2024Biodiversity initiative48.2% yes37.0% yes
13.6.2021Initiative «For a Switzerland without artificial pesticides»50.2% yes39.4% yes
10.2.2019Initiative against urban sprawl46.4% yes36.3% yes
4.3.2018Initiative for the abolition of radio and television fees37.9% yes28.4% yes

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