Semsales

Semsales votes more left than Switzerland and about like Switzerland on society questions (popular votes 2022–2026). Since 1981, Semsales has clearly moved: 2.6 pts per 10 years toward left.

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Left ↔ Right · 2022–2026

+4.7 pts more left than Switzerland

Canton of Fribourg: +4.2 · trend since 1981: +2.6 pts per 10 years (clear)

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

Liberal ↔ Conservative · 2022–2026

−1.2 pts more conservative than Switzerland

Canton of Fribourg: +1.4 · trend since 1981: no clear trend

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

ⓘ How these scores are calculated

National Council election 2023

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

SVP28.9%+2.1

Mitte24.6%+4.0

SP19.5%+1.6

FDP17.2%−4.7

Greens5.5%−0.1

GLP0.9%−2.9

Parties since 1971

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

Clear trends (p < 0.05): FDP −4.4 pts per 10 years · SVP +3.9 pts per 10 years · Mitte −1.9 pts per 10 years · Greens +1.5 pts per 10 years.

Where Semsales differed most from Switzerland

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

Date	Vote	Semsales	Switzerland
13.6.2021	Initiative «For clean drinking water and healthy food»	15.7% yes	39.3% yes
13.6.2021	Initiative «For a Switzerland without artificial pesticides»	16.9% yes	39.4% yes
15.5.2022	Transplantation Act (principle of presumed consent in organ donation)	81.8% yes	60.2% yes
3.3.2024	Initiative for a 13th monthly pension in old-age insurance	79.6% yes	58.2% yes
25.9.2022	Initiative against factory farming	18.1% yes	37.1% yes

Municipalities that vote alike

Bas-Intyamon (FR) Châtel-Saint-Denis (FR) Brügg (BE) Saint-Maurice (VS) Riaz (FR) Trimbach (SO)