St. Gallen

St. Gallen votes slightly more left than Switzerland and more liberal than Switzerland (popular votes 2022–2026). Since 1981, St. Gallen has clearly moved: 1.1 pts per 10 years toward left and 1.1 pts per 10 years toward liberal.

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Left ↔ Right · 2022–2026

+3.1 pts more left than Switzerland

Canton of St. Gallen: −6.4 · trend since 1981: +1.1 pts per 10 years (clear)

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

Liberal ↔ Conservative · 2022–2026

+6.6 pts more liberal than Switzerland

Canton of St. Gallen: −6.1 · trend since 1981: +1.1 pts per 10 years (clear)

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

ⓘ How these scores are calculated

National Council election 2023

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

SP25.6%+1.2

SVP18.4%+1.9

Greens15.5%−1.9

FDP14.3%±0.0

Mitte12.7%−0.4

GLP9.2%−1.7

Parties since 1971

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

Clear trends (p < 0.05): SVP +5.5 pts per 10 years · Mitte −4.2 pts per 10 years · FDP −3.1 pts per 10 years · Greens +2.5 pts per 10 years · SP +1.6 pts per 10 years.

Where St. Gallen differed most from Switzerland

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

Date	Vote	St. Gallen	Switzerland
19.5.2019	Implementation of the EU Weapons Directive	79.2% yes	63.7% yes
13.6.2021	Initiative «For clean drinking water and healthy food»	54.0% yes	39.3% yes
22.9.2024	Biodiversity initiative	51.5% yes	37.0% yes
13.6.2021	Initiative «For a Switzerland without artificial pesticides»	53.7% yes	39.4% yes
13.6.2021	CO2 Act	62.6% yes	48.4% yes

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