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Municipality · Canton of St. Gallen · 2'505 voters

Waldkirch

Waldkirch votes clearly more right than Switzerland and clearly more conservative than Switzerland (popular votes 2022–2026). Since 1981, Waldkirch has clearly moved: 1.8 pts per 10 years toward liberal.

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Left ↔ Right · 2022–2026

−13.9 pts more right than Switzerland

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

15CH151982–1986: −12.41987–1991: −12.41992–1996: −8.31997–2001: −11.12002–2006: −10.22007–2011: −12.72012–2016: −8.72017–2021: −13.22022–2026: −13.91982–19862002–20062022–2026

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

Liberal ↔ Conservative · 2022–2026

−10.6 pts more conservative than Switzerland

Canton of St. Gallen: −6.1 · trend since 1981: +1.8 pts per 10 years (clear)

20CH201982–1986: −12.91992–1996: −16.41997–2001: −12.32002–2006: −15.62007–2011: −8.02012–2016: −7.72017–2021: −11.32022–2026: −10.61982–19862002–20062022–2026

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

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National Council election 2023

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

SVP41.0%+0.9
Mitte23.3%−0.3
FDP16.0%−1.7
SP6.9%+2.4
Greens5.1%−0.3
GLP4.2%−1.3

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%70%80%90%1971199120072023SVP 41%Mitte 23%FDP 16%SP 7%Greens 5%GLP 4%

Clear trends (p < 0.05): Mitte −13.7 pts per 10 years · SVP +12.6 pts per 10 years · SP +0.9 pts per 10 years.

Where Waldkirch differed most from Switzerland

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

DateVoteWaldkirchSwitzerland
9.6.2024Initiative «Maximum 10% of income for health insurance premiums (Premium relief initiative)»19.9% yes44.5% yes
3.3.2024Initiative for a 13th monthly pension in old-age insurance34.0% yes58.2% yes
25.11.2018Initiative «For the dignity of farm animals (horned cows initiative)»22.1% yes45.3% yes
27.9.2020Paternity leave38.5% yes60.3% yes
29.11.2020Initiative «For responsible businesses – protecting human rights and the environment»29.5% yes50.7% yes

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