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Municipality · Canton of St. Gallen · 5'860 voters

Wittenbach

Wittenbach votes more right than Switzerland and more conservative than Switzerland (popular votes 2022–2026). Since 1981 there is no clear movement.

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Left ↔ Right · 2022–2026

−7.6 pts more right than Switzerland

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

10CH101982–1986: −6.61987–1991: −4.11992–1996: −2.81997–2001: −7.22002–2006: −6.02007–2011: −4.52012–2016: −3.02017–2021: −6.42022–2026: −7.61982–19862002–20062022–2026

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

Liberal ↔ Conservative · 2022–2026

−4.3 pts more conservative than Switzerland

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

10CH101982–1986: +3.51992–1996: −4.61997–2001: −5.72002–2006: −6.62007–2011: −5.22012–2016: −3.52017–2021: −4.72022–2026: −4.31982–19862002–20062022–2026

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

ⓘ How these scores are calculated

National Council election 2023

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

SVP32.0%+1.9
FDP19.5%±0.0
Mitte18.9%±0.0
SP12.5%−0.7
Greens6.5%−1.5
GLP5.9%−1.2

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%1971199120072023SVP 32%FDP 20%Mitte 19%SP 13%Greens 7%GLP 6%

Clear trends (p < 0.05): SVP +9.5 pts per 10 years · Mitte −5.3 pts per 10 years · FDP −2.3 pts per 10 years.

Where Wittenbach differed most from Switzerland

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

DateVoteWittenbachSwitzerland
25.11.2018Legal basis for the monitoring of insured persons79.4% yes64.7% yes
23.9.2018«Fair Food Initiative»25.5% yes38.7% yes
9.6.2024Initiative «Maximum 10% of income for health insurance premiums (Premium relief initiative)»31.5% yes44.5% yes
28.9.2025Cantonal taxation of second properties70.6% yes57.7% yes
24.11.2024Uniform financing of outpatient and inpatient services65.8% yes53.3% yes

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