Politics
In the 2011 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 30.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (23.9%), the SP (23.3%) and the FDP (8.5%).
The SVP received about the same percentage of the vote as they did in the 2007 Federal election (29.7% in 2007 vs 30.1% in 2011). The CVP moved from third in 2007 (with 21.6%) to second in 2011, the SPS moved from second in 2007 (with 24.5%) to third and the FDP lost popularity (17.7% in 2007). A total of 208 votes were cast in this election, of which 3 or 1.4% were invalid.
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