Politics
In the 2011 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 25.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (22.9%), the CVP (21.1%) and the FDP (13.2%).
The SVP received about the same percentage of the vote as they did in the 2007 Federal election (25.4% in 2007 vs 25.6% in 2011). The SPS moved from third in 2007 (with 19.3%) to second in 2011, the CVP moved from second in 2007 (with 24.8%) to third and the FDP retained about the same popularity (16.8% in 2007). A total of 315 votes were cast in this election, of which 3 or 1.0% were invalid.
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