Politics
In the 2011 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 33.3% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (18.4%), the CVP (15.6%) and the FDP (14.0%).
The SVP received about the same percentage of the vote as they did in the 2007 Federal election (30.3% in 2007 vs 33.3% in 2011). The SPS moved from fourth in 2007 (with 14.9%) to second in 2011, the CVP retained about the same popularity (20.2% in 2007) and the FDP moved from second in 2007 (with 21.3%) to fourth. A total of 183 votes were cast in this election, of which 2 or 1.1% were invalid.
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