Politics
In the 2011 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 36.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (20.8%), the SVP (20.3%) and the FDP (9.1%).
The CVP lost about 5.0% of the vote when compared to the 2007 Federal election (41.6% in 2007 vs 36.6% in 2011). The SPS moved from third in 2007 (with 16.9%) to second in 2011, the SVP moved from second in 2007 (with 22.0%) to third and the FDP retained about the same popularity (11.0% in 2007). A total of 199 votes were cast in this election, of which 7 or 3.5% were invalid.
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