Politics
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 36.45% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (23.67%), the SVP (16.95%) and the SP (12%). In the federal election, a total of 2,733 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 63.0%.
In the 2009 Conseil d'Etat/Staatsrat election a total of 2,656 votes were cast, of which 154 or about 5.8% were invalid. The voter participation was 59.3%, which is similar to the cantonal average of 54.67%. In the 2007 Swiss Council of States election election a total of 2,716 votes were cast, of which 211 or about 7.8% were invalid. The voter participation was 63.2%, which is similar to the cantonal average of 59.88%.
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—Kate Millett (b. 1934)
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