Wahlkreis Hochdorf
LucerneWahlkreis Hochdorf is one of 6 districts of the canton of Lucerne and comprises 13 municipalities with 77'831 residents in all (BFS, 2025). A district is an administrative unit of the canton — a court and administrative area, not a postal delivery area: postal codes and localities follow delivery routes and can cross district borders.
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Votes in Wahlkreis Hochdorf
district results as published by BFSPolitics
National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalitiesTax rate in the district
ESTV 2026A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 140 % % in Eschenbach (LU) to 215 % % in Emmen (median 180 % %).
Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 11.4 % in Eschenbach (LU) to 13.9 % in Emmen (ESTV 2'026)
Housing
BFSVacancy rate: published by BFS for the district (2025) · Dwellings: sum of its municipalities (2024)
Population change
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesEconomy
BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalitiesAgriculture
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesClimate · Terrain
MeteoSchweiz · swisstopoClimate: area-weighted over its municipalities · Terrain: swissALTIRegio 40 m, zonal over the district polygon
Energy · Accessibility
BFE · ElCom · ARESolar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (21.445–25.017 Rp./kWh, 2027). ElCom publishes a median per municipality; the district value is our median of those. · Accessibility: median of its municipalities
Where the municipalities of Wahlkreis Hochdorf rank
sum of its municipalities9 of these postal codes reach across the district border.
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swisstopo · OSM- Which municipalities belong to Wahlkreis Hochdorf?
- Wahlkreis Hochdorf comprises 13 municipalities: Emmen, Hochdorf, Rothenburg, Hitzkirch, Eschenbach, Rain, Inwil, Ballwil, Hohenrain, Römerswil, Aesch, Ermensee, Schongau. Together they have 77'831 residents (BFS, 2025).
- Which canton is Wahlkreis Hochdorf in?
- Wahlkreis Hochdorf lies in the canton of Lucerne, which is divided into 6 districts.
- How many people live in Wahlkreis Hochdorf?
- Wahlkreis Hochdorf has 77'831 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 13 municipalities; the largest is Emmen with 32'777.
- Does Wahlkreis Hochdorf have its own tax rate?
- No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In Wahlkreis Hochdorf the municipal rate ranges from 140 % (Eschenbach (LU)) to 215 % (Emmen).
- How did Wahlkreis Hochdorf vote in the latest federal vote?
- On 27.09.2026, Wahlkreis Hochdorf voted 23.1 % yes on “Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'” (Rejected) — the district figure BFS publishes.
Districts exist in 17 cantons; UR, OW, NW, GL, ZG, BS, AI, NE and GE have no such level.