Switzerland · Canton LU · Electoral district
Wahlkreis Luzern-Land
LucerneWahlkreis Luzern-Land is one of 6 districts of the canton of Lucerne and comprises 16 municipalities with 113'135 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.
Kriens
30'685Residents
Horw
15'939Residents
Ebikon
14'737Residents
Malters
7'930Residents
Meggen
7'718Residents
Buchrain
7'013Residents
Root
6'712Residents
Adligenswil
5'704Residents
Weggis
4'874Residents
Udligenswil
2'483Residents
Schwarzenberg
1'808Residents
Dierikon
1'691Residents
Meierskappel
1'578Residents
Gisikon
1'543Residents
Vitznau
1'492Residents
Greppen
1'228Residents
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Votes in Wahlkreis Luzern-Land
district results as published by BFS14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
57.7% YesNo 42.3%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
46.2% YesNo 53.8%
14.06.2026Neuer Standort Kantonsgericht. Kauf Grundstück Würzenbachstrasse 8, LuzernCantonal LU● Accepted · 67.3% Yes
71.0% YesNo 29.0%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
25.0% YesNo 75.0%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
37.2% YesNo 62.8%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
31.9% YesNo 68.1%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
74.4% YesNo 25.6%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
40.5% YesNo 59.5%
08.03.2026Ausbau der Kantonsstrasse K 36 durch die Lammschlucht im Entlebuch, 2. AbschnittCantonal LU● Accepted · 82.8% Yes
82.4% YesNo 17.7%
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalitiesSVP25.4% · strongest party
SVP25.4%
Mitte23.2%
FDP17.3%
SP14.0%
GRÜNE9.0%
GLP8.5%
Übrige1.9%
EVP0.6%
SD0.1%
Tax rate in the district
ESTV 2026Meggen
90 %
median of its municipalities
182.5 %
Schwarzenberg
210 %
A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 90 % % in Meggen to 210 % % in Schwarzenberg (median 182.5 % %).
Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 9.7 % in Meggen to 13.7 % in Schwarzenberg (ESTV 2'026)
Housing
BFSVacancy rate
0.57 %
Dwellings
54'266
Avg. rooms
3.7
Built before 1946
10.9%
Vacancy rate: published by BFS for the district (2025) · Dwellings: sum of its municipalities (2024)
Population change
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesPopulation change 2025
+1'303 +1.2%
births
925
deaths
835
net migration
+1'204
BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalitiesJobs
52'275
Workplaces
7'048
Services share
72.7 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 1'373 (2.6%) · Secondary 12'895 (24.7%) · Tertiary 38'007 (72.7%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 11.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesFarms
419
Organic share
26.5 %
Farmland
7'541 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Climate · Terrain
MeteoSchweiz · swisstopoAnnual mean temperature
8.8 °C
Precipitation
1'390 mm
Elevation
404–2'060 m
Flat share
33.8%
Climate: area-weighted over its municipalities · Terrain: swissALTIRegio 40 m, zonal over the district polygon
Energy · Accessibility
BFE · ElCom · ARESolar potential
596 GWh
Electricity
24.8 Rp./kWh
Public transport to centre
81 min
Road to centre
53 min
Solar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (24.417–27.079 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 Luzern-Land rank
sum of its municipalities6004Luzern×26005Luzern×26006Luzern×26010Kriens6012Obernau6013Eigenthal6014Luzern×26016Hellbühl×36019Sigigen×26020Emmenbrücke×36030Ebikon6032Emmen×26033Buchrain6035Perlen6036Dierikon6037Root6038Gisikon×26039Root D46043Adligenswil6044Udligenswil6045Meggen6047Kastanienbaum6048Horw6052Hergiswil NW6102Malters6103Schwarzenberg LU6344Meierskappel6353Weggis6354Vitznau6356Rigi Kaltbad×26404Greppen
10 of these postal codes reach across the district border.
Map
swisstopo · OSM- Which municipalities belong to Wahlkreis Luzern-Land?
- Wahlkreis Luzern-Land comprises 16 municipalities: Kriens, Horw, Ebikon, Malters, Meggen, Buchrain, Root, Adligenswil, Weggis, Udligenswil, Schwarzenberg, Dierikon, Meierskappel, Gisikon, Vitznau, Greppen. Together they have 113'135 residents (BFS, 2025).
- Which canton is Wahlkreis Luzern-Land in?
- Wahlkreis Luzern-Land lies in the canton of Lucerne, which is divided into 6 districts.
- How many people live in Wahlkreis Luzern-Land?
- Wahlkreis Luzern-Land has 113'135 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 16 municipalities; the largest is Kriens with 30'685.
- Does Wahlkreis Luzern-Land have its own tax rate?
- No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In Wahlkreis Luzern-Land the municipal rate ranges from 90 % (Meggen) to 210 % (Schwarzenberg).
- How did Wahlkreis Luzern-Land vote in the latest federal vote?
- On 14.06.2026, Wahlkreis Luzern-Land voted 57.7 % yes on “Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)” (Accepted) — the district figure BFS publishes.
Districts exist in 17 cantons; UR, OW, NW, GL, ZG, BS, AI, NE and GE have no such level.