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Wahlkreis Luzern-Stadt

Lucerne

Wahlkreis Luzern-Stadt is one of 6 districts of the canton of Lucerne and comprises 1 municipalities with 86'699 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.

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN

Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026

Votes in Wahlkreis Luzern-Stadt

district results as published by BFS
14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)FederalAccepted · 52.5% Yes
42.8% YesNo 57.2%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»FederalRejected · 45.2% Yes
30.3% YesNo 69.7%
14.06.2026Neuer Standort Kantonsgericht. Kauf Grundstück Würzenbachstrasse 8, LuzernCantonal LUAccepted · 67.3% Yes
75.5% YesNo 24.5%
08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederalAccepted · 54.3% Yes
66.9% YesNo 33.1%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»FederalRejected · 38.1% Yes
27.8% YesNo 72.2%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederalRejected · 37.4% Yes
26.5% YesNo 73.5%
08.03.2026Ausbau der Kantonsstrasse K 36 durch die Lammschlucht im Entlebuch, 2. AbschnittCantonal LUAccepted · 82.8% Yes
79.8% YesNo 20.2%
All federal votes
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalities
SP28.7% · strongest party
SP28.7%
Mitte17.2%
GRÜNE15.6%
SVP14.7%
FDP12.7%
GLP9.0%
Übrige1.6%
EVP0.4%
SD0.1%
Luzern
145 %
median of its municipalities
145 %
Luzern
145 %

A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 145 % % in Luzern to 145 % % in Luzern (median 145 % %).

Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 11.5 % in Luzern to 11.5 % in Luzern (ESTV 2'026)

Vacancy rate
1.01 %
Dwellings
48'120
Avg. rooms
3.2
Built before 1946
28.2%

Vacancy rate: published by BFS for the district (2025) · Dwellings: sum of its municipalities (2024)

Population change

BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalities
Population change 2025
+465 +0.5%
births
773
deaths
831
net migration
+482
BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Economy

BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalities
Jobs
84'539
Workplaces
8'710
Services share
91.8 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 116 (0.1%) · Secondary 6'776 (8.0%) · Tertiary 77'647 (91.8%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 11.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalities
Farms
35
Organic share
20 %
Farmland
662 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Climate · Terrain

MeteoSchweiz · swisstopo
Annual mean temperature
9.9 °C
Precipitation
1'148 mm
Elevation
419–1'073 m
Flat share
58.7%

Climate: area-weighted over its municipalities · Terrain: swissALTIRegio 40 m, zonal over the district polygon

Energy · Accessibility

BFE · ElCom · ARE
Solar potential
253 GWh
Electricity
25.6 Rp./kWh
Public transport to centre
72 min
Road to centre
48 min

Solar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (25.56225.562 Rp./kWh, 2027). ElCom publishes a median per municipality; the district value is our median of those. · Accessibility: median of its municipalities

MunicipalitiesLargest municipalitiesForeign residentsTax burden
Lucerne1/797/798/79

Map

swisstopo · OSM
Which municipalities belong to Wahlkreis Luzern-Stadt?
Wahlkreis Luzern-Stadt comprises 1 municipalities: Lucerne. Together they have 86'699 residents (BFS, 2025).
Which canton is Wahlkreis Luzern-Stadt in?
Wahlkreis Luzern-Stadt lies in the canton of Lucerne, which is divided into 6 districts.
How many people live in Wahlkreis Luzern-Stadt?
Wahlkreis Luzern-Stadt has 86'699 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 1 municipalities; the largest is Lucerne with 86'699.
Does Wahlkreis Luzern-Stadt have its own tax rate?
No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In Wahlkreis Luzern-Stadt the municipal rate ranges from 145 % (Luzern) to 145 % (Luzern).
How did Wahlkreis Luzern-Stadt vote in the latest federal vote?
On 14.06.2026, Wahlkreis Luzern-Stadt voted 42.8 % 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.