Switzerland · Canton SG · Electoral district
Wahlkreis Sarganserland
St. GallenWahlkreis Sarganserland is one of 8 districts of the canton of St. Gallen and comprises 8 municipalities with 44'561 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.
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Votes in Wahlkreis Sarganserland
district results as published by BFS14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
60.3% YesNo 39.8%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
61.4% YesNo 38.6%
14.06.2026Gesetz über Beiträge für familien- und schulergänzende KinderbetreuungCantonal SG● Accepted · 57.8% Yes
50.0% YesNo 50.0%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
19.8% YesNo 80.2%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
45.4% YesNo 54.6%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
43.6% YesNo 56.4%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
71.5% YesNo 28.5%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
50.4% YesNo 49.6%
08.03.2026Kantonsratsbeschluss über den Bau der «Kantonsstrasse zum See» mit Kostenbeteiligung am «Anschluss Witen mit Zubringer»Cantonal SG● Accepted · 54.0% Yes
50.6% YesNo 49.4%
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalitiesSVP38.5% · strongest party
SVP38.5%
Mitte25.4%
FDP12.9%
SP8.8%
GRÜNE6.0%
GLP4.8%
Übrige1.8%
EDU0.9%
EVP0.7%
SD0.1%
Tax rate in the district
ESTV 2026Bad Ragaz
92 %
median of its municipalities
121 %
Pfäfers
136 %
A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 92 % % in Bad Ragaz to 136 % % in Pfäfers (median 121 % %).
Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 12.6 % in Bad Ragaz to 15 % in Pfäfers (ESTV 2'026)
Housing
BFSVacancy rate
0.64 %
Dwellings
25'275
Avg. rooms
3.8
Built before 1946
20.9%
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
+317 +0.7%
births
406
deaths
365
net migration
+273
BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalitiesJobs
21'080
Workplaces
3'140
Services share
70 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 1'185 (5.6%) · Secondary 5'143 (24.4%) · Tertiary 14'752 (70.0%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 11.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesFarms
381
Organic share
8.1 %
Farmland
6'485 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Climate · Terrain
MeteoSchweiz · swisstopoAnnual mean temperature
5.2 °C
Precipitation
1'565 mm
Elevation
420–3'189 m
Flat share
11.2%
Climate: area-weighted over its municipalities · Terrain: swissALTIRegio 40 m, zonal over the district polygon
Energy · Accessibility
BFE · ElCom · ARESolar potential
332 GWh
Electricity
29.7 Rp./kWh
Public transport to centre
88 min
Road to centre
68 min
Solar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (26.847–36.15 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 Sarganserland rank
sum of its municipalities7310Bad Ragaz7312Pfäfers7313St. Margrethenberg×27314Vadura7315Vättis×27317Valens7320Sargans×27323Wangs7324Vilters7325Schwendi im Weisstannental7326Weisstannen8877Murg8878Quinten8880Walenstadt8881Walenstadtberg8882Unterterzen8883Quarten8884Oberterzen8885Mols8886Mädris-Vermol8887Mels8888Heiligkreuz (Mels)8889Plons8890Flums8892Berschis8893Flums Hochwiese8894Flumserberg Saxli8895Flumserberg Portels8896Flumserberg Bergheim8897Flumserberg Tannenheim8898Flumserberg Tannenbodenalp
3 of these postal codes reach across the district border.
Bad RagazBerschisFlumsFlums HochwieseFlumserberg BergheimFlumserberg PortelsFlumserberg SaxliFlumserberg TannenbodenalpFlumserberg TannenheimHeiligkreuz (Mels)Mädris-VermolMelsMolsMurgOberterzenPfäfersPlonsQuartenQuintenSargansSchwendi im WeisstannentalSt. MargrethenbergTscherlachUnterterzenVaduraValensVasönVättisViltersWalenstadtWalenstadtbergWangsWeisstannen
Map
swisstopo · OSM- Which municipalities belong to Wahlkreis Sarganserland?
- Wahlkreis Sarganserland comprises 8 municipalities: Mels, Bad Ragaz, Sargans, Walenstadt, Flums, Vilters-Wangs, Quarten, Pfäfers. Together they have 44'561 residents (BFS, 2025).
- Which canton is Wahlkreis Sarganserland in?
- Wahlkreis Sarganserland lies in the canton of St. Gallen, which is divided into 8 districts.
- How many people live in Wahlkreis Sarganserland?
- Wahlkreis Sarganserland has 44'561 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 8 municipalities; the largest is Mels with 9'581.
- Does Wahlkreis Sarganserland have its own tax rate?
- No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In Wahlkreis Sarganserland the municipal rate ranges from 92 % (Bad Ragaz) to 136 % (Pfäfers).
- How did Wahlkreis Sarganserland vote in the latest federal vote?
- On 14.06.2026, Wahlkreis Sarganserland voted 60.3 % 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.