Wahlkreis See-Gaster
St. GallenWahlkreis See-Gaster is one of 8 districts of the canton of St. Gallen and comprises 10 municipalities with 72'608 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 See-Gaster
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 74 % % in Rapperswil-Jona to 125 % % in Schänis (median 114 % %).
Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 11.6 % in Rapperswil-Jona to 14.4 % in Schänis (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 (22.956–34.929 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 See-Gaster 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 See-Gaster?
- Wahlkreis See-Gaster comprises 10 municipalities: Rapperswil-Jona, Eschenbach, Uznach, Gommiswald, Kaltbrunn, Schänis, Schmerikon, Benken, Amden, Weesen. Together they have 72'608 residents (BFS, 2025).
- Which canton is Wahlkreis See-Gaster in?
- Wahlkreis See-Gaster lies in the canton of St. Gallen, which is divided into 8 districts.
- How many people live in Wahlkreis See-Gaster?
- Wahlkreis See-Gaster has 72'608 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 10 municipalities; the largest is Rapperswil-Jona with 28'836.
- Does Wahlkreis See-Gaster have its own tax rate?
- No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In Wahlkreis See-Gaster the municipal rate ranges from 74 % (Rapperswil-Jona) to 125 % (Schänis).
- How did Wahlkreis See-Gaster vote in the latest federal vote?
- On 27.09.2026, Wahlkreis See-Gaster voted 24.2 % 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.