Switzerland · Canton SG · Electoral district
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.
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Votes in Wahlkreis See-Gaster
district results as published by BFS14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
59.1% YesNo 40.9%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
56.1% YesNo 43.9%
14.06.2026Gesetz über Beiträge für familien- und schulergänzende KinderbetreuungCantonal SG● Accepted · 57.8% Yes
56.4% YesNo 43.6%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
22.3% YesNo 77.7%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
43.3% YesNo 56.7%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
40.8% YesNo 59.2%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
73.1% YesNo 26.9%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
49.1% YesNo 50.9%
08.03.2026Kantonsratsbeschluss über den Bau der «Kantonsstrasse zum See» mit Kostenbeteiligung am «Anschluss Witen mit Zubringer»Cantonal SG● Accepted · 54.0% Yes
48.0% YesNo 52.0%
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalitiesSVP35.0% · strongest party
SVP35.0%
Mitte18.4%
FDP14.2%
SP10.8%
GRÜNE9.4%
GLP7.3%
Übrige2.5%
EDU1.2%
EVP1.0%
SD0.2%
Tax rate in the district
ESTV 2026Rapperswil-Jona
74 %
median of its municipalities
114 %
Schänis
125 %
A 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
1.31 %
Dwellings
35'682
Avg. rooms
3.9
Built before 1946
16.6%
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
+514 +0.7%
births
581
deaths
549
net migration
+442
BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalitiesJobs
34'943
Workplaces
5'230
Services share
69.2 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 1'494 (4.3%) · Secondary 9'262 (26.5%) · Tertiary 24'187 (69.2%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 11.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesFarms
526
Organic share
12.5 %
Farmland
9'907 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Climate · Terrain
MeteoSchweiz · swisstopoAnnual mean temperature
8.2 °C
Precipitation
1'783 mm
Elevation
405–2'084 m
Flat share
29.6%
Climate: area-weighted over its municipalities · Terrain: swissALTIRegio 40 m, zonal over the district polygon
Energy · Accessibility
BFE · ElCom · ARESolar potential
520 GWh
Electricity
29.7 Rp./kWh
Public transport to centre
76 min
Road to centre
49 min
Solar 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 municipalities8630Rüti ZH×28633Wolfhausen×28636Wald ZH×28637Laupen ZH×28638Goldingen8640Rapperswil SG×28645Jona8646Wagen8714Feldbach×28715Bollingen8716Schmerikon8717Benken SG8718Schänis8722Kaltbrunn8723Rufi8725Ernetschwil +18726Ricken SG×28727Walde SG8730Uznach×28732Neuhaus SG8733Eschenbach SG8734Ermenswil8735St. Gallenkappel8737Gommiswald8738Uetliburg SG8739Rieden SG8863Buttikon SZ×28866Ziegelbrücke8872Weesen8873Amden
9 of these postal codes reach across the district border.
AmdenBenken SGBollingenButtikon SZErmenswilErnetschwilEschenbach SGFeldbachGebertingenGoldingenGommiswaldJonaKaltbrunnLaupen ZHMaseltrangenNeuhaus SGRapperswil SGRicken SGRieden SGRüeterswilRufiRüti ZHSchänisSchmerikonSt. GallenkappelUetliburg SGUznachWagenWald ZHWalde SGWeesenWolfhausenZiegelbrücke
Map
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 14.06.2026, Wahlkreis See-Gaster voted 59.1 % 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.