Switzerland · Canton LU · Electoral district
Wahlkreis Sursee
LucerneWahlkreis Sursee is one of 6 districts of the canton of Lucerne and comprises 19 municipalities with 80'894 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.
Sursee
11'118Residents
Ruswil
7'645Residents
Neuenkirch
7'243Residents
Beromünster
6'963Residents
Oberkirch
5'213Residents
Triengen
5'051Residents
Sempach
4'404Residents
Nottwil
4'104Residents
Rickenbach
3'887Residents
Buttisholz
3'510Residents
Grosswangen
3'492Residents
Schenkon
3'163Residents
Geuensee
3'069Residents
Büron
2'759Residents
Knutwil
2'499Residents
Hildisrieden
2'468Residents
Eich
1'779Residents
Mauensee
1'533Residents
Schlierbach
994Residents
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Votes in Wahlkreis Sursee
district results as published by BFS14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
59.7% YesNo 40.3%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
52.5% YesNo 47.5%
14.06.2026Neuer Standort Kantonsgericht. Kauf Grundstück Würzenbachstrasse 8, LuzernCantonal LU● Accepted · 67.3% Yes
65.0% YesNo 35.0%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
19.9% YesNo 80.1%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
37.5% YesNo 62.5%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
33.7% YesNo 66.3%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
73.6% YesNo 26.4%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
40.0% YesNo 60.0%
08.03.2026Ausbau der Kantonsstrasse K 36 durch die Lammschlucht im Entlebuch, 2. AbschnittCantonal LU● Accepted · 82.8% Yes
84.3% YesNo 15.7%
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalitiesMitte32.5% · strongest party
Mitte32.5%
SVP27.3%
FDP16.7%
SP8.8%
GRÜNE6.3%
GLP5.8%
Übrige2.0%
EVP0.5%
SD0.1%
Tax rate in the district
ESTV 2026Schenkon
125 %
median of its municipalities
185 %
Knutwil
225 %
A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 125 % % in Schenkon to 225 % % in Knutwil (median 185 % %).
Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 10.9 % in Schenkon to 14.2 % in Knutwil (ESTV 2'026)
Housing
BFSVacancy rate
0.4 %
Dwellings
36'034
Avg. rooms
4.1
Built before 1946
15.1%
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
+730 +0.9%
births
745
deaths
503
net migration
+495
BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalitiesJobs
47'927
Workplaces
6'391
Services share
68 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 3'412 (7.1%) · Secondary 11'907 (24.8%) · Tertiary 32'608 (68.0%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 11.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesFarms
1'020
Organic share
9 %
Farmland
18'767 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Climate · Terrain
MeteoSchweiz · swisstopoAnnual mean temperature
9 °C
Precipitation
1'179 mm
Elevation
449–866 m
Flat share
53.8%
Climate: area-weighted over its municipalities · Terrain: swissALTIRegio 40 m, zonal over the district polygon
Energy · Accessibility
BFE · ElCom · ARESolar potential
793 GWh
Electricity
24.7 Rp./kWh
Public transport to centre
86 min
Road to centre
61 min
Solar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (24.487–24.917 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 Sursee rank
sum of its municipalities5735Pfeffikon LU6016Hellbühl×36017Ruswil6018Buttisholz6019Sigigen×26022Grosswangen×26023Rothenburg×26024Hildisrieden6025Neudorf6028Herlisberg×26105Schachen LU×26106Werthenstein×26110Wolhusen×36203Sempach Station6204Sempach6205Eich6206Neuenkirch×26207Nottwil6208Oberkirch LU6210Sursee6212Kaltbach +16213Knutwil6214Schenkon6215Beromünster6216Mauensee6221Rickenbach LU6222Gunzwil6231Schlierbach6232Geuensee6233Büron6234Triengen6235Winikon×26236Wilihof6242Wauwil×2
11 of these postal codes reach across the district border.
BeromünsterBüronButtisholzEichGeuenseeGrosswangenGunzwilHellbühlHerlisbergHildisriedenKaltbachKnutwilKulmerauMauenseeNeudorfNeuenkirchNottwilOberkirch LUPfeffikon LURickenbach LURothenburgRuswilSchachen LUSchenkonSchlierbachSchwarzenbach LUSempachSempach StationSigigenSt. ErhardSurseeTriengenWauwilWerthensteinWilihofWinikonWolhusen
Map
swisstopo · OSM- Which municipalities belong to Wahlkreis Sursee?
- Wahlkreis Sursee comprises 19 municipalities: Sursee, Ruswil, Neuenkirch, Beromünster, Oberkirch, Triengen, Sempach, Nottwil, Rickenbach, Buttisholz, Grosswangen, Schenkon, Geuensee, Büron, Knutwil, Hildisrieden, Eich, Mauensee, Schlierbach. Together they have 80'894 residents (BFS, 2025).
- Which canton is Wahlkreis Sursee in?
- Wahlkreis Sursee lies in the canton of Lucerne, which is divided into 6 districts.
- How many people live in Wahlkreis Sursee?
- Wahlkreis Sursee has 80'894 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 19 municipalities; the largest is Sursee with 11'118.
- Does Wahlkreis Sursee have its own tax rate?
- No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In Wahlkreis Sursee the municipal rate ranges from 125 % (Schenkon) to 225 % (Knutwil).
- How did Wahlkreis Sursee vote in the latest federal vote?
- On 14.06.2026, Wahlkreis Sursee voted 59.7 % 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.