Switzerland · Canton SG · Electoral district
Wahlkreis Toggenburg
St. GallenWahlkreis Toggenburg is one of 8 districts of the canton of St. Gallen and comprises 10 municipalities with 49'616 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 Toggenburg
district results as published by BFS14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
61.9% YesNo 38.1%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
64.3% YesNo 35.7%
14.06.2026Gesetz über Beiträge für familien- und schulergänzende KinderbetreuungCantonal SG● Accepted · 57.8% Yes
47.2% YesNo 52.8%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
17.4% YesNo 82.6%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
49.3% YesNo 50.7%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
46.3% YesNo 53.7%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
72.0% YesNo 28.0%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
52.8% YesNo 47.2%
08.03.2026Kantonsratsbeschluss über den Bau der «Kantonsstrasse zum See» mit Kostenbeteiligung am «Anschluss Witen mit Zubringer»Cantonal SG● Accepted · 54.0% Yes
50.5% YesNo 49.5%
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalitiesSVP42.6% · strongest party
SVP42.6%
Mitte19.3%
FDP13.8%
SP9.5%
GRÜNE5.7%
GLP3.2%
Übrige2.6%
EDU1.8%
EVP1.3%
SD0.1%
Tax rate in the district
ESTV 2026Nesslau
114 %
median of its municipalities
124.5 %
Lütisburg
155 %
A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 114 % % in Nesslau to 155 % % in Lütisburg (median 124.5 % %).
Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 13.8 % in Nesslau to 16.1 % in Lütisburg (ESTV 2'026)
Housing
BFSVacancy rate
1.06 %
Dwellings
26'822
Avg. rooms
4.1
Built before 1946
36.8%
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
+322 +0.7%
births
479
deaths
454
net migration
+265
BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalitiesJobs
23'483
Workplaces
4'279
Services share
52.6 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 2'839 (12.1%) · Secondary 8'297 (35.3%) · Tertiary 12'347 (52.6%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 11.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesFarms
1'077
Organic share
17.7 %
Farmland
21'126 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Climate · Terrain
MeteoSchweiz · swisstopoAnnual mean temperature
7.1 °C
Precipitation
1'744 mm
Elevation
522–2'478 m
Flat share
9.6%
Climate: area-weighted over its municipalities · Terrain: swissALTIRegio 40 m, zonal over the district polygon
Energy · Accessibility
BFE · ElCom · ARESolar potential
534 GWh
Electricity
28.6 Rp./kWh
Public transport to centre
102 min
Road to centre
68 min
Solar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (25.021–30.56 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 Toggenburg rank
sum of its municipalities8376Au TG +1×28496Steg im Tösstal×28726Ricken SG×29103Schwellbrunn×29105Schönengrund×29107Urnäsch×29113Degersheim×39114Hoffeld9115Dicken9116Wolfertswil×29122Mogelsberg9123Nassen9125Brunnadern9126Necker9127St. Peterzell9243Jonschwil×29500Wil SG×39532Rickenbach b. Wil×39533Kirchberg SG9534Gähwil9601Lütisburg Station9602Bazenheid9604Lütisburg×29606Bütschwil9607Mosnang9608Ganterschwil9612Dreien9613Mühlrüti9614Libingen9615Dietfurt9620Lichtensteig9621Oberhelfenschwil9622Krinau9630Wattwil9631Ulisbach9633Hemberg9642Ebnat-Kappel9643Krummenau9650Nesslau9651Ennetbühl9652Neu St. Johann9655Stein SG9656Alt St. Johann9657Unterwasser9658Wildhaus×2
13 of these postal codes reach across the district border.
Alt St. JohannAu TGBächli (Hemberg)BazenheidBrunnadernBütschwilDegersheimDickenDietfurtDietschwilDreienEbersolEbnat-KappelEnnetbühlFischingenGähwilGanterschwilHembergHoffeldJonschwilKirchberg SGKrinauKrummenauLibingenLichtensteigLütisburgLütisburg StationMogelsbergMosnangMühlrütiMüselbachNassenNeckerNesslauNeu St. JohannOberhelfenschwilOberrindalRicken SGRickenbach b. WilSchönengrundSchwellbrunnSt. PeterzellSteg im TösstalStein SGUlisbachUnterrindalUnterwasserUrnäschWattwilWil SGWildhausWolfertswil
Map
swisstopo · OSM- Which municipalities belong to Wahlkreis Toggenburg?
- Wahlkreis Toggenburg comprises 10 municipalities: Kirchberg, Wattwil, Neckertal, Bütschwil-Ganterschwil, Ebnat-Kappel, Nesslau, Mosnang, Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann, Lichtensteig, Lütisburg. Together they have 49'616 residents (BFS, 2025).
- Which canton is Wahlkreis Toggenburg in?
- Wahlkreis Toggenburg lies in the canton of St. Gallen, which is divided into 8 districts.
- How many people live in Wahlkreis Toggenburg?
- Wahlkreis Toggenburg has 49'616 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 10 municipalities; the largest is Kirchberg with 9'879.
- Does Wahlkreis Toggenburg have its own tax rate?
- No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In Wahlkreis Toggenburg the municipal rate ranges from 114 % (Nesslau) to 155 % (Lütisburg).
- How did Wahlkreis Toggenburg vote in the latest federal vote?
- On 14.06.2026, Wahlkreis Toggenburg voted 61.9 % 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.