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.
Residents
49'616
sum of its municipalities
Municipalities
10
Switzerland
Area
489 km²
swisstopo
Density
102 /km²
sum of its municipalities
BFS district number
1727
BFS
Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Votes in Wahlkreis Toggenburg
district results as published by BFS27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% Yes
20.6% YesNo 79.4%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes
45.3% YesNo 54.7%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'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%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
17.4% YesNo 82.6%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
49.3% YesNo 50.7%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
46.3% YesNo 53.7%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
72.0% YesNo 28.0%
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
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 24.09.2026
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 24.09.2026
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 27.09.2026, Wahlkreis Toggenburg voted 20.6 % 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.