Switzerland · Canton SG · Electoral district
Wahlkreis Wil
St. GallenWahlkreis Wil is one of 8 districts of the canton of St. Gallen and comprises 10 municipalities with 80'480 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.
Municipalities in Wahlkreis Wil
BFS · 10Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Votes in Wahlkreis Wil
district results as published by BFS14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
61.0% YesNo 39.0%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
53.0% YesNo 47.0%
14.06.2026Gesetz über Beiträge für familien- und schulergänzende KinderbetreuungCantonal SG● Accepted · 57.8% Yes
59.3% YesNo 40.7%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
20.2% YesNo 79.8%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
43.1% YesNo 56.9%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
38.0% YesNo 62.0%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
73.9% YesNo 26.1%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
44.6% YesNo 55.4%
08.03.2026Kantonsratsbeschluss über den Bau der «Kantonsstrasse zum See» mit Kostenbeteiligung am «Anschluss Witen mit Zubringer»Cantonal SG● Accepted · 54.0% Yes
54.2% YesNo 45.9%
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalitiesSVP33.8% · strongest party
SVP33.8%
Mitte19.4%
FDP16.1%
SP11.8%
GRÜNE8.8%
GLP4.9%
Übrige1.9%
EVP1.8%
EDU1.2%
SD0.2%
Tax rate in the district
ESTV 2026Zuzwil (SG)
77 %
median of its municipalities
116.5 %
Degersheim
138 %
A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 77 % % in Zuzwil (SG) to 138 % % in Degersheim (median 116.5 % %).
Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 11.8 % in Zuzwil (SG) to 15.1 % in Degersheim (ESTV 2'026)
Housing
BFSVacancy rate
0.88 %
Dwellings
37'373
Avg. rooms
4
Built before 1946
19.5%
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
+573 +0.7%
births
767
deaths
632
net migration
+442
BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalitiesJobs
41'131
Workplaces
5'280
Services share
63.9 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 1'429 (3.5%) · Secondary 13'415 (32.6%) · Tertiary 26'287 (63.9%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 11.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesFarms
448
Organic share
12.3 %
Farmland
8'750 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Climate · Terrain
MeteoSchweiz · swisstopoAnnual mean temperature
8.9 °C
Precipitation
1'151 mm
Elevation
471–1'051 m
Flat share
52.4%
Climate: area-weighted over its municipalities · Terrain: swissALTIRegio 40 m, zonal over the district polygon
Energy · Accessibility
BFE · ElCom · ARESolar potential
614 GWh
Electricity
30.9 Rp./kWh
Public transport to centre
87 min
Road to centre
58 min
Solar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (25.883–45.817 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 Wil rank
sum of its municipalities9113Degersheim×39116Wolfertswil×29200Gossau SG×39203Niederwil SG9223Schweizersholz×29230Flawil9231Egg (Flawil)9240Niederglatt SG +19242Oberuzwil9243Jonschwil×29244Niederuzwil9245Oberbüren9246Niederbüren×29247Henau9248Bichwil9249Algetshausen9500Wil SG×39512Rossrüti9514Wuppenau×29515Hosenruck×29523Züberwangen9524Zuzwil SG9525Lenggenwil9526Zuckenriet9527Niederhelfenschwil9532Rickenbach b. Wil×39536Schwarzenbach SG×29543St. Margarethen TG×29552Bronschhofen9604Oberrindal×2
13 of these postal codes reach across the district border.
AlgetshausenBichwilBronschhofenDegersheimEgg (Flawil)FlawilGossau SGHenauHosenruckJonschwilLenggenwilNiederbürenNiederglatt SGNiederhelfenschwilNiederstettenNiederuzwilNiederwil SGOberbürenOberrindalOberstettenOberuzwilRickenbach b. WilRossrütiSchwarzenbach SGSchweizersholzSonnentalSt. Margarethen TGUzwilWil SGWolfertswilWuppenauZüberwangenZuckenrietZuzwil SG
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swisstopo · OSM- Which municipalities belong to Wahlkreis Wil?
- Wahlkreis Wil comprises 10 municipalities: Wil, Uzwil, Flawil, Oberuzwil, Zuzwil, Oberbüren, Degersheim, Jonschwil, Niederhelfenschwil, Niederbüren. Together they have 80'480 residents (BFS, 2025).
- Which canton is Wahlkreis Wil in?
- Wahlkreis Wil lies in the canton of St. Gallen, which is divided into 8 districts.
- How many people live in Wahlkreis Wil?
- Wahlkreis Wil has 80'480 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 10 municipalities; the largest is Wil with 25'444.
- Does Wahlkreis Wil have its own tax rate?
- No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In Wahlkreis Wil the municipal rate ranges from 77 % (Zuzwil (SG)) to 138 % (Degersheim).
- How did Wahlkreis Wil vote in the latest federal vote?
- On 14.06.2026, Wahlkreis Wil voted 61 % 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.