Municipalities in Nidwalden that most often vote against the Swiss result
National ranking →Emmetten is the municipality in Nidwalden that most often ends up on the opposite side of the national result: on 33% of federal ballot proposals (2015–2026) its own majority differed from Switzerland. Next are Wolfenschiessen (26%) and Dallenwil (25.3%). Only municipalities of at least 1,000 residents are counted. Source: FSO.
Ranking
BFS · 2015–2026| Rank | Municipality | Divergence | Residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emmetten | 33% | 1'691 |
| 2 | Wolfenschiessen | 26% | 2'174 |
| 3 | Dallenwil | 25.3% | 1'856 |
| 4 | Ennetmoos | 25.3% | 2'313 |
| 5 | Beckenried | 23% | 3'770 |
| 6 | Oberdorf | 21% | 3'095 |
| 7 | Ennetbürgen | 20% | 5'361 |
| 8 | Buochs | 18% | 5'607 |
| 9 | Hergiswil | 17% | 6'316 |
| 10 | Stansstad | 17% | 4'916 |
| 11 | Stans | 10% | 8'565 |
How we measure this
BFSShare of federal ballot proposals (2015–2026) on which the municipality's own majority landed on the opposite side of the Swiss-wide result (yes vs no). Based on the FSO ballot results across every proposal in the period; only municipalities that took part in at least 50 proposals are ranked. Municipal ties (exactly 50%) count neither for nor against. Only municipalities of at least 1,000 residents appear: in very small municipalities a few votes can flip the majority, so genuine political distinctiveness could not be reliably separated from chance. The top ranks are nonetheless not an artefact — the municipalities involved diverge deeply (around 20 percentage points) and in a consistent direction, not narrowly and at random.
Frequently asked questions
- Which municipality in Nidwalden votes against Switzerland most often?
- Emmetten: on 33% of federal ballot proposals (2015–2026) its majority landed on the opposite side of the national result — the highest in Nidwalden (municipalities of 1,000+ residents).
- Aren't these just small villages with random results?
- No. That is why only municipalities of at least 1,000 residents are counted, and the leaders diverge not narrowly but sharply — on average about 20 percentage points from the 50% line, and systematically in the same direction (they reject what Switzerland accepts). That is a real political pattern, not the statistical noise of a few ballots.