Municipalities in Schaffhausen that most often vote against the Swiss result
Ramsen is the municipality in Schaffhausen that most often ends up on the opposite side of the national result: on 27.7% of federal ballot proposals (2015–2026) its own majority differed from Switzerland. Next are Schleitheim (27.5%) and Hallau (25.7%). Only municipalities of at least 1,000 residents are counted. Source: FSO.
Ranking
BFS · 2015–2026| Rank | Municipality | Divergence | Residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ramsen | 27.7% | 1'697 |
| 2 | Schleitheim | 27.5% | 1'928 |
| 3 | Hallau | 25.7% | 2'600 |
| 4 | Thayngen | 25.5% | 5'925 |
| 5 | Wilchingen | 25.5% | 1'747 |
| 6 | Gächlingen | 23.5% | 1'043 |
| 7 | Dörflingen | 19.6% | 1'074 |
| 8 | Beringen | 19.6% | 5'396 |
| 9 | Neuhausen am Rheinfall | 18.6% | 12'198 |
| 10 | Löhningen | 17.6% | 1'658 |
| 11 | Neunkirch | 16.7% | 2'704 |
| 12 | Schaffhausen | 16.7% | 39'228 |
| 13 | Stetten | 11.8% | 1'485 |
| 14 | Stein am Rhein | 10.8% | 3'956 |
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 Schaffhausen votes against Switzerland most often?
- Ramsen: on 27.7% of federal ballot proposals (2015–2026) its majority landed on the opposite side of the national result — the highest in Schaffhausen (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.