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Ranking · Data 2015–2026 · Source: BFS

Municipalities in Thurgau that most often vote against the Swiss result

National ranking

Birwinken is the municipality in Thurgau that most often ends up on the opposite side of the national result: on 33.3% of federal ballot proposals (2015–2026) its own majority differed from Switzerland. Next are Wäldi (32%) and Amlikon-Bissegg (32%). Only municipalities of at least 1,000 residents are counted. Source: FSO.

Ranking

BFS · 2015–2026
RankMunicipalityDivergenceResidents
1Birwinken33.3%1'452
2Wäldi32%1'179
3Amlikon-Bissegg32%1'423
4Affeltrangen31%2'890
5Wuppenau31%1'215
6Homburg31%1'597
7Bussnang31%2'599
8Lommis30.3%1'355
9Erlen30%4'028
10Hauptwil-Gottshaus30%2'121
11Tobel-Tägerschen29.3%1'751
12Pfyn29%2'259
13Kemmental28%2'924
14Wagenhausen28%1'852
15Langrickenbach27.3%1'551
16Kradolf-Schönenberg27%3'935
17Basadingen-Schlattingen27%1'935
18Bettwiesen27%1'355
19Fischingen27%3'145
20Zihlschlacht-Sitterdorf26%2'655
21Bürglen26%4'252
22Wigoltingen26%2'674
23Sulgen25.3%4'186
24Salmsach25%1'631
25Hefenhofen23%1'344
26Schlatt23%1'857
27Sirnach23%8'387
28Amriswil22%15'225
29Bichelsee-Balterswil22%3'034
30Berg22%3'757
31Eschenz21.2%1'951
32Uttwil21%1'873
33Bischofszell21%6'438
34Wängi21%5'141
35Müllheim21%3'403
36Güttingen20%1'905
37Rickenbach20%3'078
38Salenstein20%1'502
39Uesslingen-Buch19.2%1'242
40Lengwil19.2%1'814
41Egnach19%5'259
42Kesswil19%1'004
43Neunforn19%1'170
44Altnau19%2'351
45Thundorf18%1'771
46Warth-Weiningen18%1'467
47Münchwilen18%6'043
48Herdern17.2%1'182
49Felben-Wellhausen17%3'312
50Märstetten17%3'067
51Matzingen15%3'355
52Eschlikon15%4'913
53Hüttwilen15%1'776
54Gachnang14.1%4'778
55Roggwil14%3'471
56Aadorf14%9'924
57Horn13%3'228
58Diessenhofen13%4'157
59Stettfurt12%1'298
60Wilen12%2'469
61Romanshorn11%11'982
62Steckborn11%4'036
63Münsterlingen10%3'726
64Arbon9%16'407
65Weinfelden9%12'652
66Ermatingen8.1%3'799
67Tägerwilen8.1%5'558
68Bottighofen7%2'765
69Frauenfeld6%27'201
70Kreuzlingen6%23'550
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2015–2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 03.08.2026

How we measure this

BFS

Share 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 Thurgau votes against Switzerland most often?
Birwinken: on 33.3% of federal ballot proposals (2015–2026) its majority landed on the opposite side of the national result — the highest in Thurgau (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.