What was the result of the vote “Federal decree on cantonal property taxes on second homes”?

#	Municipality	Yes share	Canton
1	Urmein	88.6%	GR
2	Flerden	87.0%	GR
3	Riemenstalden	85.7%	SZ
4	Hüttikon	85.1%	ZH
5	Fürstenau	84.8%	GR
6	Dättlikon	83.7%	ZH
7	Roggwil	83.5%	TG
8	Thalheim an der Thur	83.3%	ZH
9	Dozwil	83.2%	TG
10	Eichberg	83.2%	SG

Result by district

yes share per district — the district figures BFS publishes; cantons without districts stay neutral

NoYesNo result

Strongest yes by district

BFS

Wahlkreis Rheintal SG79.0%

Wahlkreis Sarganserland SG78.3%

Wahlkreis Werdenberg SG76.8%

Bezirk Vorderland AR75.4%

Bezirk Münchwilen TG75.3%

Strongest no by district

BFS

District de Lausanne VD73.9%

District des Franches-Montagnes JU70.2%

District de Saint-Maurice VS69.4%

District d'Hérens VS68.3%

District d'Entremont VS67.5%

Result by district

District results as published by the FSO — top 10 yes / top 10 no

#	District	Yes share	Canton
1	Wahlkreis Rheintal	79.0%	SG
2	Wahlkreis Sarganserland	78.3%	SG
3	Wahlkreis Werdenberg	76.8%	SG
4	Bezirk Vorderland	75.4%	AR
5	Bezirk Münchwilen	75.3%	TG
6	Wahlkreis Entlebuch	74.9%	LU
7	Bezirk Andelfingen	74.9%	ZH
8	Wahlkreis Sursee	74.5%	LU
9	Bezirk Muri	73.8%	AG
10	Wahlkreis Wil	73.6%	SG

How the cantons voted

yes share per municipality

This Vorlage needed a majority of the people AND a majority of the cantons. Six cantons count as a half (BV Art. 142).

16.5 of 23 cantons — Accepted

NoYesNo result

Strongest yes by canton

BFS

Appenzell Innerrhoden75.1%

Appenzell Ausserrhoden73.4%

Thurgau72.4%

St. Gallen71.7%

Glarus70.1%

Strongest no by canton

BFS

Geneva66.1%

Vaud63.8%

Neuchâtel61.6%

Jura61.4%

Valais60.3%

Result by canton

#	Canton	Yes share	Turnout	Municipalities
1	Appenzell Innerrhoden	75.1%	48.9%	5
2	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	73.4%	56.6%	20
3	Thurgau	72.4%	56.2%	80
4	St. Gallen	71.7%	53.5%	75
5	Glarus	70.1%	45.0%	3
6	Aargau	69.0%	54.6%	196
7	Schwyz	68.6%	57.3%	30
8	Obwalden	68.2%	54.5%	7
9	Nidwalden	68.0%	55.7%	11
10	Lucerne	67.5%	54.6%	79
11	Grisons	67.1%	48.0%	100
12	Uri	65.5%	46.5%	19
13	Zug	65.0%	55.2%	11
14	Solothurn	62.2%	53.9%	104
15	Zurich	61.2%	56.6%	160
16	Basel-Landschaft	60.5%	52.3%	86
17	Schaffhausen	58.7%	70.4%	26
18	Ticino	56.5%	53.1%	100
19	Bern	55.4%	47.6%	329
20	Fribourg	49.2%	48.5%	119
21	Basel-City	47.1%	57.7%	3
22	Valais	39.7%	49.5%	122
23	Jura	38.6%	43.9%	51
24	Neuchâtel	38.4%	41.4%	24
25	Vaud	36.2%	51.4%	300
26	Geneva	33.9%	51.6%	45

Federal Council explanations

The Federal Council publishes its official explanations in German, French and Italian only; there is no English edition, and we do not translate them.

Source: Federal Council explanations (Federal Chancellery), chapter «In Kürze» · Official page (German)

Text put to the vote

BBl 2025 17

Text put to the vote on Fedlex (BBl 2025 17, German)

Source: Fedlex, BBl 2025 17 — official text

Frequently asked questions

What was the result of the vote “Federal decree on cantonal property taxes on second homes”?: On 28.09.2025, “Federal decree on cantonal property taxes on second homes” was accepted with 1'579'379 yes and 1'156'598 no. Turnout was 51.6%.
How did the cantons vote on “Federal decree on cantonal property taxes on second homes”?: The strongest yes came from Appenzell Innerrhoden (75.1%), the strongest no from Geneva (33.9%).
Was “Federal decree on cantonal property taxes on second homes” accepted?: “Federal decree on cantonal property taxes on second homes” was accepted nationwide on 28.09.2025.