of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (12.87%), the FDP (10.72%) and the Green Party (9.39%). In the federal election, a total of 734 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 50.2%. The historical population is given in the following table: Sights The entire hamlet of Wertbühl is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites. Economy , Bussnang had an unemployment rate of 1.43%. , there were 232 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 82 businesses involved in this sector. 790 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 27 businesses in this sector. 271 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 36 businesses in this sector. there were 1,401 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 650 or about 46.4% of the residents worked outside Bussnang while 433 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 1,184 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Of the working population, 7.3% used public transportation to get to work, and 46.2% used a private car. Religion From the , 643 or 30.8% were Roman Catholic, while 1,121 or 53.8% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there are 5 individuals (or about 0.24% of the population) who belong to the Orthodox Church, and there are 69 individuals (or about 3.31% of the population) who belong to another Christian church. There were 25 (or about 1.20% of the population) who are Islamic. There are 3 individuals (or about 0.14% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 150 (or about 7.19% of the population) belong to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and 69 individuals (or about 3.31% of the population) did not answer the question. Transport Bussnang sits on the Wil–Kreuzlingen line between Wil and Weinfelden and is served by the St. Gallen S-Bahn at Bussnang and Oppikon. Education The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Bussnang about 77.2% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule). Bussnang is home to the Bussnang-Rothenhausen primary school district. In the 2008/2009 school year there were 103 students. There were 24 children in the kindergarten, and the average class size was 24 kindergartners. Of the