was 88.6% of the national average of 1116 CHF. In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 43.26% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (20.61%), the SP (9.92%) and the FDP (9.28%). In the federal election, a total of 1,860 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 44.3%. The historical population is given in the following table: Economy , Sirnach had an unemployment rate of 1.81%. , there were 110 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 42 businesses involved in this sector. 868 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 97 businesses in this sector. 1,521 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 211 businesses in this sector. there were 4,360 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 2,232 or about 51.2% of the residents worked outside Sirnach while 1,406 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 3,534 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Of the working population, 12.7% used public transportation to get to work, and 51.5% used a private car. Religion From the , 3,094 or 48.7% were Roman Catholic, while 1,794 or 28.2% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there were 3 Old Catholics (or about 0.05% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland there are 159 individuals (or about 2.50% of the population) who belong to the Orthodox Church, and there are 240 individuals (or about 3.77% of the population) who belong to another Christian church. There were 3 individuals (or about 0.05% of the population) who were Jewish, and 519 (or about 8.16% of the population) who are muslim. There are 33 individuals (or about 0.52% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 288 (or about 4.53% of the population) belong to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and 226 individuals (or about 3.55% of the population) did not answer the question. Education In Sirnach about 66.1% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule). Sirnach is home to the Sirnach primary and secondary school district. In the 2008/2009 school year there were 713 students at either the primary or secondary levels. There