▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁election ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁party ▁was ▁the ▁SV P ▁which ▁received ▁ 4 9 . 6 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁three ▁most ▁popular ▁parties ▁were ▁the ▁Green ▁Party ▁( 1 2 . 3 % ), ▁the ▁S PS ▁( 1 1 . 6 %) ▁and ▁the ▁local ▁small ▁left - wing ▁parties ▁( 1 0 . 7 %). ▁ ▁The ▁age ▁distribution ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁() ▁is ▁children ▁and ▁te en agers ▁( 0 – 1 9 ▁years ▁old ) ▁make ▁up ▁ 2 9 . 4 % ▁of ▁the ▁population , ▁while ▁adult s ▁( 2 0 – 6 4 ▁years ▁old ) ▁make ▁up ▁ 5 9 . 3 % ▁and ▁sen iors ▁( over ▁ 6 4 ▁years ▁old ) ▁make ▁up ▁ 1 1 . 3 %. ▁ ▁The ▁entire ▁Swiss ▁population ▁is ▁generally ▁well ▁educated . ▁ ▁In ▁Hö fen ▁about ▁ 7 7 . 7 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁( between ▁age ▁ 2 5 - 6 4 ) ▁have ▁completed ▁either ▁non - m and atory ▁upper ▁secondary ▁education ▁or ▁additional ▁higher ▁education ▁( e ither ▁university ▁or ▁a ▁Fach ho ch schule ). ▁▁▁ ▁Hö fen ▁has ▁an ▁un emp loyment ▁rate ▁of ▁ 0 . 9 2 %. ▁ ▁, ▁there ▁were ▁ 6 5 ▁people ▁employed ▁in ▁the ▁primary ▁economic ▁sector ▁and ▁about ▁ 2 6 ▁business es ▁involved ▁in ▁this ▁sector . ▁▁ 9 ▁people ▁are ▁employed ▁in ▁the ▁secondary ▁sector ▁and