 In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 37.5% of the vote.The next three most popular parties were the FDP (18.7%), the CVP (16.3%) and the SP (13.6%).In Mellingen about 68.8% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a "Fachhochschule").