 In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 43.5% of the vote.The next three most popular parties were the SP (16.7%), the FDP (14%) and the CVP (7.4%).In Muhen about 75.1% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a "Fachhochschule").