 In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 37.6% of the vote.The next three most popular parties were the CVP (24.4%), the SP (12.5%) and the FDP (10.7%).In Uznach about 62.6% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a "Fachhochschule").