 In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 43.4% of the vote.The next three most popular parties were the CVP (27.1%), the SP (10.2%) and the Green Party (8.2%).In Rieden about 72% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a "Fachhochschule").