Wahlkreis (SFOS number 1722) has been established on June 10, 2001, totalling 40,454 inhabitants[1] on an area of 50.37 km2.

Of the foreign population, (as of 2000[update]), 764 are from Germany, 2,057 are from Italy, 2,910 are from ex-Yugoslavia, 553 are from Austria, 677 are from Turkey, and 1,570 are from another country.

[2] The age distribution, as of 2000[update], in Rorschach Wahlkreis is; 4,566 children or 11.9% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 4,854 teenagers or 12.6% are between 10 and 19.

[2] Out of the total population in Rorschach Wahlkreis, as of 2000[update], the highest education level completed by 8,565 people (22.3% of the population) was Primary, while 14,783 (38.5%) have completed Secondary, 4,367 (11.4%) have attended a Tertiary school, and 1,548 (4.0%) are not in school.

[3] From the 2000 census[update], 19,463 or 50.7% are Roman Catholic, while 10,700 or 27.9% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.