The municipality is located in the Toggenburg Wahlkreis. It is the most north-western municipality in the Wahlkreis and in bordered in the west by canton Thurgau and in the east by the Thur river.
The municipality is situated in the Toggenburg electoral district. It is the most northwestern municipality within the district and bordered to the west by the canton of Thurgau and to the east by the Thur river.