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Official final result · 23 February 2025

2025 federal election in Lower Saxony: the result

In the federal election on 23 February 2025, turnout in Lower Saxony was 83.4%. CDU became the largest party by second votes with 28.1%, ahead of SPD with 23.0%. The 30 constituencies were won by SPD (15), CDU (15).

Turnout
83.4%
Eligible voters
6,043,412
Voters
5,041,312
Constituencies
30
Nationwide
CDU 28.5% in the national result
Votes

First and second votes in Lower Saxony

Shares in percent. First votes are summed over the constituencies (listed candidates), second votes are the state result from the Federal Returning Officer. Direct mandates are constituencies won.

2025 federal election in Lower Saxony: first votes, second votes and direct mandates per party
PartyFirst votes (%)Second votes (%)Nationwide (%)Direct mandates
Christlich Demokratische Union31.2%28.1%28.5%15
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands29.4%23.0%16.4%15
Alternative für Deutschland17.6%17.8%20.8%0
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen9.7%11.5%11.6%0
Die Linke6.4%8.1%8.8%0
Freie Demokratische Partei3.0%4.1%4.3%0
Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht–3.8%5.0%0
Others0.1%2.2%––
Second votes in Lower Saxony
2025 federal election, shares in percent, compared with the national result
  • CDU28.1%-0.4
  • SPD23.0%+6.6
  • AfD17.8%-3.0
  • Grüne11.5%-0.1
  • Linke8.1%-0.7
  • FDP4.1%-0.2
  • BSW3.8%-1.2
  • Freie Wähler0.8%
  • Volt0.6%
  • Others2.2%

Change compared with the national result.

In the federal election on 23 February 2025, turnout in Lower Saxony was 83.4%. CDU became the largest party by second votes with 28.1%, ahead of SPD with 23.0%.

Wahlergebnisse.io© 2026Source: Federal Returning Officer · As of: 23.02.2025

Source: Federal Returning Officer, 2025 federal election, results by constituency (kerg2.csv) (file), final result, retrieved 7 Sep 2026, Data licence Germany, attribution 2.0. Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.

Constituencies

The 30 constituencies in Lower Saxony

Winner by first votes and largest party by second votes; each row leads to the constituency page with all candidates and municipalities.

Constituencies in Lower Saxony: first-vote winner and largest party by second votes
No.ConstituencyFirst-vote winnerLargest by second votes
24Aurich – EmdenSPDSPD
25UnteremsCDUCDU
26Friesland – Wilhelmshaven – WittmundSPDCDU
27Oldenburg – AmmerlandSPDCDU
28Delmenhorst – Wesermarsch – Oldenburg-LandCDUCDU
29Cuxhaven – Stade IICDUCDU
30Stade I – Rotenburg IICDUCDU
31MittelemsCDUCDU
32Cloppenburg – VechtaCDUCDU
33Diepholz – Nienburg ICDUCDU
34Osterholz – VerdenCDUCDU
35Rotenburg I – HeidekreisSPDCDU
36HarburgCDUCDU
37Lüchow-Dannenberg – LüneburgSPDCDU
38Osnabrück-LandCDUCDU
39Stadt OsnabrückCDUCDU
40Nienburg II – SchaumburgSPDCDU
41Stadt Hannover ISPDSPD
42Stadt Hannover IISPDSPD
43Hannover-Land ICDUCDU
44Celle – UelzenCDUCDU
45Gifhorn – PeineSPDCDU
46Hameln-Pyrmont – HolzmindenSPDCDU
47Hannover-Land IISPDCDU
48HildesheimSPDCDU
49Salzgitter – WolfenbüttelSPDCDU
50BraunschweigSPDSPD
51Helmstedt – WolfsburgCDUCDU
52Goslar – Northeim – Göttingen IISPDCDU
53Göttingen ICDUCDU
Districts

Districts and district-free cities in Lower Saxony

Largest party by second votes per district; each row leads to the district with all municipalities.

Districts in Lower Saxony: largest party and turnout
DistrictLargest partyTurnout
AmmerlandCDU 29.3%84.9%
AurichSPD 28.4%82.8%
BraunschweigSPD 22.6%83.4%
CelleCDU 30.1%82.1%
CloppenburgCDU 37.7%82.7%
CuxhavenCDU 29.5%82.9%
DelmenhorstSPD 23.7%77.7%
DiepholzCDU 30.4%83.5%
EmdenSPD 29.6%78.7%
EmslandCDU 41.4%85.2%
FrieslandCDU 26.4%83.7%
GifhornCDU 28.3%84.7%
GoslarCDU 27.7%80.5%
GöttingenCDU 26.0%83.1%
Grafschaft BentheimCDU 35.5%84.7%
Hameln-PyrmontCDU 27.4%81.0%
HarburgCDU 30.4%86.4%
HeidekreisCDU 27.4%82.5%
HelmstedtCDU 28.5%82.4%
HildesheimCDU 26.9%83.7%
HolzmindenCDU 26.3%81.5%
LeerCDU 26.2%82.8%
Lüchow-DannenbergCDU 24.0%82.9%
LüneburgCDU 24.1%85.4%
Nienburg (Weser)CDU 28.2%82.1%
NortheimCDU 27.7%82.6%
OldenburgCDU 28.5%85.3%
Oldenburg (Oldenburg)SPD 23.5%84.3%
OsnabrückCDU 32.1%84.6%
OsnabrückSPD 23.8%82.7%
OsterholzCDU 28.2%85.3%
PeineCDU 26.4%85.0%
Region HannoverCDU 24.8%83.8%
Rotenburg (Wümme)CDU 31.8%84.1%
SalzgitterAfD 26.3%76.5%
SchaumburgCDU 27.4%83.0%
StadeCDU 29.4%84.2%
UelzenCDU 28.9%82.8%
VechtaCDU 41.7%83.7%
VerdenCDU 27.8%84.3%
WesermarschSPD 26.6%81.3%
WilhelmshavenSPD 25.1%76.7%
WittmundCDU 29.2%82.1%
WolfenbüttelCDU 28.1%85.3%
WolfsburgCDU 27.0%80.3%
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2025 federal election in the other states

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