Sassenburg: results of the 2026 local elections and the 2025 federal election
In the local elections on 13 September 2026, CDU became the largest group on the council of Sassenburg with 23.6% (6 of 26 seats).
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, AfD led in Sassenburg with 28.8% of the second votes, CDU took 26.4%.
- Turnout83.7% · Gifhorn (Wkr. 045, 051) 84.7% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters7,517 of 8,986 eligible voters
- Stands out against Lower SaxonyAfD +11.0 · Grüne −3.9 · Linke −2.7
- First votes: leadingSPD candidate
- Constituency45 Gifhorn – Peine
2026 local elections in Sassenburg
On 13 September 2026, Lower Saxony elected its councils, district councils, mayors and district administrators. Below, the preliminary result for Sassenburg, as of 18.09.2026 07:32. All districts and municipalities: Lower Saxony local elections 2026.
- Largest group: municipal councilCDU 23.6% · 6 of 26 seats
- MayorFabius Krawehl (Einzelwahlvorschlag), 52.5%
- District council, votes from SassenburgAfD 24.4%
- Turnout65.3% · district council election 65.1%
- CDU23.6% · 6 seats
- AfD21.5% · 6 seats
- SPD19.0% · 5 seats
- B-In-G18.9% · 5 seats
- GRÜNE11.1% · 3 seats
- WIRSA3.6% · 1 seat
- Derksen, Einzelwahlvorschlag Derksen2.3%
Turnout 65.3% · 9,403 eligible voters · 26 seats · Official final result · 14 of 14 results
Source: Gemeinde Sassenburg, Local elections 2026, official results presentation (votemanager) (file), final result, retrieved 24 Sep 2026, official work, § 5 UrhG. Electoral authority status: 18.09.2026 07:32. Electoral authority's result portal: https://votemanager.kdo.de/20260913/03151025/praesentation/ Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
Mayoral election Sassenburg
- Krawehl, Einzelwahlvorschlag52.5%
- Kautzsch, B-In-G28.4%
- Wolze, AfD Niedersachsen19.1%
Turnout 65.3% · 9,403 eligible voters · Official final result · 14 of 14 results
District council and district administrator: the votes from Sassenburg
How voters locally voted in the district election. The overall result for Gifhorn is on the district page.
District council election
- AfD24.4%
- SPD22.7%
- CDU18.4%
- B-In-G16.4%
- GRÜNE10.2%
- Die Linke3.8%
Turnout 65.1% · 9,444 eligible voters · 14 of 14 results
Second votes in Sassenburg
Shares in percent of valid second votes, deviation from the state result in points. Others: all parties not listed individually.
- AfD28.8%+11.0
- CDU26.4%-1.7
- SPD20.5%-2.5
- Grüne7.6%-3.9
- Linke5.4%-2.7
- BSW4.6%+0.8
- FDP3.3%-0.8
- Freie Wähler0.5%-0.3
- Volt0.3%-0.3
- Others2.5%+0.3
Change compared with the result in Lower Saxony.
| Party | Votes | Share | District | Lower Saxony | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AfD | 2,157 | 28.8% | 22.6% | 17.8% (+11.0) | 20.8% (+8.0) |
| CDU | 1,977 | 26.4% | 28.3% | 28.1% (-1.7) | 22.6% (+3.8) |
| SPD | 1,536 | 20.5% | 22.1% | 23.0% (-2.5) | 16.4% (+4.1) |
| Grüne | 565 | 7.6% | 9.5% | 11.5% (-3.9) | 11.6% (-4.0) |
| Linke | 402 | 5.4% | 6.1% | 8.1% (-2.7) | 8.8% (-3.4) |
| BSW | 345 | 4.6% | 3.8% | 3.8% (+0.8) | 5.0% (-0.4) |
| FDP | 248 | 3.3% | 3.9% | 4.1% (-0.8) | 4.3% (-1.0) |
| Freie Wähler | 37 | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.8% (-0.3) | – |
| Volt | 22 | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.6% (-0.3) | – |
| Others | 190 | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.2% (+0.3) | 10.6% (-8.1) |
Source: Federal Returning Officer, 2025 federal election, results by polling district (file), final result, retrieved 7 Sep 2026, Data licence Germany, attribution 2.0. Municipal results are the sum of a municipality's polling districts including the postal-vote districts assigned to it. State and federal results: Federal Returning Officer, kerg2.csv, official final result. Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
Sassenburg: location in the Gifhorn district
All municipalities of the district, coloured by the strongest party of the second votes. Sassenburg highlighted. Tap to open a neighbouring municipality.