Vordorf: results of the 2026 local elections and the 2025 federal election
In the local elections on 13 September 2026, SPD became the largest group on the council of Vordorf with 56.8% (8 of 15 seats).
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, CDU led in Vordorf with 28.4% of the second votes, SPD took 23.0%.
- Turnout69.9% · Gifhorn (Wkr. 045, 051) 84.7% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters1,753 of 2,508 eligible voters
- First votes: leadingSPD candidate
- Constituency45 Gifhorn – Peine
Postal votes were counted at collective-municipality level; polling-station votes only shown here.
2026 local elections in Vordorf
On 13 September 2026, Lower Saxony elected its councils, district councils, mayors and district administrators. Below, the preliminary result for Vordorf, as of 13.09.2026 22:26. All districts and municipalities: Lower Saxony local elections 2026.
- Largest group: municipal councilSPD 56.8% · 8 of 15 seats
- Samtgemeinde councilSPD 32.0% in the Samtgemeinde Papenteich
- District council, votes from the Samtgemeinde PapenteichSPD 31.1%
- Turnout74.8% · district council election 72.8%
- SPD56.8% · 8 seats
- CDU26.9% · 4 seats
- GRÜNE11.0% · 2 seats
- Plate, Einzelwahlvorschlag5.3%
Turnout 74.8% · 2,598 eligible voters · 15 seats · Official final result · 5 of 5 results
Source: Samtgemeinde Papenteich, Local elections 2026, official results presentation (votemanager) (file), final result, retrieved 24 Sep 2026, official work, § 5 UrhG. Electoral authority status: 13.09.2026 22:26. Electoral authority's result portal: https://votemanager.kdo.de/20260913/031515406/praesentation/ Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
Samtgemeinde Papenteich
The municipality belongs to the joint municipality (Samtgemeinde) Papenteich, whose council and mayor were also elected.
Samtgemeinde council: 34 seats
- SPD32.0% · 11 seats
- CDU19.5% · 7 seats
- WGP14.4% · 5 seats
- AfD13.6% · 4 seats
Turnout 72.8% · 20,142 eligible voters · 34 seats · Official final result · 35 of 35 results
Samtgemeinde mayor election
Run-off on 27 September 2026 between Kielhorn and Brinkmann.
- Kielhorn, Einzelwahlvorschlag44.1%
- Brinkmann, SPD31.1%
- Brandes, CDU12.7%
- Deneser, AfD Niedersachsen12.2%
Turnout 72.9% · 20,142 eligible voters · Official final result · 35 of 35 results
Source: Samtgemeinde Papenteich, Local elections 2026, official results presentation (votemanager) (file), final result, retrieved 24 Sep 2026, official work, § 5 UrhG. Electoral authority status: 17.09.2026 14:40. Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
District council and district administrator: the votes from the Samtgemeinde Papenteich
How voters in the Samtgemeinde voted in the district election. The overall result for Gifhorn is on the district page.
District council election
- SPD31.1%
- CDU21.8%
- AfD14.9%
- GRÜNE14.8%
Turnout 72.8% · 20,168 eligible voters · 35 of 35 results
Second votes in Vordorf
Shares in percent of valid second votes, deviation from the state result in points. Others: all parties not listed individually.
- CDU28.4%+0.3
- SPD23.0%±0
- AfD16.8%-1.0
- Grüne13.5%+2.0
- Linke5.4%-2.7
- FDP4.3%+0.2
- BSW4.2%+0.4
- Volt1.2%+0.6
- Freie Wähler0.5%-0.3
- Others2.8%+0.6
Change compared with the result in Lower Saxony.
| Party | Votes | Share | District | Lower Saxony | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 495 | 28.4% | 28.3% | 28.1% (+0.3) | 22.6% (+5.8) |
| SPD | 402 | 23.0% | 22.1% | 23.0% (±0) | 16.4% (+6.6) |
| AfD | 293 | 16.8% | 22.6% | 17.8% (-1.0) | 20.8% (-4.0) |
| Grüne | 235 | 13.5% | 9.5% | 11.5% (+2.0) | 11.6% (+1.9) |
| Linke | 95 | 5.4% | 6.1% | 8.1% (-2.7) | 8.8% (-3.4) |
| FDP | 75 | 4.3% | 3.9% | 4.1% (+0.2) | 4.3% (±0) |
| BSW | 73 | 4.2% | 3.8% | 3.8% (+0.4) | 5.0% (-0.8) |
| Volt | 21 | 1.2% | 0.6% | 0.6% (+0.6) | – |
| Freie Wähler | 8 | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.8% (-0.3) | – |
| Others | 49 | 2.8% | 2.4% | 2.2% (+0.6) | 10.6% (-7.8) |
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.
Samtgemeinde Papenteich: overall result including postal votes
Postal votes in Samtgemeinde Papenteich are counted jointly for all 6 member municipalities and cannot officially be attributed to Vordorf. The figures above therefore show polling-station votes in Vordorf only. Below is the overall result of the association: polling-station votes of all members plus 4,160 postal voters, which is 23.9% of all votes.
- Turnout in the association89.4%
- Voters17,395 of 19,468 eligible voters
- Postal vote share23.9% · 4,160
- Member municipalities6
- CDU30.6%+2.2
- SPD23.4%+0.4
- AfD15.9%-0.9
- Grüne12.9%-0.6
- Linke5.7%+0.3
- FDP4.7%+0.4
- BSW3.2%-1.0
- Volt0.8%-0.4
- Freie Wähler0.5%±0
- Others2.3%-0.5
Change compared with polling-station votes in Vordorf.
| Party | Polling station Vordorf | Postal vote, association | Samtgemeinde Papenteich total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 495 (28.4%) | 1,327 (31.9%) | 5,302 | 30.6% |
| SPD | 402 (23.0%) | 1,044 (25.1%) | 4,062 | 23.4% |
| AfD | 293 (16.8%) | 423 (10.2%) | 2,749 | 15.9% |
| Grüne | 235 (13.5%) | 676 (16.3%) | 2,245 | 12.9% |
| Linke | 95 (5.4%) | 199 (4.8%) | 984 | 5.7% |
| FDP | 75 (4.3%) | 193 (4.6%) | 819 | 4.7% |
| BSW | 73 (4.2%) | 135 (3.2%) | 549 | 3.2% |
| Volt | 21 (1.2%) | 38 (0.9%) | 143 | 0.8% |
| Freie Wähler | 8 (0.5%) | 30 (0.7%) | 95 | 0.5% |
| Others | 49 (2.8%) | 92 (2.2%) | 391 | 2.3% |
Member municipalities (polling-station votes only)
- AdenbüttelCDU 34.1%
- MeineCDU 29.4%
- RötgesbüttelCDU 27.4%
- SchwülperCDU 32.2%
- VordorfCDU 28.4%
- DidderseCDU 27.3%
Source: Federal Returning Officer, polling-district statistics; association total is our own calculation from polling-station and postal-vote districts.
Vordorf: location in the Gifhorn district
All municipalities of the district, coloured by the strongest party of the second votes. Vordorf highlighted, the other members of Samtgemeinde Papenteich shown half-transparent. Tap to open a neighbouring municipality.