Osterode am Harz: 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 Osterode am Harz with 45.5% (15 of 34 seats).
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, CDU led in Osterode am Harz with 28.4% of the second votes, SPD took 27.0%.
- Turnout80.4% · Göttingen (Wkr. 052, 053) 83.1% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters13,418 of 16,682 eligible voters
- Stands out against Lower SaxonySPD +4.0 · Grüne −2.9 · Linke −1.6
- First votes: leadingSPD candidate
- Constituency52 Goslar – Northeim – Göttingen II
2026 local elections in Osterode am Harz
On 13 September 2026, Lower Saxony elected its councils, district councils, mayors and district administrators. Below, the preliminary result for Osterode am Harz, as of 17.09.2026 15:38. All districts and municipalities: Lower Saxony local elections 2026.
- Largest group: city councilSPD 45.5% · 15 of 34 seats
- MayorJens Augat (SPD), 78.8%
- District council, votes from Osterode am HarzSPD 39.5%
- Turnout59.7% · district council election 59.6%
- SPD45.5% · 15 seats
- CDU25.0% · 9 seats
- GRÜNE8.7% · 3 seats
- AfD7.4% · 3 seats
- BSW5.2% · 2 seats
Turnout 59.7% · 17,113 eligible voters · 34 seats · Preliminary official final result · 32 of 32 results
Source: Stadt Osterode am Harz, Local elections 2026, official results presentation (votemanager) (file), preliminary result, retrieved 24 Sep 2026, official work, § 5 UrhG. Electoral authority status: 17.09.2026 15:38. Electoral authority's result portal: https://votemanager.kdo.de/20260913/03159026/praesentation/ Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
Mayoral election Osterode am Harz
- Augat, SPD78.8%
- Nein-Stimmen21.2%
Turnout 59.7% · 17,113 eligible voters · Preliminary official final result · 32 of 32 results
District council and district administrator: the votes from Osterode am Harz
How voters locally voted in the district election. The overall result for Göttingen is on the district page.
District council election
- SPD39.5%
- CDU24.9%
- AfD14.7%
- GRÜNE9.1%
Turnout 59.6% · 17,157 eligible voters · 32 of 32 results
District administrator election
Run-off on 27 September 2026.
- Dr. Witt, SPD36.5%
- Adam, CDU22.8%
- Riethig, BLG17.3%
- Schneider, GRÜNE9.3%
- Lauterbach, Die Linke6.2%
Turnout 59.7% · 17,157 eligible voters · 32 of 32 results
Second votes in Osterode am Harz
Shares in percent of valid second votes, deviation from the state result in points. Others: all parties not listed individually.
- CDU28.4%+0.3
- SPD27.0%+4.0
- AfD18.6%+0.8
- Grüne8.6%-2.9
- Linke6.5%-1.6
- BSW4.0%+0.2
- FDP3.8%-0.3
- Freie Wähler0.5%-0.3
- Volt0.5%-0.1
- Others2.3%+0.1
Change compared with the result in Lower Saxony.
| Party | Votes | Share | District | Lower Saxony | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 3,784 | 28.4% | 26.0% | 28.1% (+0.3) | 22.6% (+5.8) |
| SPD | 3,592 | 27.0% | 22.6% | 23.0% (+4.0) | 16.4% (+10.6) |
| AfD | 2,477 | 18.6% | 15.1% | 17.8% (+0.8) | 20.8% (-2.2) |
| Grüne | 1,146 | 8.6% | 14.6% | 11.5% (-2.9) | 11.6% (-3.0) |
| Linke | 860 | 6.5% | 10.5% | 8.1% (-1.6) | 8.8% (-2.3) |
| BSW | 528 | 4.0% | 3.8% | 3.8% (+0.2) | 5.0% (-1.0) |
| FDP | 501 | 3.8% | 3.9% | 4.1% (-0.3) | 4.3% (-0.5) |
| Freie Wähler | 64 | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.8% (-0.3) | – |
| Volt | 66 | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.6% (-0.1) | – |
| Others | 300 | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.2% (+0.1) | 10.6% (-8.3) |
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.
Osterode am Harz: location in the Göttingen district
All municipalities of the district, coloured by the strongest party of the second votes. Osterode am Harz highlighted. Tap to open a neighbouring municipality.