Rotenburg (Wümme): 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 Rotenburg (Wümme) with 32.6% (11 of 34 seats).
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, CDU led in Rotenburg (Wümme) with 24.9% of the second votes, SPD took 24.1%.
- Turnout78.5% · Rotenburg (Wümme) (Wkr. 030, 035) 84.1% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters13,602 of 17,320 eligible voters
- Stands out against Lower SaxonyCDU −3.2 · Linke +1.4 · SPD +1.1
- First votes: leadingSPD candidate
- Constituency35 Rotenburg I – Heidekreis
2026 local elections in Rotenburg (Wümme)
On 13 September 2026, Lower Saxony elected its councils, district councils, mayors and district administrators. Below, the preliminary result for Rotenburg (Wümme), as of 15.09.2026 18:40. All districts and municipalities: Lower Saxony local elections 2026.
- Largest group: city councilCDU 32.6% · 11 of 34 seats
- Mayor: run-offPoppe 44.7% v Fuchs 41.9% · run-off on 27 September 2026
- District council, votes from Rotenburg (Wümme)CDU 30.0%
- Turnout60.0% · district council election 59.8%
- CDU32.6% · 11 seats
- GRÜNE20.4% · 7 seats
- SPD19.7% · 7 seats
- AfD14.0% · 5 seats
- Die Linke6.8% · 2 seats
- FDP3.6% · 1 seat
- FREIE WÄHLER3.0% · 1 seat
Turnout 60.0% · 18,098 eligible voters · 34 seats · Preliminary result · 23 of 23 results
Source: Stadt Rotenburg (Wümme), Local elections 2026, official results presentation (votemanager) (file), preliminary result, retrieved 24 Sep 2026, official work, § 5 UrhG. Electoral authority status: 15.09.2026 18:40. Electoral authority's result portal: https://votemanager.kdo.de/20260913/03357039/praesentation/ Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
Mayoral election Rotenburg (Wümme)
No candidate above 50 percent: run-off on 27 September 2026 between Poppe and Fuchs. The result will appear here automatically on election night.
- Poppe, CDU44.7%
- Fuchs, Einzelbewerber41.9%
- Mujica Alvarado, SPD13.4%
Turnout 59.9% · 18,098 eligible voters · Preliminary result · 23 of 23 results
District council and district administrator: the votes from Rotenburg (Wümme)
How voters locally voted in the district election. The overall result for Rotenburg (Wümme) is on the district page.
District council election
- CDU30.0%
- SPD21.3%
- GRÜNE17.5%
- AfD15.5%
- Die Linke7.6%
- FDP3.8%
- FREIE WÄHLER2.6%
- BSW1.4%
- WFB0.4%
Turnout 59.8% · 18,170 eligible voters · 23 of 23 results
District administrator election
- Prietz, CDU61.6%
- Nein-Stimmen38.4%
Turnout 59.7% · 18,170 eligible voters · 23 of 23 results
Second votes in Rotenburg (Wümme)
Shares in percent of valid second votes, deviation from the state result in points. Others: all parties not listed individually.
- CDU24.9%-3.2
- SPD24.1%+1.1
- AfD18.2%+0.4
- Grüne11.9%+0.4
- Linke9.5%+1.4
- BSW4.3%+0.5
- FDP3.7%-0.4
- Freie Wähler0.8%±0
- Volt0.8%+0.2
- Others1.9%-0.3
Change compared with the result in Lower Saxony.
| Party | Votes | Share | District | Lower Saxony | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 3,360 | 24.9% | 31.8% | 28.1% (-3.2) | 22.6% (+2.3) |
| SPD | 3,251 | 24.1% | 22.2% | 23.0% (+1.1) | 16.4% (+7.7) |
| AfD | 2,462 | 18.2% | 18.5% | 17.8% (+0.4) | 20.8% (-2.6) |
| Grüne | 1,610 | 11.9% | 9.9% | 11.5% (+0.4) | 11.6% (+0.3) |
| Linke | 1,282 | 9.5% | 7.1% | 8.1% (+1.4) | 8.8% (+0.7) |
| BSW | 580 | 4.3% | 3.1% | 3.8% (+0.5) | 5.0% (-0.7) |
| FDP | 504 | 3.7% | 4.0% | 4.1% (-0.4) | 4.3% (-0.6) |
| Freie Wähler | 107 | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% (±0) | – |
| Volt | 109 | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.6% (+0.2) | – |
| Others | 252 | 1.9% | 2.1% | 2.2% (-0.3) | 10.6% (-8.7) |
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.
Rotenburg (Wümme): location in the Rotenburg (Wümme) district
All municipalities of the district, coloured by the strongest party of the second votes. Rotenburg (Wümme) highlighted. Tap to open a neighbouring municipality.