Briefwahl SG Sottrum: the 2025 federal election result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, CDU led in Briefwahl SG Sottrum with 31.7% of the second votes, SPD took 25.5%.
- Stands out against Lower SaxonyAfD −7.1 · CDU +3.6 · SPD +2.5
- First votes: leadingSPD candidate
Postal-vote districts belong to the Amt or joint municipality (Samtgemeinde) and cannot be assigned to individual municipalities.
Second votes in Briefwahl SG Sottrum
Shares in percent of valid second votes, deviation from the state result in points. Others: all parties not listed individually.
- CDU31.7%+3.6
- SPD25.5%+2.5
- Grüne13.3%+1.8
- AfD10.7%-7.1
- Linke7.3%-0.8
- FDP4.1%±0
- BSW3.3%-0.5
- Freie Wähler1.0%+0.2
- Volt0.8%+0.2
- Others2.3%+0.1
Change compared with the result in Lower Saxony.
| Party | Votes | Share | District | Lower Saxony | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 575 | 31.7% | 31.8% | 28.1% (+3.6) | 22.6% (+9.1) |
| SPD | 462 | 25.5% | 22.2% | 23.0% (+2.5) | 16.4% (+9.1) |
| Grüne | 241 | 13.3% | 9.9% | 11.5% (+1.8) | 11.6% (+1.7) |
| AfD | 193 | 10.7% | 18.5% | 17.8% (-7.1) | 20.8% (-10.1) |
| Linke | 132 | 7.3% | 7.1% | 8.1% (-0.8) | 8.8% (-1.5) |
| FDP | 74 | 4.1% | 4.0% | 4.1% (±0) | 4.3% (-0.2) |
| BSW | 59 | 3.3% | 3.1% | 3.8% (-0.5) | 5.0% (-1.7) |
| Freie Wähler | 19 | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.8% (+0.2) | – |
| Volt | 15 | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.6% (+0.2) | – |
| Others | 42 | 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.
Samtgemeinde Sottrum: overall result including postal votes
Postal votes in Samtgemeinde Sottrum are counted jointly for all 7 member municipalities and cannot officially be attributed to Briefwahl SG Sottrum. The figures above therefore show polling-station votes in Briefwahl SG Sottrum only. Below is the overall result of the association: polling-station votes of all members plus 1,816 postal voters, which is 18.3% of all votes.
- Turnout in the association86.0%
- Voters9,905 of 11,513 eligible voters
- Postal vote share18.3% · 1,816
- Member municipalities7
- CDU29.7%-2.0
- SPD22.6%-2.9
- AfD17.7%+7.0
- Grüne11.0%-2.3
- Linke7.5%+0.2
- FDP4.1%±0
- BSW3.8%+0.5
- Freie Wähler0.9%-0.1
- Volt0.5%-0.3
- Others2.2%-0.1
Change compared with polling-station votes in Briefwahl SG Sottrum.
| Party | Polling station Briefwahl SG Sottrum | Postal vote, association | Samtgemeinde Sottrum total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 575 (31.7%) | 575 (31.7%) | 2,935 | 29.7% |
| SPD | 462 (25.5%) | 462 (25.5%) | 2,228 | 22.6% |
| AfD | 193 (10.7%) | 193 (10.7%) | 1,747 | 17.7% |
| Grüne | 241 (13.3%) | 241 (13.3%) | 1,090 | 11.0% |
| Linke | 132 (7.3%) | 132 (7.3%) | 737 | 7.5% |
| FDP | 74 (4.1%) | 74 (4.1%) | 403 | 4.1% |
| BSW | 59 (3.3%) | 59 (3.3%) | 372 | 3.8% |
| Freie Wähler | 19 (1.0%) | 19 (1.0%) | 93 | 0.9% |
| Volt | 15 (0.8%) | 15 (0.8%) | 48 | 0.5% |
| Others | 42 (2.3%) | 42 (2.3%) | 216 | 2.2% |
Member municipalities (polling-station votes only)
- AhausenCDU 32.2%
- BötersenCDU 32.6%
- HassendorfCDU 25.0%
- HellwegeCDU 31.0%
- HorstedtCDU 30.9%
- ReeßumCDU 33.1%
- SottrumCDU 26.6%
Source: Federal Returning Officer, polling-district statistics; association total is our own calculation from polling-station and postal-vote districts.