Drochtersen: 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 Drochtersen with 37.1% (10 of 28 seats).
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, CDU led in Drochtersen with 31.9% of the second votes, AfD took 23.6%.
- Turnout82.3% · Stade (Wkr. 029, 030) 84.2% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters7,341 of 8,918 eligible voters
- Stands out against Lower SaxonyAfD +5.8 · Grüne −4.7 · CDU +3.8
- First votes: leadingCDU candidate
- Constituency29 Cuxhaven – Stade II
2026 local elections in Drochtersen
On 13 September 2026, Lower Saxony elected its councils, district councils, mayors and district administrators. Below, the preliminary result for Drochtersen, as of 17.09.2026 19:20. All districts and municipalities: Lower Saxony local elections 2026.
- Largest group: municipal councilCDU 37.1% · 10 of 28 seats
- MayorMike Eckhoff (Herr Mike), 80.1%
- District council, votes from DrochtersenCDU 30.4%
- Turnout67.1% · district council election 67.1%
- CDU37.1% · 10 seats
- SPD25.9% · 7 seats
- AfD20.5% · 6 seats
- FWG Drochtersen7.5% · 2 seats
- GRÜNE6.6% · 2 seats
- FDP2.5% · 1 seat
Turnout 67.1% · 9,300 eligible voters · 28 seats · Official final result · 14 of 14 results
Source: Gemeinde Drochtersen, Local elections 2026, official results presentation (votemanager) (file), final result, retrieved 24 Sep 2026, official work, § 5 UrhG. Electoral authority status: 17.09.2026 19:20. Electoral authority's result portal: https://votemanager.kdo.de/20260913/03359013/praesentation/ Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
Mayoral election Drochtersen
- Eckhoff, Herr Mike80.1%
- Sieg, AfD Niedersachsen19.9%
Turnout 67.1% · 9,300 eligible voters · Official final result · 14 of 14 results
District council and district administrator: the votes from Drochtersen
How voters locally voted in the district election. The overall result for Stade is on the district page.
District council election
- CDU30.4%
- SPD27.5%
- AfD22.3%
- FWG6.4%
- GRÜNE5.9%
- FDP3.4%
- Die Linke3.2%
- Volt1.0%
Turnout 67.1% · 9,320 eligible voters · 14 of 14 results
District administrator election
- Seefried, CDU79.3%
- Jacobs, AfD20.7%
Turnout 67.1% · 9,320 eligible voters · 14 of 14 results
Second votes in Drochtersen
Shares in percent of valid second votes, deviation from the state result in points. Others: all parties not listed individually.
- CDU31.9%+3.8
- AfD23.6%+5.8
- SPD21.9%-1.1
- Grüne6.8%-4.7
- Linke4.8%-3.3
- FDP4.1%±0
- BSW3.4%-0.4
- Freie Wähler0.8%±0
- Volt0.4%-0.2
- Others2.4%+0.2
Change compared with the result in Lower Saxony.
| Party | Votes | Share | District | Lower Saxony | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 2,330 | 31.9% | 29.4% | 28.1% (+3.8) | 22.6% (+9.3) |
| AfD | 1,727 | 23.6% | 19.0% | 17.8% (+5.8) | 20.8% (+2.8) |
| SPD | 1,598 | 21.9% | 22.2% | 23.0% (-1.1) | 16.4% (+5.5) |
| Grüne | 496 | 6.8% | 11.0% | 11.5% (-4.7) | 11.6% (-4.8) |
| Linke | 348 | 4.8% | 7.0% | 8.1% (-3.3) | 8.8% (-4.0) |
| FDP | 300 | 4.1% | 4.0% | 4.1% (±0) | 4.3% (-0.2) |
| BSW | 248 | 3.4% | 3.6% | 3.8% (-0.4) | 5.0% (-1.6) |
| Freie Wähler | 57 | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% (±0) | – |
| Volt | 32 | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.6% (-0.2) | – |
| Others | 176 | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.2% (+0.2) | 10.6% (-8.2) |
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.
Drochtersen: location in the Stade district
All municipalities of the district, coloured by the strongest party of the second votes. Drochtersen highlighted. Tap to open a neighbouring municipality.