Emden: 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 Emden with 31.6% (13 of 40 seats).
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, SPD led in Emden with 29.6% of the second votes, AfD took 20.6%.
- Lord MayorTim Kruithoff, since 2019 · Wikidata
- Turnout78.7% · Emden, Stadt (Wkr. 024) 78.7% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters28,767 of 36,530 eligible voters
- Stands out against Lower SaxonyCDU −9.1 · SPD +6.6 · AfD +2.8
- First votes: leadingSPD candidate
- Constituency24 Aurich – Emden
2026 local elections in Emden
On 13 September 2026, Lower Saxony elected its councils, district councils, mayors and district administrators. Below, the preliminary result for Emden, as of 21.09.2026 00:00. All districts and municipalities: Lower Saxony local elections 2026.
- Largest group: city councilSPD 31.6% · 13 of 40 seats
- Turnout57.9%
- SPD31.6% · 13 seats
- AfD17.1% · 7 seats
- CDU15.3% · 6 seats
- GRÜNE12.4% · 5 seats
Turnout 57.9% · 38,649 eligible voters · 40 seats · Preliminary result · 47 of 47 results
Source: Stadt Emden, Local elections 2026, official results presentation (votemanager) (file), preliminary result, retrieved 24 Sep 2026, official work, § 5 UrhG. Electoral authority status: 21.09.2026 00:00. Electoral authority's result portal: https://votemanager.kdo.de/20260913/03402000/praesentation/ Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
Second votes in Emden
Shares in percent of valid second votes, deviation from the state result in points. Others: all parties not listed individually.
- SPD29.6%+6.6
- AfD20.6%+2.8
- CDU19.0%-9.1
- Linke9.9%+1.8
- Grüne9.3%-2.2
- BSW4.8%+1.0
- FDP3.1%-1.0
- Volt0.5%-0.1
- Freie Wähler0.4%-0.4
- Others2.8%+0.6
Change compared with the result in Lower Saxony.
| Party | Votes | Share | District | Lower Saxony | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPD | 8,452 | 29.6% | 29.6% | 23.0% (+6.6) | 16.4% (+13.2) |
| AfD | 5,898 | 20.6% | 20.6% | 17.8% (+2.8) | 20.8% (-0.2) |
| CDU | 5,432 | 19.0% | 19.0% | 28.1% (-9.1) | 22.6% (-3.6) |
| Linke | 2,830 | 9.9% | 9.9% | 8.1% (+1.8) | 8.8% (+1.1) |
| Grüne | 2,663 | 9.3% | 9.3% | 11.5% (-2.2) | 11.6% (-2.3) |
| BSW | 1,370 | 4.8% | 4.8% | 3.8% (+1.0) | 5.0% (-0.2) |
| FDP | 883 | 3.1% | 3.1% | 4.1% (-1.0) | 4.3% (-1.2) |
| Volt | 134 | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% (-0.1) | – |
| Freie Wähler | 125 | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.8% (-0.4) | – |
| Others | 800 | 2.8% | 2.8% | 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.
Emden: location in the Emden district
All municipalities of the district, coloured by the strongest party of the second votes. Emden highlighted. Tap to open a neighbouring municipality.