Salzbergen: 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 Salzbergen with 57.6% (12 of 20 seats).
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, CDU led in Salzbergen with 45.6% of the second votes, SPD took 18.5%.
- Turnout88.4% · Emsland (Wkr. 025, 031) 85.2% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters5,398 of 6,108 eligible voters
- Stands out against Lower SaxonyCDU +17.5 · AfD −5.8 · SPD −4.5
- First votes: leadingCDU candidate
- Constituency31 Mittelems
2026 local elections in Salzbergen
On 13 September 2026, Lower Saxony elected its councils, district councils, mayors and district administrators. Below, the preliminary result for Salzbergen, as of 15.09.2026 09:47. All districts and municipalities: Lower Saxony local elections 2026.
- Largest group: municipal councilCDU 57.6% · 12 of 20 seats
- MayorAndreas Kaiser (CDU), 80.3%
- District council, votes from SalzbergenCDU 50.0%
- Turnout68.2% · district council election 68.2%
- CDU57.6% · 12 seats
- SPD26.9% · 5 seats
- GRÜNE10.4% · 2 seats
- FDP5.0% · 1 seat
Turnout 68.2% · 6,443 eligible voters · 20 seats · Official final result · 9 of 9 results
Source: Gemeinde Salzbergen, Local elections 2026, official results presentation (votemanager) (file), final result, retrieved 24 Sep 2026, official work, § 5 UrhG. Electoral authority status: 15.09.2026 09:47. Electoral authority's result portal: https://votemanager.kdo.de/20260913/03454045/praesentation/ Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
Mayoral election Salzbergen
- Kaiser, CDU80.3%
- Nein-Stimmen19.7%
Turnout 68.2% · 6,443 eligible voters · Official final result · 9 of 9 results
District council and district administrator: the votes from Salzbergen
How voters locally voted in the district election. The overall result for Emsland is on the district page.
District council election
- CDU50.0%
- SPD21.6%
- AfD10.7%
- GRÜNE9.1%
Turnout 68.2% · 6,451 eligible voters · 9 of 9 results
District administrator election
- Burgdorf, CDU54.4%
- Außel, SPD19.6%
- Minich, AfD11.6%
- Engelken, GRÜNE10.9%
- Meyer, FDP3.6%
Turnout 68.2% · 6,451 eligible voters · 9 of 9 results
Second votes in Salzbergen
Shares in percent of valid second votes, deviation from the state result in points. Others: all parties not listed individually.
- CDU45.6%+17.5
- SPD18.5%-4.5
- AfD12.0%-5.8
- Grüne8.9%-2.6
- Linke5.4%-2.7
- FDP4.1%±0
- BSW2.8%-1.0
- Freie Wähler0.7%-0.1
- Volt0.3%-0.3
- Others1.7%-0.5
Change compared with the result in Lower Saxony.
| Party | Votes | Share | District | Lower Saxony | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 2,450 | 45.6% | 41.4% | 28.1% (+17.5) | 22.6% (+23.0) |
| SPD | 994 | 18.5% | 18.2% | 23.0% (-4.5) | 16.4% (+2.1) |
| AfD | 646 | 12.0% | 16.6% | 17.8% (-5.8) | 20.8% (-8.8) |
| Grüne | 476 | 8.9% | 7.5% | 11.5% (-2.6) | 11.6% (-2.7) |
| Linke | 292 | 5.4% | 6.1% | 8.1% (-2.7) | 8.8% (-3.4) |
| FDP | 219 | 4.1% | 4.4% | 4.1% (±0) | 4.3% (-0.2) |
| BSW | 153 | 2.8% | 3.0% | 3.8% (-1.0) | 5.0% (-2.2) |
| Freie Wähler | 36 | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% (-0.1) | – |
| Volt | 17 | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.6% (-0.3) | – |
| Others | 89 | 1.7% | 1.7% | 2.2% (-0.5) | 10.6% (-8.9) |
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.
Salzbergen: location in the Emsland district
All municipalities of the district, coloured by the strongest party of the second votes. Salzbergen highlighted. Tap to open a neighbouring municipality.