Bakum: 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 Bakum with 69.2% (12 of 18 seats).
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, CDU led in Bakum with 52.4% of the second votes, SPD took 13.9%.
- Turnout87.1% · Vechta (Wkr. 032) 83.7% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters4,262 of 4,893 eligible voters
- Stands out against Lower SaxonyCDU +24.3 · SPD −9.1 · AfD −4.8
- First votes: leadingCDU candidate
- Constituency32 Cloppenburg – Vechta
2026 local elections in Bakum
On 13 September 2026, Lower Saxony elected its councils, district councils, mayors and district administrators. Below, the preliminary result for Bakum, as of 14.09.2026 15:09. All districts and municipalities: Lower Saxony local elections 2026.
- Largest group: municipal councilCDU 69.2% · 12 of 18 seats
- District council, votes from BakumCDU 68.1%
- Turnout71.4% · district council election 71.3%
- CDU69.2% · 12 seats
- SPD12.7% · 2 seats
- AfD8.7% · 2 seats
- GRÜNE8.6% · 2 seats
- Schlotmann, Einzelbewerber Schlotmann0.9%
Turnout 71.4% · 5,443 eligible voters · 18 seats · Preliminary result · 10 of 10 results
Source: Gemeinde Bakum, Local elections 2026, official results presentation (votemanager) (file), preliminary result, retrieved 24 Sep 2026, official work, § 5 UrhG. Electoral authority status: 14.09.2026 15:09. Electoral authority's result portal: https://votemanager.kdo.de/20260913/03460001/praesentation/ Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
District council and district administrator: the votes from Bakum
How voters locally voted in the district election. The overall result for Vechta is on the district page.
District council election
- CDU68.1%
- SPD10.2%
- AfD9.7%
- GRÜNE5.9%
Turnout 71.3% · 5,461 eligible voters · 10 of 10 results
District administrator election
- Gerdesmeyer, CDU78.8%
- Busch, SPD21.2%
Turnout 71.3% · 5,461 eligible voters · 10 of 10 results
Second votes in Bakum
Shares in percent of valid second votes, deviation from the state result in points. Others: all parties not listed individually.
- CDU52.4%+24.3
- SPD13.9%-9.1
- AfD13.0%-4.8
- Grüne6.9%-4.6
- FDP4.6%+0.5
- Linke4.5%-3.6
- BSW1.8%-2.0
- Freie Wähler1.1%+0.3
- Volt0.4%-0.2
- Others1.5%-0.7
Change compared with the result in Lower Saxony.
| Party | Votes | Share | District | Lower Saxony | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 2,225 | 52.4% | 41.7% | 28.1% (+24.3) | 22.6% (+29.8) |
| SPD | 591 | 13.9% | 16.2% | 23.0% (-9.1) | 16.4% (-2.5) |
| AfD | 550 | 13.0% | 16.4% | 17.8% (-4.8) | 20.8% (-7.8) |
| Grüne | 293 | 6.9% | 8.3% | 11.5% (-4.6) | 11.6% (-4.7) |
| FDP | 195 | 4.6% | 4.5% | 4.1% (+0.5) | 4.3% (+0.3) |
| Linke | 189 | 4.5% | 6.7% | 8.1% (-3.6) | 8.8% (-4.3) |
| BSW | 77 | 1.8% | 2.9% | 3.8% (-2.0) | 5.0% (-3.2) |
| Freie Wähler | 45 | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.8% (+0.3) | – |
| Volt | 19 | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.6% (-0.2) | – |
| Others | 62 | 1.5% | 1.6% | 2.2% (-0.7) | 10.6% (-9.1) |
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.
Bakum: location in the Vechta district
All municipalities of the district, coloured by the strongest party of the second votes. Bakum highlighted. Tap to open a neighbouring municipality.