Neuenkirchen-Vörden: 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 Neuenkirchen-Vörden with 40.1% (9 of 22 seats).
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, CDU led in Neuenkirchen-Vörden with 38.3% of the second votes, SPD took 18.8%.
- Turnout82.8% · Vechta (Wkr. 032) 83.7% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters5,147 of 6,216 eligible voters
- Stands out against Lower SaxonyCDU +10.2 · SPD −4.2 · Grüne −3.0
- First votes: leadingCDU candidate
- Constituency32 Cloppenburg – Vechta
2026 local elections in Neuenkirchen-Vörden
On 13 September 2026, Lower Saxony elected its councils, district councils, mayors and district administrators. Below, the preliminary result for Neuenkirchen-Vörden, as of 21.09.2026 09:23. All districts and municipalities: Lower Saxony local elections 2026.
- Largest group: municipal councilCDU 40.1% · 9 of 22 seats
- Mayor: run-offTimphaus 48.9% v Westendorf 27.3% · run-off on 27 September 2026
- District council, votes from Neuenkirchen-VördenCDU 41.4%
- Turnout65.2% · district council election 65.1%
- CDU40.1% · 9 seats
- IGNV22.2% · 5 seats
- SPD15.8% · 4 seats
- AfD11.1% · 2 seats
- FREIE WÄHLER8.9% · 2 seats
- FDP1.9%
Turnout 65.2% · 6,989 eligible voters · 22 seats · Official final result · 15 of 15 results
Source: Gemeinde Neuenkirchen-Vörden, Local elections 2026, official results presentation (votemanager) (file), final result, retrieved 24 Sep 2026, official work, § 5 UrhG. Electoral authority status: 21.09.2026 09:23. Electoral authority's result portal: https://votemanager.kdo.de/20260913/03460007/praesentation/ Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
Mayoral election Neuenkirchen-Vörden
No candidate above 50 percent: run-off on 27 September 2026 between Timphaus and Westendorf. The result will appear here automatically on election night.
- Timphaus, Einzelwahlvorschlag48.9%
- Westendorf, CDU27.3%
- Öztürk, Einzelwahlvorschlag23.8%
Turnout 65.2% · 6,989 eligible voters · Official final result · 15 of 15 results
District council and district administrator: the votes from Neuenkirchen-Vörden
How voters locally voted in the district election. The overall result for Vechta is on the district page.
District council election
- CDU41.4%
- SPD14.1%
- AfD12.5%
- GRÜNE10.6%
Turnout 65.1% · 7,008 eligible voters · 15 of 15 results
District administrator election
- Gerdesmeyer, CDU64.0%
- Busch, SPD36.1%
Turnout 65.0% · 7,008 eligible voters · 15 of 15 results
Second votes in Neuenkirchen-Vörden
Shares in percent of valid second votes, deviation from the state result in points. Others: all parties not listed individually.
- CDU38.3%+10.2
- SPD18.8%-4.2
- AfD16.0%-1.8
- Grüne8.5%-3.0
- Linke6.0%-2.1
- FDP4.1%±0
- Freie Wähler2.9%+2.1
- BSW2.9%-0.9
- Volt0.5%-0.1
- Others1.9%-0.3
Change compared with the result in Lower Saxony.
| Party | Votes | Share | District | Lower Saxony | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 1,962 | 38.3% | 41.7% | 28.1% (+10.2) | 22.6% (+15.7) |
| SPD | 964 | 18.8% | 16.2% | 23.0% (-4.2) | 16.4% (+2.4) |
| AfD | 822 | 16.0% | 16.4% | 17.8% (-1.8) | 20.8% (-4.8) |
| Grüne | 435 | 8.5% | 8.3% | 11.5% (-3.0) | 11.6% (-3.1) |
| Linke | 305 | 6.0% | 6.7% | 8.1% (-2.1) | 8.8% (-2.8) |
| FDP | 210 | 4.1% | 4.5% | 4.1% (±0) | 4.3% (-0.2) |
| Freie Wähler | 149 | 2.9% | 1.1% | 0.8% (+2.1) | – |
| BSW | 151 | 2.9% | 2.9% | 3.8% (-0.9) | 5.0% (-2.1) |
| Volt | 27 | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% (-0.1) | – |
| Others | 99 | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.2% (-0.3) | 10.6% (-8.7) |
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.
Neuenkirchen-Vörden: location in the Vechta district
All municipalities of the district, coloured by the strongest party of the second votes. Neuenkirchen-Vörden highlighted. Tap to open a neighbouring municipality.