Köln: the 2025 federal election result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, CDU led in Köln with 22.2% of the second votes, Grüne took 21.7%.
- Lord MayorTorsten Burmester (SPD), since 2025 · Wikidata
- Turnout83.1% · Köln, Stadt (Wkr. 092, 093, 094) 83.1% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters610,832 of 735,287 eligible voters
- Stands out against North Rhine-WestphaliaGrüne +9.3 · CDU −7.9 · AfD −6.8
- First votes: leadingGrüne candidate
- Constituencies92 Köln I, 93 Köln II, 94 Köln III, 100 Leverkusen – Köln IV
Second votes in Köln
Shares in percent of valid second votes, deviation from the state result in points. Others: all parties not listed individually.
- CDU22.2%-7.9
- Grüne21.7%+9.3
- SPD19.2%-0.8
- Linke14.9%+6.6
- AfD10.0%-6.8
- FDP4.5%+0.1
- BSW3.9%-0.2
- Volt1.1%+0.4
- Freie Wähler0.3%-0.2
- Others2.3%-0.4
Change compared with the result in North Rhine-Westphalia.
| Party | Votes | Share | District | North Rhine-Westphalia | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 134,884 | 22.2% | 22.2% | 30.1% (-7.9) | 22.6% (-0.4) |
| Grüne | 131,770 | 21.7% | 21.7% | 12.4% (+9.3) | 11.6% (+10.1) |
| SPD | 116,625 | 19.2% | 19.2% | 20.0% (-0.8) | 16.4% (+2.8) |
| Linke | 90,419 | 14.9% | 14.9% | 8.3% (+6.6) | 8.8% (+6.1) |
| AfD | 60,977 | 10.0% | 10.0% | 16.8% (-6.8) | 20.8% (-10.8) |
| FDP | 27,527 | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.4% (+0.1) | 4.3% (+0.2) |
| BSW | 24,007 | 3.9% | 3.9% | 4.1% (-0.2) | 5.0% (-1.1) |
| Volt | 6,421 | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.7% (+0.4) | – |
| Freie Wähler | 1,759 | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.5% (-0.2) | – |
| Others | 13,695 | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.7% (-0.4) | 10.6% (-8.3) |
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.
Köln: location in the Köln district
All municipalities of the district, coloured by the strongest party of the second votes. Köln highlighted. Tap to open a neighbouring municipality.