Erkelenz: the 2025 federal election result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, CDU led in Erkelenz with 34.7% of the second votes, AfD took 18.8%.
- Turnout84.1% · Heinsberg (Wkr. 088) 81.7% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters29,450 of 35,002 eligible voters
- Stands out against North Rhine-WestphaliaCDU +4.6 · SPD −3.2 · Linke −2.1
- First votes: leadingCDU candidate
- Constituency88 Heinsberg
Second votes in Erkelenz
Shares in percent of valid second votes, deviation from the state result in points. Others: all parties not listed individually.
- CDU34.7%+4.6
- AfD18.8%+2.0
- SPD16.8%-3.2
- Grüne10.4%-2.0
- Linke6.2%-2.1
- FDP4.8%+0.4
- BSW3.8%-0.3
- Freie Wähler0.8%+0.3
- Volt0.6%-0.1
- Others3.1%+0.4
Change compared with the result in North Rhine-Westphalia.
| Party | Votes | Share | District | North Rhine-Westphalia | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 10,152 | 34.7% | 35.2% | 30.1% (+4.6) | 22.6% (+12.1) |
| AfD | 5,492 | 18.8% | 20.1% | 16.8% (+2.0) | 20.8% (-2.0) |
| SPD | 4,929 | 16.8% | 17.1% | 20.0% (-3.2) | 16.4% (+0.4) |
| Grüne | 3,028 | 10.4% | 8.7% | 12.4% (-2.0) | 11.6% (-1.2) |
| Linke | 1,810 | 6.2% | 6.3% | 8.3% (-2.1) | 8.8% (-2.6) |
| FDP | 1,393 | 4.8% | 4.2% | 4.4% (+0.4) | 4.3% (+0.5) |
| BSW | 1,107 | 3.8% | 3.9% | 4.1% (-0.3) | 5.0% (-1.2) |
| Freie Wähler | 238 | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.5% (+0.3) | – |
| Volt | 187 | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.7% (-0.1) | – |
| Others | 917 | 3.1% | 3.0% | 2.7% (+0.4) | 10.6% (-7.5) |
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.
Erkelenz: location in the Heinsberg district
All municipalities of the district, coloured by the strongest party of the second votes. Erkelenz highlighted. Tap to open a neighbouring municipality.