Recklinghausen: the 2025 federal election result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, CDU led in Recklinghausen with 26.6% of the second votes, SPD took 22.7%.
- MayorAxel Tschersich (SPD), since 2025 · Wikidata
- Turnout79.3% · Recklinghausen (Wkr. 120, 121, 124) 80.5% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters66,699 of 84,158 eligible voters
- Stands out against North Rhine-WestphaliaCDU −3.5 · SPD +2.7 · AfD +2.7
- First votes: leadingSPD candidate
- Constituency120 Recklinghausen I
Second votes in Recklinghausen
Shares in percent of valid second votes, deviation from the state result in points. Others: all parties not listed individually.
- CDU26.6%-3.5
- SPD22.7%+2.7
- AfD19.5%+2.7
- Grüne10.4%-2.0
- Linke8.4%+0.1
- BSW4.6%+0.5
- FDP3.8%-0.6
- Volt0.5%-0.2
- Freie Wähler0.4%-0.1
- Others3.1%+0.4
Change compared with the result in North Rhine-Westphalia.
| Party | Votes | Share | District | North Rhine-Westphalia | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 17,680 | 26.6% | 28.5% | 30.1% (-3.5) | 22.6% (+4.0) |
| SPD | 15,063 | 22.7% | 23.2% | 20.0% (+2.7) | 16.4% (+6.3) |
| AfD | 12,908 | 19.5% | 20.6% | 16.8% (+2.7) | 20.8% (-1.3) |
| Grüne | 6,869 | 10.4% | 9.0% | 12.4% (-2.0) | 11.6% (-1.2) |
| Linke | 5,591 | 8.4% | 6.9% | 8.3% (+0.1) | 8.8% (-0.4) |
| BSW | 3,057 | 4.6% | 4.2% | 4.1% (+0.5) | 5.0% (-0.4) |
| FDP | 2,540 | 3.8% | 3.5% | 4.4% (-0.6) | 4.3% (-0.5) |
| Volt | 349 | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.7% (-0.2) | – |
| Freie Wähler | 264 | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.5% (-0.1) | – |
| Others | 2,036 | 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.
Recklinghausen: location in the Recklinghausen district
All municipalities of the district, coloured by the strongest party of the second votes. Recklinghausen highlighted. Tap to open a neighbouring municipality.