Paderborn: the 2025 federal election result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, CDU led in Paderborn with 31.2% of the second votes, AfD took 18.2%.
- MayorQ136509412 (CDU), since 2025 · Wikidata
- Turnout81.2% · Paderborn (Wkr. 136) 83.1% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters90,642 of 111,597 eligible voters
- Stands out against North Rhine-WestphaliaSPD −5.5 · Grüne +2.2 · AfD +1.4
- First votes: leadingCDU candidate
- Constituency136 Paderborn
Second votes in Paderborn
Shares in percent of valid second votes, deviation from the state result in points. Others: all parties not listed individually.
- CDU31.2%+1.1
- AfD18.2%+1.4
- Grüne14.6%+2.2
- SPD14.5%-5.5
- Linke9.3%+1.0
- BSW4.5%+0.4
- FDP4.2%-0.2
- Volt0.6%-0.1
- Freie Wähler0.3%-0.2
- Others2.5%-0.2
Change compared with the result in North Rhine-Westphalia.
| Party | Votes | Share | District | North Rhine-Westphalia | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 28,137 | 31.2% | 37.3% | 30.1% (+1.1) | 22.6% (+8.6) |
| AfD | 16,446 | 18.2% | 18.9% | 16.8% (+1.4) | 20.8% (-2.6) |
| Grüne | 13,190 | 14.6% | 11.5% | 12.4% (+2.2) | 11.6% (+3.0) |
| SPD | 13,060 | 14.5% | 13.8% | 20.0% (-5.5) | 16.4% (-1.9) |
| Linke | 8,383 | 9.3% | 7.1% | 8.3% (+1.0) | 8.8% (+0.5) |
| BSW | 4,020 | 4.5% | 4.0% | 4.1% (+0.4) | 5.0% (-0.5) |
| FDP | 3,820 | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.4% (-0.2) | 4.3% (-0.1) |
| Volt | 576 | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% (-0.1) | – |
| Freie Wähler | 279 | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.5% (-0.2) | – |
| Others | 2,219 | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.7% (-0.2) | 10.6% (-8.1) |
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.
Paderborn: location in the Paderborn district
All municipalities of the district, coloured by the strongest party of the second votes. Paderborn highlighted. Tap to open a neighbouring municipality.