Bochum: the 2025 federal election result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, SPD led in Bochum with 24.5% of the second votes, CDU took 23.3%.
- Lord MayorJörg Lukat (SPD), since 2025 · Wikidata
- Turnout81.3% · Bochum, Stadt (Wkr. 139, 140) 81.3% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters214,915 of 264,445 eligible voters
- Stands out against North Rhine-WestphaliaCDU −6.8 · SPD +4.5 · Linke +3.2
- First votes: leadingSPD candidate
- Constituencies139 Bochum I, 140 Herne – Bochum II
Second votes in Bochum
Shares in percent of valid second votes, deviation from the state result in points. Others: all parties not listed individually.
- SPD24.5%+4.5
- CDU23.3%-6.8
- AfD15.2%-1.6
- Grüne13.8%+1.4
- Linke11.5%+3.2
- BSW4.0%-0.1
- FDP3.5%-0.9
- Volt0.7%±0
- Freie Wähler0.3%-0.2
- Others3.0%+0.3
Change compared with the result in North Rhine-Westphalia.
| Party | Votes | Share | District | North Rhine-Westphalia | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPD | 52,336 | 24.5% | 24.5% | 20.0% (+4.5) | 16.4% (+8.1) |
| CDU | 49,751 | 23.3% | 23.3% | 30.1% (-6.8) | 22.6% (+0.7) |
| AfD | 32,519 | 15.2% | 15.2% | 16.8% (-1.6) | 20.8% (-5.6) |
| Grüne | 29,571 | 13.8% | 13.8% | 12.4% (+1.4) | 11.6% (+2.2) |
| Linke | 24,641 | 11.5% | 11.5% | 8.3% (+3.2) | 8.8% (+2.7) |
| BSW | 8,651 | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.1% (-0.1) | 5.0% (-1.0) |
| FDP | 7,543 | 3.5% | 3.5% | 4.4% (-0.9) | 4.3% (-0.8) |
| Volt | 1,490 | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% (±0) | – |
| Freie Wähler | 665 | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.5% (-0.2) | – |
| Others | 6,481 | 3.0% | 3.0% | 2.7% (+0.3) | 10.6% (-7.6) |
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.
Bochum: location in the Bochum district
All municipalities of the district, coloured by the strongest party of the second votes. Bochum highlighted. Tap to open a neighbouring municipality.