Herne: the 2025 federal election result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, SPD led in Herne with 26.1% of the second votes, CDU took 22.9%.
- Lord MayorFrank Dudda (SPD), since 2015 · Wikidata
- Turnout76.1% · Herne, Stadt (Wkr. 140) 76.1% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters80,757 of 106,117 eligible voters
- Stands out against North Rhine-WestphaliaCDU −7.2 · SPD +6.1 · AfD +4.9
- First votes: leadingSPD candidate
- Constituency140 Herne – Bochum II
Second votes in Herne
Shares in percent of valid second votes, deviation from the state result in points. Others: all parties not listed individually.
- SPD26.1%+6.1
- CDU22.9%-7.2
- AfD21.7%+4.9
- Linke9.5%+1.2
- Grüne7.9%-4.5
- BSW4.8%+0.7
- FDP2.9%-1.5
- Volt0.5%-0.2
- Freie Wähler0.4%-0.1
- Others3.3%+0.6
Change compared with the result in North Rhine-Westphalia.
| Party | Votes | Share | District | North Rhine-Westphalia | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPD | 20,937 | 26.1% | 26.1% | 20.0% (+6.1) | 16.4% (+9.7) |
| CDU | 18,346 | 22.9% | 22.9% | 30.1% (-7.2) | 22.6% (+0.3) |
| AfD | 17,417 | 21.7% | 21.7% | 16.8% (+4.9) | 20.8% (+0.9) |
| Linke | 7,588 | 9.5% | 9.5% | 8.3% (+1.2) | 8.8% (+0.7) |
| Grüne | 6,369 | 7.9% | 7.9% | 12.4% (-4.5) | 11.6% (-3.7) |
| BSW | 3,833 | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.1% (+0.7) | 5.0% (-0.2) |
| FDP | 2,291 | 2.9% | 2.9% | 4.4% (-1.5) | 4.3% (-1.4) |
| Volt | 390 | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.7% (-0.2) | – |
| Freie Wähler | 296 | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% (-0.1) | – |
| Others | 2,680 | 3.3% | 3.3% | 2.7% (+0.6) | 10.6% (-7.3) |
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.
Herne: location in the Herne district
All municipalities of the district, coloured by the strongest party of the second votes. Herne highlighted. Tap to open a neighbouring municipality.