Arnsberg: the 2025 federal election result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, CDU led in Arnsberg with 38.3% of the second votes, SPD took 18.8%.
- MayorRalf Paul Bittner (SPD), since 2018 · Wikidata
- Turnout81.8% · Hochsauerlandkreis (Wkr. 146) 83.9% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters45,336 of 55,417 eligible voters
- Stands out against North Rhine-WestphaliaCDU +8.2 · Grüne −4.0 · Linke −2.3
- First votes: leadingCDU candidate
- Constituency146 Hochsauerlandkreis
Second votes in Arnsberg
Shares in percent of valid second votes, deviation from the state result in points. Others: all parties not listed individually.
- CDU38.3%+8.2
- SPD18.8%-1.2
- AfD17.5%+0.7
- Grüne8.4%-4.0
- Linke6.0%-2.3
- BSW3.7%-0.4
- FDP3.6%-0.8
- Freie Wähler0.5%±0
- Volt0.5%-0.2
- Others2.7%±0
Change compared with the result in North Rhine-Westphalia.
| Party | Votes | Share | District | North Rhine-Westphalia | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 17,307 | 38.3% | 43.6% | 30.1% (+8.2) | 22.6% (+15.7) |
| SPD | 8,477 | 18.8% | 16.4% | 20.0% (-1.2) | 16.4% (+2.4) |
| AfD | 7,913 | 17.5% | 16.7% | 16.8% (+0.7) | 20.8% (-3.3) |
| Grüne | 3,775 | 8.4% | 7.3% | 12.4% (-4.0) | 11.6% (-3.2) |
| Linke | 2,728 | 6.0% | 5.3% | 8.3% (-2.3) | 8.8% (-2.8) |
| BSW | 1,666 | 3.7% | 3.2% | 4.1% (-0.4) | 5.0% (-1.3) |
| FDP | 1,613 | 3.6% | 3.8% | 4.4% (-0.8) | 4.3% (-0.7) |
| Freie Wähler | 243 | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.5% (±0) | – |
| Volt | 216 | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.7% (-0.2) | – |
| Others | 1,198 | 2.7% | 2.4% | 2.7% (±0) | 10.6% (-7.9) |
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.
Arnsberg: location in the Hochsauerlandkreis district
All municipalities of the district, coloured by the strongest party of the second votes. Arnsberg highlighted. Tap to open a neighbouring municipality.