Meschede, Kreis- und Hochschulstadt: the 2025 federal election result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, CDU led in Meschede, Kreis- und Hochschulstadt with 42.3% of the second votes, SPD took 16.8%.
- MayorChristoph Weber (CDU) · Wikidata
- Turnout83.9% · Hochsauerlandkreis (Wkr. 146) 83.9% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters18,471 of 22,011 eligible voters
- Stands out against North Rhine-WestphaliaCDU +12.2 · Grüne −4.6 · SPD −3.2
- First votes: leadingCDU candidate
- Constituency146 Hochsauerlandkreis
Second votes in Meschede, Kreis- und Hochschulstadt
Shares in percent of valid second votes, deviation from the state result in points. Others: all parties not listed individually.
- CDU42.3%+12.2
- SPD16.8%-3.2
- AfD16.2%-0.6
- Grüne7.8%-4.6
- Linke6.0%-2.3
- FDP3.8%-0.6
- BSW3.5%-0.6
- Freie Wähler0.7%+0.2
- Volt0.5%-0.2
- Others2.5%-0.2
Change compared with the result in North Rhine-Westphalia.
| Party | Votes | Share | District | North Rhine-Westphalia | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 7,773 | 42.3% | 43.6% | 30.1% (+12.2) | 22.6% (+19.7) |
| SPD | 3,081 | 16.8% | 16.4% | 20.0% (-3.2) | 16.4% (+0.4) |
| AfD | 2,980 | 16.2% | 16.7% | 16.8% (-0.6) | 20.8% (-4.6) |
| Grüne | 1,425 | 7.8% | 7.3% | 12.4% (-4.6) | 11.6% (-3.8) |
| Linke | 1,096 | 6.0% | 5.3% | 8.3% (-2.3) | 8.8% (-2.8) |
| FDP | 701 | 3.8% | 3.8% | 4.4% (-0.6) | 4.3% (-0.5) |
| BSW | 648 | 3.5% | 3.2% | 4.1% (-0.6) | 5.0% (-1.5) |
| Freie Wähler | 121 | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.5% (+0.2) | – |
| Volt | 98 | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.7% (-0.2) | – |
| Others | 451 | 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.
Meschede, Kreis- und Hochschulstadt: location in the Hochsauerlandkreis district
All municipalities of the district, coloured by the strongest party of the second votes. Meschede, Kreis- und Hochschulstadt highlighted. Tap to open a neighbouring municipality.