Birken-Honigsessen: the 2025 federal election result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, CDU led in Birken-Honigsessen with 43.3% of the second votes, AfD took 18.0%.
- Turnout86.7% · Altenkirchen (Westerwald) (Wkr. 196) 82.6% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters1,755 of 2,025 eligible voters
- Stands out against Rhineland-PalatinateCDU +12.7 · Grüne −3.0 · Linke −2.2
- First votes: leadingCDU candidate
- Constituency196 Neuwied
Postal votes were counted at collective-municipality level; polling-station votes only shown here.
Second votes in Birken-Honigsessen
Shares in percent of valid second votes, deviation from the state result in points. Others: all parties not listed individually.
- CDU43.3%+12.7
- AfD18.0%-2.1
- SPD16.5%-2.1
- Grüne7.3%-3.0
- Linke4.3%-2.2
- FDP3.8%-0.8
- BSW2.9%-1.3
- Freie Wähler2.2%+0.1
- Volt0.2%-0.6
- Others1.3%-0.8
Change compared with the result in Rhineland-Palatinate.
| Party | Votes | Share | District | Rhineland-Palatinate | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 757 | 43.3% | 32.8% | 30.6% (+12.7) | 22.6% (+20.7) |
| AfD | 315 | 18.0% | 22.5% | 20.1% (-2.1) | 20.8% (-2.8) |
| SPD | 289 | 16.5% | 18.6% | 18.6% (-2.1) | 16.4% (+0.1) |
| Grüne | 128 | 7.3% | 7.0% | 10.3% (-3.0) | 11.6% (-4.3) |
| Linke | 76 | 4.3% | 5.9% | 6.5% (-2.2) | 8.8% (-4.5) |
| FDP | 67 | 3.8% | 4.4% | 4.6% (-0.8) | 4.3% (-0.5) |
| BSW | 51 | 2.9% | 4.7% | 4.2% (-1.3) | 5.0% (-2.1) |
| Freie Wähler | 38 | 2.2% | 1.5% | 2.1% (+0.1) | – |
| Volt | 4 | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.8% (-0.6) | – |
| Others | 23 | 1.3% | 2.0% | 2.1% (-0.8) | 10.6% (-9.3) |
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.
Stadt Wissen und Gemeinde Hövels: overall result including postal votes
Postal votes in Stadt Wissen und Gemeinde Hövels are counted jointly for all 6 member municipalities and cannot officially be attributed to Birken-Honigsessen. The figures above therefore show polling-station votes in Birken-Honigsessen only. Below is the overall result of the association: polling-station votes of all members plus 2,522 postal voters, which is 28.9% of all votes.
- Turnout in the association77.4%
- Voters8,731 of 11,284 eligible voters
- Postal vote share28.9% · 2,522
- Member municipalities6
- CDU38.0%-5.3
- AfD20.8%+2.8
- SPD16.5%±0
- Grüne6.5%-0.8
- Linke6.3%+2.0
- FDP4.2%+0.4
- BSW3.9%+1.0
- Freie Wähler1.7%-0.5
- Volt0.5%+0.3
- Others1.7%+0.4
Change compared with polling-station votes in Birken-Honigsessen.
| Party | Polling station Birken-Honigsessen | Postal vote, association | Stadt Wissen und Gemeinde Hövels total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 757 (43.3%) | 1,088 (43.2%) | 3,296 | 38.0% |
| AfD | 315 (18.0%) | 357 (14.2%) | 1,807 | 20.8% |
| SPD | 289 (16.5%) | 456 (18.1%) | 1,430 | 16.5% |
| Grüne | 128 (7.3%) | 186 (7.4%) | 560 | 6.5% |
| Linke | 76 (4.3%) | 133 (5.3%) | 549 | 6.3% |
| FDP | 67 (3.8%) | 99 (3.9%) | 364 | 4.2% |
| BSW | 51 (2.9%) | 83 (3.3%) | 339 | 3.9% |
| Freie Wähler | 38 (2.2%) | 53 (2.1%) | 149 | 1.7% |
| Volt | 4 (0.2%) | 13 (0.5%) | 40 | 0.5% |
| Others | 23 (1.3%) | 51 (2.0%) | 145 | 1.7% |
Member municipalities (polling-station votes only)
- Birken-HonigsessenCDU 43.3%
- MittelhofCDU 35.2%
- HövelsAfD 35.0%
- Katzwinkel (Sieg)CDU 38.9%
- Selbach (Sieg)CDU 38.5%
- WissenCDU 29.2%
Source: Federal Returning Officer, polling-district statistics; association total is our own calculation from polling-station and postal-vote districts.
Birken-Honigsessen: location in the Altenkirchen (Westerwald) district
All municipalities of the district, coloured by the strongest party of the second votes. Birken-Honigsessen highlighted, the other members of Stadt Wissen und Gemeinde Hövels shown half-transparent. Tap to open a neighbouring municipality.
In context
More municipalities in Altenkirchen (Westerwald) (Wkr. 196)
- Briefwahl VG Altenkirchen-FlammersfeldCDU 34.3%
- Briefwahl VG Betzdorf-GebhardshainCDU 42.3%
- Kirchen (Sieg)CDU 35.2%
- Briefwahl VG Daaden-HerdorfCDU 37.6%
- MudersbachCDU 31.2%
- Briefwahl VG Hamm (Sieg)CDU 30.2%
- BetzdorfCDU 27.5%
- NiederfischbachCDU 40.3%
- Briefwahl Stadt Wissen und Gemeinde HövelsCDU 43.2%
- WissenCDU 29.2%
- HerdorfCDU 32.4%
- Altenkirchen (Westerwald)AfD 39.5%