Ölsen: the 2025 federal election result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, AfD led in Ölsen with 30.4% of the second votes, SPD took 26.1%.
- Population
- 87 · 38 per km²
- Turnout
- 66.7% · Altenkirchen (Westerwald) (Wkr. 196) 82.6% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters
- 46 of 69 eligible voters
- Stands out against Rhineland-Palatinate
- AfD +10.3 · SPD +7.5 · CDU −4.5
- First votes: leading
- AfD candidate
- Constituency
- 196 Neuwied
Postal votes were counted at collective-municipality level; polling-station votes only shown here.
Second votes in Ölsen
Shares in percent of valid second votes, deviation from the state result in points. Others: all parties not listed individually.
Where do these figures come from?
Official results of the 2025 federal election from the Federal Returning Officer's polling-district statistics, aggregated to the municipality. Postal votes counted by a joint administration are shown on that administration's page.
What does the comparison show?
The lighter bar is the state result of the same election, so you can see where the area differs from its state. Differences are in percentage points.
| Party | Votes | Share | District | Rhineland-Palatinate | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AfD | 14 | 30.4% | 22.5% | 20.1% (+10.3) | 20.8% (+9.6) |
| SPD | 12 | 26.1% | 18.6% | 18.6% (+7.5) | 16.4% (+9.7) |
| CDU | 12 | 26.1% | 32.8% | 30.6% (-4.5) | 22.6% (+3.5) |
| FDP | 2 | 4.3% | 4.4% | 4.6% (-0.3) | 4.3% (±0) |
| Freie Wähler | 2 | 4.3% | 1.5% | 2.1% (+2.2) | – |
| BSW | 2 | 4.3% | 4.7% | 4.2% (+0.1) | 5.0% (-0.7) |
| Linke | 1 | 2.2% | 5.9% | 6.5% (-4.3) | 8.8% (-6.6) |
| Others | 1 | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.1% (+0.1) | 22.2% (-20.0) |
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.
Verbandsgemeinde Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld: overall result including postal votes
Postal votes in Verbandsgemeinde Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld are counted jointly for all 66 member municipalities and cannot officially be attributed to Ölsen. The figures above therefore show polling-station votes in Ölsen only. Below is the overall result of the association: polling-station votes of all members plus 8,940 postal voters, which is 40.2% of all votes.
- Turnout in the association
- 82.2%
- Voters
- 22,216 of 27,023 eligible voters
- Postal vote share
- 40.2% · 8,940
- Member municipalities
- 66
| Party | Polling station Ölsen | Postal vote, association | Verbandsgemeinde Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 12 (26.1%) | 3,057 (34.3%) | 6,303 | 28.6% |
| AfD | 14 (30.4%) | 1,301 (14.6%) | 5,465 | 24.8% |
| SPD | 12 (26.1%) | 1,960 (22.0%) | 4,127 | 18.7% |
| Grüne | 0 (0.0%) | 828 (9.3%) | 1,765 | 8.0% |
| Linke | 1 (2.2%) | 447 (5.0%) | 1,288 | 5.8% |
| BSW | 2 (4.3%) | 431 (4.8%) | 1,152 | 5.2% |
| FDP | 2 (4.3%) | 403 (4.5%) | 963 | 4.4% |
| Freie Wähler | 2 (4.3%) | 216 (2.4%) | 418 | 1.9% |
| Volt | 0 (0.0%) | 70 (0.8%) | 153 | 0.7% |
| Others | 1 (2.2%) | 195 (2.2%) | 436 | 2.0% |
Member municipalities (polling-station votes only)
- AlmersbachAfD 39.4%
- BachenbergSPD 42.4%
- BerzhausenAfD 36.0%
- BirnbachAfD 25.8%
- BürdenbachAfD 42.9%
- BurglahrCDU 34.4%
- BusenhausenCDU 25.0%
- EichelhardtAfD 27.9%
- EichenAfD 33.6%
- ErsfeldAfD 26.8%
- FiersbachAfD 27.1%
- FlammersfeldAfD 30.9%
- FluterschenAfD 38.6%
- ForstmehrenAfD 26.4%
- GielerothAfD 36.0%
- GiershausenAfD 31.7%
- GüllesheimCDU 30.5%
- HasselbachAfD 35.0%
- HelmenzenAfD 33.3%
- HelmerothCDU 31.0%
- HemmelzenAfD 38.5%
- HeupelzenAfD 27.6%
- HilgenrothAfD 32.6%
- Hirz-MaulsbachCDU 46.9%
- Horhausen (Westerwald)AfD 31.0%
- IdelbergSPD 18.2%
- IngelbachSPD 24.1%
- IsertAfD 29.6%
- KescheidCDU 26.0%
- KettenhausenAfD 43.2%
- KircheibAfD 34.1%
- KraamAfD 32.3%
- KrunkelAfD 29.1%
- MammelzenAfD 32.3%
- MehrenAfD 28.1%
- Michelbach (Westerwald)AfD 31.4%
- NiedersteinebachAfD 40.0%
- Obererbach (Westerwald)AfD 28.8%
- OberirsenAfD 28.3%
- OberlahrCDU 35.6%
- ObersteinebachAfD 26.3%
- OberwambachAfD 34.9%
- ÖlsenAfD 30.4%
- OrfgenAfD 30.9%
- PeterslahrCDU 28.1%
- PleckhausenAfD 30.8%
- RacksenCDU 36.6%
- ReiferscheidAfD 30.6%
- RettersenAfD 25.6%
- RottAfD 33.6%
- SchönebergAfD 40.1%
- SchürdtAfD 29.2%
- Seelbach (Westerwald)CDU 25.4%
- SeifenCDU 28.3%
- SörthAfD 37.4%
- StürzelbachAfD 28.9%
- VolkerzenAfD 35.2%
- WalterschenAfD 31.3%
- WerkhausenCDU 28.0%
- WeyerbuschAfD 32.6%
- WillrothAfD 31.0%
- WölmersenCDU 34.9%
- ZiegenhainCDU 52.0%
- Berod bei HachenburgCDU 29.0%
- Altenkirchen (Westerwald)AfD 39.5%
- NeitersenAfD 32.8%
Source: Federal Returning Officer, polling-district statistics; association total is our own calculation from polling-station and postal-vote districts.
Ölsen in figures
Key facts about the place from official statistics and Wikidata, so the election result can be put in context. The figures describe, they do not explain.
- Population
- 87 (as of 2025-12-31)
- Area
- 2.3 km²
- Population density
- 38 inhabitants per km²
- Settlement type
- thinly populated (rural)
- 67 and older
- 34.2%
- Commuter balance
- -31 (more out-commuters than in-commuters)
- Postcode
- 57612
- Elevation
- 281 m
- Website
- www.vg-altenkirchen.de
- Wikipedia
- Ölsen (Wikipedia)
Ölsen has 87 inhabitants and is thinly populated (rural).
Where do the profile figures come from?
Population, area and coordinates from the Federal Statistical Office's municipality register, employees, sectors and unemployment from the Federal Employment Agency, age structure from the 2022 census, coat of arms, website and companies from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons. All sources are openly licensed and linked below the list.
Does the profile explain the election result?
No. It describes the place so readers can put figures in context. Whether sector, age or density relate to voting can only be tested across many places, not from a single result.
Sources: Wikidata (CC0 1.0) · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis), Gemeindeverzeichnis GV-ISys (Datenlizenz Deutschland – Namensnennung – Version 2.0) · Statistik der Bundesagentur für Arbeit (© Statistik der Bundesagentur für Arbeit, Nutzung mit Quellenangabe)
Ölsen: location in the Altenkirchen (Westerwald) district
All municipalities of the district, coloured by the strongest party of the second votes. Ölsen highlighted, the other members of Verbandsgemeinde Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld shown half-transparent. Tap to open a neighbouring municipality.
Ölsen: if the election were held today
The current national polling average (as of 7 Nov 2026) applied to the municipality's 2025 second-vote result. A rough estimate without local factors.
AfD would remain the strongest party with 42.2% (2025: 30.4%).
Method: proportional swing of the national polling average, see constituency nowcast.
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%