Wissen: the 2025 federal election result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, CDU led in Wissen with 29.2% of the second votes, AfD took 25.9%.
- MayorBerno Neuhoff (CDU) · Wikidata
- Turnout40.0% · Altenkirchen (Westerwald) (Wkr. 196) 82.6% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters2,399 of 5,997 eligible voters
- Stands out against Rhineland-PalatinateAfD +5.8 · Grüne −4.2 · Linke +3.3
- First votes: leadingCDU candidate
- Constituency196 Neuwied
Postal votes were counted at collective-municipality level; polling-station votes only shown here.
Second votes in Wissen
Shares in percent of valid second votes, deviation from the state result in points. Others: all parties not listed individually.
- CDU29.2%-1.4
- AfD25.9%+5.8
- SPD16.1%-2.5
- Linke9.8%+3.3
- Grüne6.1%-4.2
- FDP5.1%+0.5
- BSW4.2%±0
- Freie Wähler1.3%-0.8
- Volt0.6%-0.2
- Others1.8%-0.3
Change compared with the result in Rhineland-Palatinate.
| Party | Votes | Share | District | Rhineland-Palatinate | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 693 | 29.2% | 32.8% | 30.6% (-1.4) | 22.6% (+6.6) |
| AfD | 616 | 25.9% | 22.5% | 20.1% (+5.8) | 20.8% (+5.1) |
| SPD | 382 | 16.1% | 18.6% | 18.6% (-2.5) | 16.4% (-0.3) |
| Linke | 234 | 9.8% | 5.9% | 6.5% (+3.3) | 8.8% (+1.0) |
| Grüne | 145 | 6.1% | 7.0% | 10.3% (-4.2) | 11.6% (-5.5) |
| FDP | 120 | 5.1% | 4.4% | 4.6% (+0.5) | 4.3% (+0.8) |
| BSW | 99 | 4.2% | 4.7% | 4.2% (±0) | 5.0% (-0.8) |
| Freie Wähler | 30 | 1.3% | 1.5% | 2.1% (-0.8) | – |
| Volt | 15 | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% (-0.2) | – |
| Others | 42 | 1.8% | 2.0% | 2.1% (-0.3) | 10.6% (-8.8) |
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 Wissen. The figures above therefore show polling-station votes in Wissen 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%+8.8
- AfD20.8%-5.1
- SPD16.5%+0.4
- Grüne6.5%+0.4
- Linke6.3%-3.5
- FDP4.2%-0.9
- BSW3.9%-0.3
- Freie Wähler1.7%+0.4
- Volt0.5%-0.1
- Others1.7%-0.1
Change compared with polling-station votes in Wissen.
| Party | Polling station Wissen | Postal vote, association | Stadt Wissen und Gemeinde Hövels total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 693 (29.2%) | 1,088 (43.2%) | 3,296 | 38.0% |
| AfD | 616 (25.9%) | 357 (14.2%) | 1,807 | 20.8% |
| SPD | 382 (16.1%) | 456 (18.1%) | 1,430 | 16.5% |
| Grüne | 145 (6.1%) | 186 (7.4%) | 560 | 6.5% |
| Linke | 234 (9.8%) | 133 (5.3%) | 549 | 6.3% |
| FDP | 120 (5.1%) | 99 (3.9%) | 364 | 4.2% |
| BSW | 99 (4.2%) | 83 (3.3%) | 339 | 3.9% |
| Freie Wähler | 30 (1.3%) | 53 (2.1%) | 149 | 1.7% |
| Volt | 15 (0.6%) | 13 (0.5%) | 40 | 0.5% |
| Others | 42 (1.8%) | 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.
Wissen: location in the Altenkirchen (Westerwald) district
All municipalities of the district, coloured by the strongest party of the second votes. Wissen 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%
- HerdorfCDU 32.4%
- Altenkirchen (Westerwald)AfD 39.5%
- Birken-HonigsessenCDU 43.3%