Briefwahl Stadt Wissen und Gemeinde Hövels: the 2025 federal election result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, CDU led in Briefwahl Stadt Wissen und Gemeinde Hövels with 43.2% of the second votes, SPD took 18.1%.
- Stands out against Rhineland-PalatinateCDU +12.6 · AfD −5.9 · Grüne −2.9
- First votes: leadingCDU candidate
Postal-vote districts belong to the Amt or joint municipality (Samtgemeinde) and cannot be assigned to individual municipalities.
Second votes in Briefwahl Stadt Wissen und Gemeinde Hövels
Shares in percent of valid second votes, deviation from the state result in points. Others: all parties not listed individually.
- CDU43.2%+12.6
- SPD18.1%-0.5
- AfD14.2%-5.9
- Grüne7.4%-2.9
- Linke5.3%-1.2
- FDP3.9%-0.7
- BSW3.3%-0.9
- Freie Wähler2.1%±0
- Volt0.5%-0.3
- Others2.0%-0.1
Change compared with the result in Rhineland-Palatinate.
| Party | Votes | Share | District | Rhineland-Palatinate | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 1,088 | 43.2% | 32.8% | 30.6% (+12.6) | 22.6% (+20.6) |
| SPD | 456 | 18.1% | 18.6% | 18.6% (-0.5) | 16.4% (+1.7) |
| AfD | 357 | 14.2% | 22.5% | 20.1% (-5.9) | 20.8% (-6.6) |
| Grüne | 186 | 7.4% | 7.0% | 10.3% (-2.9) | 11.6% (-4.2) |
| Linke | 133 | 5.3% | 5.9% | 6.5% (-1.2) | 8.8% (-3.5) |
| FDP | 99 | 3.9% | 4.4% | 4.6% (-0.7) | 4.3% (-0.4) |
| BSW | 83 | 3.3% | 4.7% | 4.2% (-0.9) | 5.0% (-1.7) |
| Freie Wähler | 53 | 2.1% | 1.5% | 2.1% (±0) | – |
| Volt | 13 | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.8% (-0.3) | – |
| Others | 51 | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.1% (-0.1) | 10.6% (-8.6) |
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 Briefwahl Stadt Wissen und Gemeinde Hövels. The figures above therefore show polling-station votes in Briefwahl Stadt Wissen und Gemeinde Hövels 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%-5.2
- AfD20.8%+6.6
- SPD16.5%-1.6
- Grüne6.5%-0.9
- Linke6.3%+1.0
- FDP4.2%+0.3
- BSW3.9%+0.6
- Freie Wähler1.7%-0.4
- Volt0.5%±0
- Others1.7%-0.3
Change compared with polling-station votes in Briefwahl Stadt Wissen und Gemeinde Hövels.
| Party | Polling station Briefwahl Stadt Wissen und Gemeinde Hövels | Postal vote, association | Stadt Wissen und Gemeinde Hövels total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 1,088 (43.2%) | 1,088 (43.2%) | 3,296 | 38.0% |
| AfD | 357 (14.2%) | 357 (14.2%) | 1,807 | 20.8% |
| SPD | 456 (18.1%) | 456 (18.1%) | 1,430 | 16.5% |
| Grüne | 186 (7.4%) | 186 (7.4%) | 560 | 6.5% |
| Linke | 133 (5.3%) | 133 (5.3%) | 549 | 6.3% |
| FDP | 99 (3.9%) | 99 (3.9%) | 364 | 4.2% |
| BSW | 83 (3.3%) | 83 (3.3%) | 339 | 3.9% |
| Freie Wähler | 53 (2.1%) | 53 (2.1%) | 149 | 1.7% |
| Volt | 13 (0.5%) | 13 (0.5%) | 40 | 0.5% |
| Others | 51 (2.0%) | 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.
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%
- WissenCDU 29.2%
- HerdorfCDU 32.4%
- Altenkirchen (Westerwald)AfD 39.5%
- Birken-HonigsessenCDU 43.3%