Zilshausen: the 2025 federal election result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, CDU led in Zilshausen with 45.7% of the second votes, AfD took 17.4%.
- Population
- 266 · 40 per km²
- Turnout
- 62.9% · Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis (Wkr. 199) 84.8% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters
- 139 of 221 eligible voters
- Stands out against Rhineland-Palatinate
- CDU +15.1 · SPD −9.2 · Linke −3.6
- First votes: leading
- CDU candidate
- Constituency
- 199 Mosel/Rhein-Hunsrück
Postal votes were counted at collective-municipality level; polling-station votes only shown here.
Second votes in Zilshausen
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 63 | 45.7% | 32.0% | 30.6% (+15.1) | 22.6% (+23.1) |
| AfD | 24 | 17.4% | 21.5% | 20.1% (-2.7) | 20.8% (-3.4) |
| Grüne | 17 | 12.3% | 8.3% | 10.3% (+2.0) | 11.6% (+0.7) |
| SPD | 13 | 9.4% | 18.0% | 18.6% (-9.2) | 16.4% (-7.0) |
| BSW | 7 | 5.1% | 4.2% | 4.2% (+0.9) | 5.0% (+0.1) |
| FDP | 5 | 3.6% | 5.4% | 4.6% (-1.0) | 4.3% (-0.7) |
| Linke | 4 | 2.9% | 5.2% | 6.5% (-3.6) | 8.8% (-5.9) |
| Volt | 3 | 2.2% | 0.8% | 0.8% (+1.4) | – |
| Freie Wähler | 1 | 0.7% | 2.4% | 2.1% (-1.4) | – |
| Others | 1 | 0.7% | 2.2% | 2.1% (-1.4) | 10.6% (-9.9) |
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 Kastellaun: overall result including postal votes
Postal votes in Verbandsgemeinde Kastellaun are counted jointly for all 19 member municipalities and cannot officially be attributed to Zilshausen. The figures above therefore show polling-station votes in Zilshausen only. Below is the overall result of the association: polling-station votes of all members plus 4,566 postal voters, which is 42.8% of all votes.
- Turnout in the association
- 85.2%
- Voters
- 10,656 of 12,504 eligible voters
- Postal vote share
- 42.8% · 4,566
- Member municipalities
- 19
| Party | Polling station Zilshausen | Postal vote, association | Verbandsgemeinde Kastellaun total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 63 (45.7%) | 1,644 (36.2%) | 3,494 | 33.0% |
| AfD | 24 (17.4%) | 669 (14.7%) | 2,288 | 21.6% |
| SPD | 13 (9.4%) | 844 (18.6%) | 1,752 | 16.6% |
| Grüne | 17 (12.3%) | 368 (8.1%) | 820 | 7.8% |
| Linke | 4 (2.9%) | 233 (5.1%) | 547 | 5.2% |
| FDP | 5 (3.6%) | 257 (5.7%) | 534 | 5.0% |
| BSW | 7 (5.1%) | 223 (4.9%) | 488 | 4.6% |
| Freie Wähler | 1 (0.7%) | 154 (3.4%) | 322 | 3.0% |
| Volt | 3 (2.2%) | 48 (1.1%) | 100 | 0.9% |
| Others | 1 (0.7%) | 102 (2.2%) | 233 | 2.2% |
Member municipalities (polling-station votes only)
- AlterkülzCDU 27.6%
- Bell (Hunsrück)CDU 28.6%
- BeltheimCDU 30.5%
- BraunshornCDU 45.5%
- BuchCDU 32.2%
- GödenrothSPD 26.4%
- HasselbachCDU 30.5%
- HollnichCDU 28.8%
- KastellaunAfD 38.7%
- KorweilerCDU 41.3%
- MichelbachSPD 34.2%
- RothCDU 24.8%
- SpesenrothCDU 28.6%
- UhlerAfD 31.5%
- DommershausenCDU 38.2%
- MastershausenCDU 40.9%
- LahrCDU 47.8%
- MörsdorfCDU 36.6%
- ZilshausenCDU 45.7%
Source: Federal Returning Officer, polling-district statistics; association total is our own calculation from polling-station and postal-vote districts.
2024 European election in Zilshausen
In the European election on 9 June 2024, CDU came first in Zilshausen with 40.7% of the vote; in Rhineland-Palatinate CDU got 30.7%. The bars show the European election shares, the small figures the gap to the 2025 federal election in the same area.
In the 2024 European election, CDU was the strongest party in Zilshausen with 40.7%, −5.0 points compared with the 2025 federal election. Turnout was 38.2% (2025 federal election: 62.9%).
Why do the European and federal elections differ?
The European election has no electoral threshold, so small parties such as Volt, Die PARTEI or the animal-welfare party win more votes. Turnout is much lower, and the political mood shifted between June 2024 and February 2025. The single European-election vote is compared with the second vote of the federal election in the same area; parties that count as Others in 2025 get no difference.
Where do these figures come from?
Official final result of the 2024 European election from the Federal Returning Officer's polling-district statistics, aggregated to the municipality. Postal votes counted by a joint administration are not included here.
| Party | Votes 2024 | European election 2024 | Federal election 2025 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 35 | 40.7% | 45.7% | -5.0 |
| SPD | 15 | 17.4% | 9.4% | +8.0 |
| AfD | 11 | 12.8% | 17.4% | -4.6 |
| BSW | 6 | 7.0% | 5.1% | +1.9 |
| FDP | 5 | 5.8% | 3.6% | +2.2 |
| Freie Wähler | 4 | 4.7% | 0.7% | +4.0 |
| Volt | 3 | 3.5% | 2.2% | +1.3 |
| Grüne | 2 | 2.3% | 12.3% | -10.0 |
| Linke | 1 | 1.2% | 2.9% | -1.7 |
| ÖDP | 1 | 1.2% | – | – |
| Die PARTEI | 1 | 1.2% | – | – |
| Tierschutzpartei | 1 | 1.2% | – | – |
| Others | 1 | 1.2% | – | – |
ÖDP, Die PARTEI, Tierschutzpartei: counted as Others in the 2025 federal election, so no difference is shown.
Source: Federal Returning Officer, 2024 European election, results by polling district (file), final result, retrieved 28 Sep 2026, Data licence Germany, attribution 2.0. Municipal results are the sum of a municipality's polling districts including assigned postal-vote districts; Hamburg's boroughs are derived from the polling-district number. Postal votes were counted at collective-municipality level; polling-station votes only shown here. Comparison values: second votes of the 2025 federal election in the same area. Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
Zilshausen 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
- 266 (as of 2025-12-31)
- Area
- 6.6 km²
- Population density
- 40 inhabitants per km²
- Settlement type
- thinly populated (rural)
- Under 19
- 17.4%
- 67 and older
- 22.6%
- Foreign nationals (2022 census)
- 3.1%
- Postcode
- 56288
- Elevation
- 360 m
- Website
- www.zilshausen.de
- Wikipedia
- Zilshausen (Wikipedia)
Zilshausen has 266 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) · Zensus 2022, Statistische Ämter des Bundes und der Länder, Regionaltabelle Demografie (Datenlizenz Deutschland – Namensnennung – Version 2.0)
Zilshausen: location in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis district
All municipalities of the district, coloured by the strongest party of the second votes. Zilshausen highlighted, the other members of Verbandsgemeinde Kastellaun shown half-transparent. Tap to open a neighbouring municipality.
Zilshausen: 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.
CDU would remain the strongest party with 34.6% (2025: 45.7%).
Method: proportional swing of the national polling average, see constituency nowcast.
In context
More municipalities in Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis (Wkr. 199)
- BoppardCDU 33.0%
- Briefwahl VG Simmern-RheinböllenCDU 33.6%
- Briefwahl VG Kirchberg (Hunsrück)CDU 32.0%
- Briefwahl VG KastellaunCDU 36.2%
- Briefwahl VG Hunsrück-Mittelrhein ohne Städte Emmelshausen, Oberwesel und Sankt GoarCDU 42.0%
- EmmelshausenCDU 36.5%
- Simmern/ HunsrückAfD 38.9%
- OberweselCDU 39.8%
- Sankt GoarCDU 31.3%
- KastellaunAfD 38.7%
- RheinböllenCDU 29.3%
- Kirchberg (Hunsrück)AfD 39.8%