Briefwahl VG Bad Marienberg (Westerwald): the 2025 federal election result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, CDU led in Briefwahl VG Bad Marienberg (Westerwald) with 35.1% of the second votes, SPD took 24.9%.
- Stands out against Rhineland-PalatinateSPD +6.3 · AfD −4.6 · CDU +4.5
- 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 VG Bad Marienberg (Westerwald)
Shares in percent of valid second votes, deviation from the state result in points. Others: all parties not listed individually.
- CDU35.1%+4.5
- SPD24.9%+6.3
- AfD15.5%-4.6
- Grüne6.6%-3.7
- Linke4.8%-1.7
- FDP4.2%-0.4
- BSW4.1%-0.1
- Freie Wähler1.4%-0.7
- Volt0.9%+0.1
- Others2.6%+0.5
Change compared with the result in Rhineland-Palatinate.
| Party | Votes | Share | District | Rhineland-Palatinate | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 1,576 | 35.1% | 34.0% | 30.6% (+4.5) | 22.6% (+12.5) |
| SPD | 1,116 | 24.9% | 17.5% | 18.6% (+6.3) | 16.4% (+8.5) |
| AfD | 697 | 15.5% | 20.9% | 20.1% (-4.6) | 20.8% (-5.3) |
| Grüne | 294 | 6.6% | 8.3% | 10.3% (-3.7) | 11.6% (-5.0) |
| Linke | 215 | 4.8% | 5.9% | 6.5% (-1.7) | 8.8% (-4.0) |
| FDP | 187 | 4.2% | 4.7% | 4.6% (-0.4) | 4.3% (-0.1) |
| BSW | 182 | 4.1% | 4.2% | 4.2% (-0.1) | 5.0% (-0.9) |
| Freie Wähler | 61 | 1.4% | 1.9% | 2.1% (-0.7) | – |
| Volt | 41 | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.8% (+0.1) | – |
| Others | 115 | 2.6% | 2.2% | 2.1% (+0.5) | 10.6% (-8.0) |
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 Bad Marienberg (Westerwald): overall result including postal votes
Postal votes in Verbandsgemeinde Bad Marienberg (Westerwald) are counted jointly for all 18 member municipalities and cannot officially be attributed to Briefwahl VG Bad Marienberg (Westerwald). The figures above therefore show polling-station votes in Briefwahl VG Bad Marienberg (Westerwald) only. Below is the overall result of the association: polling-station votes of all members plus 4,503 postal voters, which is 39.3% of all votes.
- Turnout in the association79.4%
- Voters11,458 of 14,428 eligible voters
- Postal vote share39.3% · 4,503
- Member municipalities18
- CDU28.8%-6.3
- AfD25.9%+10.4
- SPD20.8%-4.1
- Grüne6.0%-0.6
- Linke5.6%+0.8
- BSW4.5%+0.4
- FDP4.2%±0
- Freie Wähler1.2%-0.2
- Volt0.7%-0.2
- Others2.3%-0.3
Change compared with polling-station votes in Briefwahl VG Bad Marienberg (Westerwald).
| Party | Polling station Briefwahl VG Bad Marienberg (Westerwald) | Postal vote, association | Verbandsgemeinde Bad Marienberg (Westerwald) total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 1,576 (35.1%) | 1,576 (35.1%) | 3,266 | 28.8% |
| AfD | 697 (15.5%) | 697 (15.5%) | 2,939 | 25.9% |
| SPD | 1,116 (24.9%) | 1,116 (24.9%) | 2,362 | 20.8% |
| Grüne | 294 (6.6%) | 294 (6.6%) | 679 | 6.0% |
| Linke | 215 (4.8%) | 215 (4.8%) | 637 | 5.6% |
| BSW | 182 (4.1%) | 182 (4.1%) | 514 | 4.5% |
| FDP | 187 (4.2%) | 187 (4.2%) | 478 | 4.2% |
| Freie Wähler | 61 (1.4%) | 61 (1.4%) | 140 | 1.2% |
| Volt | 41 (0.9%) | 41 (0.9%) | 77 | 0.7% |
| Others | 115 (2.6%) | 115 (2.6%) | 265 | 2.3% |
Member municipalities (polling-station votes only)
- Bad Marienberg (Westerwald)AfD 33.4%
- BölsbergAfD 39.8%
- DreisbachCDU 31.6%
- Fehl-RitzhausenAfD 30.8%
- GroßseifenAfD 42.8%
- Hahn bei MarienbergAfD 32.0%
- HardtSPD 29.4%
- HofAfD 37.0%
- KirburgAfD 37.6%
- Langenbach bei KirburgCDU 28.2%
- LautzenbrückenAfD 48.4%
- MörlenAfD 31.8%
- NeunkhausenAfD 31.5%
- NisterauAfD 36.5%
- NistertalCDU 32.8%
- NorkenAfD 32.2%
- Stockhausen-IllfurthAfD 39.9%
- UnnauAfD 28.7%
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 Westerwaldkreis (Wkr. 203)
- Briefwahl VG MontabaurCDU 41.4%
- Briefwahl VG HachenburgCDU 36.7%
- Briefwahl VG WesterburgCDU 39.8%
- Briefwahl VG WirgesCDU 42.9%
- Briefwahl VG Ransbach-BaumbachCDU 39.5%
- Briefwahl VG WallmerodCDU 46.2%
- MontabaurCDU 28.2%
- Briefwahl VG RennerodCDU 39.5%
- Briefwahl VG Selters (Westerwald)CDU 37.7%
- Briefwahl VG Höhr-GrenzhausenCDU 37.4%
- Höhr-GrenzhausenAfD 26.1%
- Ransbach-BaumbachCDU 27.8%