Höchstberg: the 2025 federal election result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, CDU led in Höchstberg with 44.2% of the second votes, AfD took 16.7%.
- Turnout54.5% · Vulkaneifel (Wkr. 201) 83.4% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters156 of 286 eligible voters
- Stands out against Rhineland-PalatinateCDU +13.6 · Grüne −5.2 · SPD −3.9
- First votes: leadingCDU candidate
- Constituency201 Bitburg
Postal votes were counted at collective-municipality level; polling-station votes only shown here.
Second votes in Höchstberg
Shares in percent of valid second votes, deviation from the state result in points. Others: all parties not listed individually.
- CDU44.2%+13.6
- AfD16.7%-3.4
- SPD14.7%-3.9
- Linke7.1%+0.6
- FDP5.8%+1.2
- Grüne5.1%-5.2
- BSW2.6%-1.6
- Freie Wähler0.6%-1.5
- Others3.2%+1.1
Change compared with the result in Rhineland-Palatinate.
| Party | Votes | Share | District | Rhineland-Palatinate | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 69 | 44.2% | 38.3% | 30.6% (+13.6) | 22.6% (+21.6) |
| AfD | 26 | 16.7% | 18.6% | 20.1% (-3.4) | 20.8% (-4.1) |
| SPD | 23 | 14.7% | 16.8% | 18.6% (-3.9) | 16.4% (-1.7) |
| Linke | 11 | 7.1% | 5.2% | 6.5% (+0.6) | 8.8% (-1.7) |
| FDP | 9 | 5.8% | 4.6% | 4.6% (+1.2) | 4.3% (+1.5) |
| Grüne | 8 | 5.1% | 7.3% | 10.3% (-5.2) | 11.6% (-6.5) |
| BSW | 4 | 2.6% | 3.9% | 4.2% (-1.6) | 5.0% (-2.4) |
| Freie Wähler | 1 | 0.6% | 2.7% | 2.1% (-1.5) | – |
| Others | 5 | 3.2% | 2.0% | 2.1% (+1.1) | 10.6% (-7.4) |
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 Kelberg: overall result including postal votes
Postal votes in Verbandsgemeinde Kelberg are counted jointly for all 29 member municipalities and cannot officially be attributed to Höchstberg. The figures above therefore show polling-station votes in Höchstberg only. Below is the overall result of the association: polling-station votes of all members plus 2,261 postal voters, which is 45.4% of all votes.
- Turnout in the association86.5%
- Voters4,985 of 5,765 eligible voters
- Postal vote share45.4% · 2,261
- Member municipalities29
- CDU45.0%+0.8
- AfD17.1%+0.4
- SPD13.7%-1.0
- Grüne5.9%+0.8
- FDP5.0%-0.8
- Linke4.8%-2.3
- BSW3.4%+0.8
- Freie Wähler2.7%+2.1
- Volt0.4%
- Others1.8%-1.4
Change compared with polling-station votes in Höchstberg.
| Party | Polling station Höchstberg | Postal vote, association | Verbandsgemeinde Kelberg total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 69 (44.2%) | 1,131 (50.3%) | 2,228 | 45.0% |
| AfD | 26 (16.7%) | 245 (10.9%) | 847 | 17.1% |
| SPD | 23 (14.7%) | 332 (14.8%) | 681 | 13.7% |
| Grüne | 8 (5.1%) | 133 (5.9%) | 293 | 5.9% |
| FDP | 9 (5.8%) | 96 (4.3%) | 249 | 5.0% |
| Linke | 11 (7.1%) | 100 (4.4%) | 238 | 4.8% |
| BSW | 4 (2.6%) | 83 (3.7%) | 170 | 3.4% |
| Freie Wähler | 1 (0.6%) | 72 (3.2%) | 135 | 2.7% |
| Others | 5 (3.2%) | 41 (1.8%) | 90 | 1.8% |
Member municipalities (polling-station votes only)
- BeinhausenAfD 39.0%
- BoxbergCDU 52.4%
- HörschhausenCDU 30.4%
- KatzwinkelCDU 40.4%
- NeichenAfD 29.3%
- ArbachCDU 44.3%
- BerebornAfD 31.7%
- BerenbachCDU 41.6%
- BodenbachCDU 62.8%
- BongardCDU 50.5%
- BorlerAfD 33.3%
- BrücktalCDU 51.5%
- DreesCDU 53.4%
- GunderathAfD 28.3%
- HöchstbergCDU 44.2%
- HorperathCDU 40.4%
- KaperichCDU 46.0%
- KelbergCDU 35.7%
- KötterichenAfD 32.3%
- KolverathCDU 51.5%
- LirstalAfD 36.1%
- MannebachCDU 51.3%
- MosbruchCDU 40.4%
- OberelzCDU 62.3%
- RetterathCDU 39.3%
- SassenCDU 30.8%
- UersfeldCDU 35.6%
- UeßCDU 34.4%
- WelcherathCDU 43.1%
Source: Federal Returning Officer, polling-district statistics; association total is our own calculation from polling-station and postal-vote districts.
Höchstberg: location in the Vulkaneifel district
All municipalities of the district, coloured by the strongest party of the second votes. Höchstberg highlighted, the other members of Verbandsgemeinde Kelberg shown half-transparent. Tap to open a neighbouring municipality.