Briefwahl VG Kandel: the 2025 federal election result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, CDU led in Briefwahl VG Kandel with 33.5% of the second votes, SPD took 20.6%.
- Stands out against Rhineland-PalatinateAfD −6.1 · CDU +2.9 · Grüne +2.1
- 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 Kandel
Shares in percent of valid second votes, deviation from the state result in points. Others: all parties not listed individually.
- CDU33.5%+2.9
- SPD20.6%+2.0
- AfD14.0%-6.1
- Grüne12.4%+2.1
- FDP4.7%+0.1
- Linke4.5%-2.0
- BSW4.4%+0.2
- Freie Wähler2.6%+0.5
- Volt1.2%+0.4
- Others2.1%±0
Change compared with the result in Rhineland-Palatinate.
| Party | Votes | Share | District | Rhineland-Palatinate | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 1,584 | 33.5% | 31.2% | 30.6% (+2.9) | 22.6% (+10.9) |
| SPD | 972 | 20.6% | 16.0% | 18.6% (+2.0) | 16.4% (+4.2) |
| AfD | 660 | 14.0% | 24.9% | 20.1% (-6.1) | 20.8% (-6.8) |
| Grüne | 588 | 12.4% | 8.7% | 10.3% (+2.1) | 11.6% (+0.8) |
| FDP | 222 | 4.7% | 4.3% | 4.6% (+0.1) | 4.3% (+0.4) |
| Linke | 214 | 4.5% | 5.4% | 6.5% (-2.0) | 8.8% (-4.3) |
| BSW | 208 | 4.4% | 4.8% | 4.2% (+0.2) | 5.0% (-0.6) |
| Freie Wähler | 123 | 2.6% | 1.9% | 2.1% (+0.5) | – |
| Volt | 56 | 1.2% | 0.8% | 0.8% (+0.4) | – |
| Others | 98 | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% (±0) | 10.6% (-8.5) |
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 Kandel: overall result including postal votes
Postal votes in Verbandsgemeinde Kandel are counted jointly for all 7 member municipalities and cannot officially be attributed to Briefwahl VG Kandel. The figures above therefore show polling-station votes in Briefwahl VG Kandel only. Below is the overall result of the association: polling-station votes of all members plus 4,740 postal voters, which is 45.3% of all votes.
- Turnout in the association85.9%
- Voters10,465 of 12,181 eligible voters
- Postal vote share45.3% · 4,740
- Member municipalities7
- CDU30.2%-3.3
- AfD19.7%+5.7
- SPD19.6%-1.0
- Grüne11.4%-1.0
- FDP4.9%+0.2
- Linke4.9%+0.4
- BSW4.2%-0.2
- Freie Wähler2.1%-0.5
- Volt0.9%-0.3
- Others2.1%±0
Change compared with polling-station votes in Briefwahl VG Kandel.
| Party | Polling station Briefwahl VG Kandel | Postal vote, association | Verbandsgemeinde Kandel total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 1,584 (33.5%) | 1,584 (33.5%) | 3,139 | 30.2% |
| AfD | 660 (14.0%) | 660 (14.0%) | 2,051 | 19.7% |
| SPD | 972 (20.6%) | 972 (20.6%) | 2,039 | 19.6% |
| Grüne | 588 (12.4%) | 588 (12.4%) | 1,186 | 11.4% |
| FDP | 222 (4.7%) | 222 (4.7%) | 511 | 4.9% |
| Linke | 214 (4.5%) | 214 (4.5%) | 509 | 4.9% |
| BSW | 208 (4.4%) | 208 (4.4%) | 440 | 4.2% |
| Freie Wähler | 123 (2.6%) | 123 (2.6%) | 215 | 2.1% |
| Volt | 56 (1.2%) | 56 (1.2%) | 96 | 0.9% |
| Others | 98 (2.1%) | 98 (2.1%) | 222 | 2.1% |
Member municipalities (polling-station votes only)
- Erlenbach bei KandelAfD 29.9%
- FreckenfeldCDU 28.6%
- KandelCDU 26.0%
- MinfeldCDU 29.4%
- SteinweilerCDU 33.2%
- VollmersweilerCDU 29.5%
- WindenCDU 24.6%
Source: Federal Returning Officer, polling-district statistics; association total is our own calculation from polling-station and postal-vote districts.