Ruthweiler: the 2025 federal election result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, AfD led in Ruthweiler with 29.7% of the second votes, CDU took 19.4%.
- Turnout43.9% · Kusel (Wkr. 208) 82.8% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters157 of 358 eligible voters
- Stands out against Rhineland-PalatinateCDU −11.2 · AfD +9.6 · Grüne +2.6
- First votes: leadingAfD candidate
- Constituency208 Kaiserslautern
Postal votes were counted at collective-municipality level; polling-station votes only shown here.
Second votes in Ruthweiler
Shares in percent of valid second votes, deviation from the state result in points. Others: all parties not listed individually.
- AfD29.7%+9.6
- CDU19.4%-11.2
- SPD18.1%-0.5
- Grüne12.9%+2.6
- BSW6.5%+2.3
- Linke5.2%-1.3
- FDP4.5%-0.1
- Others3.9%+1.8
Change compared with the result in Rhineland-Palatinate.
| Party | Votes | Share | District | Rhineland-Palatinate | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AfD | 46 | 29.7% | 26.9% | 20.1% (+9.6) | 20.8% (+8.9) |
| CDU | 30 | 19.4% | 25.0% | 30.6% (-11.2) | 22.6% (-3.2) |
| SPD | 28 | 18.1% | 22.7% | 18.6% (-0.5) | 16.4% (+1.7) |
| Grüne | 20 | 12.9% | 5.8% | 10.3% (+2.6) | 11.6% (+1.3) |
| BSW | 10 | 6.5% | 5.4% | 4.2% (+2.3) | 5.0% (+1.5) |
| Linke | 8 | 5.2% | 4.9% | 6.5% (-1.3) | 8.8% (-3.6) |
| FDP | 7 | 4.5% | 3.5% | 4.6% (-0.1) | 4.3% (+0.2) |
| Others | 6 | 3.9% | 2.5% | 2.1% (+1.8) | 10.6% (-6.7) |
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 Kusel-Altenglan: overall result including postal votes
Postal votes in Verbandsgemeinde Kusel-Altenglan are counted jointly for all 34 member municipalities and cannot officially be attributed to Ruthweiler. The figures above therefore show polling-station votes in Ruthweiler only. Below is the overall result of the association: polling-station votes of all members plus 5,872 postal voters, which is 40.3% of all votes.
- Turnout in the association81.8%
- Voters14,574 of 17,820 eligible voters
- Postal vote share40.3% · 5,872
- Member municipalities34
- AfD26.5%-3.2
- CDU24.4%+5.0
- SPD24.1%+6.0
- Grüne5.8%-7.1
- BSW5.4%-1.1
- Linke4.7%-0.5
- FDP3.3%-1.2
- Freie Wähler2.8%
- Volt0.4%
- Others2.6%-1.3
Change compared with polling-station votes in Ruthweiler.
| Party | Polling station Ruthweiler | Postal vote, association | Verbandsgemeinde Kusel-Altenglan total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AfD | 46 (29.7%) | 1,095 (18.8%) | 3,825 | 26.5% |
| CDU | 30 (19.4%) | 1,594 (27.3%) | 3,528 | 24.4% |
| SPD | 28 (18.1%) | 1,637 (28.1%) | 3,474 | 24.1% |
| Grüne | 20 (12.9%) | 372 (6.4%) | 843 | 5.8% |
| BSW | 10 (6.5%) | 355 (6.1%) | 773 | 5.4% |
| Linke | 8 (5.2%) | 236 (4.0%) | 681 | 4.7% |
| FDP | 7 (4.5%) | 173 (3.0%) | 470 | 3.3% |
| Freie Wähler | 0 (0.0%) | 174 (3.0%) | 403 | 2.8% |
| Others | 6 (3.9%) | 173 (3.0%) | 372 | 2.6% |
Member municipalities (polling-station votes only)
- AlbessenAfD 32.9%
- AltenglanAfD 33.7%
- BlaubachCDU 25.4%
- BosenbachAfD 30.7%
- Dennweiler-FrohnbachSPD 26.1%
- EhweilerCDU 37.4%
- ElzweilerAfD 36.7%
- ErdesbachAfD 32.5%
- EtschbergSPD 32.0%
- FöckelbergAfD 30.4%
- Haschbach am RemigiusbergAfD 27.5%
- HerchweilerAfD 35.6%
- HorschbachAfD 30.4%
- KörbornCDU 25.9%
- KonkenAfD 30.8%
- KuselAfD 34.2%
- Neunkirchen am PotzbergAfD 34.7%
- NiederalbenCDU 28.9%
- NiederstaufenbachCDU 32.8%
- OberalbenAfD 26.6%
- OberstaufenbachAfD 35.4%
- PfeffelbachAfD 44.3%
- RammelsbachAfD 43.9%
- RathsweilerCDU 37.1%
- ReichweilerAfD 29.5%
- RuthweilerAfD 29.7%
- Rutsweiler am GlanCDU 34.1%
- SchellweilerAfD 30.5%
- SelchenbachAfD 29.9%
- ThallichtenbergAfD 45.1%
- TheisbergstegenCDU 27.3%
- UlmetCDU 30.6%
- WelchweilerAfD 32.5%
- BedesbachAfD 27.3%
Source: Federal Returning Officer, polling-district statistics; association total is our own calculation from polling-station and postal-vote districts.
Ruthweiler: location in the Kusel district
All municipalities of the district, coloured by the strongest party of the second votes. Ruthweiler highlighted, the other members of Verbandsgemeinde Kusel-Altenglan shown half-transparent. Tap to open a neighbouring municipality.