Rieschweiler-Mühlbach: the 2025 federal election result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, AfD led in Rieschweiler-Mühlbach with 31.8% of the second votes, SPD took 23.9%.
- Turnout38.7% · Südwestpfalz (Wkr. 209) 85.2% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters638 of 1,650 eligible voters
- Stands out against Rhineland-PalatinateAfD +11.7 · CDU −8.6 · Grüne −6.9
- First votes: leadingSPD candidate
- Constituency209 Pirmasens
Postal votes were counted at collective-municipality level; polling-station votes only shown here.
Second votes in Rieschweiler-Mühlbach
Shares in percent of valid second votes, deviation from the state result in points. Others: all parties not listed individually.
- AfD31.8%+11.7
- SPD23.9%+5.3
- CDU22.0%-8.6
- Linke5.9%-0.6
- BSW4.7%+0.5
- Grüne3.4%-6.9
- FDP2.9%-1.7
- Freie Wähler2.6%+0.5
- Volt0.3%-0.5
- Others2.6%+0.5
Change compared with the result in Rhineland-Palatinate.
| Party | Votes | Share | District | Rhineland-Palatinate | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AfD | 198 | 31.8% | 24.7% | 20.1% (+11.7) | 20.8% (+11.0) |
| SPD | 149 | 23.9% | 17.0% | 18.6% (+5.3) | 16.4% (+7.5) |
| CDU | 137 | 22.0% | 33.5% | 30.6% (-8.6) | 22.6% (-0.6) |
| Linke | 37 | 5.9% | 4.2% | 6.5% (-0.6) | 8.8% (-2.9) |
| BSW | 29 | 4.7% | 4.7% | 4.2% (+0.5) | 5.0% (-0.3) |
| Grüne | 21 | 3.4% | 5.9% | 10.3% (-6.9) | 11.6% (-8.2) |
| FDP | 18 | 2.9% | 4.4% | 4.6% (-1.7) | 4.3% (-1.4) |
| Freie Wähler | 16 | 2.6% | 2.2% | 2.1% (+0.5) | – |
| Volt | 2 | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.8% (-0.5) | – |
| Others | 16 | 2.6% | 3.0% | 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 Thaleischweiler-Wallhalben: overall result including postal votes
Postal votes in Verbandsgemeinde Thaleischweiler-Wallhalben are counted jointly for all 20 member municipalities and cannot officially be attributed to Rieschweiler-Mühlbach. The figures above therefore show polling-station votes in Rieschweiler-Mühlbach only. Below is the overall result of the association: polling-station votes of all members plus 6,186 postal voters, which is 52.1% of all votes.
- Turnout in the association85.1%
- Voters11,866 of 13,948 eligible voters
- Postal vote share52.1% · 6,186
- Member municipalities20
- CDU32.5%+10.5
- AfD27.2%-4.6
- SPD17.3%-6.6
- Grüne4.6%+1.2
- BSW4.6%-0.1
- FDP4.4%+1.5
- Linke3.7%-2.2
- Freie Wähler2.6%±0
- Volt0.4%+0.1
- Others2.8%+0.2
Change compared with polling-station votes in Rieschweiler-Mühlbach.
| Party | Polling station Rieschweiler-Mühlbach | Postal vote, association | Verbandsgemeinde Thaleischweiler-Wallhalben total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 137 (22.0%) | 2,141 (34.9%) | 3,802 | 32.5% |
| AfD | 198 (31.8%) | 1,274 (20.8%) | 3,185 | 27.2% |
| SPD | 149 (23.9%) | 1,220 (19.9%) | 2,025 | 17.3% |
| Grüne | 21 (3.4%) | 303 (4.9%) | 544 | 4.6% |
| BSW | 29 (4.7%) | 314 (5.1%) | 544 | 4.6% |
| FDP | 18 (2.9%) | 276 (4.5%) | 513 | 4.4% |
| Linke | 37 (5.9%) | 195 (3.2%) | 429 | 3.7% |
| Freie Wähler | 16 (2.6%) | 191 (3.1%) | 300 | 2.6% |
| Others | 16 (2.6%) | 197 (3.2%) | 330 | 2.8% |
Member municipalities (polling-station votes only)
- HerschbergAfD 33.7%
- HettenhausenCDU 37.5%
- HöheischweilerAfD 45.1%
- HöhfröschenAfD 36.2%
- NünschweilerAfD 31.1%
- PetersbergCDU 37.6%
- SaalstadtCDU 36.0%
- SchauerbergCDU 35.1%
- Thaleischweiler-FröschenAfD 39.3%
- WeselbergCDU 44.9%
- BiedershausenCDU 35.6%
- Knopp-LabachCDU 47.0%
- KrähenbergCDU 35.4%
- MaßweilerCDU 32.4%
- Obernheim-KirchenarnbachAfD 48.8%
- ReifenbergCDU 32.2%
- Rieschweiler-MühlbachAfD 31.8%
- SchmitshausenCDU 40.0%
- WallhalbenAfD 34.2%
- Winterbach (Pfalz)AfD 38.1%
Source: Federal Returning Officer, polling-district statistics; association total is our own calculation from polling-station and postal-vote districts.
Rieschweiler-Mühlbach: location in the Südwestpfalz district
All municipalities of the district, coloured by the strongest party of the second votes. Rieschweiler-Mühlbach highlighted, the other members of Verbandsgemeinde Thaleischweiler-Wallhalben shown half-transparent. Tap to open a neighbouring municipality.
In context
More municipalities in Südwestpfalz (Wkr. 209)
- Briefwahl VG Thaleischweiler-WallhalbenCDU 34.9%
- Briefwahl VG Dahner FelsenlandCDU 40.6%
- Briefwahl VG Zweibrücken-LandCDU 33.9%
- Briefwahl VG Waldfischbach-BurgalbenCDU 36.8%
- RodalbenCDU 35.4%
- Briefwahl VG HauensteinCDU 40.0%
- Briefwahl VG Pirmasens-Land ohne Gemeinde LembergCDU 39.8%
- LembergAfD 29.5%
- Briefwahl Gemeinden Clausen, Donsieders, Leimen und MerzalbenCDU 43.2%
- Münchweiler an der RodalbCDU 38.8%
- ContwigAfD 36.0%
- Waldfischbach-BurgalbenAfD 34.1%