Briefwahl Gemeinden Clausen, Donsieders, Leimen und Merzalben: the 2025 federal election result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, CDU led in Briefwahl Gemeinden Clausen, Donsieders, Leimen und Merzalben with 43.2% of the second votes, AfD took 18.7%.
- Stands out against Rhineland-PalatinateCDU +12.6 · Grüne −6.0 · SPD −3.7
- 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 Gemeinden Clausen, Donsieders, Leimen und Merzalben
Shares in percent of valid second votes, deviation from the state result in points. Others: all parties not listed individually.
- CDU43.2%+12.6
- AfD18.7%-1.4
- SPD14.9%-3.7
- BSW6.0%+1.8
- FDP4.3%-0.3
- Grüne4.3%-6.0
- Linke3.1%-3.4
- Freie Wähler2.3%+0.2
- Volt0.3%-0.5
- Others2.9%+0.8
Change compared with the result in Rhineland-Palatinate.
| Party | Votes | Share | District | Rhineland-Palatinate | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 889 | 43.2% | 33.5% | 30.6% (+12.6) | 22.6% (+20.6) |
| AfD | 386 | 18.7% | 24.7% | 20.1% (-1.4) | 20.8% (-2.1) |
| SPD | 306 | 14.9% | 17.0% | 18.6% (-3.7) | 16.4% (-1.5) |
| BSW | 123 | 6.0% | 4.7% | 4.2% (+1.8) | 5.0% (+1.0) |
| FDP | 88 | 4.3% | 4.4% | 4.6% (-0.3) | 4.3% (±0) |
| Grüne | 88 | 4.3% | 5.9% | 10.3% (-6.0) | 11.6% (-7.3) |
| Linke | 64 | 3.1% | 4.2% | 6.5% (-3.4) | 8.8% (-5.7) |
| Freie Wähler | 48 | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.1% (+0.2) | – |
| Volt | 7 | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.8% (-0.5) | – |
| Others | 60 | 2.9% | 3.0% | 2.1% (+0.8) | 10.6% (-7.7) |
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.
Gemeinden Clausen, Donsieders, Leimen und Merzalben: overall result including postal votes
Postal votes in Gemeinden Clausen, Donsieders, Leimen und Merzalben are counted jointly for all 6 member municipalities and cannot officially be attributed to Briefwahl Gemeinden Clausen, Donsieders, Leimen und Merzalben. The figures above therefore show polling-station votes in Briefwahl Gemeinden Clausen, Donsieders, Leimen und Merzalben only. Below is the overall result of the association: polling-station votes of all members plus 2,074 postal voters, which is 21.7% of all votes.
- Turnout in the association83.9%
- Voters9,565 of 11,395 eligible voters
- Postal vote share21.7% · 2,074
- Member municipalities6
- CDU36.8%-6.4
- AfD25.3%+6.6
- SPD14.0%-0.9
- BSW5.2%-0.8
- Grüne5.1%+0.8
- Linke4.2%+1.1
- FDP3.8%-0.5
- Freie Wähler2.0%-0.3
- Volt0.4%+0.1
- Others3.3%+0.4
Change compared with polling-station votes in Briefwahl Gemeinden Clausen, Donsieders, Leimen und Merzalben.
| Party | Polling station Briefwahl Gemeinden Clausen, Donsieders, Leimen und Merzalben | Postal vote, association | Gemeinden Clausen, Donsieders, Leimen und Merzalben total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 889 (43.2%) | 889 (43.2%) | 3,481 | 36.8% |
| AfD | 386 (18.7%) | 386 (18.7%) | 2,394 | 25.3% |
| SPD | 306 (14.9%) | 306 (14.9%) | 1,322 | 14.0% |
| BSW | 123 (6.0%) | 123 (6.0%) | 493 | 5.2% |
| Grüne | 88 (4.3%) | 88 (4.3%) | 481 | 5.1% |
| Linke | 64 (3.1%) | 64 (3.1%) | 394 | 4.2% |
| FDP | 88 (4.3%) | 88 (4.3%) | 363 | 3.8% |
| Freie Wähler | 48 (2.3%) | 48 (2.3%) | 185 | 2.0% |
| Others | 60 (2.9%) | 60 (2.9%) | 308 | 3.3% |
Member municipalities (polling-station votes only)
- ClausenAfD 43.3%
- DonsiedersAfD 31.0%
- LeimenAfD 44.4%
- MerzalbenAfD 29.7%
- Münchweiler an der RodalbCDU 38.8%
- RodalbenCDU 35.4%
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 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%
- Münchweiler an der RodalbCDU 38.8%
- ContwigAfD 36.0%
- Waldfischbach-BurgalbenAfD 34.1%
- DahnCDU 31.1%