Wismar: the 2025 federal election result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, AfD led in Wismar with 29.5% of the second votes, SPD took 17.9%.
- Mayor
- Thomas Beyer (SPD), since 2010 · Wikidata
- Population
- 43,103 · 1,030 per km²
- Turnout
- 76.6% · Nordwestmecklenburg (Wkr. 012, 013) 80.5% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters
- 25,542 of 33,359 eligible voters
- Stands out against Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
- AfD −5.5 · SPD +5.5 · Grüne +1.7
- First votes: leading
- AfD candidate
- Constituency
- 13 Ludwigslust-Parchim II – Nordwestmecklenburg II – Landkreis Rostock I
Second votes in Wismar
Shares in percent of valid second votes, deviation from the state result in points. Others: all parties not listed individually.
Where do these figures come from?
Official results of the 2025 federal election from the Federal Returning Officer's polling-district statistics, aggregated to the municipality. Postal votes counted by a joint administration are shown on that administration's page.
What does the comparison show?
The lighter bar is the state result of the same election, so you can see where the area differs from its state. Differences are in percentage points.
| Party | Votes | Share | District | Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AfD | 7,473 | 29.5% | 33.5% | 35.0% (-5.5) | 20.8% (+8.7) |
| SPD | 4,530 | 17.9% | 14.7% | 12.4% (+5.5) | 16.4% (+1.5) |
| CDU | 4,281 | 16.9% | 18.5% | 17.8% (-0.9) | 22.6% (-5.7) |
| Linke | 3,294 | 13.0% | 10.9% | 12.0% (+1.0) | 8.8% (+4.2) |
| BSW | 2,278 | 9.0% | 9.6% | 10.6% (-1.6) | 5.0% (+4.0) |
| Grüne | 1,810 | 7.1% | 6.0% | 5.4% (+1.7) | 11.6% (-4.5) |
| FDP | 753 | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.2% (-0.2) | 4.3% (-1.3) |
| Volt | 262 | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.6% (+0.4) | – |
| Freie Wähler | 212 | 0.8% | 1.2% | 1.1% (-0.3) | – |
| Others | 451 | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.9% (-0.1) | 10.6% (-8.8) |
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.
2024 European election in Wismar
In the European election on 9 June 2024, AfD came first in Wismar with 22.7% of the vote; in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania AfD got 28.3%. The bars show the European election shares, the small figures the gap to the 2025 federal election in the same area.
In the 2024 European election, AfD was the strongest party in Wismar with 22.7%, −6.8 points compared with the 2025 federal election. Turnout was 59.7% (2025 federal election: 76.6%).
Why do the European and federal elections differ?
The European election has no electoral threshold, so small parties such as Volt, Die PARTEI or the animal-welfare party win more votes. Turnout is much lower, and the political mood shifted between June 2024 and February 2025. The single European-election vote is compared with the second vote of the federal election in the same area; parties that count as Others in 2025 get no difference.
Where do these figures come from?
Official final result of the 2024 European election from the Federal Returning Officer's polling-district statistics, aggregated to the municipality. Postal votes counted by a joint administration are not included here.
| Party | Votes 2024 | European election 2024 | Federal election 2025 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AfD | 4,582 | 22.7% | 29.5% | -6.8 |
| CDU | 3,662 | 18.2% | 16.9% | +1.3 |
| SPD | 3,286 | 16.3% | 17.9% | -1.6 |
| BSW | 3,043 | 15.1% | 9.0% | +6.1 |
| Grüne | 1,325 | 6.6% | 7.1% | -0.5 |
| Linke | 1,017 | 5.0% | 13.0% | -8.0 |
| FDP | 711 | 3.5% | 3.0% | +0.5 |
| Die PARTEI | 432 | 2.1% | – | – |
| Volt | 416 | 2.1% | 1.0% | +1.1 |
| Tierschutzpartei | 243 | 1.2% | – | – |
| Freie Wähler | 141 | 0.7% | 0.8% | -0.1 |
| ÖDP | 56 | 0.3% | – | – |
| Others | 1,256 | 6.2% | – | – |
Die PARTEI, Tierschutzpartei, ÖDP: counted as Others in the 2025 federal election, so no difference is shown.
Source: Federal Returning Officer, 2024 European election, results by polling district (file), final result, retrieved 28 Sep 2026, Data licence Germany, attribution 2.0. Municipal results are the sum of a municipality's polling districts including assigned postal-vote districts; Hamburg's boroughs are derived from the polling-district number. Comparison values: second votes of the 2025 federal election in the same area. Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
Wismar in figures
Key facts about the place from official statistics and Wikidata, so the election result can be put in context. The figures describe, they do not explain.
- Population
- 43,103 (as of 2025-12-31)
- Area
- 41.8 km²
- Population density
- 1,030 inhabitants per km²
- Settlement type
- intermediate density (town, suburb)
- Under 19
- 15.7%
- 67 and older
- 25.1%
- Foreign nationals (2022 census)
- 8.7%
- Employees subject to social insurance (place of work)
- 17,603 (as of 2025-06-30)
- Commuter balance
- +1,868 (more in-commuters than out-commuters)
- Unemployment rate
- 10.3% (as of 2026-09)
- Volks- und Raiffeisenbank eG
- 284 employees (2015-12-31)
- Postcode
- 23952
- Elevation
- 17 m
- First mention or foundation
- 1201
- Twin towns
- 6
- Website
- www.wismar.de
- Wikipedia
- Wismar (Wikipedia)
Wismar has 43,103 inhabitants and is intermediate density (town, suburb). The largest company headquartered in Wismar is Volks- und Raiffeisenbank eG with 284 employees. The unemployment rate is 10.3%.
Where do the profile figures come from?
Population, area and coordinates from the Federal Statistical Office's municipality register, employees, sectors and unemployment from the Federal Employment Agency, age structure from the 2022 census, coat of arms, website and companies from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons. All sources are openly licensed and linked below the list.
Does the profile explain the election result?
No. It describes the place so readers can put figures in context. Whether sector, age or density relate to voting can only be tested across many places, not from a single result.
Sources: Wikidata (CC0 1.0) · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis), Gemeindeverzeichnis GV-ISys (Datenlizenz Deutschland – Namensnennung – Version 2.0) · Statistik der Bundesagentur für Arbeit (© Statistik der Bundesagentur für Arbeit, Nutzung mit Quellenangabe) · Zensus 2022, Statistische Ämter des Bundes und der Länder, Regionaltabelle Demografie (Datenlizenz Deutschland – Namensnennung – Version 2.0)
Wismar: location in the Nordwestmecklenburg district
All municipalities of the district, coloured by the strongest party of the second votes. Wismar highlighted. Tap to open a neighbouring municipality.
Wismar: if the election were held today
The current national polling average (as of 7 Nov 2026) applied to the municipality's 2025 second-vote result. A rough estimate without local factors.
AfD would remain the strongest party with 38.2% (2025: 29.5%).
Method: proportional swing of the national polling average, see constituency nowcast.
In context
More municipalities in Nordwestmecklenburg (Wkr. 012, 013)
- GrevesmühlenAfD 35.2%
- Briefwahl Amt Schönberger LandCDU 22.9%
- Briefwahl Amt Lützow-LübstorfCDU 23.2%
- LüdersdorfAfD 28.6%
- Briefwahl Amt Klützer WinkelCDU 22.7%
- Briefwahl Amt Dorf Mecklenburg-Bad KleinenAfD 23.4%
- Briefwahl Amt Neukloster-WarinAfD 29.2%
- Briefwahl Amt GadebuschAfD 23.1%
- GadebuschAfD 45.1%
- Briefwahl Amt RehnaCDU 27.3%
- DassowAfD 39.0%
- SchönbergAfD 40.5%