Chemnitz: the 2025 federal election result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, AfD led in Chemnitz with 32.7% of the second votes, CDU took 19.4%.
- Lord MayorSven Schulze (SPD), since 2020 · Wikidata
- Turnout79.1% · Chemnitz, Stadt (Wkr. 161) 79.1% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters144,921 of 183,295 eligible voters
- Stands out against SaxonyAfD −4.6 · SPD +2.6 · BSW +1.8
- First votes: leadingAfD candidate
- Constituency161 Chemnitz
Second votes in Chemnitz
Shares in percent of valid second votes, deviation from the state result in points. Others: all parties not listed individually.
- AfD32.7%-4.6
- CDU19.4%-0.3
- Linke12.2%+0.9
- SPD11.1%+2.6
- BSW10.8%+1.8
- Grüne6.6%+0.1
- FDP3.1%-0.1
- Freie Wähler1.0%-0.6
- Volt0.6%±0
- Others2.5%+0.2
Change compared with the result in Saxony.
| Party | Votes | Share | District | Saxony | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AfD | 47,112 | 32.7% | 32.7% | 37.3% (-4.6) | 20.8% (+11.9) |
| CDU | 28,001 | 19.4% | 19.4% | 19.7% (-0.3) | 22.6% (-3.2) |
| Linke | 17,648 | 12.2% | 12.2% | 11.3% (+0.9) | 8.8% (+3.4) |
| SPD | 15,988 | 11.1% | 11.1% | 8.5% (+2.6) | 16.4% (-5.3) |
| BSW | 15,511 | 10.8% | 10.8% | 9.0% (+1.8) | 5.0% (+5.8) |
| Grüne | 9,579 | 6.6% | 6.6% | 6.5% (+0.1) | 11.6% (-5.0) |
| FDP | 4,524 | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.2% (-0.1) | 4.3% (-1.2) |
| Freie Wähler | 1,404 | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.6% (-0.6) | – |
| Volt | 803 | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% (±0) | – |
| Others | 3,659 | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.3% (+0.2) | 10.6% (-8.1) |
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.
Chemnitz: location in the Chemnitz district
All municipalities of the district, coloured by the strongest party of the second votes. Chemnitz highlighted. Tap to open a neighbouring municipality.