Dresden: the 2025 federal election result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, AfD led in Dresden with 26.7% of the second votes, CDU took 18.8%.
- Lord MayorDirk Hilbert (FDP), since 2015 · Wikidata
- Turnout83.2% · Dresden, Stadt (Wkr. 158, 159) 83.2% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters349,704 of 420,535 eligible voters
- Stands out against SaxonyAfD −10.6 · Grüne +6.8 · Linke +4.2
- First votes: leadingAfD candidate
- Constituencies158 Dresden I, 159 Dresden II – Bautzen II
Second votes in Dresden
Shares in percent of valid second votes, deviation from the state result in points. Others: all parties not listed individually.
- AfD26.7%-10.6
- CDU18.8%-0.9
- Linke15.5%+4.2
- Grüne13.3%+6.8
- SPD9.4%+0.9
- BSW8.0%-1.0
- FDP3.7%+0.5
- Volt1.2%+0.6
- Freie Wähler0.8%-0.8
- Others2.5%+0.2
Change compared with the result in Saxony.
| Party | Votes | Share | District | Saxony | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AfD | 93,049 | 26.7% | 26.7% | 37.3% (-10.6) | 20.8% (+5.9) |
| CDU | 65,548 | 18.8% | 18.8% | 19.7% (-0.9) | 22.6% (-3.8) |
| Linke | 54,011 | 15.5% | 15.5% | 11.3% (+4.2) | 8.8% (+6.7) |
| Grüne | 46,427 | 13.3% | 13.3% | 6.5% (+6.8) | 11.6% (+1.7) |
| SPD | 32,571 | 9.4% | 9.4% | 8.5% (+0.9) | 16.4% (-7.0) |
| BSW | 27,931 | 8.0% | 8.0% | 9.0% (-1.0) | 5.0% (+3.0) |
| FDP | 12,847 | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.2% (+0.5) | 4.3% (-0.6) |
| Volt | 4,242 | 1.2% | 1.2% | 0.6% (+0.6) | – |
| Freie Wähler | 2,912 | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1.6% (-0.8) | – |
| Others | 8,665 | 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.
Dresden: location in the Dresden district
All municipalities of the district, coloured by the strongest party of the second votes. Dresden highlighted. Tap to open a neighbouring municipality.