Jena: the 2025 federal election result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, Linke led in Jena with 24.9% of the second votes, AfD took 18.9%.
- Lord MayorThomas Nitzsche (FDP), since 2018 · Wikidata
- Turnout85.1% · Jena, Stadt (Wkr. 190) 85.1% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters67,796 of 79,697 eligible voters
- Stands out against ThuringiaAfD −19.7 · Grüne +9.8 · Linke +9.7
- First votes: leadingLinke candidate
- Constituency190 Jena – Sömmerda – Weimarer Land I
Second votes in Jena
Shares in percent of valid second votes, deviation from the state result in points. Others: all parties not listed individually.
- Linke24.9%+9.7
- AfD18.9%-19.7
- CDU15.8%-2.8
- Grüne14.0%+9.8
- SPD11.5%+2.7
- BSW8.7%-0.7
- FDP3.4%+0.6
- Volt1.5%+1.0
- Freie Wähler1.0%-0.6
- Others0.3%-0.1
Change compared with the result in Thuringia.
| Party | Votes | Share | District | Thuringia | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linke | 16,828 | 24.9% | 24.9% | 15.2% (+9.7) | 8.8% (+16.1) |
| AfD | 12,768 | 18.9% | 18.9% | 38.6% (-19.7) | 20.8% (-1.9) |
| CDU | 10,642 | 15.8% | 15.8% | 18.6% (-2.8) | 22.6% (-6.8) |
| Grüne | 9,428 | 14.0% | 14.0% | 4.2% (+9.8) | 11.6% (+2.4) |
| SPD | 7,764 | 11.5% | 11.5% | 8.8% (+2.7) | 16.4% (-4.9) |
| BSW | 5,889 | 8.7% | 8.7% | 9.4% (-0.7) | 5.0% (+3.7) |
| FDP | 2,311 | 3.4% | 3.4% | 2.8% (+0.6) | 4.3% (-0.9) |
| Volt | 1,006 | 1.5% | 1.5% | 0.5% (+1.0) | – |
| Freie Wähler | 675 | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.6% (-0.6) | – |
| Others | 203 | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% (-0.1) | 10.6% (-10.3) |
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.
Jena: location in the Jena district
All municipalities of the district, coloured by the strongest party of the second votes. Jena highlighted. Tap to open a neighbouring municipality.