Schmalkalden: the 2025 federal election result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, AfD led in Schmalkalden with 41.6% of the second votes, CDU took 16.0%.
- Turnout77.4% · Schmalkalden-Meiningen (Wkr. 195) 80.3% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters11,333 of 14,639 eligible voters
- Stands out against ThuringiaAfD +3.0 · CDU −2.6 · Grüne −1.2
- First votes: leadingAfD candidate
- Constituency195 Suhl – Schmalkalden-Meiningen – Hildburghausen – Sonneberg
Second votes in Schmalkalden
Shares in percent of valid second votes, deviation from the state result in points. Others: all parties not listed individually.
- AfD41.6%+3.0
- CDU16.0%-2.6
- Linke14.2%-1.0
- BSW10.5%+1.1
- SPD9.5%+0.7
- Grüne3.0%-1.2
- FDP2.6%-0.2
- Freie Wähler1.6%±0
- Volt0.5%±0
- Others0.5%+0.1
Change compared with the result in Thuringia.
| Party | Votes | Share | District | Thuringia | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AfD | 4,679 | 41.6% | 41.6% | 38.6% (+3.0) | 20.8% (+20.8) |
| CDU | 1,805 | 16.0% | 18.2% | 18.6% (-2.6) | 22.6% (-6.6) |
| Linke | 1,604 | 14.2% | 12.8% | 15.2% (-1.0) | 8.8% (+5.4) |
| BSW | 1,182 | 10.5% | 10.0% | 9.4% (+1.1) | 5.0% (+5.5) |
| SPD | 1,075 | 9.5% | 8.9% | 8.8% (+0.7) | 16.4% (-6.9) |
| Grüne | 333 | 3.0% | 2.7% | 4.2% (-1.2) | 11.6% (-8.6) |
| FDP | 293 | 2.6% | 2.8% | 2.8% (-0.2) | 4.3% (-1.7) |
| Freie Wähler | 175 | 1.6% | 2.2% | 1.6% (±0) | – |
| Volt | 57 | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% (±0) | – |
| Others | 54 | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.4% (+0.1) | 10.6% (-10.1) |
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.
Schmalkalden: location in the Schmalkalden-Meiningen district
All municipalities of the district, coloured by the strongest party of the second votes. Schmalkalden highlighted. Tap to open a neighbouring municipality.