Braunschweig, Stadt: results of the 2026 local elections and the 2025 federal election
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, SPD led in Braunschweig with 22.6% of the second votes, followed by CDU with 22.6%. Below, the results of all 1 municipalities.
- Lord Mayor
- Thorsten Kornblum (SPD), since 2021 · Wikidata
- Population
- 252,811 · 1,312 per km²
- Largest sector
- Manufacturing 15%
- Turnout
- 83.4% · Lower Saxony 83.4% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters
- 155,402 of 186,358 eligible voters
- Compared with Lower Saxony
- SPD −0.4 · CDU −5.5 · Grüne +6.5 · AfD −4.5
- SPD range across municipalities
- 22.6% to 22.6%
2026 local elections in Braunschweig, Stadt
On 13 September 2026, the city council was newly elected, along with the lord mayor. Official final result, as of 25.09.2026 15:03. All districts: Lower Saxony local elections 2026.
- Largest group: city council
- SPD 27.6% · 15 of 56 seats
- Lord mayor, run-off
- Dr. Thorsten Kornblum (SPD), 75.6%
- Turnout
- 64.5%
Turnout 64.5% · 194,218 eligible voters · 56 seats · Official final result · 268 of 268 results
Source: Stadt Braunschweig, Local elections 2026, official results presentation (votemanager) (file), final result, retrieved 31 Oct 2026, official work, § 5 UrhG. Electoral authority status: 25.09.2026 15:03. Electoral authority's result portal: https://votemanager.kdo.de/20260913/03101000/praesentation/ Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
Lord mayor election
Decided in the run-off on 27 September 2026: Dr. Thorsten Kornblum (SPD) with 75.6%.
Run-off 27 September 2026
- Dr. Kornblum, SPD75.6%
- Pohler, CDU24.4%
Turnout 39.3% · 194,071 eligible voters · Official final result · 268 of 268 results
First round 13 September 2026
Turnout 64.5% · 194,218 eligible voters · Official final result · 268 of 268 results
Second votes in Braunschweig
Deviation from the state result in points.
Where do these figures come from?
Official results of the 2025 federal election from the Federal Returning Officer's district file, second votes per district.
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.
Source: Federal Returning Officer, 2025 federal election, results by independent city and district (file), final result, retrieved 7 Sep 2026, Data licence Germany, attribution 2.0. Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
2024 European election in Braunschweig
In the European election on 9 June 2024, CDU came first in Braunschweig with 22.4% of the vote; in Lower Saxony CDU got 31.4%. 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, CDU was the strongest party in Braunschweig with 22.4%, −0.2 points compared with the 2025 federal election. Turnout was 66.1% (2025 federal election: 83.4%).
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 (kerg2.csv), votes per district and independent city.
| Party | Votes 2024 | European election 2024 | Federal election 2025 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 28,003 | 22.4% | 22.6% | -0.2 |
| SPD | 25,264 | 20.2% | 22.6% | -2.4 |
| Grüne | 22,661 | 18.1% | 18.0% | +0.1 |
| AfD | 12,026 | 9.6% | 13.3% | -3.7 |
| FDP | 7,215 | 5.8% | 4.0% | +1.8 |
| Volt | 6,345 | 5.1% | 1.1% | +4.0 |
| BSW | 5,368 | 4.3% | 3.9% | +0.4 |
| Linke | 3,929 | 3.1% | 11.6% | -8.5 |
| Die PARTEI | 3,436 | 2.7% | – | – |
| Tierschutzpartei | 2,120 | 1.7% | – | – |
| Freie Wähler | 853 | 0.7% | 0.5% | +0.2 |
| ÖDP | 705 | 0.6% | – | – |
| Others | 7,266 | 5.8% | – | – |
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 state and district (kerg2.csv) (file), final result, retrieved 28 Sep 2026, Data licence Germany, attribution 2.0. Berlin East and Berlin West are aggregated from the boroughs as in the 2025 federal election. Comparison values: second votes of the 2025 federal election in the same area. Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
Braunschweig 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
- 252,811 (as of 2025-12-31)
- Area
- 192.7 km²
- Population density
- 1,312 inhabitants per km²
- Under 19
- 15.6%
- 67 and older
- 19.0%
- Foreign nationals (2022 census)
- 11.5%
- Employees subject to social insurance (place of work)
- 137,128 (as of 2025-12-31)
- Largest sectors
- Manufacturing 15% · Health and social work 14% · Trade and vehicle repair 12%
- Commuter balance
- +29,657 (more in-commuters than out-commuters)
- Unemployment rate
- 6.7% (as of 2026-09)
- Volkswagen Financial Services
- 8,600 employees (2019)
- Nord/LB
- 6,427 employees (2016-12-31)
- Volkswagen Bank
- 955 employees (2016-12-31)
- Volksbank Braunschweig Wolfsburg
- 760 employees (2016-12-31)
- Braunschweigische Landessparkasse
- 685 employees (2016-12-31)
- District seat
- Braunschweig
- Municipalities
- 1
- Elevation
- 73 m
- First mention or foundation
- 861
- Twin towns
- 1
- Website
- www.braunschweig.de
- Wikipedia
- Braunschweig (Wikipedia)
Braunschweig has 252,811 inhabitants. The largest sector is Manufacturing with 15% of employees. The largest company headquartered in Braunschweig is Volkswagen Financial Services with 8,600 employees. The unemployment rate is 6.7%.
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)
Strongest party by municipality in Braunschweig
Tap to open the municipality result. Labels appear on the largest municipalities by area; all values are in the table below.
Strongest party: SPD in 1 municipality of 1. Highest share: SPD with 22.6% in Braunschweig.
What does the map show?
Each municipality is coloured by the party with the highest second-vote share at the 2025 federal election; the intensity follows the share. Postal votes counted at the level of a joint administration are shown on the administration's page. Click a municipality for its full result.
All municipalities in Braunschweig
Sorted by number of voters. Range across the district: SPD 22.6 to 22.6%, CDU 22.6 to 22.6%, Grüne 18 to 18%, AfD 13.3 to 13.3%, Linke 11.6 to 11.6%, FDP 4 to 4%, BSW 3.9 to 3.9%.
| Municipality | Voters | Turnout | SPD | CDU | Grüne | AfD | Linke | FDP | BSW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braunschweig | 155,402 | 83.4% | 22.6 | 22.6 | 18.0 | 13.3 | 11.6 | 4.0 | 3.9 |
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. Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.