Salzgitter, Stadt: results of the 2026 local elections and the 2025 federal election
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, AfD led in Salzgitter with 26.3% of the second votes, followed by SPD with 24.2%. Below, the results of all 1 municipalities.
- Lord MayorFrank Klingebiel (CDU), since 2006 · Wikidata
- Turnout76.5% · Lower Saxony 83.4% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters52,163 of 68,176 eligible voters
- Compared with Lower SaxonyAfD +8.5 · SPD +1.2 · CDU −4.4 · Linke +0.5
- AfD range across municipalities26.3% to 26.3%
2026 local elections in Salzgitter, Stadt
On 13 September 2026, the city council was newly elected. Preliminary result, retrieved 24 September 2026. All districts: Lower Saxony local elections 2026.
- Largest group: city councilAfD 27.4% · 13 of 46 seats
- Turnout56.4%
- Data statusDistrict result from the State Statistics Office; this district's municipal councils and direct elections are not yet connected
- AfD27.4% · 13 seats
- SPD25.9% · 12 seats
- CDU23.2% · 11 seats
- Die Linke6.6% · 3 seats
- GRÜNE5.9% · 3 seats
- BSW2.6% · 1 seat
- FDP1.7% · 1 seat
- Einzelbewerbungen1.7% · 1 seat
- Die PARTEI1.3% · 1 seat
- Wählergruppen1.3% · 0 seats
- FREIE WÄHLER1.1% · 0 seats
- Volt0.9% · 0 seats
- DAVA0.5% · 0 seats
Turnout 56.4% · 74,634 eligible voters · 46 seats · Preliminary result
Source: State Statistical Office of Lower Saxony, Local elections 2026, district results (file), preliminary result, retrieved 24 Sep 2026, official work, § 5 UrhG. District result from the state overview; municipal councils of this district are not yet covered. Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
Second votes in Salzgitter
Deviation from the state result in points.
- AfD26.3%+8.5
- SPD24.2%+1.2
- CDU23.7%-4.4
- Linke8.6%+0.5
- Grüne5.6%-5.9
- BSW5.3%+1.5
- FDP2.9%-1.2
- Freie Wähler0.6%-0.2
- Volt0.4%-0.2
- Others2.3%+0.1
Change compared with the result in Lower Saxony.
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.
Strongest party by municipality in Salzgitter
Tap to open the municipality result. Labels appear on the largest municipalities by area; all values are in the table below.
All municipalities in Salzgitter
Sorted by number of voters. Range across the district: AfD 26.3 to 26.3%, SPD 24.2 to 24.2%, CDU 23.7 to 23.7%, Linke 8.6 to 8.6%, Grüne 5.6 to 5.6%, BSW 5.3 to 5.3%, FDP 2.9 to 2.9%.
| Municipality | Voters | Turnout | AfD | SPD | CDU | Linke | Grüne | BSW | FDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salzgitter | 52,163 | 76.5% | 26.3 | 24.2 | 23.7 | 8.6 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 2.9 |
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.