Göttingen: results of the 2026 local elections and the 2025 federal election
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, CDU led in Göttingen with 26.0% of the second votes, followed by SPD with 22.6%. Below, the results of all 39 municipalities.
- District Administrator
- Q108711896, since 2021 · Wikidata
- Population
- 330,943 · 189 per km²
- Largest sector
- Health and social work 25%
- Turnout
- 83.1% · Lower Saxony 83.4% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters
- 201,845 of 242,802 eligible voters
- Compared with Lower Saxony
- CDU −2.1 · SPD −0.4 · AfD −2.7 · Grüne +3.1
- CDU range across municipalities
- 18.6% to 52.1%
2026 local elections in Göttingen
On 13 September 2026, the district council was newly elected, along with the district administrator. Official final result, as of 27.09.2026 12:43. All districts: Lower Saxony local elections 2026.
- Largest group: district council
- SPD 25.8% · 17 of 66 seats
- District administrator, run-off
- Dr. Ulrike Witt (SPD), 65.5%
- Turnout
- 63.6%
- Joint municipalities (Samtgemeinden)
- 4 with their own council
Turnout 63.6% · 256,611 eligible voters · 66 seats · Official final result · 479 of 479 results
Source: Landkreis Göttingen, Local elections 2026, official results presentation (votemanager) (file), final result, retrieved 31 Oct 2026, official work, § 5 UrhG. Electoral authority status: 27.09.2026 12:43. Electoral authority's result portal: https://votemanager.kdo.de/20260913/03159000/praesentation/ Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
District administrator election
Decided in the run-off on 27 September 2026: Dr. Ulrike Witt (SPD) with 65.5%.
Run-off 27 September 2026
- Dr. Witt, SPD65.5%
- Adam, CDU34.5%
Turnout 40.1% · 256,502 eligible voters · Official final result · 479 of 479 results
First round 13 September 2026
Turnout 63.5% · 256,620 eligible voters · Official final result · 479 of 479 results
District council election by municipality and Samtgemeinde
| Area | Turnout | SPD | CDU | GRÜNE | AfD | Die Linke |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kreistagswahl | 68.0% | 25.9% | 21.3% | 15.5% | 13.8% | 4.8% |
| Gemeinde Bad Grund (Harz) | 58.2% | 38.1% | 24.2% | 7.4% | 18.5% | 5.1% |
| Stadt Bad Lauterberg im Harz | 59.5% | 28.0% | 33.1% | 5.2% | 18.8% | 4.2% |
| Stadt Bad Sachsa | 61.5% | 30.1% | 16.0% | 8.6% | 20.4% | 3.6% |
| Flecken Bovenden | 68.8% | 29.0% | 22.0% | 17.0% | 13.2% | 6.6% |
| Stadt Duderstadt | 66.7% | 16.6% | 41.7% | 10.0% | 13.8% | 3.8% |
| Gemeinde Friedland | 74.1% | 29.5% | 26.0% | 15.4% | 11.3% | 6.7% |
| Gemeinde Gleichen | 75.9% | 33.4% | 21.1% | 20.8% | 8.6% | 7.0% |
| Stadt Göttingen | 61.5% | 19.8% | 19.5% | 28.8% | 6.3% | 17.2% |
| Stadt Hann. Münden | 56.6% | 33.8% | 20.8% | 9.9% | 16.3% | 6.6% |
| Stadt Herzberg am Harz | 61.8% | 28.4% | 32.6% | 7.0% | 18.7% | 5.9% |
| Stadt Osterode am Harz | 59.6% | 39.5% | 24.9% | 9.1% | 14.7% | 4.6% |
| Gemeinde Rosdorf | 63.8% | 31.7% | 19.2% | 14.6% | 11.6% | 6.9% |
| Gemeinde Staufenberg | 63.3% | 24.9% | 36.4% | 11.5% | 14.8% | 6.6% |
| Gemeinde Walkenried | 66.1% | 30.0% | 24.9% | 4.2% | 27.8% | 4.5% |
| Samtgemeinde Dransfeld | 69.0% | 27.8% | 23.6% | 8.7% | 13.9% | 5.9% |
| Samtgemeinde Gieboldehausen | 67.5% | 16.0% | 41.3% | 7.9% | 15.4% | 3.9% |
| Samtgemeinde Hattorf am Harz | 69.2% | 31.1% | 37.5% | 7.5% | 14.2% | 3.9% |
| Samtgemeinde Radolfshausen | 76.0% | 36.8% | 25.8% | 14.3% | 12.3% | 4.8% |
Joint municipalities (Samtgemeinden) are administrative unions of several municipalities; their member municipalities also have their own councils. Shares in percent of valid votes, others not listed individually.
Samtgemeinde councils in Göttingen
- Samtgemeinde DransfeldCouncil: SPD 28.2%, 22 seats · mayoral election: Eilers 73.4%Samtgemeinde result portal
- Samtgemeinde GieboldehausenCouncil: CDU 48.4%, 30 seats · mayoral election: Ahrenhold 67.8%Samtgemeinde result portal
- Samtgemeinde Hattorf am HarzCouncil: SPD 44.8%, 20 seatsSamtgemeinde result portal
- Samtgemeinde RadolfshausenCouncil: SPD 44.3%, 20 seats · mayoral election: Behre 76.8%Samtgemeinde result portal
Second votes in Göttingen
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 Göttingen
In the European election on 9 June 2024, CDU came first in Göttingen with 27.5% 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 Göttingen with 27.5%, +1.5 points compared with the 2025 federal election. Turnout was 63.8% (2025 federal election: 83.1%).
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 | 43,365 | 27.5% | 26.0% | +1.5 |
| SPD | 32,452 | 20.6% | 22.6% | -2.0 |
| Grüne | 24,826 | 15.7% | 14.6% | +1.1 |
| AfD | 17,045 | 10.8% | 15.1% | -4.3 |
| FDP | 8,413 | 5.3% | 3.9% | +1.4 |
| BSW | 7,056 | 4.5% | 3.8% | +0.7 |
| Linke | 5,153 | 3.3% | 10.5% | -7.2 |
| Volt | 4,679 | 3.0% | 0.7% | +2.3 |
| Die PARTEI | 3,389 | 2.1% | – | – |
| Tierschutzpartei | 2,188 | 1.4% | – | – |
| Freie Wähler | 1,590 | 1.0% | 0.7% | +0.3 |
| ÖDP | 539 | 0.3% | – | – |
| Others | 7,166 | 4.5% | – | – |
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.
Göttingen 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
- 330,943 (as of 2025-12-31)
- Area
- 1,755.4 km²
- Population density
- 189 inhabitants per km²
- Under 19
- 15.9%
- 67 and older
- 21.2%
- Foreign nationals (2022 census)
- 10.1%
- Employees subject to social insurance (place of work)
- 135,590 (as of 2025-12-31)
- Largest sectors
- Health and social work 25% · Manufacturing 15% · Trade and vehicle repair 11%
- Commuter balance
- +8,439 (more in-commuters than out-commuters)
- Unemployment rate
- 6.3% (as of 2026-09)
- Piller Group
- 800 employees
- Hogrefe Verlag
- 650 employees (2025)
- VR-Bank Mitte
- 237 employees (2016-12-31)
- Verbundzentrale des GBV
- 80 employees (2016)
- District seat
- Göttingen
- Municipalities
- 40
- Elevation
- 155 m
- First mention or foundation
- 1885
- Twin towns
- 1
- Website
- www.landkreisgoettingen.de
- Wikipedia
- Göttingen (Wikipedia)
Göttingen has 330,943 inhabitants. The largest sector is Health and social work with 25% of employees. The largest company headquartered in Göttingen is Piller Group with 800 employees. The unemployment rate is 6.3%.
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 Göttingen
Tap to open the municipality result. Labels appear on the largest municipalities by area; all values are in the table below.
Strongest party: CDU in 33 municipalities, SPD in 5 municipalities and Grüne in 1 municipality of 39. Highest share: CDU with 52.1% in Rhumspringe.
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 Göttingen
Sorted by number of voters. Range across the district: CDU 18.6 to 52.1%, SPD 12.1 to 30.5%, AfD 9.1 to 27.5%, Grüne 4.7 to 23.5%, Linke 3.3 to 17.6%, FDP 1.1 to 5.7%, BSW 0.5 to 5.4%.
| Municipality | Voters | Turnout | CDU | SPD | AfD | Grüne | Linke | FDP | BSW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Göttingen | 70,227 | 83.3% | 18.6 | 20.9 | 9.1 | 23.5 | 17.6 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| Hann. Münden | 14,058 | 80.6% | 25.1 | 25.2 | 20.0 | 9.6 | 7.6 | 3.5 | 4.8 |
| Duderstadt | 13,590 | 83.6% | 40.7 | 16.7 | 18.0 | 8.3 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 3.0 |
| Osterode am Harz | 13,418 | 80.4% | 28.4 | 27.0 | 18.6 | 8.6 | 6.5 | 3.8 | 4.0 |
| Bovenden, Flecken | 9,481 | 86.3% | 27.8 | 23.8 | 14.2 | 15.2 | 7.9 | 4.4 | 3.6 |
| Herzberg am Harz | 7,872 | 79.2% | 26.5 | 25.1 | 21.5 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 3.5 | 5.0 |
| Rosdorf | 7,773 | 83.0% | 27.1 | 24.6 | 15.5 | 14.1 | 7.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| Bad Lauterberg im Harz | 6,460 | 78.1% | 29.4 | 24.0 | 22.3 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
| Gleichen | 6,345 | 89.7% | 25.7 | 25.8 | 11.6 | 17.6 | 8.9 | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| Staufenberg | 5,350 | 85.6% | 27.7 | 23.0 | 21.2 | 8.7 | 6.7 | 3.2 | 4.1 |
| Bad Grund (Harz) | 5,257 | 79.0% | 27.7 | 27.4 | 20.0 | 6.1 | 7.3 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
| Friedland | 4,961 | 88.1% | 26.5 | 24.9 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 7.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
| Bad Sachsa | 4,425 | 77.9% | 28.8 | 19.0 | 26.5 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 5.0 |
| Adelebsen, Flecken | 4,382 | 86.2% | 28.2 | 27.8 | 16.3 | 10.5 | 7.2 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
| Briefwahl SG Gieboldehausen | 2,806 | – | 41.4 | 19.4 | 14.9 | 8.5 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.3 |
| Walkenried | 2,725 | 78.7% | 28.0 | 21.1 | 27.2 | 4.7 | 6.1 | 4.0 | 5.4 |
| Dransfeld | 2,217 | 64.2% | 28.5 | 23.3 | 20.3 | 11.0 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 3.5 |
| Hattorf am Harz | 1,850 | 57.5% | 26.7 | 29.0 | 21.3 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
| Gieboldehausen, Flecken | 1,726 | 55.3% | 30.5 | 15.3 | 27.5 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 5.6 | 4.0 |
| Briefwahl SG Hattorf am Harz | 1,465 | – | 31.9 | 29.9 | 11.9 | 9.8 | 6.4 | 2.8 | 3.6 |
| Briefwahl SG Radolfshausen | 1,397 | – | 31.7 | 26.4 | 10.8 | 13.8 | 6.6 | 3.1 | 4.1 |
| Briefwahl SG Dransfeld | 1,379 | – | 31.3 | 24.3 | 10.9 | 13.9 | 5.7 | 4.4 | 4.7 |
| Ebergötzen | 1,045 | 65.8% | 23.8 | 28.2 | 16.2 | 13.6 | 7.6 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
| Bilshausen | 996 | 55.3% | 35.5 | 15.7 | 22.3 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 4.2 | 3.6 |
| Scheden | 950 | 64.6% | 29.7 | 23.7 | 19.6 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 |
| Niemetal | 876 | 72.4% | 32.3 | 23.9 | 19.2 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.7 |
| Wulften am Harz | 862 | 58.9% | 29.2 | 27.7 | 18.7 | 7.4 | 5.8 | 3.0 | 4.3 |
| Seeburg | 838 | 65.0% | 33.7 | 17.1 | 19.7 | 11.9 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 4.0 |
| Rhumspringe | 832 | 59.4% | 52.1 | 12.2 | 17.2 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 0.5 |
| Seulingen | 673 | 64.3% | 49.9 | 12.1 | 18.1 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 2.1 |
| Waake | 625 | 63.2% | 26.4 | 23.2 | 14.0 | 17.7 | 7.2 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
| Landolfshausen | 587 | 67.5% | 28.8 | 30.5 | 10.1 | 14.8 | 8.7 | 3.1 | 2.4 |
| Krebeck | 574 | 66.5% | 46.8 | 13.8 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 6.8 | 4.5 | 2.3 |
| Jühnde | 538 | 71.4% | 31.5 | 24.8 | 16.0 | 10.2 | 6.3 | 4.8 | 2.2 |
| Hörden am Harz | 492 | 63.8% | 31.2 | 25.5 | 21.4 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 4.7 | 3.1 |
| Obernfeld | 491 | 62.1% | 42.3 | 13.5 | 18.8 | 11.5 | 3.3 | 5.7 | 2.0 |
| Bodensee | 446 | 73.4% | 37.7 | 12.7 | 20.9 | 10.5 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 2.3 |
| Rollshausen | 408 | 60.0% | 42.4 | 14.8 | 18.7 | 7.9 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 3.0 |
| Rüdershausen | 379 | 56.5% | 40.6 | 21.0 | 20.2 | 5.3 | 6.6 | 1.1 | 2.1 |
| Wollbrandshausen | 323 | 62.8% | 47.2 | 14.1 | 16.6 | 7.2 | 5.6 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
| Bühren | 309 | 69.9% | 33.6 | 26.4 | 16.0 | 8.5 | 6.5 | 5.2 | 1.3 |
| Elbingerode | 223 | 64.5% | 44.8 | 23.8 | 14.3 | 5.8 | 7.2 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
| Wollershausen | 214 | 66.0% | 34.9 | 23.6 | 17.9 | 5.2 | 7.5 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
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.