Schaumburg: results of the 2026 local elections and the 2025 federal election
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, CDU led in Schaumburg with 27.4% of the second votes, followed by SPD with 24.6%. Below, the results of all 38 municipalities.
- Turnout83.0% · Lower Saxony 83.4% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters101,535 of 122,270 eligible voters
- Compared with Lower SaxonyCDU −0.7 · SPD +1.6 · AfD +2.1 · Grüne −1.1
- CDU range across municipalities22.2% to 35.6%
2026 local elections in Schaumburg
On 13 September 2026, the district council was newly elected, along with the district administrator. Official final result, as of 24.09.2026 08:07. All districts: Lower Saxony local elections 2026.
- Largest group: district councilSPD 30.0% · 16 of 54 seats
- District administratorAndrea Stüdemann (SPD), 59.7%
- Turnout62.8%
- Joint municipalities (Samtgemeinden)7 with their own council
- SPD30.0% · 16 seats
- CDU24.8% · 13 seats
- AfD16.4% · 9 seats
- GRÜNE10.0% · 5 seats
- WGS5.9% · 3 seats
- Die Linke4.6% · 3 seats
- FDP2.9% · 2 seats
- FREIE WÄHLER1.8% · 1 seat
- RI1.5% · 1 seat
- BSW1.1% · 1 seat
- Klein, Einzelwahlvorschlag Klein0.4%
- Volt0.4%
Turnout 62.8% · 128,177 eligible voters · 54 seats · Official final result · 276 of 276 results
Source: Landkreis Schaumburg, Local elections 2026, official results presentation (votemanager) (file), final result, retrieved 24 Sep 2026, official work, § 5 UrhG. Electoral authority status: 24.09.2026 08:07. Electoral authority's result portal: https://votemanager.kdo.de/20260913/03257000/praesentation/ Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
District administrator election
- Stüdemann, SPD59.7%
- Dr. Steinbeck, CDU40.3%
Turnout 62.8% · 128,177 eligible voters · Official final result · 276 of 276 results
District council election by municipality and Samtgemeinde
| Area | Turnout | SPD | CDU | AfD | GRÜNE | WGS | Die Linke |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemeinde Auetal | 69.8% | 28.3% | 31.9% | 22.0% | 6.8% | 4.7% | 3.7% |
| Stadt Bückeburg | 63.0% | 28.4% | 27.9% | 14.6% | 11.9% | 0.5% | 4.3% |
| Stadt Obernkirchen | 61.0% | 29.8% | 26.1% | 20.0% | 11.9% | 1.8% | 5.2% |
| Stadt Rinteln | 57.5% | 26.9% | 20.5% | 19.7% | 9.7% | 1.5% | 4.0% |
| Stadt Stadthagen | 58.0% | 35.2% | 25.1% | 14.5% | 9.6% | 3.5% | 6.4% |
| Samtgemeinde Eilsen | 55.2% | 24.0% | 27.2% | 19.8% | 8.7% | 6.8% | 5.4% |
| Samtgemeinde Lindhorst | 63.7% | 33.0% | 18.5% | 19.0% | 9.7% | 10.8% | 5.3% |
| Samtgemeinde Nenndorf | 64.6% | 32.7% | 26.6% | 11.6% | 9.1% | 7.5% | 3.9% |
| Samtgemeinde Niedernwöhren | 68.0% | 34.9% | 28.9% | 15.4% | 8.6% | 3.9% | 4.4% |
| Samtgemeinde Nienstädt | 64.6% | 35.0% | 20.2% | 15.0% | 10.1% | 11.4% | 4.0% |
| Samtgemeinde Rodenberg | 67.9% | 24.1% | 19.4% | 16.9% | 11.0% | 18.1% | 3.8% |
| Samtgemeinde Sachsenhagen | 70.0% | 28.8% | 31.8% | 16.3% | 10.3% | 3.4% | 5.2% |
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 Schaumburg
- Samtgemeinde EilsenCouncil: SPD 36.3%, 18 seats · mayoral election: Krause 57.9%Samtgemeinde result portal
- Samtgemeinde LindhorstCouncil: SPD 25.6%, 20 seats · mayoral election: Edler 54.9%Samtgemeinde result portal
- Samtgemeinde NenndorfCouncil: CDU 33.6%, 32 seats · mayoral election: run-offSamtgemeinde result portal
- Samtgemeinde NiedernwöhrenCouncil: SPD 41.3%, 20 seats · mayoral election: Borschke 85.6%Samtgemeinde result portal
- Samtgemeinde NienstädtCouncil: SPD 40.8%, 24 seatsSamtgemeinde result portal
- Samtgemeinde RodenbergCouncil: SPD 23.3%, 32 seats · mayoral election: run-offSamtgemeinde result portal
- Samtgemeinde SachsenhagenCouncil: CDU 37.4%, 24 seats · mayoral election: Monden 56.7%Samtgemeinde result portal
Second votes in Schaumburg
Deviation from the state result in points.
- CDU27.4%-0.7
- SPD24.6%+1.6
- AfD19.9%+2.1
- Grüne10.4%-1.1
- Linke6.5%-1.6
- FDP3.9%-0.2
- BSW3.6%-0.2
- Freie Wähler0.8%±0
- Volt0.4%-0.2
- Others2.5%+0.3
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 Schaumburg
Tap to open the municipality result. Labels appear on the largest municipalities by area; all values are in the table below.
All municipalities in Schaumburg
Sorted by number of voters. Range across the district: CDU 22.2 to 35.6%, SPD 17.7 to 29.2%, AfD 14.8 to 27.4%, Grüne 6.9 to 12.6%, Linke 3.1 to 9.5%, FDP 2.1 to 6.3%, BSW 1.9 to 6.1%.
| Municipality | Voters | Turnout | CDU | SPD | AfD | Grüne | Linke | FDP | BSW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rinteln | 15,659 | 80.4% | 26.4 | 21.8 | 25.4 | 8.3 | 6.3 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
| Bückeburg | 12,865 | 83.8% | 27.1 | 24.1 | 18.6 | 11.8 | 6.4 | 4.4 | 3.5 |
| Stadthagen | 12,221 | 78.0% | 25.0 | 26.9 | 17.2 | 11.3 | 9.1 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
| Obernkirchen | 5,605 | 80.4% | 24.2 | 26.2 | 22.4 | 9.8 | 6.5 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
| Bad Nenndorf | 5,603 | 61.4% | 28.8 | 24.4 | 17.4 | 10.9 | 6.4 | 4.9 | 3.8 |
| Auetal | 4,259 | 86.2% | 26.1 | 22.6 | 26.9 | 8.2 | 5.1 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
| Rodenberg | 3,081 | 62.4% | 27.2 | 21.5 | 23.4 | 10.4 | 6.2 | 4.3 | 3.6 |
| Briefwahl SG Nenndorf | 2,829 | – | 33.5 | 28.3 | 9.3 | 13.9 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 2.4 |
| Briefwahl SG Rodenberg | 2,698 | – | 33.7 | 27.4 | 11.8 | 12.4 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 2.7 |
| Nienstädt | 2,286 | 65.3% | 27.0 | 24.1 | 20.9 | 12.4 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 2.6 |
| Hagenburg, Flecken | 2,194 | 59.6% | 29.5 | 23.4 | 18.9 | 10.5 | 6.7 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
| Lauenau, Flecken | 2,171 | 65.2% | 29.4 | 23.2 | 18.3 | 11.2 | 7.1 | 4.6 | 3.1 |
| Lindhorst | 2,099 | 66.0% | 23.5 | 26.8 | 22.7 | 8.8 | 7.0 | 3.3 | 4.1 |
| Briefwahl SG Nienstädt | 1,753 | – | 28.6 | 29.4 | 13.0 | 12.4 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
| Briefwahl SG Sachsenhagen | 1,752 | – | 32.5 | 26.4 | 11.7 | 12.5 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 3.4 |
| Haste | 1,516 | 68.2% | 28.5 | 26.3 | 16.1 | 11.0 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 3.1 |
| Briefwahl SG Niedernwöhren | 1,403 | – | 31.2 | 30.0 | 11.8 | 12.6 | 5.6 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Apelern | 1,295 | 67.1% | 25.8 | 24.9 | 23.4 | 9.3 | 5.9 | 4.3 | 3.0 |
| Hohnhorst | 1,292 | 71.4% | 28.7 | 25.0 | 15.4 | 11.7 | 6.7 | 5.2 | 2.9 |
| Briefwahl SG Eilsen | 1,176 | – | 33.3 | 25.4 | 13.0 | 8.4 | 7.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 |
| Sachsenhagen | 1,058 | 67.8% | 26.3 | 24.5 | 22.4 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 3.5 | 4.2 |
| Hespe | 1,053 | 65.6% | 26.9 | 24.4 | 23.0 | 10.0 | 5.8 | 3.7 | 3.2 |
| Niedernwöhren | 1,023 | 64.3% | 29.7 | 29.2 | 15.2 | 9.9 | 6.2 | 3.8 | 2.5 |
| Meerbeck | 1,005 | 65.7% | 27.3 | 26.3 | 21.7 | 8.9 | 6.3 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
| Bad Eilsen | 1,002 | 49.4% | 27.0 | 20.7 | 25.7 | 7.2 | 6.2 | 3.6 | 5.2 |
| Briefwahl SG Lindhorst | 971 | – | 29.9 | 27.1 | 13.7 | 13.3 | 5.7 | 1.9 | 2.8 |
| Helpsen | 960 | 62.7% | 25.1 | 26.2 | 21.8 | 12.2 | 5.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
| Wölpinghausen | 831 | 64.4% | 30.6 | 23.8 | 19.3 | 11.7 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 3.5 |
| Seggebruch | 827 | 61.7% | 26.1 | 26.1 | 21.7 | 10.4 | 6.1 | 4.5 | 2.2 |
| Suthfeld | 794 | 68.7% | 27.8 | 24.4 | 14.8 | 12.2 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 2.5 |
| Beckedorf | 770 | 67.0% | 25.6 | 20.1 | 27.2 | 11.0 | 6.0 | 4.2 | 2.9 |
| Lauenhagen | 711 | 69.2% | 30.9 | 25.7 | 17.5 | 8.2 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
| Heeßen | 697 | 62.6% | 28.4 | 19.0 | 23.3 | 8.7 | 6.2 | 4.5 | 5.4 |
| Auhagen | 675 | 65.5% | 25.5 | 24.8 | 22.1 | 11.3 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 3.0 |
| Lüdersfeld | 583 | 70.7% | 32.0 | 21.8 | 18.9 | 10.0 | 6.7 | 2.7 | 4.0 |
| Luhden | 581 | 65.1% | 30.0 | 19.2 | 27.4 | 7.0 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 4.2 |
| Hülsede | 580 | 68.1% | 31.4 | 28.0 | 17.6 | 7.8 | 5.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 |
| Pollhagen | 572 | 65.1% | 30.3 | 26.7 | 21.1 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 4.4 | 1.9 |
| Wiedensahl, Flecken | 521 | 66.9% | 26.9 | 24.2 | 23.8 | 9.5 | 6.4 | 2.1 | 2.7 |
| Heuerßen | 520 | 70.9% | 26.5 | 24.7 | 20.6 | 12.6 | 7.2 | 2.1 | 3.3 |
| Ahnsen | 508 | 59.6% | 22.2 | 22.0 | 26.4 | 9.9 | 9.5 | 3.2 | 3.0 |
| Pohle | 419 | 62.1% | 35.6 | 19.6 | 19.8 | 10.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 5.7 |
| Buchholz | 382 | 65.1% | 25.4 | 17.7 | 24.9 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 3.7 | 6.1 |
| Messenkamp | 376 | 65.1% | 27.1 | 23.1 | 20.6 | 11.8 | 5.9 | 2.4 | 4.6 |
| Nordsehl | 359 | 65.5% | 30.7 | 22.6 | 23.5 | 8.7 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
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.