Heidekreis: results of the 2026 local elections and the 2025 federal election
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, CDU led in Heidekreis with 27.4% of the second votes, followed by SPD with 25.8%. Below, the results of all 23 municipalities.
- District Administrator
- Jens Grote, since 2021 · Wikidata
- Population
- 141,473 · 75 per km²
- Largest sector
- Trade and vehicle repair 18%
- Turnout
- 82.5% · Lower Saxony 83.4% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters
- 89,362 of 108,321 eligible voters
- Compared with Lower Saxony
- CDU −0.7 · SPD +2.8 · AfD +2.9 · Grüne −3.0
- CDU range across municipalities
- 20.9% to 34.2%
2026 local elections in Heidekreis
On 13 September 2026, the district council was newly elected. Preliminary result, retrieved 31 October 2026. All districts: Lower Saxony local elections 2026.
- Largest group: district council
- SPD 26.9% · 13 of 50 seats
- Turnout
- 64.0%
- Data status
- District result from the State Statistics Office; this district's municipal councils and direct elections are not yet connected
Turnout 64.0% · 114,967 eligible voters · 50 seats · Preliminary result
Source: State Statistical Office of Lower Saxony, Local elections 2026, district results (file), preliminary result, retrieved 21 Oct 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 Heidekreis
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 Heidekreis
In the European election on 9 June 2024, CDU came first in Heidekreis with 32.2% 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 Heidekreis with 32.2%, +4.8 points compared with the 2025 federal election. Turnout was 62.3% (2025 federal election: 82.5%).
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 | 22,104 | 32.2% | 27.4% | +4.8 |
| SPD | 14,415 | 21.0% | 25.8% | -4.8 |
| AfD | 10,670 | 15.5% | 20.7% | -5.2 |
| Grüne | 6,245 | 9.1% | 8.5% | +0.6 |
| FDP | 3,490 | 5.1% | 3.5% | +1.6 |
| BSW | 2,883 | 4.2% | 3.4% | +0.8 |
| Volt | 1,333 | 1.9% | 0.8% | +1.1 |
| Linke | 1,087 | 1.6% | 6.7% | -5.1 |
| Freie Wähler | 1,080 | 1.6% | 1.0% | +0.6 |
| Die PARTEI | 1,123 | 1.6% | – | – |
| Tierschutzpartei | 1,075 | 1.6% | – | – |
| ÖDP | 217 | 0.3% | – | – |
| Others | 2,956 | 4.3% | – | – |
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.
Heidekreis 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
- 141,473 (as of 2025-12-31)
- Area
- 1,881.5 km²
- Population density
- 75 inhabitants per km²
- Under 19
- 18.0%
- 67 and older
- 20.2%
- Foreign nationals (2022 census)
- 9.7%
- Employees subject to social insurance (place of work)
- 50,046 (as of 2025-12-31)
- Largest sectors
- Trade and vehicle repair 18% · Health and social work 18% · Manufacturing 13%
- Commuter balance
- -7,835 (more out-commuters than in-commuters)
- Unemployment rate
- 6.5% (as of 2026-09)
- Eibia G.m.b.H. für chemische Produkte
- 12,500 employees (1944)
- Hagebau
- 1,350 employees (2015)
- District seat
- Walsrode
- Municipalities
- 23
- Elevation
- 64 m
- First mention or foundation
- 1977
- Website
- www.heidekreis.de
- Wikipedia
- Heidekreis (Wikipedia)
Heidekreis has 141,473 inhabitants. The largest sector is Trade and vehicle repair with 18% of employees. The largest company headquartered in Heidekreis is Eibia G.m.b.H. für chemische Produkte with 12,500 employees. The unemployment rate is 6.5%.
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 Heidekreis
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 13 municipalities, SPD in 6 municipalities and AfD in 4 municipalities of 23. Highest share: AfD with 34.4% in Osterheide, gemfr. Bezirk.
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 Heidekreis
Sorted by number of voters. Range across the district: CDU 20.9 to 34.2%, SPD 19.8 to 29.1%, AfD 15.9 to 34.4%, Grüne 4.3 to 9.8%, Linke 4.8 to 9.8%, FDP 2.4 to 7.1%, BSW 1.6 to 4%.
| Municipality | Voters | Turnout | CDU | SPD | AfD | Grüne | Linke | FDP | BSW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walsrode | 19,379 | 82.2% | 25.7 | 28.2 | 19.3 | 8.7 | 7.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
| Soltau | 13,569 | 80.3% | 26.6 | 25.3 | 20.8 | 9.6 | 7.0 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
| Schneverdingen | 12,621 | 83.6% | 28.5 | 25.5 | 18.8 | 9.8 | 6.7 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
| Munster | 8,932 | 77.6% | 28.4 | 22.3 | 27.8 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
| Bad Fallingbostel | 7,204 | 80.5% | 24.7 | 28.5 | 20.3 | 8.7 | 6.7 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
| Bispingen | 4,410 | 87.2% | 33.6 | 24.9 | 15.9 | 8.4 | 6.2 | 3.6 | 2.8 |
| Neuenkirchen | 3,823 | 86.7% | 34.2 | 22.1 | 17.9 | 9.0 | 6.3 | 3.9 | 2.7 |
| Schwarmstedt | 2,802 | 63.3% | 23.7 | 24.6 | 24.9 | 8.6 | 7.3 | 4.7 | 3.6 |
| Briefwahl SG Schwarmstedt | 2,169 | – | 28.7 | 28.5 | 15.2 | 10.6 | 6.1 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
| Wietzendorf | 2,141 | 65.8% | 31.0 | 22.7 | 22.5 | 6.9 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 2.7 |
| Lindwedel | 1,462 | 66.6% | 21.7 | 22.4 | 29.4 | 9.1 | 6.5 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| Hodenhagen | 1,446 | 62.9% | 21.5 | 27.8 | 25.5 | 5.8 | 9.8 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
| Buchholz (Aller) | 1,151 | 65.8% | 26.0 | 22.1 | 29.0 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 3.5 | 2.9 |
| Rethem (Aller) | 1,072 | 62.0% | 31.4 | 25.4 | 17.0 | 6.8 | 8.7 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
| Briefwahl SG Ahlden | 1,029 | – | 29.2 | 30.5 | 14.2 | 10.4 | 6.0 | 2.8 | 1.9 |
| Ahlden (Aller), Flecken | 843 | 67.2% | 25.4 | 24.7 | 22.4 | 9.2 | 7.1 | 3.9 | 2.9 |
| Briefwahl SG Rethem (Aller), Stadt | 721 | – | 29.0 | 29.5 | 14.2 | 10.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 4.9 |
| Briefwahl Gemeinde Wietzendorf und gemfr. Bezirk Osterheide | 718 | – | 34.0 | 27.0 | 14.0 | 9.0 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
| Gilten | 630 | 67.4% | 29.0 | 23.4 | 18.8 | 9.7 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 3.8 |
| Essel | 581 | 60.2% | 26.0 | 19.8 | 25.0 | 8.3 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 3.1 |
| Böhme | 515 | 63.0% | 25.4 | 23.2 | 24.2 | 8.3 | 6.7 | 4.9 | 2.4 |
| Hademstorf | 447 | 66.5% | 21.7 | 29.1 | 28.9 | 4.3 | 6.7 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| Eickeloh | 423 | 67.5% | 28.1 | 28.8 | 22.9 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 2.6 |
| Häuslingen | 381 | 62.0% | 26.4 | 24.8 | 22.2 | 8.2 | 9.5 | 4.2 | 1.6 |
| Grethem | 342 | 67.1% | 29.8 | 27.7 | 16.5 | 5.9 | 9.4 | 5.0 | 2.4 |
| Frankenfeld | 296 | 70.8% | 23.4 | 27.5 | 21.4 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 5.1 | 2.0 |
| Osterheide, gemfr. Bezirk | 255 | 69.1% | 20.9 | 22.5 | 34.4 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 2.4 | 4.0 |
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.