Emden, Stadt: results of the 2026 local elections and the 2025 federal election
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, SPD led in Emden with 29.6% of the second votes, followed by AfD with 20.6%. Below, the results of all 1 municipalities.
- Lord MayorTim Kruithoff, since 2019 · Wikidata
- Turnout78.7% · Lower Saxony 83.4% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters28,767 of 36,530 eligible voters
- Compared with Lower SaxonySPD +6.6 · AfD +2.8 · CDU −9.1 · Linke +1.8
- SPD range across municipalities29.6% to 29.6%
2026 local elections in Emden, Stadt
On 13 September 2026, the city council was newly elected. Preliminary result, as of 21.09.2026 00:00. All districts: Lower Saxony local elections 2026.
- Largest group: city councilSPD 31.6% · 13 of 40 seats
- Turnout57.9%
- SPD31.6% · 13 seats
- AfD17.1% · 7 seats
- CDU15.3% · 6 seats
- GRÜNE12.4% · 5 seats
Turnout 57.9% · 38,649 eligible voters · 40 seats · Preliminary result · 47 of 47 results
Source: Stadt Emden, Local elections 2026, official results presentation (votemanager) (file), preliminary result, retrieved 24 Sep 2026, official work, § 5 UrhG. Electoral authority status: 21.09.2026 00:00. Electoral authority's result portal: https://votemanager.kdo.de/20260913/03402000/praesentation/ Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
Second votes in Emden
Deviation from the state result in points.
- SPD29.6%+6.6
- AfD20.6%+2.8
- CDU19.0%-9.1
- Linke9.9%+1.8
- Grüne9.3%-2.2
- BSW4.8%+1.0
- FDP3.1%-1.0
- Volt0.5%-0.1
- Freie Wähler0.4%-0.4
- Others2.8%+0.6
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 Emden
Tap to open the municipality result. Labels appear on the largest municipalities by area; all values are in the table below.
All municipalities in Emden
Sorted by number of voters. Range across the district: SPD 29.6 to 29.6%, AfD 20.6 to 20.6%, CDU 19 to 19%, Linke 9.9 to 9.9%, Grüne 9.3 to 9.3%, BSW 4.8 to 4.8%, FDP 3.1 to 3.1%.
| Municipality | Voters | Turnout | SPD | AfD | CDU | Linke | Grüne | BSW | FDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emden | 28,767 | 78.7% | 29.6 | 20.6 | 19.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 | 4.8 | 3.1 |
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.