Leer: results of the 2026 local elections and the 2025 federal election
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, CDU led in Leer with 26.2% of the second votes, followed by SPD with 25.5%. Below, the results of all 19 municipalities.
- Population
- 169,111 · 156 per km²
- Largest sector
- Health and social work 19%
- Turnout
- 82.8% · Lower Saxony 83.4% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters
- 108,801 of 131,392 eligible voters
- Compared with Lower Saxony
- CDU −1.9 · SPD +2.5 · AfD +4.1 · Grüne −3.4
- CDU range across municipalities
- 22.1% to 38.4%
2026 local elections in Leer
On 13 September 2026, the district council was newly elected, along with the district administrator. Official final result, as of 02.10.2026 13:47. All districts: Lower Saxony local elections 2026.
- Largest group: district council
- SPD 30.9% · 17 of 54 seats
- District administrator
- Matthias Groote (SPD), 51.7%
- Turnout
- 65.1%
- Joint municipalities (Samtgemeinden)
- 2 with their own council
Turnout 65.1% · 139,384 eligible voters · 54 seats · Official final result · 263 of 263 results
Source: Landkreis Leer, Local elections 2026, official results presentation (votemanager) (file), final result, retrieved 31 Oct 2026, official work, § 5 UrhG. Electoral authority status: 02.10.2026 13:47. Electoral authority's result portal: https://votemanager.kdo.de/20260913/03457000/praesentation/ Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
District administrator election
- Groote, SPD51.7%
- Bade, Einzelwahlvorschlag40.7%
- Völker, FDP7.6%
Turnout 65.1% · 139,384 eligible voters · Official final result · 263 of 263 results
District council election by municipality and Samtgemeinde
| Area | Turnout | SPD | CDU | AfD | GRÜNE | Die Linke | MOIN Landkreis Leer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stadt Borkum | 55.7% | 38.3% | 24.0% | 11.2% | 16.2% | 3.7% | 2.7% |
| Gemeinde Jemgum | 76.8% | 40.4% | 17.0% | 17.0% | 14.1% | 4.6% | 2.3% |
| Stadt Leer (Ostfriesland) | 64.0% | 28.9% | 23.3% | 14.7% | 15.8% | 7.3% | 4.4% |
| Gemeinde Moormerland | 63.9% | 32.9% | 24.2% | 18.8% | 9.6% | 4.3% | – |
| Gemeinde Ostrhauderfehn | 63.2% | 27.7% | 25.2% | 23.3% | 9.5% | 5.0% | 5.2% |
| Gemeinde Rhauderfehn | 64.6% | 31.4% | 16.3% | 21.1% | 6.8% | 4.8% | 11.6% |
| Gemeinde Uplengen | 74.2% | 15.1% | 38.5% | 16.8% | 7.4% | 2.8% | 15.1% |
| Stadt Weener (Ems) | 61.7% | 43.7% | 16.4% | 21.5% | 9.5% | 3.2% | 2.0% |
| Westoverledingen | 63.9% | 33.6% | 19.9% | 24.1% | 11.5% | 4.7% | 2.1% |
| Gemeinde Bunde | 62.4% | 45.6% | 17.1% | 20.3% | 6.0% | 3.9% | 1.9% |
| Samtgemeinde Hesel | 70.8% | 23.3% | 33.7% | 20.5% | 8.6% | 3.8% | – |
| Samtgemeinde Jümme | 68.7% | 21.0% | 36.6% | 20.3% | 9.2% | 4.3% | 3.7% |
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 Leer
- Samtgemeinde HeselCouncil: AWG der SG Hesel 33.0%, 28 seats · mayoral election: Rademacher 67.9%Samtgemeinde result portal
- Samtgemeinde JümmeCouncil: CDU 52.4%, 18 seats · mayoral election: Busboom 80.5%Samtgemeinde result portal
Second votes in Leer
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 Leer
In the European election on 9 June 2024, CDU came first in Leer with 29.9% 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 Leer with 29.9%, +3.7 points compared with the 2025 federal election. Turnout was 61.2% (2025 federal election: 82.8%).
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 | 24,563 | 29.9% | 26.2% | +3.7 |
| SPD | 18,073 | 22.0% | 25.5% | -3.5 |
| AfD | 14,244 | 17.4% | 21.9% | -4.5 |
| Grüne | 6,916 | 8.4% | 8.1% | +0.3 |
| BSW | 4,538 | 5.5% | 4.1% | +1.4 |
| FDP | 3,462 | 4.2% | 3.5% | +0.7 |
| Die PARTEI | 1,608 | 2.0% | – | – |
| Linke | 1,506 | 1.8% | 7.2% | -5.4 |
| Tierschutzpartei | 1,182 | 1.4% | – | – |
| Volt | 1,059 | 1.3% | 0.4% | +0.9 |
| Freie Wähler | 920 | 1.1% | 0.7% | +0.4 |
| ÖDP | 244 | 0.3% | – | – |
| Others | 3,699 | 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.
Leer 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
- 169,111 (as of 2025-12-31)
- Area
- 1,085.7 km²
- Population density
- 156 inhabitants per km²
- Under 19
- 18.3%
- 67 and older
- 19.5%
- Foreign nationals (2022 census)
- 8.9%
- Employees subject to social insurance (place of work)
- 51,240 (as of 2025-12-31)
- Largest sectors
- Health and social work 19% · Trade and vehicle repair 18% · Manufacturing 11%
- Commuter balance
- -16,201 (more out-commuters than in-commuters)
- Unemployment rate
- 6.2% (as of 2026-09)
- Ostfriesische Volksbank
- 297 employees (2015-12-31)
- Raiffeisenbank Moormerland
- 104 employees (2015-12-31)
- Volksbank Westrhauderfehn
- 95 employees (2015-12-31)
- Raiffeisenbank Flachsmeer
- 60 employees (2015-12-31)
- District seat
- Leer (Ostfriesland)
- Municipalities
- 20
- Elevation
- 1 m
- First mention or foundation
- 1885
- Website
- www.landkreis-leer.de
- Wikipedia
- Leer (Wikipedia)
Leer has 169,111 inhabitants. The largest sector is Health and social work with 19% of employees. The largest company headquartered in Leer is Ostfriesische Volksbank with 297 employees. The unemployment rate is 6.2%.
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 Leer
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 11 municipalities, SPD in 6 municipalities and AfD in 2 municipalities of 19. Highest share: CDU with 38.4% in Firrel.
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 Leer
Sorted by number of voters. Range across the district: CDU 22.1 to 38.4%, SPD 12.7 to 30.5%, AfD 13.9 to 31.2%, Grüne 3.7 to 14%, Linke 4 to 9.2%, BSW 2.8 to 5.2%, FDP 2.8 to 5.2%.
| Municipality | Voters | Turnout | CDU | SPD | AfD | Grüne | Linke | BSW | FDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leer (Ostfriesland) | 20,765 | 81.7% | 24.0 | 26.3 | 16.2 | 12.9 | 9.2 | 4.2 | 4.0 |
| Moormerland | 15,349 | 82.8% | 25.3 | 27.5 | 22.3 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 4.2 | 3.0 |
| Westoverledingen | 13,403 | 83.1% | 24.2 | 25.9 | 25.3 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 4.5 | 3.3 |
| Rhauderfehn | 11,912 | 82.4% | 26.7 | 23.4 | 23.1 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
| Weener | 9,640 | 82.2% | 23.7 | 29.5 | 24.5 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 3.9 | 3.1 |
| Uplengen | 8,292 | 86.0% | 34.5 | 19.0 | 22.9 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 3.7 | 4.2 |
| Ostrhauderfehn | 7,620 | 80.6% | 25.7 | 24.6 | 25.7 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 4.2 | 3.1 |
| Bunde | 4,576 | 83.6% | 23.9 | 30.5 | 23.5 | 5.2 | 6.6 | 4.2 | 3.1 |
| Borkum | 2,933 | 80.0% | 27.3 | 24.5 | 13.9 | 14.0 | 7.8 | 3.3 | 4.7 |
| Jemgum | 2,441 | 85.6% | 25.2 | 30.4 | 20.6 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 4.2 | 3.1 |
| Hesel | 2,336 | 62.9% | 28.2 | 21.2 | 25.8 | 5.4 | 7.0 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
| Briefwahl SG Hesel | 1,665 | – | 32.4 | 22.7 | 16.2 | 10.6 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 3.1 |
| Detern, Flecken | 1,482 | 67.4% | 29.3 | 21.1 | 27.9 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| Filsum | 1,241 | 74.0% | 37.1 | 18.2 | 22.7 | 6.5 | 5.3 | 2.9 | 4.9 |
| Holtland | 1,084 | 61.9% | 28.0 | 25.4 | 20.1 | 8.3 | 6.4 | 3.7 | 4.7 |
| Nortmoor | 990 | 70.0% | 26.7 | 23.4 | 22.0 | 9.6 | 6.4 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
| Neukamperfehn | 967 | 67.0% | 22.1 | 24.6 | 24.8 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 4.2 | 2.9 |
| Briefwahl SG Jümme | 821 | – | 32.9 | 25.1 | 12.8 | 10.4 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 1.7 |
| Firrel | 435 | 67.1% | 38.4 | 12.7 | 31.2 | 3.7 | 6.2 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
| Brinkum | 425 | 68.7% | 29.1 | 25.3 | 17.5 | 11.3 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.5 |
| Schwerinsdorf | 424 | 71.9% | 32.1 | 20.0 | 28.3 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 5.2 |
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.