Osnabrück: results of the 2026 local elections and the 2025 federal election
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, CDU led in Osnabrück with 32.1% of the second votes, followed by SPD with 23.1%. Below, the results of all 34 municipalities.
- Turnout84.6% · Lower Saxony 83.4% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters229,875 of 271,605 eligible voters
- Compared with Lower SaxonyCDU +4.0 · SPD +0.1 · AfD −0.9 · Grüne −1.2
- CDU range across municipalities22.6% to 54.3%
2026 local elections in Osnabrück
On 13 September 2026, the district council was newly elected. Preliminary result, retrieved 24 September 2026. All districts: Lower Saxony local elections 2026.
- Largest group: district councilCDU 32.7% · 22 of 68 seats
- Turnout65.5%
- Joint municipalities (Samtgemeinden)4 with their own council
- Data statusDistrict result from the State Statistics Office; this district's municipal councils and direct elections are not yet connected
- CDU32.7% · 22 seats
- SPD23.6% · 16 seats
- AfD13.4% · 9 seats
- GRÜNE13.2% · 9 seats
- Wählergruppen5.4% · 4 seats
- FDP4.6% · 3 seats
- Die Linke4.6% · 3 seats
- BSW1.7% · 1 seat
- Volt0.7% · 1 seat
Turnout 65.5% · 293,032 eligible voters · 68 seats · Preliminary result
Source: State Statistical Office of Lower Saxony, Local elections 2026, district results (file), preliminary result, retrieved 24 Sep 2026, official work, § 5 UrhG. District result from the state overview; municipal councils of this district are not yet covered. Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
Samtgemeinde councils in Osnabrück
- Samtgemeinde ArtlandCouncil: SPD 28.7%, 34 seats · mayoral election: run-offSamtgemeinde result portal
- Samtgemeinde BersenbrückCouncil: CDU 34.9%, 38 seats · mayoral election: run-offSamtgemeinde result portal
- Samtgemeinde FürstenauCouncil: SPD 41.6%, 26 seats · mayoral election: Wübbel 55.2%Samtgemeinde result portal
- Samtgemeinde NeuenkirchenCouncil: CDU 66.3%, 26 seatsSamtgemeinde result portal
Second votes in Osnabrück
Deviation from the state result in points.
- CDU32.1%+4.0
- SPD23.1%+0.1
- AfD16.9%-0.9
- Grüne10.3%-1.2
- Linke6.6%-1.5
- FDP4.2%+0.1
- BSW3.6%-0.2
- Freie Wähler0.8%±0
- Volt0.4%-0.2
- Others1.9%-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 Osnabrück
Tap to open the municipality result. Labels appear on the largest municipalities by area; all values are in the table below.
All municipalities in Osnabrück
Sorted by number of voters. Range across the district: CDU 22.6 to 54.3%, SPD 12.2 to 29.5%, AfD 10.5 to 33.6%, Grüne 4.6 to 12.8%, Linke 2.8 to 8.1%, FDP 3.1 to 6%, BSW 1.5 to 5.6%.
| Municipality | Voters | Turnout | CDU | SPD | AfD | Grüne | Linke | FDP | BSW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melle | 30,503 | 85.7% | 30.8 | 23.5 | 14.0 | 12.5 | 7.5 | 4.7 | 3.4 |
| Georgsmarienhütte | 21,041 | 86.2% | 33.2 | 26.4 | 11.8 | 11.4 | 7.4 | 3.9 | 3.0 |
| Bramsche | 19,443 | 83.0% | 24.3 | 27.2 | 18.4 | 11.1 | 7.6 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
| Wallenhorst | 15,958 | 87.5% | 34.0 | 25.3 | 12.8 | 11.5 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 2.9 |
| Bissendorf | 10,283 | 87.5% | 29.8 | 27.3 | 13.1 | 11.3 | 7.0 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
| Bad Essen | 9,994 | 83.4% | 28.3 | 21.8 | 22.5 | 10.1 | 6.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
| Hagen am Teutoburger Wald | 9,580 | 89.1% | 34.4 | 25.1 | 11.6 | 12.4 | 6.7 | 4.1 | 2.7 |
| Belm | 8,370 | 81.8% | 26.9 | 22.6 | 22.7 | 9.9 | 7.0 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
| Bohmte | 8,181 | 83.5% | 27.6 | 22.2 | 23.1 | 8.6 | 6.6 | 3.2 | 4.2 |
| Bad Iburg | 7,347 | 86.1% | 37.5 | 20.2 | 12.9 | 11.8 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 3.5 |
| Hasbergen | 7,179 | 84.4% | 27.5 | 27.8 | 14.0 | 12.8 | 7.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 |
| Hilter am Teutoburger Wald | 6,838 | 86.2% | 33.6 | 23.2 | 15.0 | 10.7 | 6.4 | 4.8 | 3.0 |
| Ostercappeln | 6,501 | 84.9% | 30.7 | 21.9 | 18.4 | 11.0 | 6.2 | 3.7 | 4.2 |
| Bad Laer | 6,026 | 87.4% | 41.9 | 16.9 | 15.2 | 9.8 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 3.5 |
| Dissen am Teutoburger Wald | 5,247 | 79.9% | 27.2 | 20.0 | 23.3 | 8.8 | 8.0 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| Bad Rothenfelde | 4,909 | 80.6% | 33.9 | 22.1 | 17.0 | 9.6 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 3.0 |
| Quakenbrück | 4,816 | 57.8% | 22.6 | 21.6 | 28.1 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 3.9 | 5.6 |
| Briefwahl SG Bersenbrück | 4,806 | – | 42.2 | 21.0 | 12.1 | 9.0 | 5.4 | 3.6 | 2.9 |
| Fürstenau | 4,393 | 61.8% | 33.3 | 20.4 | 26.4 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Glandorf | 4,375 | 88.1% | 46.6 | 18.9 | 10.5 | 9.7 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 2.1 |
| Bersenbrück | 3,816 | 60.3% | 28.3 | 15.9 | 30.9 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 3.4 | 4.6 |
| Ankum | 3,437 | 58.1% | 35.6 | 15.0 | 27.1 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| Briefwahl SG Artland | 3,298 | – | 30.9 | 28.2 | 12.1 | 9.4 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 4.4 |
| Briefwahl SG Fürstenau | 2,252 | – | 37.3 | 26.4 | 10.7 | 8.4 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 3.4 |
| Neuenkirchen | 2,166 | 62.3% | 45.2 | 12.2 | 22.7 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 3.5 |
| Badbergen | 1,986 | 62.2% | 26.8 | 21.6 | 25.0 | 8.3 | 6.7 | 5.1 | 3.3 |
| Berge | 1,920 | 66.5% | 38.0 | 25.5 | 14.6 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 2.8 |
| Merzen | 1,898 | 64.2% | 46.9 | 13.8 | 20.2 | 6.1 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 2.1 |
| Alfhausen | 1,794 | 59.5% | 36.1 | 12.5 | 28.9 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
| Briefwahl SG Neuenkirchen | 1,688 | – | 50.2 | 18.8 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.1 |
| Rieste | 1,665 | 60.0% | 31.4 | 20.3 | 24.4 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 4.0 | 2.7 |
| Bippen | 1,623 | 70.6% | 33.3 | 23.1 | 21.8 | 6.4 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 3.0 |
| Nortrup | 1,361 | 60.9% | 29.1 | 22.0 | 26.8 | 4.6 | 6.0 | 3.1 | 4.9 |
| Gehrde | 1,218 | 65.8% | 25.2 | 17.7 | 33.6 | 7.4 | 5.8 | 3.1 | 5.0 |
| Menslage | 1,138 | 62.2% | 28.7 | 29.5 | 16.1 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 6.0 | 3.0 |
| Voltlage | 986 | 70.6% | 54.3 | 16.7 | 12.4 | 6.9 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 1.5 |
| Eggermühlen | 974 | 70.9% | 43.1 | 13.0 | 21.9 | 6.7 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 2.9 |
| Kettenkamp | 865 | 65.6% | 42.4 | 17.8 | 21.9 | 5.0 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 4.5 |
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.