Vechta: results of the 2026 local elections and the 2025 federal election
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, CDU led in Vechta with 41.7% of the second votes, followed by AfD with 16.4%. Below, the results of all 10 municipalities.
- Turnout83.7% · Lower Saxony 83.4% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters86,010 of 102,796 eligible voters
- Compared with Lower SaxonyCDU +13.6 · AfD −1.4 · SPD −6.8 · Grüne −3.2
- CDU range across municipalities37.1% to 52.4%
2026 local elections in Vechta
On 13 September 2026, the district council was newly elected, along with the district administrator. Preliminary official final result, as of 22.09.2026 15:25. All districts: Lower Saxony local elections 2026.
- Largest group: district councilCDU 47.9% · 24 of 50 seats
- District administratorTobias Gerdesmeyer (CDU), 72.7%
- Turnout65.0%
- CDU47.9% · 24 seats
- SPD15.2% · 8 seats
- AfD12.8% · 6 seats
- GRÜNE8.1% · 4 seats
Turnout 65.0% · 114,290 eligible voters · 50 seats · Preliminary official final result · 157 of 157 results
Source: Landkreis Vechta, Local elections 2026, official results presentation (votemanager) (file), preliminary result, retrieved 24 Sep 2026, official work, § 5 UrhG. Electoral authority status: 22.09.2026 15:25. Electoral authority's result portal: https://votemanager.kdo.de/20260913/03460000/praesentation/ Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
District administrator election
- Gerdesmeyer, CDU72.7%
- Busch, SPD27.3%
Turnout 65.0% · 114,290 eligible voters · Preliminary official final result · 157 of 157 results
District council election by municipality and Samtgemeinde
| Area | Turnout | CDU | SPD | AfD | GRÜNE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemeinde Bakum | 71.3% | 68.1% | 10.2% | 9.7% | 5.9% |
| Stadt Damme | 66.4% | 52.0% | 7.4% | 13.9% | 9.9% |
| Stadt Dinklage | 66.1% | 45.1% | 18.2% | 15.4% | 8.5% |
| Gemeinde Goldenstedt | 66.1% | 46.7% | 11.9% | 14.9% | 5.8% |
| Gemeinde Holdorf | 67.2% | 45.1% | 19.4% | 16.8% | 5.6% |
| Stadt Lohne (Oldenburg) | 62.8% | 46.8% | 15.1% | 11.2% | 8.1% |
| Gemeinde Neuenkirchen-Vörden | 65.1% | 41.4% | 14.1% | 12.5% | 10.6% |
| Gemeinde Steinfeld (Oldenburg) | 60.4% | 47.4% | 7.9% | 16.1% | 6.0% |
| Stadt Vechta | 63.4% | 40.7% | 24.2% | 11.8% | 9.0% |
| Gemeinde Visbek | 70.2% | 63.0% | 9.1% | 9.7% | 7.7% |
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.
Second votes in Vechta
Deviation from the state result in points.
- CDU41.7%+13.6
- AfD16.4%-1.4
- SPD16.2%-6.8
- Grüne8.3%-3.2
- Linke6.7%-1.4
- FDP4.5%+0.4
- BSW2.9%-0.9
- Freie Wähler1.1%+0.3
- Volt0.5%-0.1
- Others1.6%-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 Vechta
Tap to open the municipality result. Labels appear on the largest municipalities by area; all values are in the table below.
All municipalities in Vechta
Sorted by number of voters. Range across the district: CDU 37.1 to 52.4%, AfD 13 to 21.8%, SPD 12.3 to 18.8%, Grüne 6.2 to 10.8%, Linke 4.5 to 8.6%, FDP 3.8 to 5.7%, BSW 1.8 to 3.3%.
| Municipality | Voters | Turnout | CDU | AfD | SPD | Grüne | Linke | FDP | BSW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vechta | 19,272 | 82.5% | 37.1 | 14.2 | 18.3 | 10.8 | 8.6 | 4.7 | 3.3 |
| Lohne (Oldenburg) | 15,800 | 83.4% | 41.7 | 15.3 | 16.9 | 8.7 | 7.5 | 4.2 | 2.9 |
| Damme | 10,459 | 82.8% | 45.1 | 18.7 | 13.0 | 6.9 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 2.7 |
| Dinklage | 8,209 | 83.1% | 40.5 | 16.9 | 16.9 | 8.5 | 6.8 | 3.9 | 2.8 |
| Visbek | 6,283 | 88.6% | 48.4 | 13.7 | 15.3 | 7.8 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 2.1 |
| Goldenstedt | 6,211 | 85.1% | 39.3 | 19.1 | 16.1 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 3.2 |
| Steinfeld (Oldenburg) | 5,791 | 82.9% | 45.2 | 20.8 | 12.3 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 2.7 |
| Neuenkirchen-Vörden | 5,147 | 82.8% | 38.3 | 16.0 | 18.8 | 8.5 | 6.0 | 4.1 | 2.9 |
| Holdorf | 4,576 | 83.5% | 38.5 | 21.8 | 16.1 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 3.8 | 3.1 |
| Bakum | 4,262 | 87.1% | 52.4 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 6.9 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 1.8 |
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.