Köln, Stadt: the 2025 federal election result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, CDU led in Köln with 22.2% of the second votes, followed by Grüne with 21.7%. Below, the results of all 1 municipalities.
- Lord MayorTorsten Burmester (SPD), since 2025 · Wikidata
- Turnout83.1% · North Rhine-Westphalia 82.2% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters610,832 of 735,287 eligible voters
- Compared with North Rhine-WestphaliaCDU −7.9 · Grüne +9.3 · SPD −0.8 · Linke +6.6
- CDU range across municipalities22.2% to 22.2%
Second votes in Köln
Deviation from the state result in points.
- CDU22.2%-7.9
- Grüne21.7%+9.3
- SPD19.2%-0.8
- Linke14.9%+6.6
- AfD10.0%-6.8
- FDP4.5%+0.1
- BSW3.9%-0.2
- Volt1.1%+0.4
- Freie Wähler0.3%-0.2
- Others2.3%-0.4
Change compared with the result in North Rhine-Westphalia.
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 Köln
Tap to open the municipality result. Labels appear on the largest municipalities by area; all values are in the table below.
All municipalities in Köln
Sorted by number of voters. Range across the district: CDU 22.2 to 22.2%, Grüne 21.7 to 21.7%, SPD 19.2 to 19.2%, Linke 14.9 to 14.9%, AfD 10 to 10%, FDP 4.5 to 4.5%, BSW 3.9 to 3.9%.
| Municipality | Voters | Turnout | CDU | Grüne | SPD | Linke | AfD | FDP | BSW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Köln | 610,832 | 83.1% | 22.2 | 21.7 | 19.2 | 14.9 | 10.0 | 4.5 | 3.9 |
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.