Heinsberg: the 2025 federal election result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, CDU led in Heinsberg with 35.2% of the second votes, followed by AfD with 20.1%. Below, the results of all 10 municipalities.
- Turnout81.7% · North Rhine-Westphalia 82.2% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters157,150 of 192,359 eligible voters
- Compared with North Rhine-WestphaliaCDU +5.1 · AfD +3.3 · SPD −2.9 · Grüne −3.7
- CDU range across municipalities28.4% to 44.7%
Second votes in Heinsberg
Deviation from the state result in points.
- CDU35.2%+5.1
- AfD20.1%+3.3
- SPD17.1%-2.9
- Grüne8.7%-3.7
- Linke6.3%-2.0
- FDP4.2%-0.2
- BSW3.9%-0.2
- Freie Wähler0.8%+0.3
- Volt0.7%±0
- Others3.0%+0.3
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 Heinsberg
Tap to open the municipality result. Labels appear on the largest municipalities by area; all values are in the table below.
All municipalities in Heinsberg
Sorted by number of voters. Range across the district: CDU 28.4 to 44.7%, AfD 14.9 to 24.2%, SPD 13.9 to 19.8%, Grüne 6.8 to 10.4%, Linke 4.3 to 7.7%, FDP 3.2 to 5.2%, BSW 2.9 to 4.9%.
| Municipality | Voters | Turnout | CDU | AfD | SPD | Grüne | Linke | FDP | BSW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erkelenz | 29,450 | 84.1% | 34.7 | 18.8 | 16.8 | 10.4 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 3.8 |
| Heinsberg | 25,372 | 80.9% | 38.6 | 19.9 | 15.6 | 7.8 | 6.1 | 4.0 | 3.6 |
| Hückelhoven | 22,322 | 77.4% | 29.8 | 23.7 | 19.2 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 3.6 | 4.7 |
| Wegberg | 18,750 | 84.3% | 35.8 | 16.9 | 17.7 | 10.4 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 3.5 |
| Geilenkirchen | 16,763 | 81.3% | 34.8 | 22.0 | 16.5 | 8.7 | 5.9 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
| Übach-Palenberg | 14,241 | 79.9% | 28.4 | 24.2 | 19.8 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 3.2 | 4.9 |
| Wassenberg | 11,959 | 82.2% | 34.2 | 21.7 | 16.5 | 9.0 | 6.3 | 4.2 | 3.9 |
| Gangelt | 7,699 | 81.1% | 42.9 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 9.9 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 2.9 |
| Waldfeucht | 5,873 | 87.1% | 44.2 | 15.9 | 13.9 | 8.9 | 5.5 | 4.1 | 3.4 |
| Selfkant | 4,721 | 83.2% | 44.7 | 14.9 | 15.0 | 9.2 | 4.3 | 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.