Steinfurt: the 2025 federal election result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, CDU led in Steinfurt with 35.0% of the second votes, followed by SPD with 21.1%. Below, the results of all 24 municipalities.
- Turnout85.0% · North Rhine-Westphalia 82.2% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters287,467 of 338,248 eligible voters
- Compared with North Rhine-WestphaliaCDU +4.9 · SPD +1.1 · AfD −2.3 · Grüne −0.3
- CDU range across municipalities24.3% to 48.2%
Second votes in Steinfurt
Deviation from the state result in points.
- CDU35.0%+4.9
- SPD21.1%+1.1
- AfD14.5%-2.3
- Grüne12.1%-0.3
- Linke6.4%-1.9
- FDP4.0%-0.4
- BSW3.4%-0.7
- Freie Wähler0.6%+0.1
- Volt0.6%-0.1
- 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 Steinfurt
Tap to open the municipality result. Labels appear on the largest municipalities by area; all values are in the table below.
All municipalities in Steinfurt
Sorted by number of voters. Range across the district: CDU 24.3 to 48.2%, SPD 16.1 to 26.3%, AfD 8.9 to 21.9%, Grüne 7.2 to 17.2%, Linke 3.7 to 7.9%, FDP 3.1 to 5.2%, BSW 2.1 to 4.9%.
| Municipality | Voters | Turnout | CDU | SPD | AfD | Grüne | Linke | FDP | BSW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rheine | 46,436 | 82.1% | 34.3 | 20.3 | 16.1 | 11.0 | 6.7 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| Ibbenbüren | 33,607 | 84.5% | 30.7 | 23.8 | 16.1 | 11.5 | 6.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| Emsdetten | 23,735 | 86.4% | 35.0 | 21.3 | 11.4 | 15.0 | 6.8 | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| Greven | 23,433 | 84.0% | 32.6 | 20.3 | 14.8 | 13.5 | 7.0 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
| Steinfurt | 21,350 | 83.0% | 33.0 | 20.6 | 13.8 | 14.4 | 7.1 | 4.1 | 3.2 |
| Hörstel | 13,679 | 87.5% | 39.0 | 19.8 | 15.6 | 10.4 | 5.4 | 3.6 | 2.8 |
| Lengerich | 12,776 | 79.7% | 26.1 | 23.5 | 17.7 | 11.6 | 7.9 | 4.1 | 4.9 |
| Ochtrup | 12,546 | 85.6% | 41.1 | 20.3 | 12.2 | 10.1 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 2.9 |
| Neuenkirchen | 9,393 | 87.8% | 42.6 | 19.0 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 2.6 |
| Lotte | 8,671 | 83.7% | 24.3 | 25.2 | 21.9 | 9.4 | 7.6 | 3.7 | 4.2 |
| Mettingen | 8,259 | 88.6% | 35.9 | 24.5 | 13.6 | 11.8 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
| Recke | 7,775 | 88.9% | 40.1 | 21.0 | 13.5 | 10.8 | 5.3 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
| Westerkappeln | 7,373 | 84.0% | 27.0 | 26.3 | 17.9 | 9.9 | 6.8 | 4.5 | 4.1 |
| Altenberge | 7,148 | 90.1% | 39.9 | 18.2 | 8.9 | 17.2 | 6.3 | 4.3 | 2.8 |
| Nordwalde | 6,425 | 87.4% | 43.3 | 18.0 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 2.8 |
| Tecklenburg | 6,264 | 87.9% | 32.6 | 21.9 | 13.3 | 14.7 | 6.1 | 4.8 | 3.0 |
| Lienen | 5,580 | 85.1% | 31.5 | 21.7 | 16.4 | 13.4 | 6.0 | 4.1 | 3.2 |
| Wettringen | 5,511 | 88.9% | 46.0 | 16.1 | 11.6 | 10.8 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 2.2 |
| Hopsten | 5,115 | 87.5% | 48.2 | 18.1 | 13.0 | 7.2 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 2.4 |
| Saerbeck, NRW-Klimakommune | 4,666 | 87.2% | 40.5 | 18.2 | 13.4 | 12.4 | 5.5 | 3.6 | 3.1 |
| Ladbergen | 4,629 | 87.9% | 33.6 | 22.1 | 14.7 | 12.1 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 3.5 |
| Laer | 4,542 | 88.2% | 39.0 | 18.2 | 9.6 | 15.7 | 7.8 | 4.1 | 2.2 |
| Horstmar, Stadt der Burgmannshöfe | 4,451 | 88.5% | 44.7 | 18.3 | 11.2 | 11.0 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 2.3 |
| Metelen | 4,103 | 85.9% | 42.8 | 18.7 | 13.1 | 10.9 | 5.5 | 3.1 | 2.1 |
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.