Bochum, Stadt: the 2025 federal election result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, SPD led in Bochum with 24.5% of the second votes, followed by CDU with 23.3%. Below, the results of all 1 municipalities.
- Lord MayorJörg Lukat (SPD), since 2025 · Wikidata
- Turnout81.3% · North Rhine-Westphalia 82.2% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters214,915 of 264,445 eligible voters
- Compared with North Rhine-WestphaliaSPD +4.5 · CDU −6.8 · AfD −1.6 · Grüne +1.4
- SPD range across municipalities24.5% to 24.5%
Second votes in Bochum
Deviation from the state result in points.
- SPD24.5%+4.5
- CDU23.3%-6.8
- AfD15.2%-1.6
- Grüne13.8%+1.4
- Linke11.5%+3.2
- BSW4.0%-0.1
- FDP3.5%-0.9
- Volt0.7%±0
- Freie Wähler0.3%-0.2
- 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 Bochum
Tap to open the municipality result. Labels appear on the largest municipalities by area; all values are in the table below.
All municipalities in Bochum
Sorted by number of voters. Range across the district: SPD 24.5 to 24.5%, CDU 23.3 to 23.3%, AfD 15.2 to 15.2%, Grüne 13.8 to 13.8%, Linke 11.5 to 11.5%, BSW 4 to 4%, FDP 3.5 to 3.5%.
| Municipality | Voters | Turnout | SPD | CDU | AfD | Grüne | Linke | BSW | FDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bochum | 214,915 | 81.3% | 24.5 | 23.3 | 15.2 | 13.8 | 11.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 |
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.