Hochsauerlandkreis: the 2025 federal election result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, CDU led in Hochsauerlandkreis with 43.6% of the second votes, followed by AfD with 16.7%. Below, the results of all 12 municipalities.
- District AdministratorKarl Schneider (CDU) · Wikidata
- Turnout83.9% · North Rhine-Westphalia 82.2% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters165,006 of 196,716 eligible voters
- Compared with North Rhine-WestphaliaCDU +13.5 · AfD −0.1 · SPD −3.6 · Grüne −5.1
- CDU range across municipalities37.9% to 56.2%
Second votes in Hochsauerlandkreis
Deviation from the state result in points.
- CDU43.6%+13.5
- AfD16.7%-0.1
- SPD16.4%-3.6
- Grüne7.3%-5.1
- Linke5.3%-3.0
- FDP3.8%-0.6
- BSW3.2%-0.9
- Freie Wähler0.7%+0.2
- Volt0.5%-0.2
- Others2.4%-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 Hochsauerlandkreis
Tap to open the municipality result. Labels appear on the largest municipalities by area; all values are in the table below.
All municipalities in Hochsauerlandkreis
Sorted by number of voters. Range across the district: CDU 37.9 to 56.2%, AfD 11.8 to 19.1%, SPD 9.8 to 19.4%, Grüne 5.4 to 8.4%, Linke 3.3 to 6%, FDP 3.2 to 6.2%, BSW 2 to 3.7%.
| Municipality | Voters | Turnout | CDU | AfD | SPD | Grüne | Linke | FDP | BSW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnsberg | 45,336 | 81.8% | 38.3 | 17.5 | 18.8 | 8.4 | 6.0 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
| Meschede, Kreis- und Hochschulstadt | 18,471 | 83.9% | 42.3 | 16.2 | 16.8 | 7.8 | 6.0 | 3.8 | 3.5 |
| Sundern (Sauerland) | 17,547 | 84.5% | 43.4 | 17.7 | 15.3 | 7.8 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 3.2 |
| Brilon | 16,640 | 84.6% | 43.7 | 17.9 | 16.3 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 4.1 | 3.0 |
| Schmallenberg | 16,570 | 86.8% | 53.0 | 13.2 | 12.8 | 7.2 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 2.7 |
| Marsberg | 12,312 | 81.3% | 37.9 | 19.1 | 19.4 | 7.2 | 5.6 | 3.8 | 3.4 |
| Olsberg | 9,455 | 84.5% | 44.1 | 17.3 | 17.1 | 7.0 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.0 |
| Winterberg | 8,438 | 85.5% | 48.1 | 15.6 | 13.4 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 2.7 |
| Bestwig | 6,325 | 83.6% | 43.0 | 16.7 | 18.0 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
| Eslohe (Sauerland) | 5,926 | 87.9% | 56.2 | 11.8 | 12.5 | 6.3 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.0 |
| Medebach | 5,099 | 85.7% | 53.1 | 17.1 | 9.8 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.0 |
| Hallenberg | 2,887 | 87.0% | 50.3 | 16.0 | 12.2 | 5.6 | 3.3 | 6.2 | 2.8 |
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.