Märkischer Kreis: the 2025 federal election result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, CDU led in Märkischer Kreis with 32.9% of the second votes, followed by AfD with 22.3%. Below, the results of all 15 municipalities.
- District AdministratorThomas Gemke (CDU), since 2009 · Wikidata
- Turnout79.9% · North Rhine-Westphalia 82.2% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters231,683 of 290,106 eligible voters
- Compared with North Rhine-WestphaliaCDU +2.8 · AfD +5.5 · SPD −1.7 · Grüne −4.9
- CDU range across municipalities29.4% to 45.5%
Second votes in Märkischer Kreis
Deviation from the state result in points.
- CDU32.9%+2.8
- AfD22.3%+5.5
- SPD18.3%-1.7
- Grüne7.5%-4.9
- Linke6.6%-1.7
- BSW4.6%+0.5
- FDP4.0%-0.4
- Freie Wähler0.5%±0
- Volt0.4%-0.3
- 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 Märkischer Kreis
Tap to open the municipality result. Labels appear on the largest municipalities by area; all values are in the table below.
All municipalities in Märkischer Kreis
Sorted by number of voters. Range across the district: CDU 29.4 to 45.5%, AfD 17.2 to 28.5%, SPD 14.9 to 20.8%, Grüne 5.5 to 8.8%, Linke 4.2 to 8%, BSW 2.7 to 5.6%, FDP 3.1 to 4.9%.
| Municipality | Voters | Turnout | CDU | AfD | SPD | Grüne | Linke | BSW | FDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iserlohn | 51,470 | 79.0% | 32.2 | 21.1 | 18.6 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 4.6 | 4.1 |
| Lüdenscheid | 36,559 | 77.1% | 29.7 | 22.7 | 19.2 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 5.6 | 4.1 |
| Menden (Sauerland) | 32,298 | 82.3% | 37.1 | 19.2 | 17.8 | 8.6 | 6.2 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
| Hemer | 19,983 | 79.5% | 31.4 | 22.7 | 18.6 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
| Plettenberg | 13,152 | 78.9% | 34.2 | 24.9 | 17.5 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 4.0 |
| Meinerzhagen | 11,443 | 79.3% | 30.0 | 28.5 | 16.0 | 7.6 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 3.8 |
| Halver | 9,947 | 83.1% | 32.0 | 23.7 | 17.3 | 7.9 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 4.8 |
| Altena | 9,635 | 78.6% | 30.5 | 23.9 | 20.0 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 4.2 | 3.6 |
| Kierspe | 9,217 | 79.0% | 29.4 | 26.7 | 17.3 | 7.2 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 3.8 |
| Werdohl | 8,089 | 74.9% | 29.9 | 24.0 | 20.8 | 5.5 | 8.0 | 5.1 | 3.1 |
| Balve | 7,568 | 85.8% | 45.5 | 17.2 | 14.9 | 7.0 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 4.6 |
| Neuenrade | 7,008 | 83.5% | 39.1 | 19.1 | 17.2 | 6.7 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| Schalksmühle | 6,815 | 85.9% | 33.8 | 21.6 | 19.0 | 8.8 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.9 |
| Herscheid | 4,660 | 84.7% | 33.5 | 23.4 | 18.4 | 7.5 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.7 |
| Nachrodt-Wiblingwerde | 3,839 | 82.8% | 32.6 | 23.2 | 17.9 | 7.3 | 6.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
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.