Hersfeld-Rotenburg: the 2025 federal election result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, CDU led in Hersfeld-Rotenburg with 28.9% of the second votes, followed by AfD with 24.7%. Below, the results of all 20 municipalities.
- Population
- 116,906 · 106 per km²
- Largest sector
- Trade and vehicle repair 17%
- Turnout
- 82.5% · Hesse 83.1% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters
- 74,154 of 89,848 eligible voters
- Compared with Hesse
- CDU +0.0 · AfD +6.9 · SPD +3.5 · Grüne −6.3
- CDU range across municipalities
- 23.1% to 33.5%
Hesse local elections 2026: result in Hersfeld-Rotenburg
Official result of the election of 15 March 2026, run-offs on 29 March 2026, from the data of Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. Overview of all districts.
- Largest list in the Kreistag
- SPD 29.4% (18/61)
- Turnout
- 57.1%
Turnout 57.1% · 93,514 eligible voters · 61 seats
Source: Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt, Kommunalwahlen 2026 in Hessen, Ergebnispräsentation (CSV) und Tabelle Direktwahlen (file), final result, retrieved 3 Nov 2026, Amtliches Werk (§ 5 UrhG), Vervielfältigung mit Quellenangabe. Gemeindevertretungen und Kreistage vollständig; Bürgermeister- und Landratswahlen nur, soweit sie am 15. oder 29. März 2026 stattfanden. Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
Second votes in Hersfeld-Rotenburg
Deviation from the state result in points.
Where do these figures come from?
Official results of the 2025 federal election from the Federal Returning Officer's district file, second votes per district.
What does the comparison show?
The lighter bar is the state result of the same election, so you can see where the area differs from its state. Differences are in percentage points.
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.
2024 European election in Hersfeld-Rotenburg
In the European election on 9 June 2024, CDU came first in Hersfeld-Rotenburg with 31.5% of the vote; in Hesse CDU got 30.0%. The bars show the European election shares, the small figures the gap to the 2025 federal election in the same area.
In the 2024 European election, CDU was the strongest party in Hersfeld-Rotenburg with 31.5%, +2.6 points compared with the 2025 federal election. Turnout was 61.3% (2025 federal election: 82.5%).
Why do the European and federal elections differ?
The European election has no electoral threshold, so small parties such as Volt, Die PARTEI or the animal-welfare party win more votes. Turnout is much lower, and the political mood shifted between June 2024 and February 2025. The single European-election vote is compared with the second vote of the federal election in the same area; parties that count as Others in 2025 get no difference.
Where do these figures come from?
Official final result of the 2024 European election from the Federal Returning Officer (kerg2.csv), votes per district and independent city.
| Party | Votes 2024 | European election 2024 | Federal election 2025 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 17,664 | 31.5% | 28.9% | +2.6 |
| SPD | 12,006 | 21.4% | 21.9% | -0.5 |
| AfD | 10,630 | 18.9% | 24.7% | -5.8 |
| Grüne | 3,331 | 5.9% | 6.3% | -0.4 |
| BSW | 2,654 | 4.7% | 4.2% | +0.5 |
| FDP | 2,445 | 4.4% | 3.9% | +0.5 |
| Freie Wähler | 1,749 | 3.1% | 2.0% | +1.1 |
| Volt | 1,005 | 1.8% | 0.8% | +1.0 |
| Linke | 821 | 1.5% | 5.5% | -4.0 |
| Die PARTEI | 797 | 1.4% | – | – |
| Tierschutzpartei | 767 | 1.4% | – | – |
| ÖDP | 170 | 0.3% | – | – |
| Others | 2,095 | 3.7% | – | – |
Die PARTEI, Tierschutzpartei, ÖDP: counted as Others in the 2025 federal election, so no difference is shown.
Source: Federal Returning Officer, 2024 European election, results by state and district (kerg2.csv) (file), final result, retrieved 28 Sep 2026, Data licence Germany, attribution 2.0. Berlin East and Berlin West are aggregated from the boroughs as in the 2025 federal election. Comparison values: second votes of the 2025 federal election in the same area. Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
Hersfeld-Rotenburg in figures
Key facts about the place from official statistics and Wikidata, so the election result can be put in context. The figures describe, they do not explain.
- Population
- 116,906 (as of 2025-12-31)
- Area
- 1,097.8 km²
- Population density
- 106 inhabitants per km²
- Under 19
- 17.4%
- 67 and older
- 22.2%
- Foreign nationals (2022 census)
- 10.5%
- Employees subject to social insurance (place of work)
- 49,512 (as of 2025-12-31)
- Largest sectors
- Trade and vehicle repair 17% · Health and social work 15% · Transport and logistics 12%
- Commuter balance
- +882 (more in-commuters than out-commuters)
- Unemployment rate
- 4.7% (as of 2026-09)
- VR-Bankverein Bad Hersfeld-Rotenburg
- 198 employees (2016-12-31)
- Raiffeisenbank Werratal-Landeck
- 58 employees (2016-12-31)
- District seat
- Bad Hersfeld, Kreisstadt, Kurstadt
- Municipalities
- 20
- Elevation
- 197 m
- First mention or foundation
- 1972
- Twin towns
- 2
- Website
- www.hef-rof.de
- Wikipedia
- Hersfeld-Rotenburg (Wikipedia)
Hersfeld-Rotenburg has 116,906 inhabitants. The largest sector is Trade and vehicle repair with 17% of employees. The largest company headquartered in Hersfeld-Rotenburg is VR-Bankverein Bad Hersfeld-Rotenburg with 198 employees. The unemployment rate is 4.7%.
Where do the profile figures come from?
Population, area and coordinates from the Federal Statistical Office's municipality register, employees, sectors and unemployment from the Federal Employment Agency, age structure from the 2022 census, coat of arms, website and companies from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons. All sources are openly licensed and linked below the list.
Does the profile explain the election result?
No. It describes the place so readers can put figures in context. Whether sector, age or density relate to voting can only be tested across many places, not from a single result.
Sources: Wikidata (CC0 1.0) · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis), Gemeindeverzeichnis GV-ISys (Datenlizenz Deutschland – Namensnennung – Version 2.0) · Statistik der Bundesagentur für Arbeit (© Statistik der Bundesagentur für Arbeit, Nutzung mit Quellenangabe) · Zensus 2022, Statistische Ämter des Bundes und der Länder, Regionaltabelle Demografie (Datenlizenz Deutschland – Namensnennung – Version 2.0)
Strongest party by municipality in Hersfeld-Rotenburg
Tap to open the municipality result. Labels appear on the largest municipalities by area; all values are in the table below.
Strongest party: CDU in 13 municipalities, AfD in 6 municipalities and SPD in 1 municipality of 20. Highest share: CDU with 33.5% in Haunetal.
What does the map show?
Each municipality is coloured by the party with the highest second-vote share at the 2025 federal election; the intensity follows the share. Postal votes counted at the level of a joint administration are shown on the administration's page. Click a municipality for its full result.
All municipalities in Hersfeld-Rotenburg
Sorted by number of voters. Range across the district: CDU 23.1 to 33.5%, AfD 19.7 to 33.4%, SPD 18.5 to 26.9%, Grüne 3.3 to 8.6%, Linke 3.6 to 6.7%, BSW 3.2 to 4.8%, FDP 3 to 4.4%.
| Municipality | Voters | Turnout | CDU | AfD | SPD | Grüne | Linke | BSW | FDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bad Hersfeld | 16,262 | 78.3% | 27.1 | 23.3 | 21.2 | 8.1 | 6.7 | 4.8 | 4.4 |
| Rotenburg a. d. Fulda | 8,372 | 81.8% | 28.5 | 22.8 | 21.5 | 8.4 | 6.5 | 4.4 | 3.6 |
| Bebra | 7,920 | 79.6% | 32.0 | 22.6 | 21.4 | 5.7 | 6.4 | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| Heringen (Werra) | 4,578 | 82.2% | 27.0 | 28.0 | 23.1 | 3.3 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 3.0 |
| Ludwigsau | 3,677 | 85.6% | 28.1 | 28.2 | 22.4 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 |
| Niederaula, Marktgemeinde | 3,446 | 84.9% | 31.3 | 25.2 | 21.7 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 3.4 |
| Wildeck | 3,298 | 85.3% | 30.0 | 24.0 | 23.1 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
| Alheim | 3,279 | 86.4% | 28.2 | 28.7 | 21.0 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.9 |
| Schenklengsfeld | 3,036 | 87.9% | 29.5 | 24.1 | 22.9 | 6.8 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 4.2 |
| Philippsthal (Werra), Marktgemeinde | 2,691 | 82.2% | 26.7 | 28.8 | 22.4 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
| Kirchheim | 2,287 | 83.8% | 32.5 | 26.3 | 19.5 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
| Hohenroda | 2,125 | 87.3% | 24.0 | 29.3 | 25.9 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
| Hauneck | 2,118 | 86.0% | 29.6 | 23.5 | 22.2 | 7.1 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
| Haunetal | 2,040 | 88.3% | 33.5 | 22.0 | 19.3 | 8.6 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
| Neuenstein | 1,963 | 83.4% | 33.5 | 27.6 | 18.5 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 3.9 |
| Nentershausen | 1,804 | 88.0% | 26.2 | 24.6 | 26.6 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| Friedewald | 1,667 | 84.0% | 29.9 | 24.6 | 22.0 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.8 |
| Ronshausen | 1,645 | 87.8% | 30.9 | 19.7 | 26.9 | 6.3 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 4.3 |
| Breitenbach a. Herzberg | 1,109 | 81.4% | 31.5 | 21.4 | 23.2 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 4.1 | 3.3 |
| Cornberg | 837 | 83.0% | 23.1 | 33.4 | 21.0 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.0 |
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.