Neustadt an der Weinstraße, kreisfreie Stadt: the 2025 federal election result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, CDU led in Neustadt an der Weinstraße, kreisfreie Stadt with 28.7% of the second votes, followed by AfD with 19.9%. Below, the results of all 1 municipalities.
- Lord Mayor
- Marc Weigel, since 2018 · Wikidata
- Population
- 52,882 · 452 per km²
- Largest sector
- Trade and vehicle repair 18%
- Turnout
- 83.5% · Rhineland-Palatinate 83.0% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters
- 33,332 of 39,919 eligible voters
- Compared with Rhineland-Palatinate
- CDU −1.9 · AfD −0.2 · SPD −0.7 · Grüne +3.3
- CDU range across municipalities
- 28.7% to 28.7%
Second votes in Neustadt an der Weinstraße, kreisfreie Stadt
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 Neustadt an der Weinstraße, kreisfreie Stadt
In the European election on 9 June 2024, CDU came first in Neustadt an der Weinstraße, kreisfreie Stadt with 27.9% of the vote; in Rhineland-Palatinate CDU got 30.7%. 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 Neustadt an der Weinstraße, kreisfreie Stadt with 27.9%, −0.8 points compared with the 2025 federal election. Turnout was 68.9% (2025 federal election: 83.5%).
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 | 7,740 | 27.9% | 28.7% | -0.8 |
| AfD | 4,226 | 15.2% | 19.9% | -4.7 |
| SPD | 4,207 | 15.1% | 17.9% | -2.8 |
| Grüne | 3,723 | 13.4% | 13.6% | -0.2 |
| FDP | 1,766 | 6.4% | 4.8% | +1.6 |
| Freie Wähler | 1,689 | 6.1% | 2.3% | +3.8 |
| BSW | 1,321 | 4.8% | 4.0% | +0.8 |
| Volt | 637 | 2.3% | 1.1% | +1.2 |
| Die PARTEI | 435 | 1.6% | – | – |
| Linke | 373 | 1.3% | 5.9% | -4.6 |
| Tierschutzpartei | 360 | 1.3% | – | – |
| ÖDP | 131 | 0.5% | – | – |
| Others | 1,168 | 4.2% | – | – |
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.
Neustadt an der Weinstraße, kreisfreie Stadt 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
- 52,882 (as of 2025-12-31)
- Area
- 117.1 km²
- Population density
- 452 inhabitants per km²
- Under 19
- 17.3%
- 67 and older
- 22.2%
- Foreign nationals (2022 census)
- 12.0%
- Employees subject to social insurance (place of work)
- 17,838 (as of 2025-12-31)
- Largest sectors
- Trade and vehicle repair 18% · Health and social work 18% · Real estate, professional services 9%
- Commuter balance
- -2,894 (more out-commuters than in-commuters)
- Unemployment rate
- 6.8% (as of 2026-09)
- Hornbach
- 19,500 employees (2018)
- District seat
- Neustadt an der Weinstraße
- Municipalities
- 1
- Elevation
- 136 m
- Twin towns
- 6
- Website
- www.neustadt.eu
Neustadt an der Weinstraße, kreisfreie Stadt has 52,882 inhabitants. The largest sector is Trade and vehicle repair with 18% of employees. The largest company headquartered in Neustadt an der Weinstraße, kreisfreie Stadt is Hornbach with 19,500 employees. The unemployment rate is 6.8%.
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 Neustadt an der Weinstraße, kreisfreie Stadt
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 1 municipality of 1. Highest share: CDU with 28.7% in Neustadt an der Weinstraße.
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 Neustadt an der Weinstraße, kreisfreie Stadt
Sorted by number of voters. Range across the district: CDU 28.7 to 28.7%, AfD 19.9 to 19.9%, SPD 17.9 to 17.9%, Grüne 13.6 to 13.6%, Linke 5.9 to 5.9%, FDP 4.8 to 4.8%, BSW 4 to 4%.
| Municipality | Voters | Turnout | CDU | AfD | SPD | Grüne | Linke | FDP | BSW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neustadt an der Weinstraße | 33,332 | 83.5% | 28.7 | 19.9 | 17.9 | 13.6 | 5.9 | 4.8 | 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.