Donau-Ries: the 2025 federal election result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, CSU led in Donau-Ries with 42.5% of the second votes, followed by AfD with 19.9%. Below, the results of all 44 municipalities.
- District Administrator
- Stefan Rößle (CSU) · Wikidata
- Population
- 135,262 · 106 per km²
- Largest sector
- Manufacturing 39%
- Turnout
- 85.3% · Bavaria 84.3% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters
- 85,782 of 100,577 eligible voters
- Compared with Bavaria
- CSU +5.3 · AfD +0.9 · SPD −1.1 · Grüne −4.2
- CSU range across municipalities
- 35.1% to 56.4%
Bavaria local elections 2026: result in Donau-Ries
Official result of the election of 8 March 2026, run-offs on 22 March 2026, from the data of Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik. Overview of all districts.
- Largest list in the Kreistag
- CSU 30.2% (18/60)
- Landrat, run-off
- Dinkelmeier, Michael (FREIE WÄHLER), 62.3%
- Turnout
- 69.5%
- CSU30.2% · 18 seats
- AfD12.9% · 8 seats
- FREIE WÄHLER12.6% · 7 seats
- Parteifreie Wählergruppe Donau-Ries e.V.12.6% · 7 seats
- SPD9.8% · 6 seats
- GRÜNE8.1% · 5 seats
- Aktive Liste / Junge Bürger Donau-Ries e.V.5.9% · 4 seats
- Donau-Rieser Frauenliste e.V.2.9% · 2 seats
- ÖDP2.0% · 1 seat
- Die Linke2.0% · 1 seat
- FDP0.9% · 1 seat
Turnout 69.5% · 107,797 eligible voters · 60 seats
Source: Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, Kommunalwahlen 2026 in Bayern, Ergebnis-Downloads (XML) (file), final result, retrieved 3 Nov 2026, Nutzung mit Quellenangabe (AGB des Landesamts). Gremienwahl: Stadträte der kreisfreien Städte und Kreistage; Personenwahl nur Gemeinden über 10.000 Einwohner. Gemeinderäte kreisangehöriger Gemeinden liegen beim Landesamt nur als PDF vor. Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
Landrat election Donau-Ries
Run-off 22 March 2026
- Dinkelmeier, Michael, FREIE WÄHLER62.3%
- Marb, Claudia, CSU/Aktive Liste/Junge Bürger Donau-Ries e.V.37.7%
Turnout 56.7% · 107,634 eligible voters
First round 8 March 2026
- Dinkelmeier, Michael, FREIE WÄHLER35.8%
- Marb, Claudia, CSU/Aktive Liste/Junge Bürger Donau-Ries e.V.34.7%
- Singer, Ulrich, AfD12.0%
- Müller, Claudia, SPD9.8%
- Riedelsheimer, Albert, GRÜNE6.1%
- Tanner, Dr. Mark, FDP1.7%
Turnout 69.7% · 107,797 eligible voters
Second votes in Donau-Ries
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 Donau-Ries
In the European election on 9 June 2024, CSU came first in Donau-Ries with 47.3% of the vote; in Bavaria CSU got 39.7%. 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, CSU was the strongest party in Donau-Ries with 47.3%, +4.8 points compared with the 2025 federal election. Turnout was 65.1% (2025 federal election: 85.3%).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSU | 31,639 | 47.3% | 42.5% | +4.8 |
| AfD | 8,719 | 13.0% | 19.9% | -6.9 |
| Freie Wähler | 5,867 | 8.8% | 6.0% | +2.8 |
| SPD | 4,847 | 7.3% | 10.4% | -3.1 |
| Grüne | 4,895 | 7.3% | 7.8% | -0.5 |
| BSW | 2,736 | 4.1% | 3.2% | +0.9 |
| FDP | 1,978 | 3.0% | 3.6% | -0.6 |
| ÖDP | 1,043 | 1.6% | – | – |
| Die PARTEI | 766 | 1.1% | – | – |
| Volt | 608 | 0.9% | 0.3% | +0.6 |
| Linke | 543 | 0.8% | 3.9% | -3.1 |
| Tierschutzpartei | 551 | 0.8% | – | – |
| Others | 2,639 | 3.9% | – | – |
ÖDP, Die PARTEI, Tierschutzpartei: 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.
Donau-Ries 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
- 135,262 (as of 2025-12-31)
- Area
- 1,274.6 km²
- Population density
- 106 inhabitants per km²
- Under 19
- 18.4%
- 67 and older
- 18.3%
- Foreign nationals (2022 census)
- 10.9%
- Employees subject to social insurance (place of work)
- 66,064 (as of 2025-12-31)
- Largest sectors
- Manufacturing 39% · Trade and vehicle repair 14% · Health and social work 10%
- Commuter balance
- +3,500 (more in-commuters than out-commuters)
- Unemployment rate
- 2.9% (as of 2026-09)
- Grenzebach Group
- 1,600 employees
- Raiffeisen-Volksbank Donauwörth
- 360 employees (2016-12-31)
- Raiffeisen-Volksbank Ries
- 254 employees (2016-12-31)
- Unsinn Fahrzeugtechnik
- 170 employees
- District seat
- Nördlingen, GKSt
- Municipalities
- 46
- Elevation
- 508 m
- First mention or foundation
- 1972
- Website
- donau-ries.de
- Wikipedia
- Donau-Ries (Wikipedia)
Donau-Ries has 135,262 inhabitants. The largest sector is Manufacturing with 39% of employees. The largest company headquartered in Donau-Ries is Grenzebach Group with 1,600 employees. The unemployment rate is 2.9%.
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 Donau-Ries
Tap to open the municipality result. Labels appear on the largest municipalities by area; all values are in the table below.
Strongest party: CSU in 44 municipalities of 44. Highest share: CSU with 56.4% in Munningen.
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 Donau-Ries
Sorted by number of voters. Range across the district: CSU 35.1 to 56.4%, AfD 16.1 to 24.6%, SPD 5.5 to 14.2%, Grüne 3.1 to 10.7%, Freie Wähler 3.7 to 12.6%, Linke 0.6 to 5.7%, FDP 2 to 5.5%.
| Municipality | Voters | Turnout | CSU | AfD | SPD | Grüne | Freie Wähler | Linke | FDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nördlingen | 12,359 | 81.5% | 38.3 | 19.5 | 12.4 | 10.1 | 3.7 | 5.7 | 3.7 |
| Donauwörth | 11,356 | 82.8% | 39.9 | 17.6 | 12.2 | 10.7 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| Rain, St | 5,414 | 83.0% | 44.3 | 21.5 | 8.3 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
| Harburg (Schwaben), St | 3,799 | 87.2% | 41.7 | 18.1 | 13.1 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
| Wemding, St | 3,671 | 85.1% | 43.5 | 18.4 | 11.6 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 4.0 | 4.5 |
| Monheim, St | 3,511 | 86.8% | 42.6 | 22.7 | 9.3 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
| Oettingen i.Bay., St | 3,121 | 81.6% | 35.1 | 21.2 | 14.2 | 10.1 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 3.6 |
| Tapfheim | 2,905 | 88.9% | 44.9 | 20.0 | 9.3 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
| Mertingen | 2,703 | 87.1% | 43.4 | 19.9 | 9.1 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| Asbach-Bäumenheim | 2,632 | 83.9% | 41.4 | 19.5 | 12.9 | 6.1 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 3.2 |
| Kaisheim, M | 2,505 | 84.2% | 41.3 | 19.3 | 10.8 | 8.5 | 6.7 | 2.8 | 3.5 |
| Wallerstein, M | 2,195 | 87.7% | 44.7 | 24.6 | 8.1 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 3.1 | 2.7 |
| Möttingen | 1,849 | 87.8% | 40.9 | 21.4 | 10.4 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| Oberndorf a.Lech | 1,776 | 89.8% | 42.9 | 19.5 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 3.4 |
| Marxheim | 1,665 | 80.5% | 47.9 | 20.7 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 2.1 | 2.8 |
| Fremdingen | 1,454 | 90.1% | 50.6 | 19.3 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 7.9 | 2.2 | 3.5 |
| Buchdorf | 1,370 | 89.7% | 45.0 | 20.6 | 7.8 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 4.1 | 4.0 |
| Munningen | 1,264 | 92.5% | 56.4 | 16.1 | 8.0 | 3.7 | 7.0 | 2.4 | 3.1 |
| Deiningen | 1,193 | 86.8% | 39.7 | 23.9 | 10.0 | 8.1 | 6.6 | 3.5 | 4.0 |
| Alerheim | 1,187 | 90.1% | 36.2 | 21.0 | 14.1 | 8.8 | 7.6 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
| Huisheim | 1,174 | 89.8% | 47.8 | 19.9 | 9.9 | 5.4 | 7.6 | 2.4 | 3.2 |
| Wechingen | 994 | 88.9% | 47.1 | 19.4 | 9.3 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 3.9 | 3.1 |
| Mönchsdeggingen | 992 | 87.2% | 41.9 | 23.4 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| Fünfstetten | 936 | 86.9% | 45.9 | 23.7 | 6.9 | 4.5 | 9.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
| Hainsfarth | 936 | 85.9% | 41.1 | 20.4 | 11.2 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 2.8 | 2.0 |
| Marktoffingen | 909 | 90.6% | 55.7 | 18.3 | 5.9 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 2.0 | 3.4 |
| Reimlingen | 906 | 87.8% | 46.6 | 16.7 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 3.1 |
| Niederschönenfeld | 872 | 84.7% | 44.5 | 21.0 | 6.0 | 8.4 | 9.6 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
| Maihingen | 814 | 89.5% | 51.2 | 19.8 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 5.2 | 3.3 | 2.3 |
| Genderkingen | 805 | 86.7% | 44.3 | 22.1 | 7.2 | 6.2 | 8.2 | 2.2 | 3.6 |
| Holzheim | 787 | 88.4% | 51.1 | 16.9 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 8.8 | 2.3 | 4.2 |
| Auhausen | 773 | 92.1% | 42.8 | 22.5 | 9.3 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 2.8 | 4.3 |
| Ederheim | 773 | 89.6% | 36.6 | 22.4 | 12.1 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| Wolferstadt | 751 | 89.2% | 51.3 | 19.9 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 2.7 |
| Münster | 746 | 84.9% | 48.1 | 22.7 | 6.8 | 4.8 | 7.0 | 2.3 | 3.4 |
| Tagmersheim | 695 | 84.0% | 36.5 | 24.6 | 10.7 | 6.9 | 10.1 | 2.5 | 2.9 |
| Amerdingen | 584 | 90.7% | 45.3 | 18.9 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 9.4 | 4.5 | 5.5 |
| Megesheim | 580 | 87.5% | 47.2 | 17.0 | 7.1 | 4.5 | 8.9 | 4.7 | 3.3 |
| Ehingen a.Ries | 550 | 89.0% | 44.1 | 19.9 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 9.0 | 3.5 | 2.0 |
| Daiting | 542 | 88.1% | 46.1 | 22.2 | 5.7 | 8.0 | 10.4 | 0.6 | 3.3 |
| Otting | 505 | 83.6% | 39.2 | 22.9 | 11.3 | 5.6 | 7.8 | 3.0 | 3.8 |
| Rögling | 445 | 89.7% | 47.4 | 20.0 | 11.9 | 3.1 | 7.0 | 1.6 | 4.3 |
| Forheim | 401 | 92.0% | 52.9 | 20.6 | 8.3 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Hohenaltheim | 383 | 85.9% | 36.5 | 18.4 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 12.6 | 3.1 | 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.