Cottbus, Stadt: the 2025 federal election result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, AfD led in Cottbus with 34.0% of the second votes, followed by CDU with 16.0%. Below, the results of all 1 municipalities.
- Lord MayorTobias Schick (SPD), since 2022 · Wikidata
- Turnout78.3% · Brandenburg 81.6% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters58,282 of 74,421 eligible voters
- Compared with BrandenburgAfD +1.5 · CDU −2.1 · SPD +1.0 · Linke +0.4
- AfD range across municipalities34.0% to 34.0%
Second votes in Cottbus
Deviation from the state result in points.
- AfD34.0%+1.5
- CDU16.0%-2.1
- SPD15.8%+1.0
- Linke11.1%+0.4
- BSW11.1%+0.4
- Grüne5.5%-1.1
- FDP3.2%±0
- Freie Wähler1.1%-0.4
- Volt0.7%±0
- Others1.4%+0.2
Change compared with the result in Brandenburg.
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 Cottbus
Tap to open the municipality result. Labels appear on the largest municipalities by area; all values are in the table below.
All municipalities in Cottbus
Sorted by number of voters. Range across the district: AfD 34 to 34%, CDU 16 to 16%, SPD 15.8 to 15.8%, Linke 11.1 to 11.1%, BSW 11.1 to 11.1%, Grüne 5.5 to 5.5%, FDP 3.2 to 3.2%.
| Municipality | Voters | Turnout | AfD | CDU | SPD | Linke | BSW | Grüne | FDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cottbus/Chóśebuz | 58,282 | 78.3% | 34.0 | 16.0 | 15.8 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 5.5 | 3.2 |
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.