Potsdam, Stadt: the 2025 federal election result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, Linke led in Potsdam with 17.6% of the second votes, followed by SPD with 17.2%. Below, the results of all 1 municipalities.
- Lord MayorNoosha Aubel (independent), since 2025 · Wikidata
- Turnout85.3% · Brandenburg 81.6% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters115,510 of 135,477 eligible voters
- Compared with BrandenburgLinke +6.9 · SPD +2.4 · AfD −15.6 · CDU −1.8
- Linke range across municipalities17.6% to 17.6%
Second votes in Potsdam
Deviation from the state result in points.
- Linke17.6%+6.9
- SPD17.2%+2.4
- AfD16.9%-15.6
- CDU16.3%-1.8
- Grüne16.1%+9.5
- BSW8.7%-2.0
- FDP3.8%+0.6
- Volt1.4%+0.7
- Freie Wähler0.8%-0.7
- Others1.2%±0
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 Potsdam
Tap to open the municipality result. Labels appear on the largest municipalities by area; all values are in the table below.
All municipalities in Potsdam
Sorted by number of voters. Range across the district: Linke 17.6 to 17.6%, SPD 17.2 to 17.2%, AfD 16.9 to 16.9%, CDU 16.3 to 16.3%, Grüne 16.1 to 16.1%, BSW 8.7 to 8.7%, FDP 3.8 to 3.8%.
| Municipality | Voters | Turnout | Linke | SPD | AfD | CDU | Grüne | BSW | FDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potsdam | 115,510 | 85.3% | 17.6 | 17.2 | 16.9 | 16.3 | 16.1 | 8.7 | 3.8 |
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.