Rostock: the 2025 federal election result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, AfD led in Rostock with 23.4% of the second votes, followed by Linke with 19.5%. Below, the results of all 1 municipalities.
- Lord MayorEva-Maria Kröger (Linke), since 2023 · Wikidata
- Turnout79.3% · Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania 79.5% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters131,373 of 165,596 eligible voters
- Compared with Mecklenburg-Western PomeraniaAfD −11.6 · Linke +7.5 · CDU −2.4 · SPD +2.2
- AfD range across municipalities23.4% to 23.4%
Second votes in Rostock
Deviation from the state result in points.
- AfD23.4%-11.6
- Linke19.5%+7.5
- CDU15.4%-2.4
- SPD14.6%+2.2
- Grüne10.1%+4.7
- BSW9.7%-0.9
- FDP3.2%±0
- Volt1.1%+0.5
- Freie Wähler0.8%-0.3
- Others2.1%+0.2
Change compared with the result in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
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 Rostock
Tap to open the municipality result. Labels appear on the largest municipalities by area; all values are in the table below.
All municipalities in Rostock
Sorted by number of voters. Range across the district: AfD 23.4 to 23.4%, Linke 19.5 to 19.5%, CDU 15.4 to 15.4%, SPD 14.6 to 14.6%, Grüne 10.1 to 10.1%, BSW 9.7 to 9.7%, FDP 3.2 to 3.2%.
| Municipality | Voters | Turnout | AfD | Linke | CDU | SPD | Grüne | BSW | FDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rostock, Hanse- und Universitätsstadt | 131,373 | 79.3% | 23.4 | 19.5 | 15.4 | 14.6 | 10.1 | 9.7 | 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.