Dresden, Stadt: the 2025 federal election result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, AfD led in Dresden with 26.7% of the second votes, followed by CDU with 18.8%. Below, the results of all 1 municipalities.
- Lord MayorDirk Hilbert (FDP), since 2015 · Wikidata
- Turnout83.2% · Saxony 81.1% · Germany 82.5%
- Voters349,704 of 420,535 eligible voters
- Compared with SaxonyAfD −10.6 · CDU −0.9 · Linke +4.2 · Grüne +6.8
- AfD range across municipalities26.7% to 26.7%
Second votes in Dresden
Deviation from the state result in points.
- AfD26.7%-10.6
- CDU18.8%-0.9
- Linke15.5%+4.2
- Grüne13.3%+6.8
- SPD9.4%+0.9
- BSW8.0%-1.0
- FDP3.7%+0.5
- Volt1.2%+0.6
- Freie Wähler0.8%-0.8
- Others2.5%+0.2
Change compared with the result in Saxony.
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 Dresden
Tap to open the municipality result. Labels appear on the largest municipalities by area; all values are in the table below.
All municipalities in Dresden
Sorted by number of voters. Range across the district: AfD 26.7 to 26.7%, CDU 18.8 to 18.8%, Linke 15.5 to 15.5%, Grüne 13.3 to 13.3%, SPD 9.4 to 9.4%, BSW 8 to 8%, FDP 3.7 to 3.7%.
| Municipality | Voters | Turnout | AfD | CDU | Linke | Grüne | SPD | BSW | FDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dresden | 349,704 | 83.2% | 26.7 | 18.8 | 15.5 | 13.3 | 9.4 | 8.0 | 3.7 |
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.