Constituency 161 Chemnitz: the result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, the constituency seat in constituency 161 Chemnitz went to AfD with 32.2% of the first votes, 10.8 points ahead of CDU (21.4%).
- Second votes: leadingAfD 32.7%
- Biggest move since 2021SPD −12.3 · AfD +11.1
- Turnout79.1% · 2021: 74.6%
- Voters144,921 of 183,295 eligible voters
- StateSaxony
Second votes compared with 2021
Shares in percent, change from the 2021 federal election in points. Parties below one percent are grouped as Others.
- AfD32.7%+11.1
- CDU19.4%+4.6
- Linke12.2%+1.4
- SPD11.1%-12.3
- BSW10.8%
- Grüne6.6%-2.5
- FDP3.1%-8.2
- Tierschutzpartei1.3%-0.6
- Freie Wähler1.0%-0.4
- Others1.8%+1.0
Change compared with the 2021 federal election.
First votes and constituency seat
Since the 2025 electoral reform, the candidate with the most first votes only takes the seat if it is covered by their party's second-vote result in the state.
| Party | Votes | 2025 | 2021 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AfDConstituency seat | 46,401 | 32.2% | 21.9% | +10.3 |
| CDU | 30,868 | 21.4% | 18.5% | +2.9 |
| SPD | 24,128 | 16.7% | 25.1% | -8.4 |
| Linke | 14,349 | 10.0% | 10.9% | -0.9 |
| BSW | 13,190 | 9.2% | – | – |
| Grüne | 6,554 | 4.5% | 7.1% | -2.6 |
| FDP | 3,314 | 2.3% | 10.0% | -7.7 |
| Freie Wähler | 2,066 | 1.4% | – | – |
| Die PARTEI | 1,511 | 1.0% | 2.9% | -1.9 |
| Volt | 845 | 0.6% | – | – |
Where constituency 161 lies in Saxony
Constituency 161 in colour with the first-vote share of the constituency seat, the state's other constituencies in grey. Tap to open a constituency.
The municipality in constituency 161
Sorted by number of voters, each with its own second-vote result. Districts: Chemnitz.
Neighbours and context
Source: Federal Returning Officer, results by constituency, federal election of 23 February 2025, final (as of 14 March 2025), Data licence Germany, attribution 2.0.. Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.