Constituency 162 Chemnitzer Umland – Erzgebirgskreis II: the result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, the constituency seat in constituency 162 Chemnitzer Umland – Erzgebirgskreis II went to AfD with 44.2% of the first votes, 16.5 points ahead of CDU (27.7%).
- Second votes: leading
- AfD 41.1%
- Biggest move since 2021
- AfD +13.8 · SPD −11.7
- Turnout
- 81.4% · 2021: 77.5%
- Voters
- 140,055 of 172,020 eligible voters
- State
- Saxony
Second votes compared with 2021
Shares in percent, change from the 2021 federal election in points. Parties below one percent are grouped as Others.
Where do these figures come from?
Official results of the 2025 federal election published by the Federal Returning Officer (kerg2.csv), second votes per constituency, compared with the 2021 result in the same area boundaries.
What does the comparison show?
The lighter bar is the state result of the same election, so you can see where the area differs from its state. Differences are in percentage points.
If the election were held today
The current national polling average (as of 7 Nov 2026) applied to this constituency. A rough estimate, not a forecast for individual candidates.
First votes: AfD ahead with 54.9%, a margin of 36.8 points over CDU. AfD would hold the constituency.
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 | 61,027 | 44.2% | 28.9% | +15.3 |
| CDU | 38,304 | 27.7% | 23.7% | +4.0 |
| SPD | 16,139 | 11.7% | 17.1% | -5.4 |
| Linke | 14,229 | 10.3% | 8.3% | +2.0 |
| FDP | 4,655 | 3.4% | 8.7% | -5.3 |
| Grüne | 3,828 | 2.8% | 4.1% | -1.3 |
Candidates and members for this constituency
People with a 2025 candidacy or a mandate for this constituency, with their first-vote share.
Where constituency 162 lies in Saxony
Constituency 162 in colour with the first-vote share of the constituency seat, the state's other constituencies in grey. Tap to open a constituency.
The 38 municipalities in constituency 162
Sorted by number of voters, each with its own second-vote result. Districts: Zwickau, Erzgebirgskreis, Mittelsachsen.
- Limbach-OberfrohnaAfD 38.4%
- Hohenstein-ErnstthalAfD 39.4%
- ZwönitzAfD 43.6%
- Lichtenstein/Sa.AfD 40.4%
- Oelsnitz/Erzgeb.AfD 44.1%
- Stollberg/Erzgeb.AfD 40.0%
- BurgstädtAfD 39.2%
- PenigAfD 41.4%
- Lugau/Erzgeb.AfD 42.4%
- LichtenauAfD 38.7%
- Neukirchen/Erzgeb.AfD 42.6%
- Thalheim/Erzgeb.AfD 39.9%
- BurkhardtsdorfAfD 44.7%
- OberlungwitzAfD 38.7%
- Jahnsdorf/Erzgeb.AfD 44.0%
- CallenbergAfD 39.9%
- HartmannsdorfAfD 38.9%
- LunzenauAfD 44.2%
- GersdorfAfD 40.0%
- GeringswaldeAfD 43.7%
- Rochlitz, Stadt, Stadt des Roten PorphyrAfD 41.5%
- HohndorfAfD 42.6%
- ErlauAfD 43.8%
- St. EgidienAfD 40.2%
- ClaußnitzAfD 41.5%
- NiederwürschnitzAfD 42.0%
- Königshain-WiederauAfD 43.5%
- AuerbachAfD 47.4%
- NiederfrohnaAfD 38.8%
- TauraAfD 44.4%
- BernsdorfAfD 39.7%
- MühlauAfD 42.2%
- GornsdorfAfD 46.5%
- WechselburgAfD 39.5%
- NiederdorfAfD 49.2%
- SeelitzAfD 50.8%
The 36 largest of 38 municipalities; all of them via the district pages.
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.