Constituency 168 Werra-Meißner – Hersfeld-Rotenburg: the result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, the constituency seat in constituency 168 Werra-Meißner – Hersfeld-Rotenburg went to CDU with 32.3% of the first votes, 4.5 points ahead of SPD (27.8%).
- Second votes: leadingCDU 28.4%
- Biggest move since 2021SPD −15.5 · AfD +11.7
- Turnout82.6% · 2021: 76.2%
- Voters138,607 of 167,770 eligible voters
- StateHesse
Second votes compared with 2021
Shares in percent, change from the 2021 federal election in points. Parties below one percent are grouped as Others.
- CDU28.4%+6.8
- AfD23.2%+11.7
- SPD22.2%-15.5
- Grüne7.3%-1.7
- Linke6.2%+2.7
- BSW4.2%
- FDP3.8%-6.1
- Freie Wähler2.0%-0.1
- Tierschutzpartei1.3%-0.1
- Others1.4%+0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDUConstituency seat | 44,173 | 32.3% | 26.8% | +5.5 |
| SPD | 38,010 | 27.8% | 43.7% | -15.9 |
| AfD | 30,926 | 22.6% | 11.0% | +11.6 |
| Grüne | 7,357 | 5.4% | 6.2% | -0.8 |
| Linke | 7,246 | 5.3% | 3.0% | +2.3 |
| Freie Wähler | 3,961 | 2.9% | 2.4% | +0.5 |
| FDP | 3,326 | 2.4% | 5.5% | -3.1 |
| Volt | 1,367 | 1.0% | – | – |
Where constituency 168 lies in Hesse
Constituency 168 in colour with the first-vote share of the constituency seat, the state's other constituencies in grey. Tap to open a constituency.
The 36 municipalities in constituency 168
Sorted by number of voters, each with its own second-vote result. Districts: Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Werra-Meißner-Kreis.
- Bad HersfeldCDU 27.1%
- EschwegeCDU 28.7%
- WitzenhausenCDU 24.1%
- Rotenburg a. d. FuldaCDU 28.5%
- BebraCDU 32.0%
- Hessisch LichtenauCDU 28.0%
- Bad Sooden-AllendorfCDU 29.5%
- SontraCDU 28.3%
- Heringen (Werra)AfD 28.0%
- GroßalmerodeAfD 25.6%
- LudwigsauAfD 28.2%
- WehretalCDU 29.2%
- Niederaula, MarktgemeindeCDU 31.3%
- WildeckCDU 30.0%
- AlheimAfD 28.7%
- MeinhardCDU 27.3%
- SchenklengsfeldCDU 29.5%
- WaldkappelCDU 29.7%
- WanfriedCDU 31.4%
- Philippsthal (Werra), MarktgemeindeAfD 28.8%
- KirchheimCDU 32.5%
- MeißnerCDU 25.8%
- HohenrodaAfD 29.3%
- HauneckCDU 29.6%
- RinggauCDU 32.1%
- HaunetalCDU 33.5%
- NeuensteinCDU 33.5%
- HerleshausenCDU 31.0%
- NentershausenSPD 26.6%
- FriedewaldCDU 29.9%
- RonshausenCDU 30.9%
- Neu-EichenbergCDU 25.1%
- Breitenbach a. HerzbergCDU 31.5%
- BerkatalCDU 37.6%
- CornbergAfD 33.4%
- WeißenbornAfD 28.6%
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.