Constituency 172 Gießen: the result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, the constituency seat in constituency 172 Gießen went to CDU with 30.4% of the first votes, 2.6 points ahead of SPD (27.8%).
- Second votes: leadingCDU 26.6%
- Biggest move since 2021AfD +9.8 · SPD −8.8
- Turnout83.0% · 2021: 74.4%
- Voters178,656 of 215,142 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.
- CDU26.6%+3.9
- AfD19.1%+9.8
- SPD18.8%-8.8
- Grüne12.4%-3.9
- Linke9.8%+4.8
- BSW4.5%
- FDP4.2%-6.5
- Freie Wähler1.7%-0.6
- Tierschutzpartei1.2%-0.2
- Others1.8%+1.1
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 | 53,851 | 30.4% | 29.6% | +0.8 |
| SPD | 49,204 | 27.8% | 30.4% | -2.6 |
| AfD | 33,541 | 19.0% | 9.1% | +9.9 |
| Grüne | 15,276 | 8.6% | 13.3% | -4.7 |
| Linke | 12,444 | 7.0% | 4.0% | +3.0 |
| Freie Wähler | 5,122 | 2.9% | 2.9% | ±0 |
| FDP | 4,906 | 2.8% | 7.6% | -4.8 |
| Volt | 2,594 | 1.5% | – | – |
Where constituency 172 lies in Hesse
Constituency 172 in colour with the first-vote share of the constituency seat, the state's other constituencies in grey. Tap to open a constituency.
The 24 municipalities in constituency 172
Sorted by number of voters, each with its own second-vote result. Districts: Gießen, Vogelsbergkreis.
- GießenCDU 19.6%
- PohlheimCDU 29.9%
- AlsfeldCDU 30.1%
- LichCDU 27.7%
- GrünbergCDU 28.5%
- BuseckCDU 29.7%
- HungenCDU 28.4%
- LindenCDU 29.4%
- LanggönsCDU 30.8%
- ReiskirchenCDU 28.2%
- MückeCDU 28.3%
- LaubachCDU 28.0%
- LollarCDU 25.9%
- StaufenbergCDU 28.4%
- Heuchelheim a. d. LahnCDU 27.8%
- Homberg (Ohm)CDU 30.4%
- FernwaldCDU 27.7%
- RabenauCDU 28.7%
- Allendorf (Lumda)CDU 32.0%
- KirtorfCDU 34.0%
- RomrodCDU 31.0%
- Gemünden (Felda)CDU 30.0%
- FeldatalCDU 29.5%
- AntrifttalCDU 44.2%
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.