Constituency 173 Fulda: the result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, the constituency seat in constituency 173 Fulda went to CDU with 43.3% of the first votes, 20.4 points ahead of AfD (22.9%).
- Second votes: leading
- CDU 37.6%
- Biggest move since 2021
- AfD +10.3 · SPD −9.7
- Turnout
- 84.7% · 2021: 78.4%
- Voters
- 174,948 of 206,544 eligible voters
- State
- Hesse
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 32.2%, a margin of 0.2 points over CDU. The constituency would switch from CDU to AfD. The margin lies within the usual polling error, the constituency is close.
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 | 75,039 | 43.3% | 38.1% | +5.2 |
| AfD | 39,790 | 22.9% | 15.2% | +7.7 |
| SPD | 23,675 | 13.6% | 21.8% | -8.2 |
| Grüne | 11,460 | 6.6% | 8.6% | -2.0 |
| Linke | 7,262 | 4.2% | 2.9% | +1.3 |
| Freie Wähler | 6,093 | 3.5% | 2.7% | +0.8 |
| FDP | 5,969 | 3.4% | 8.6% | -5.2 |
| Volt | 1,902 | 1.1% | – | – |
| Die PARTEI | 1,607 | 0.9% | – | – |
| BD | 700 | 0.4% | – | – |
Candidates and members for this constituency
People with a 2025 candidacy or a mandate for this constituency, with their first-vote share.
Where constituency 173 lies in Hesse
Constituency 173 in colour with the first-vote share of the constituency seat, the state's other constituencies in grey. Tap to open a constituency.
The 33 municipalities in constituency 173
Sorted by number of voters, each with its own second-vote result. Districts: Fulda, Vogelsbergkreis.
- FuldaCDU 32.4%
- KünzellCDU 40.8%
- PetersbergCDU 40.6%
- Hünfeld, Konrad-Zuse-StadtCDU 41.6%
- Lauterbach (Hessen)CDU 28.6%
- EichenzellCDU 41.2%
- NeuhofCDU 41.0%
- GroßenlüderCDU 42.8%
- SchlitzCDU 33.1%
- FliedenCDU 41.4%
- Eiterfeld, MarktgemeindeCDU 45.1%
- Burghaun, MarktgemeindeCDU 37.6%
- HofbieberCDU 46.0%
- KalbachCDU 39.5%
- Gersfeld (Rhön)CDU 30.2%
- EbersburgCDU 43.0%
- HosenfeldCDU 44.0%
- GrebenhainCDU 31.2%
- Hilders, MarktgemeindeCDU 46.8%
- HerbsteinCDU 35.9%
- Tann (Rhön)CDU 32.6%
- WartenbergCDU 31.8%
- DipperzCDU 44.4%
- FreiensteinauCDU 31.2%
- NüsttalCDU 44.3%
- UlrichsteinCDU 29.5%
- Bad SalzschlirfCDU 33.4%
- SchwalmtalCDU 31.5%
- Poppenhausen (Wasserkuppe)CDU 46.1%
- Ehrenberg (Rhön)CDU 48.7%
- Lautertal (Vogelsberg)CDU 30.9%
- GrebenauCDU 29.3%
- Rasdorf, Point-Alpha-GemeindeCDU 45.6%
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.