Constituency 174 Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten: the result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, the constituency seat in constituency 174 Main-Kinzig – Wetterau II – Schotten went to CDU with 34.1% of the first votes, 9.2 points ahead of AfD (24.9%).
- Second votes: leadingCDU 30.5%
- Biggest move since 2021AfD +12.2 · SPD −11.1
- Turnout83.7% · 2021: 76.9%
- Voters146,914 of 175,443 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.
- CDU30.5%+6.3
- AfD24.8%+12.2
- SPD16.3%-11.1
- Grüne8.8%-2.3
- Linke5.7%+2.5
- FDP4.7%-7.9
- BSW4.2%
- Freie Wähler1.9%-0.6
- Tierschutzpartei1.5%-0.4
- Others1.5%+0.2
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 | 49,611 | 34.1% | 27.5% | +6.6 |
| AfD | 36,231 | 24.9% | 13.0% | +11.9 |
| SPD | 29,795 | 20.5% | 30.5% | -10.0 |
| Grüne | 10,738 | 7.4% | 9.4% | -2.0 |
| Linke | 7,064 | 4.9% | 3.0% | +1.9 |
| FDP | 4,755 | 3.3% | 11.2% | -7.9 |
| Freie Wähler | 4,511 | 3.1% | 3.7% | -0.6 |
| Volt | 1,722 | 1.2% | – | – |
| BD | 877 | 0.6% | – | – |
Where constituency 174 lies in Hesse
Constituency 174 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 174
Sorted by number of voters, each with its own second-vote result. Districts: Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Wetteraukreis, Vogelsbergkreis.
- Gelnhausen, BarbarossastadtCDU 28.6%
- BüdingenCDU 28.4%
- SchlüchternCDU 30.8%
- FreigerichtCDU 37.2%
- GründauCDU 29.0%
- Bad Soden-SalmünsterCDU 33.8%
- AltenstadtCDU 29.4%
- WächtersbachAfD 28.1%
- SchottenAfD 27.1%
- Steinau an der Straße, Brüder-Grimm-StadtCDU 32.9%
- LinsengerichtCDU 30.2%
- SinntalCDU 31.5%
- Bad OrbCDU 35.1%
- BiebergemündCDU 35.4%
- OrtenbergCDU 28.7%
- GedernCDU 30.0%
- BirsteinAfD 31.4%
- LimeshainCDU 30.5%
- BrachttalAfD 28.7%
- JossgrundCDU 41.4%
- GlauburgCDU 29.0%
- HirzenhainAfD 30.2%
- KefenrodCDU 29.2%
- FlörsbachtalCDU 29.8%
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.