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: leading
- CDU 30.5%
- Biggest move since 2021
- AfD +12.2 · SPD −11.1
- Turnout
- 83.7% · 2021: 76.9%
- Voters
- 146,914 of 175,443 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 34.0%, a margin of 9.5 points over CDU. The constituency would switch from CDU to AfD.
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% | – | – |
Candidates and members for this constituency
People with a 2025 candidacy or a mandate for this constituency, with their first-vote share.
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.