Constituency 185 Darmstadt: the result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, the constituency seat in constituency 185 Darmstadt went to CDU with 26.7% of the first votes, 5 points ahead of Grüne (21.7%).
- Second votes: leading
- CDU 24.2%
- Biggest move since 2021
- SPD −7.8 · FDP −7.1
- Turnout
- 84.8% · 2021: 78.5%
- Voters
- 202,987 of 239,490 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: Grüne ahead with 28.0%, a margin of 9.4 points over CDU. The constituency would switch from CDU to Grüne.
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 | 53,802 | 26.7% | 22.7% | +4.0 |
| Grüne | 43,629 | 21.7% | 23.8% | -2.1 |
| SPD | 42,398 | 21.1% | 27.4% | -6.3 |
| AfD | 27,391 | 13.6% | 6.0% | +7.6 |
| Linke | 15,384 | 7.6% | 5.0% | +2.6 |
| FDP | 6,626 | 3.3% | 9.2% | -5.9 |
| Volt | 5,122 | 2.5% | – | – |
| Tierschutzpartei | 2,772 | 1.4% | – | – |
| Freie Wähler | 2,038 | 1.0% | 1.7% | -0.7 |
| Die PARTEI | 1,855 | 0.9% | 2.0% | -1.1 |
Candidates and members for this constituency
People with a 2025 candidacy or a mandate for this constituency, with their first-vote share.
Where constituency 185 lies in Hesse
Constituency 185 in colour with the first-vote share of the constituency seat, the state's other constituencies in grey. Tap to open a constituency.
The 15 municipalities in constituency 185
Sorted by number of voters, each with its own second-vote result. Districts: Darmstadt, Darmstadt-Dieburg.
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.