Constituency 188 Eichsfeld – Nordhausen – Kyffhäuserkreis: the result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, the constituency seat in constituency 188 Eichsfeld – Nordhausen – Kyffhäuserkreis went to AfD with 39.5% of the first votes, 11.7 points ahead of CDU (27.8%).
- Second votes: leading
- AfD 38.9%
- Biggest move since 2021
- AfD +16.5 · SPD −15.7
- Turnout
- 80.3% · 2021: 74.0%
- Voters
- 165,873 of 206,544 eligible voters
- State
- Thuringia
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 51.0%, a margin of 32.2 points over CDU. AfD would hold the constituency.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AfDConstituency seat | 65,033 | 39.5% | 22.7% | +16.8 |
| CDU | 45,728 | 27.8% | 26.9% | +0.9 |
| Linke | 19,527 | 11.9% | 10.8% | +1.1 |
| SPD | 14,361 | 8.7% | 22.2% | -13.5 |
| BSW | 12,712 | 7.7% | – | – |
| FDP | 3,815 | 2.3% | 6.8% | -4.5 |
| Grüne | 3,000 | 1.8% | 3.9% | -2.1 |
| MLPD | 342 | 0.2% | 0.2% | ±0 |
Candidates and members for this constituency
People with a 2025 candidacy or a mandate for this constituency, with their first-vote share.
Where constituency 188 lies in Thuringia
Constituency 188 in colour with the first-vote share of the constituency seat, the state's other constituencies in grey. Tap to open a constituency.
The 99 municipalities in constituency 188
Sorted by number of voters, each with its own second-vote result. Districts: Nordhausen, Kyffhäuserkreis, Eichsfeld.
- NordhausenAfD 38.1%
- SondershausenAfD 41.4%
- Leinefelde-WorbisAfD 34.4%
- Heilbad HeiligenstadtAfD 32.4%
- DingelstädtAfD 35.5%
- Bad Frankenhausen/KyffhäuserAfD 47.7%
- BleicherodeAfD 41.8%
- HarztorAfD 42.0%
- Roßleben-WieheAfD 43.0%
- NiederorschelAfD 33.8%
- GreußenAfD 48.8%
- EllrichAfD 41.0%
- UderAfD 41.3%
- SonnensteinCDU 33.7%
- An der SchmückeAfD 56.2%
- ArternAfD 48.6%
- KyffhäuserlandAfD 48.4%
- Am OhmbergAfD 39.3%
- Heringen/HelmeAfD 45.0%
- WertherAfD 42.5%
- SollstedtAfD 39.3%
- HohensteinAfD 41.7%
- BreitenworbisAfD 38.7%
- EbelebenAfD 49.4%
- TeistungenAfD 39.7%
- HelbedündorfAfD 45.3%
- SchimbergAfD 39.2%
- GernrodeAfD 37.8%
- Bodenrode-WesthausenAfD 38.6%
- BerlingerodeAfD 45.2%
- KirchworbisAfD 37.8%
- EffelderAfD 42.2%
- BrehmeCDU 42.6%
- KüllstedtAfD 50.7%
- GeisledenAfD 43.8%
- KleinfurraAfD 47.5%
The 36 largest of 99 municipalities; all of them via the district pages.
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.