Constituency 191 Gotha – Ilm-Kreis: the result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, the constituency seat in constituency 191 Gotha – Ilm-Kreis went to AfD with 41.2% of the first votes, 21.2 points ahead of CDU (20.0%).
- Second votes: leadingAfD 40.6%
- Biggest move since 2021SPD −15.0 · AfD +14.6
- Turnout80.3% · 2021: 74.8%
- Voters147,985 of 184,279 eligible voters
- StateThuringia
Second votes compared with 2021
Shares in percent, change from the 2021 federal election in points. Parties below one percent are grouped as Others.
- AfD40.6%+14.6
- CDU17.6%+2.1
- Linke15.0%+4.0
- BSW9.3%
- SPD8.8%-15.0
- Grüne3.5%-2.3
- FDP2.7%-5.9
- Freie Wähler1.7%-1.0
- Others0.9%+0.4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AfDConstituency seat | 60,354 | 41.2% | 26.5% | +14.7 |
| CDU | 29,345 | 20.0% | 18.4% | +1.6 |
| Linke | 18,753 | 12.8% | 11.1% | +1.7 |
| SPD | 14,681 | 10.0% | 23.5% | -13.5 |
| BSW | 11,660 | 8.0% | – | – |
| Grüne | 4,403 | 3.0% | 4.6% | -1.6 |
| Freie Wähler | 3,236 | 2.2% | 4.0% | -1.8 |
| FDP | 2,998 | 2.0% | 6.8% | -4.8 |
Where constituency 191 lies in Thuringia
Constituency 191 in colour with the first-vote share of the constituency seat, the state's other constituencies in grey. Tap to open a constituency.
The 45 municipalities in constituency 191
- GothaAfD 38.2%
- IlmenauAfD 36.5%
- ArnstadtAfD 40.6%
- WaltershausenAfD 40.8%
- GeratalAfD 46.2%
- Amt WachsenburgAfD 41.9%
- StadtilmAfD 41.5%
- OhrdrufAfD 51.8%
- FriedrichrodaAfD 39.8%
- Drei GleichenAfD 46.6%
- NessetalAfD 44.0%
- GeorgenthalAfD 47.2%
- GroßbreitenbachAfD 51.4%
- Nesse-ApfelstädtAfD 33.9%
- HörselAfD 39.7%
- Bad TabarzAfD 36.9%
- Tambach-Dietharz/Thür. WaldAfD 43.4%
- TonnaAfD 48.1%
- PlaueAfD 48.8%
- DachwigAfD 42.0%
- SonnebornAfD 40.9%
- ElgersburgAfD 43.9%
- MartinrodaAfD 43.0%
- LuisenthalAfD 41.9%
- MolschlebenAfD 39.9%
- DöllstädtAfD 46.4%
- EllebenAfD 33.7%
- FriemarAfD 52.7%
- GroßfahnerAfD 47.2%
- SchwabhausenAfD 50.3%
- GierstädtAfD 40.5%
- EmlebenAfD 49.3%
- EschenbergenAfD 46.3%
- TüttlebenAfD 53.9%
- WitzlebenAfD 46.9%
- BienstädtAfD 36.8%
The 36 largest of 45 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.