Constituency 194 Saalfeld-Rudolstadt – Saale-Holzland-Kreis – Saale-Orla-Kreis: the result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, the constituency seat in constituency 194 Saalfeld-Rudolstadt – Saale-Holzland-Kreis – Saale-Orla-Kreis went to AfD with 44.5% of the first votes, 23.9 points ahead of CDU (20.6%).
- Second votes: leading
- AfD 42.9%
- Biggest move since 2021
- AfD +14.7 · SPD −13.8
- Turnout
- 81.6% · 2021: 75.9%
- Voters
- 172,602 of 211,519 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 55.1%, a margin of 41.1 points over Linke. 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 | 76,204 | 44.5% | 29.3% | +15.2 |
| CDU | 35,224 | 20.6% | 21.0% | -0.4 |
| Linke | 21,114 | 12.3% | 12.1% | +0.2 |
| SPD | 14,261 | 8.3% | 18.7% | -10.4 |
| BSW | 12,415 | 7.2% | – | – |
| Grüne | 4,340 | 2.5% | 3.8% | -1.3 |
| Freie Wähler | 3,941 | 2.3% | 3.1% | -0.8 |
| FDP | 3,835 | 2.2% | 7.5% | -5.3 |
Candidates and members for this constituency
People with a 2025 candidacy or a mandate for this constituency, with their first-vote share.
Where constituency 194 lies in Thuringia
Constituency 194 in colour with the first-vote share of the constituency seat, the state's other constituencies in grey. Tap to open a constituency.
The 170 municipalities in constituency 194
Sorted by number of voters, each with its own second-vote result. Districts: Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, Saale-Orla-Kreis, Saale-Holzland-Kreis.
- Saalfeld/SaaleAfD 41.2%
- RudolstadtAfD 39.8%
- PößneckAfD 44.0%
- UnterwellenbornAfD 47.1%
- SchleizAfD 46.3%
- Neustadt an der OrlaAfD 51.3%
- KahlaAfD 40.2%
- EisenbergAfD 47.7%
- Bad BlankenburgAfD 43.6%
- KönigseeAfD 54.3%
- Uhlstädt-KirchhaselAfD 45.9%
- Dornburg-CamburgAfD 39.4%
- Bad LobensteinAfD 45.3%
- StadtrodaAfD 40.0%
- HermsdorfAfD 39.2%
- Rosenthal am RennsteigAfD 46.7%
- Bad KlosterlausnitzAfD 31.8%
- TannaAfD 42.2%
- SchwarzatalAfD 48.9%
- RemptendorfAfD 44.1%
- Saalburg-EbersdorfAfD 40.8%
- WurzbachAfD 48.5%
- SchkölenAfD 46.6%
- TriptisAfD 51.6%
- GefellAfD 46.8%
- BürgelAfD 46.3%
- ProbstzellaAfD 52.2%
- KaulsdorfAfD 53.4%
- LeutenbergAfD 46.3%
- HirschbergAfD 51.0%
- KrölpaAfD 58.4%
- HeidelandAfD 45.5%
- GräfenthalAfD 49.0%
- Ranis, StadtAfD 53.4%
- Crossen an der ElsterAfD 54.0%
- LehestenAfD 53.7%
The 36 largest of 170 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.