Constituency 239 Kulmbach: the result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, the constituency seat in constituency 239 Kulmbach went to CSU with 49.3% of the first votes, 27.5 points ahead of AfD (21.8%).
- Second votes: leading
- CSU 40.3%
- Biggest move since 2021
- AfD +11.8 · SPD −8.9
- Turnout
- 85.5% · 2021: 81.2%
- Voters
- 141,525 of 165,464 eligible voters
- State
- Bavaria
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: CSU ahead with 36.9%, a margin of 5.8 points over AfD. CSU would hold the constituency.
- AfD32.7%+9.3
- CSU29.5%-10.8
- Grüne9.8%+2.6
- SPD9.4%-1.5
- Linke5.6%+1.2
- Freie Wähler5.3%+0.2
- FDP3.0%-0.2
- BSW2.0%-1.0
- Tierschutzpartei0.8%
- Volt0.5%
- Die PARTEI0.4%
- ÖDP0.3%
- Bayernpartei0.1%
- BD0.1%
- Others0.3%-2.2
Change compared with 2025 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSUConstituency seat | 69,446 | 49.3% | 47.8% | +1.5 |
| AfD | 30,698 | 21.8% | 10.6% | +11.2 |
| SPD | 13,210 | 9.4% | 16.2% | -6.8 |
| Grüne | 9,233 | 6.6% | 7.5% | -0.9 |
| Freie Wähler | 8,742 | 6.2% | 7.6% | -1.4 |
| Linke | 5,361 | 3.8% | 1.8% | +2.0 |
| FDP | 2,838 | 2.0% | 4.8% | -2.8 |
| Volt | 1,237 | 0.9% | – | – |
Candidates and members for this constituency
People with a 2025 candidacy or a mandate for this constituency, with their first-vote share.
Where constituency 239 lies in Bavaria
Constituency 239 in colour with the first-vote share of the constituency seat, the state's other constituencies in grey. Tap to open a constituency.
The 52 municipalities in constituency 239
Sorted by number of voters, each with its own second-vote result. Districts: Kulmbach, Lichtenfels, Bamberg.
- KulmbachCSU 36.5%
- Lichtenfels, StCSU 38.3%
- Bad Staffelstein, StCSU 44.4%
- MemmelsdorfCSU 38.1%
- Scheßlitz, StCSU 43.5%
- LitzendorfCSU 41.1%
- Mainleus, MCSU 34.2%
- BischbergCSU 38.9%
- Burgkunstadt, StCSU 40.9%
- Michelau i.OFr.CSU 39.2%
- Ebensfeld, MCSU 45.1%
- AltenkunstadtCSU 36.9%
- Zapfendorf, MCSU 40.0%
- Rattelsdorf, MCSU 41.3%
- Weismain, StCSU 48.0%
- OberhaidCSU 36.8%
- BreitengüßbachCSU 40.5%
- Thurnau, MCSU 42.5%
- Baunach, StCSU 41.7%
- NeudrossenfeldCSU 41.2%
- Heiligenstadt i.OFr., MCSU 45.9%
- Viereth-TrunstadtCSU 39.0%
- GundelsheimCSU 40.4%
- HimmelkronCSU 43.1%
- Marktleugast, MCSU 43.9%
- Stadtsteinach, StCSU 41.3%
- Redwitz a.d.RodachCSU 37.3%
- NeuenmarktCSU 35.0%
- KemmernCSU 43.6%
- Kasendorf, MCSU 40.1%
- ReckendorfCSU 45.6%
- UntersteinachCSU 36.9%
- Wirsberg, MCSU 36.1%
- Presseck, MCSU 41.1%
- TrebgastCSU 40.1%
- Hochstadt a.MainCSU 44.2%
The 36 largest of 52 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.