Constituency 240 Ansbach: the result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, the constituency seat in constituency 240 Ansbach went to CSU with 41.8% of the first votes, 20.5 points ahead of AfD (21.3%).
- Second votes: leading
- CSU 37.3%
- Biggest move since 2021
- AfD +11.5 · SPD −7.6
- Turnout
- 84.4% · 2021: 79.2%
- Voters
- 203,824 of 241,618 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 30.5%, a margin of 0.9 points over AfD. CSU would hold the constituency. The margin lies within the usual polling error, the constituency is close.
- AfD29.8%+8.3
- CSU27.2%-10.1
- Grüne12.8%+3.3
- SPD10.4%-1.7
- Linke6.4%+1.4
- Freie Wähler4.9%+0.2
- FDP3.1%-0.2
- BSW2.3%-1.3
- Tierschutzpartei0.8%
- Volt0.6%
- ÖDP0.5%
- Die PARTEI0.4%
- Bayernpartei0.1%
- BD0.1%
- Others0.5%-2.5
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 | 84,723 | 41.8% | 38.4% | +3.4 |
| AfD | 43,100 | 21.3% | 9.6% | +11.7 |
| SPD | 26,718 | 13.2% | 17.7% | -4.5 |
| Grüne | 18,248 | 9.0% | 11.2% | -2.2 |
| Freie Wähler | 10,960 | 5.4% | 8.7% | -3.3 |
| Linke | 9,434 | 4.7% | 2.0% | +2.7 |
| FDP | 5,276 | 2.6% | 6.8% | -4.2 |
| ÖDP | 2,251 | 1.1% | 1.5% | -0.4 |
| Volt | 2,106 | 1.0% | – | – |
Candidates and members for this constituency
People with a 2025 candidacy or a mandate for this constituency, with their first-vote share.
Where constituency 240 lies in Bavaria
Constituency 240 in colour with the first-vote share of the constituency seat, the state's other constituencies in grey. Tap to open a constituency.
The 86 municipalities in constituency 240
Sorted by number of voters, each with its own second-vote result. Districts: Ansbach, Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen, Ansbach.
- AnsbachCSU 30.7%
- Weißenburg i.Bay.CSU 35.4%
- Gunzenhausen, StCSU 35.1%
- Feuchtwangen, StCSU 37.2%
- DinkelsbühlCSU 37.1%
- Treuchtlingen, StCSU 34.6%
- Rothenburg ob der TauberCSU 33.5%
- Heilsbronn, StCSU 34.6%
- Herrieden, StCSU 42.0%
- Pleinfeld, MCSU 40.6%
- NeuendettelsauCSU 35.2%
- Bechhofen, MCSU 40.0%
- Windsbach, StCSU 38.6%
- Leutershausen, StCSU 37.4%
- Dietenhofen, MCSU 39.5%
- Wassertrüdingen, StCSU 37.3%
- PetersaurachCSU 37.5%
- Ellingen, StCSU 41.3%
- BurgoberbachCSU 39.0%
- Lichtenau, MCSU 35.7%
- Sachsen b.AnsbachCSU 39.8%
- Pappenheim, StCSU 36.6%
- SchnelldorfCSU 36.4%
- AurachCSU 41.8%
- Wolframs-Eschenbach, StCSU 40.7%
- WeihenzellCSU 44.7%
- Merkendorf, StCSU 35.6%
- Lehrberg, MCSU 36.8%
- HaundorfCSU 38.6%
- Schopfloch, MCSU 37.6%
- Flachslanden, MCSU 38.5%
- Dürrwangen, MCSU 40.2%
- Muhr a.SeeCSU 33.0%
- Schillingsfürst, StCSU 33.5%
- Dentlein a.Forst, MCSU 36.8%
- Arberg, MCSU 44.6%
The 36 largest of 86 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.