Constituency 261 Esslingen: the result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, the constituency seat in constituency 261 Esslingen went to CDU with 37.0% of the first votes, 20.8 points ahead of SPD (16.2%).
- Second votes: leadingCDU 32.5%
- Biggest move since 2021FDP −10.2 · AfD +8.7
- Turnout84.3% · 2021: 79.2%
- Voters139,386 of 165,367 eligible voters
- StateBaden-Württemberg
Second votes compared with 2021
Shares in percent, change from the 2021 federal election in points. Parties below one percent are grouped as Others.
- CDU32.5%+7.2
- AfD16.1%+8.7
- SPD15.5%-7.3
- Grüne15.0%-3.2
- Linke7.2%+4.1
- FDP5.7%-10.2
- BSW3.9%
- Freie Wähler1.4%-0.1
- Others2.9%-0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDUConstituency seat | 51,329 | 37.0% | 32.0% | +5.0 |
| SPD | 22,446 | 16.2% | 21.8% | -5.6 |
| AfD | 21,754 | 15.7% | 7.0% | +8.7 |
| Grüne | 21,500 | 15.5% | 18.4% | -2.9 |
| Linke | 9,177 | 6.6% | 2.7% | +3.9 |
| FDP | 6,021 | 4.3% | 12.2% | -7.9 |
| Freie Wähler | 3,479 | 2.5% | 2.2% | +0.3 |
| Volt | 1,798 | 1.3% | 0.4% | +0.9 |
| dieBasis | 1,104 | 0.8% | 1.7% | -0.9 |
Where constituency 261 lies in Baden-Württemberg
Constituency 261 in colour with the first-vote share of the constituency seat, the state's other constituencies in grey. Tap to open a constituency.
The 15 municipalities in constituency 261
Sorted by number of voters, each with its own second-vote result. Districts: Esslingen.
- Esslingen am NeckarCDU 29.2%
- OstfildernCDU 32.6%
- Wendlingen am NeckarCDU 31.6%
- Neuhausen auf den FildernCDU 38.5%
- PlochingenCDU 29.6%
- Wernau (Neckar)CDU 36.1%
- DenkendorfCDU 36.3%
- KöngenCDU 37.2%
- AichwaldCDU 37.8%
- Reichenbach an der FilsCDU 33.0%
- DeizisauCDU 35.1%
- BaltmannsweilerCDU 33.2%
- AltbachCDU 32.8%
- HochdorfCDU 36.4%
- LichtenwaldCDU 36.9%
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.