Constituency 272 Karlsruhe-Land: the result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, the constituency seat in constituency 272 Karlsruhe-Land went to CDU with 39.2% of the first votes, 20.7 points ahead of AfD (18.5%).
- Second votes: leading
- CDU 33.1%
- Biggest move since 2021
- AfD +9.5 · FDP −9.3
- Turnout
- 85.0% · 2021: 80.3%
- Voters
- 176,259 of 207,276 eligible voters
- State
- Baden-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.
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: CDU ahead with 28.4%, a margin of 2.8 points over AfD. CDU would hold the constituency. The margin lies within the usual polling error, the constituency is close.
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 | 68,439 | 39.2% | 30.4% | +8.8 |
| AfD | 32,293 | 18.5% | 9.0% | +9.5 |
| SPD | 26,153 | 15.0% | 22.8% | -7.8 |
| Grüne | 22,739 | 13.0% | 16.7% | -3.7 |
| Linke | 8,839 | 5.1% | 2.4% | +2.7 |
| FDP | 7,330 | 4.2% | 11.5% | -7.3 |
| Freie Wähler | 4,589 | 2.6% | 2.6% | ±0 |
| Volt | 2,311 | 1.3% | – | – |
| Die PARTEI | 2,084 | 1.2% | 1.5% | -0.3 |
Candidates and members for this constituency
People with a 2025 candidacy or a mandate for this constituency, with their first-vote share.
Where constituency 272 lies in Baden-Württemberg
Constituency 272 in colour with the first-vote share of the constituency seat, the state's other constituencies in grey. Tap to open a constituency.
The 21 municipalities in constituency 272
Sorted by number of voters, each with its own second-vote result. Districts: Karlsruhe.
- EttlingenCDU 34.1%
- BrettenCDU 32.7%
- StutenseeCDU 31.5%
- RheinstettenCDU 33.3%
- PfinztalCDU 32.2%
- Eggenstein-LeopoldshafenCDU 33.1%
- KarlsbadCDU 32.8%
- MalschCDU 33.9%
- KraichtalCDU 33.0%
- WaldbronnCDU 36.8%
- Linkenheim-HochstettenCDU 32.3%
- Graben-NeudorfCDU 32.2%
- Weingarten (Baden)CDU 32.3%
- OberderdingenCDU 32.0%
- WalzbachtalCDU 32.8%
- DettenheimCDU 33.6%
- MarxzellCDU 40.9%
- SulzfeldCDU 31.8%
- GondelsheimCDU 29.2%
- KürnbachCDU 29.4%
- ZaisenhausenCDU 33.6%
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.