Constituency 279 Pforzheim: the result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, the constituency seat in constituency 279 Pforzheim went to CDU with 37.1% of the first votes, 10.2 points ahead of AfD (26.9%).
- Second votes: leadingCDU 30.5%
- Biggest move since 2021AfD +11.9 · FDP −10.1
- Turnout81.8% · 2021: 75.5%
- Voters174,321 of 212,982 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.
- CDU30.5%+6.3
- AfD25.4%+11.9
- SPD13.2%-7.9
- Grüne10.5%-2.5
- FDP6.2%-10.1
- Linke5.4%+2.7
- BSW4.4%
- Tierschutzpartei1.2%-0.8
- Freie Wähler1.1%-0.7
- Others2.1%-1.4
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 | 63,762 | 37.1% | 28.5% | +8.6 |
| AfD | 46,265 | 26.9% | 14.1% | +12.8 |
| SPD | 36,222 | 21.1% | 20.9% | +0.2 |
| Linke | 11,023 | 6.4% | 2.3% | +4.1 |
| FDP | 9,382 | 5.5% | 12.7% | -7.2 |
| Volt | 5,378 | 3.1% | – | – |
Where constituency 279 lies in Baden-Württemberg
Constituency 279 in colour with the first-vote share of the constituency seat, the state's other constituencies in grey. Tap to open a constituency.
The 29 municipalities in constituency 279
- PforzheimAfD 29.3%
- MühlackerCDU 29.3%
- RemchingenCDU 33.9%
- StraubenhardtCDU 32.5%
- Niefern-ÖschelbronnCDU 30.9%
- Königsbach-SteinCDU 32.0%
- BirkenfeldCDU 31.5%
- KelternCDU 33.0%
- KnittlingenCDU 28.9%
- IllingenCDU 32.9%
- NeuenbürgCDU 29.9%
- WiernsheimCDU 33.4%
- NeulingenCDU 31.3%
- KämpfelbachCDU 33.6%
- MaulbronnCDU 29.0%
- TiefenbronnCDU 39.3%
- NeuhausenCDU 33.6%
- IspringenCDU 29.2%
- HeimsheimCDU 35.7%
- ÖtisheimCDU 31.4%
- EisingenCDU 31.2%
- EngelsbrandCDU 33.8%
- FriolzheimCDU 36.2%
- Ölbronn-DürrnCDU 31.4%
- WurmbergCDU 34.2%
- KieselbronnCDU 32.0%
- MönsheimCDU 36.8%
- WimsheimCDU 35.8%
- SternenfelsCDU 27.2%
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.