Constituency 281 Freiburg: the result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, the constituency seat in constituency 281 Freiburg went to Grüne with 32.5% of the first votes, 8 points ahead of CDU (24.5%).
- Second votes: leading
- Grüne 26.6%
- Biggest move since 2021
- Linke +7.0 · FDP −6.4
- Turnout
- 85.9% · 2021: 80.7%
- Voters
- 196,067 of 228,338 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: Grüne ahead with 40.2%, a margin of 23.9 points over CDU. Grüne would hold the constituency.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GrüneConstituency seat | 63,281 | 32.5% | 28.8% | +3.7 |
| CDU | 47,806 | 24.5% | 20.6% | +3.9 |
| SPD | 30,486 | 15.7% | 26.3% | -10.6 |
| AfD | 20,008 | 10.3% | 4.5% | +5.8 |
| Linke | 19,518 | 10.0% | 5.3% | +4.7 |
| FDP | 5,541 | 2.8% | 7.7% | -4.9 |
| Volt | 3,469 | 1.8% | 0.6% | +1.2 |
| Freie Wähler | 2,574 | 1.3% | 1.5% | -0.2 |
| Die PARTEI | 1,842 | 0.9% | 1.5% | -0.6 |
| MLPD | 238 | 0.1% | 0.1% | ±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 281 lies in Baden-Württemberg
Constituency 281 in colour with the first-vote share of the constituency seat, the state's other constituencies in grey. Tap to open a constituency.
The 20 municipalities in constituency 281
Sorted by number of voters, each with its own second-vote result. Districts: Freiburg im Breisgau, Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald.
- Freiburg im BreisgauGrüne 30.2%
- Breisach am RheinCDU 30.3%
- MarchCDU 31.4%
- EhrenkirchenCDU 34.2%
- SchallstadtCDU 30.5%
- IhringenCDU 33.4%
- Vogtsburg im KaiserstuhlCDU 40.9%
- MerzhausenGrüne 33.2%
- UmkirchCDU 27.5%
- BötzingenCDU 36.8%
- Eichstetten am KaiserstuhlCDU 32.2%
- EbringenCDU 32.6%
- GottenheimCDU 33.8%
- MerdingenCDU 40.5%
- PfaffenweilerCDU 37.0%
- BollschweilCDU 31.2%
- AuGrüne 31.6%
- WittnauCDU 34.5%
- SöldenCDU 33.1%
- HorbenCDU 34.3%
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.