Constituency 29 Cuxhaven – Stade II: the result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, the constituency seat in constituency 29 Cuxhaven – Stade II went to CDU with 32.7% of the first votes, 2.2 points ahead of SPD (30.5%).
- Second votes: leading
- CDU 29.8%
- Biggest move since 2021
- AfD +12.1 · SPD −11.0
- Turnout
- 82.9% · 2021: 74.6%
- Voters
- 155,165 of 187,074 eligible voters
- State
- Lower Saxony
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: AfD ahead with 27.9%, a margin of 1.2 points over SPD. The constituency would switch from CDU to AfD. 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 | 50,395 | 32.7% | 30.1% | +2.6 |
| SPD | 46,915 | 30.5% | 36.8% | -6.3 |
| AfD | 30,471 | 19.8% | 7.3% | +12.5 |
| Grüne | 11,029 | 7.2% | 11.0% | -3.8 |
| Linke | 7,968 | 5.2% | 1.9% | +3.3 |
| FDP | 4,167 | 2.7% | 6.9% | -4.2 |
| Freie Wähler | 3,087 | 2.0% | 1.5% | +0.5 |
Candidates and members for this constituency
People with a 2025 candidacy or a mandate for this constituency, with their first-vote share.
Where constituency 29 lies in Lower Saxony
Constituency 29 in colour with the first-vote share of the constituency seat, the state's other constituencies in grey. Tap to open a constituency.
The 45 municipalities in constituency 29
- CuxhavenCDU 28.0%
- GeestlandCDU 31.8%
- Wurster NordseeküsteCDU 27.3%
- LoxstedtCDU 27.2%
- SchiffdorfCDU 29.2%
- BeverstedtCDU 27.9%
- Hagen im BremischenCDU 29.5%
- DrochtersenCDU 31.9%
- OtterndorfCDU 28.0%
- HemmoorAfD 28.8%
- HimmelpfortenCDU 27.4%
- CadenbergeCDU 27.2%
- WischhafenCDU 30.9%
- WingstCDU 33.0%
- HechthausenAfD 27.9%
- LamstedtCDU 37.3%
- HammahAfD 31.3%
- OldendorfAfD 28.0%
- WannaCDU 32.0%
- Freiburg (Elbe), FleckenCDU 32.0%
- HeinbockelCDU 34.0%
- OstenCDU 31.4%
- EstorfCDU 34.8%
- NeuenkirchenSPD 29.0%
- IhlienworthCDU 28.5%
- OederquartCDU 34.6%
- OberndorfSPD 26.5%
- BaljeSPD 28.9%
- DüdenbüttelCDU 34.9%
- BurwegCDU 33.9%
- Neuhaus (Oste), FleckenSPD 26.4%
- NordledaCDU 30.3%
- HollnsethCDU 42.8%
- BülkauCDU 42.9%
- SteinauCDU 46.2%
- BelumCDU 27.2%
The 36 largest of 45 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.