Constituency 297 Saarlouis: the result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, the constituency seat in constituency 297 Saarlouis went to CDU with 31.8% of the first votes, 3.5 points ahead of SPD (28.3%).
- Second votes: leading
- CDU 28.3%
- Biggest move since 2021
- SPD −15.1 · AfD +11.7
- Turnout
- 83.1% · 2021: 78.3%
- Voters
- 164,765 of 198,307 eligible voters
- State
- Saarland
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 30.6%, a margin of 6.1 points over SPD. The constituency would switch from CDU to AfD.
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 | 51,704 | 31.8% | 28.0% | +3.8 |
| SPD | 46,008 | 28.3% | 36.7% | -8.4 |
| AfD | 35,621 | 21.9% | 9.7% | +12.2 |
| Linke | 10,903 | 6.7% | 5.4% | +1.3 |
| Grüne | 7,726 | 4.8% | 4.7% | +0.1 |
| FDP | 5,260 | 3.2% | 8.2% | -5.0 |
| Freie Wähler | 5,170 | 3.2% | 2.8% | +0.4 |
Candidates and members for this constituency
People with a 2025 candidacy or a mandate for this constituency, with their first-vote share.
Where constituency 297 lies in Saarland
Constituency 297 in colour with the first-vote share of the constituency seat, the state's other constituencies in grey. Tap to open a constituency.
The 18 municipalities in constituency 297
Sorted by number of voters, each with its own second-vote result. Districts: Saarlouis, Merzig-Wadern.
- SaarlouisCDU 28.1%
- MerzigCDU 27.6%
- SchwalbachCDU 28.6%
- WadgassenCDU 26.8%
- WadernCDU 30.4%
- Losheim am SeeCDU 30.9%
- Dillingen/ SaarCDU 25.3%
- BeckingenCDU 26.8%
- Rehlingen-SiersburgCDU 28.2%
- SaarwellingenCDU 29.8%
- ÜberherrnCDU 27.6%
- MettlachCDU 29.9%
- NalbachCDU 28.0%
- WallerfangenCDU 27.1%
- WeiskirchenCDU 28.5%
- BousCDU 25.1%
- EnsdorfCDU 25.8%
- PerlCDU 36.4%
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.