Constituency 32 Cloppenburg – Vechta: the result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, the constituency seat in constituency 32 Cloppenburg – Vechta went to CDU with 45.8% of the first votes, 25.2 points ahead of AfD (20.6%).
- Second votes: leadingCDU 39.5%
- Biggest move since 2021AfD +12.8 · SPD −9.0
- Turnout83.2% · 2021: 73.5%
- Voters187,176 of 225,099 eligible voters
- StateLower 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.
- CDU39.5%+1.0
- AfD20.6%+12.8
- SPD15.6%-9.0
- Grüne7.1%-4.0
- Linke6.2%+4.0
- FDP4.5%-7.6
- BSW3.3%
- Freie Wähler0.9%+0.4
- Others2.1%+0.1
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 | 85,241 | 45.8% | 49.1% | -3.3 |
| AfD | 38,364 | 20.6% | 7.8% | +12.8 |
| SPD | 32,516 | 17.5% | 20.7% | -3.2 |
| Grüne | 11,281 | 6.1% | 10.6% | -4.5 |
| Linke | 9,485 | 5.1% | 2.2% | +2.9 |
| FDP | 6,135 | 3.3% | 8.8% | -5.5 |
| Freie Wähler | 2,955 | 1.6% | – | – |
Where constituency 32 lies in Lower Saxony
Constituency 32 in colour with the first-vote share of the constituency seat, the state's other constituencies in grey. Tap to open a constituency.
The 23 municipalities in constituency 32
Sorted by number of voters, each with its own second-vote result. Districts: Vechta, Cloppenburg.
- VechtaCDU 37.1%
- CloppenburgCDU 31.9%
- Lohne (Oldenburg)CDU 41.7%
- FriesoytheCDU 38.3%
- DammeCDU 45.1%
- LöningenCDU 42.5%
- BarßelCDU 28.9%
- GarrelCDU 42.8%
- SaterlandCDU 33.2%
- DinklageCDU 40.5%
- EmstekCDU 40.7%
- VisbekCDU 48.4%
- GoldenstedtCDU 39.3%
- Steinfeld (Oldenburg)CDU 45.2%
- Neuenkirchen-VördenCDU 38.3%
- MolbergenCDU 38.1%
- BöselCDU 39.2%
- Essen (Oldenburg)CDU 41.5%
- LastrupCDU 46.9%
- HoldorfCDU 38.5%
- Cappeln (Oldenburg)CDU 38.8%
- BakumCDU 52.4%
- Lindern (Oldenburg)CDU 48.8%
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.