Constituency 35 Rotenburg I – Heidekreis: the result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, the constituency seat in constituency 35 Rotenburg I – Heidekreis went to SPD with 42.1% of the first votes, 14.8 points ahead of CDU (27.3%).
- Second votes: leading
- CDU 28.1%
- Biggest move since 2021
- AfD +11.8 · SPD −10.0
- Turnout
- 82.9% · 2021: 74.1%
- Voters
- 139,371 of 168,109 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: SPD ahead with 37.7%, a margin of 9.9 points over AfD. SPD 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPDConstituency seat | 58,183 | 42.1% | 47.6% | -5.5 |
| CDU | 37,774 | 27.3% | 26.4% | +0.9 |
| AfD | 26,671 | 19.3% | 7.4% | +11.9 |
| Grüne | 7,411 | 5.4% | 8.1% | -2.7 |
| FDP | 3,260 | 2.4% | 5.9% | -3.5 |
| Freie Wähler | 2,923 | 2.1% | 2.2% | -0.1 |
| Volt | 2,036 | 1.5% | – | – |
Candidates and members for this constituency
People with a 2025 candidacy or a mandate for this constituency, with their first-vote share.
Where constituency 35 lies in Lower Saxony
Constituency 35 in colour with the first-vote share of the constituency seat, the state's other constituencies in grey. Tap to open a constituency.
The 44 municipalities in constituency 35
Sorted by number of voters, each with its own second-vote result. Districts: Heidekreis, Rotenburg (Wümme).
- WalsrodeSPD 28.2%
- Rotenburg (Wümme)CDU 24.9%
- SoltauCDU 26.6%
- SchneverdingenCDU 28.5%
- MunsterCDU 28.4%
- ScheeßelCDU 33.8%
- Bad FallingbostelSPD 28.5%
- VisselhövedeCDU 29.7%
- BispingenCDU 33.6%
- NeuenkirchenCDU 34.2%
- SottrumCDU 26.6%
- SchwarmstedtAfD 24.9%
- WietzendorfCDU 31.0%
- FintelCDU 27.8%
- LindwedelAfD 29.4%
- HodenhagenSPD 27.8%
- BothelCDU 27.1%
- LauenbrückCDU 27.7%
- AhausenCDU 32.2%
- Buchholz (Aller)AfD 29.0%
- Rethem (Aller)CDU 31.4%
- ReeßumCDU 33.1%
- Ahlden (Aller), FleckenCDU 25.4%
- HemslingenCDU 29.2%
- BrockelCDU 29.0%
- HorstedtCDU 30.9%
- KirchwalsedeCDU 34.2%
- HellwegeCDU 31.0%
- GiltenCDU 29.0%
- BötersenCDU 32.6%
- HemsbündeCDU 27.9%
- EsselCDU 26.0%
- HassendorfCDU 25.0%
- BöhmeCDU 25.4%
- HelvesiekCDU 39.1%
- WesterwalsedeCDU 38.6%
The 36 largest of 44 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.