Constituency 68 Harz: the result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, the constituency seat in constituency 68 Harz went to AfD with 39.0% of the first votes, 15.5 points ahead of CDU (23.5%).
- Second votes: leadingAfD 37.0%
- Biggest move since 2021AfD +18.9 · SPD −15.7
- Turnout76.9% · 2021: 66.6%
- Voters154,033 of 200,219 eligible voters
- StateSaxony-Anhalt
Second votes compared with 2021
Shares in percent, change from the 2021 federal election in points. Parties below one percent are grouped as Others.
- AfD37.0%+18.9
- CDU19.6%-2.7
- BSW11.8%
- SPD11.5%-15.7
- Linke10.1%+0.8
- Grüne3.8%-1.7
- FDP2.7%-6.4
- Freie Wähler1.4%-0.7
- Die PARTEI1.0%
- Others1.1%+0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AfDConstituency seat | 59,302 | 39.0% | 18.2% | +20.8 |
| CDU | 35,708 | 23.5% | 27.7% | -4.2 |
| SPD | 21,243 | 14.0% | 25.4% | -11.4 |
| Linke | 18,076 | 11.9% | 10.5% | +1.4 |
| Grüne | 4,958 | 3.3% | 4.6% | -1.3 |
| Freie Wähler | 4,379 | 2.9% | 3.6% | -0.7 |
| FDP | 3,405 | 2.2% | 7.4% | -5.2 |
| BD | 2,618 | 1.7% | – | – |
| Die PARTEI | 2,332 | 1.5% | – | – |
Where constituency 68 lies in Saxony-Anhalt
Constituency 68 in colour with the first-vote share of the constituency seat, the state's other constituencies in grey. Tap to open a constituency.
The 22 municipalities in constituency 68
Sorted by number of voters, each with its own second-vote result. Districts: Harz, Salzlandkreis.
- HalberstadtAfD 37.0%
- WernigerodeAfD 29.2%
- AscherslebenAfD 39.7%
- Quedlinburg, WelterbestadtAfD 34.0%
- Blankenburg (Harz)AfD 37.6%
- ThaleAfD 38.9%
- OsterwieckAfD 38.7%
- Oberharz am BrockenAfD 40.2%
- Ilsenburg (Harz)AfD 29.0%
- BallenstedtAfD 38.5%
- NordharzAfD 37.8%
- HarzgerodeAfD 40.0%
- SeelandAfD 43.1%
- HuyAfD 40.9%
- Falkenstein/HarzAfD 41.0%
- WegelebenAfD 39.3%
- SchwanebeckAfD 51.5%
- Harsleben / HarschleweAfD 42.4%
- DitfurtAfD 43.8%
- Selke-AueAfD 43.6%
- HederslebenAfD 49.1%
- Groß QuenstedtAfD 39.9%
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.