Constituency 72 Burgenland – Saalekreis: the result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, the constituency seat in constituency 72 Burgenland – Saalekreis went to AfD with 44.4% of the first votes, 20.2 points ahead of CDU (24.2%).
- Second votes: leadingAfD 42.3%
- Biggest move since 2021AfD +17.6 · SPD −13.9
- Turnout77.3% · 2021: 67.8%
- Voters157,343 of 203,597 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.
- AfD42.3%+17.6
- CDU18.8%-2.4
- BSW11.6%
- SPD9.1%-13.9
- Linke8.7%+0.1
- FDP3.3%-6.9
- Grüne2.9%-1.3
- Freie Wähler1.5%+0.2
- Others1.8%+0.8
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 | 69,074 | 44.4% | 25.7% | +18.7 |
| CDU | 37,721 | 24.2% | 25.9% | -1.7 |
| Linke | 17,034 | 10.9% | 10.0% | +0.9 |
| SPD | 15,653 | 10.1% | 22.2% | -12.1 |
| Freie Wähler | 6,315 | 4.1% | 0.4% | +3.7 |
| FDP | 4,612 | 3.0% | 9.3% | -6.3 |
| Grüne | 3,752 | 2.4% | 3.5% | -1.1 |
Where constituency 72 lies in Saxony-Anhalt
Constituency 72 in colour with the first-vote share of the constituency seat, the state's other constituencies in grey. Tap to open a constituency.
The 38 municipalities in constituency 72
Sorted by number of voters, each with its own second-vote result. Districts: Burgenlandkreis, Saalekreis.
- WeißenfelsAfD 42.2%
- Naumburg (Saale)AfD 37.0%
- MerseburgAfD 39.7%
- ZeitzAfD 43.7%
- LeunaAfD 42.8%
- SchkopauAfD 39.8%
- Bad Dürrenberg, SolestadtAfD 42.0%
- BraunsbedraAfD 44.4%
- HohenmölsenAfD 43.9%
- LützenAfD 45.4%
- ElsteraueAfD 45.7%
- TeuchernAfD 50.8%
- Freyburg (Unstrut)AfD 38.9%
- Nebra (Unstrut)AfD 48.5%
- Laucha an der UnstrutAfD 43.6%
- Bad BibraAfD 40.6%
- KretzschauAfD 49.0%
- OsterfeldAfD 42.6%
- EckartsbergaAfD 49.3%
- DroyßigAfD 39.8%
- GutenbornAfD 45.1%
- WetterzeubeAfD 46.7%
- An der PoststraßeAfD 48.2%
- MertendorfAfD 45.8%
- KaiserpfalzAfD 44.8%
- KarsdorfAfD 39.2%
- GleinaAfD 37.6%
- FinneAfD 45.3%
- BalgstädtAfD 47.2%
- FinnelandAfD 39.3%
- SchönburgAfD 43.8%
- GoseckAfD 40.7%
- Lanitz-Hassel-TalAfD 43.3%
- Molauer LandAfD 43.5%
- MeinewehAfD 47.5%
- SchnaudertalAfD 58.0%
The 36 largest of 38 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.