Bundestag election 2025: Fulda chooses CDU again to the stronghold!
Bundestag election 2025: Fulda chooses CDU again to the stronghold!
On February 26, 2025, the Bundestag election took place in the Fulda constituency, which is considered a stronghold of the CDU in Hesse. This constituency, with number 173, includes the district of Fulda and parts of the Vogelsberg, including cities and municipalities such as Freiensteinau, Grebenau, Herbstein and Lauterbach. A total of around 270,500 people live in the region on an area of 2,130.2 km².
The turnout was 84.7%, which is an increase of 6.3 percentage points compared to the last election. This high mobilization of the voters is also reflected in the results that were determined in the 485 electoral districts.
Erresults of the second and first votes
The CDU achieved 37.57% in the second votes and thus recorded an increase of 6.5 percentage points. The AfD came second with 23.58%, which reached an increase of 10.3 points. The SPD, on the other hand, had to accept a loss of 9.6 points and came to 12.84%. The results look as follows:| party
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| CDU | 37.57% |
| afd | 23.58% |
| SPD | 12.84% |
| Greens | 7.60% |
| FDP | 4.90% |
| left | 5.23% |
| bsw | 3.59% |
| other | 4.68% |
In the first votes, CDU candidate Michael Brand was able to prevail with 43.25%, followed by Pierre Lamely from the AfD, who received 22.93%. The exact first votes are:
| candidate | first votes (%) |
|---|---|
| Michael Brand (CDU) | 43.25% |
| pierre lamely (AfD) | 22.93% |
| Christine Fischer (SPD) | 13.65% |
| Marie-Louise Pulse (Greens) | 6.61% |
| steven Lorenz (left) | 4.18% |
| Philipp Kratzer (FDP) | 3.44% |
| Wilhelm Hartmann (Free Voters) | 3.52% |
| Justin Auth (volt) | 1.10% |
| Michael Heilmann (Bündnis Germany) | 0.42% |
socio -demographic data and voting right reform
The Fulda constituency has some special demographic features. The inhabitant density is 127 inhabitants per km², which is below the nationwide average of 233. The net income per capita is € 23,956 per year, also slightly below the nationwide average of € 24,415. The proportion of over 60 year olds is 30.6% and is therefore higher than the national average of 29.9%.
Another important aspect of the 2025 Bundestag election is the reform of the right to vote, which provides for a limitation of the number of members to 630. These changes also affect the distribution of seats in the Bundestag, which is now based on the second votes, without overhang mandates. These new regulations could have a long -lasting influence on the political landscape of the country.
The Bundestag election 2025 in the Fulda constituency clearly shows how the voters can change. Despite the challenges, the CDU remains the leading party, while the AfD is very advanced.
For further information on the specific results of the Bundestag election 2025, we refer to the reporting of Fuldaer Zeitung and Die Zeit , as well as the comprehensive analyzes of Hessenschau .
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