German Election Results 2025 and Voter Demographics
On February 23, 2025, the German election saw a record-breaking voter turnout of 82.5%, the highest since reunification in 1990. The conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) led by Friedrich Merz, along with its sister party Christian Social Union (CSU), won the election with 28.6% of the vote.
The conservative CDU, under Friedrich Merz’s leadership, secured victory in Germany’s 2025 election. Here’s a visual breakdown of the results.
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) came in second with 20.8%, nearly doubling its voter share from the previous election. The Social Democrats (SPD) and the Greens secured 16.4% and 11.6% of the votes, respectively. The Free Democratic Party (FDP) failed to pass the 5% threshold to enter the Bundestag.
The AfD saw significant gains, particularly in East Germany, while the SPD recorded its worst result in over a century (-9.3%). The Left Party made a surprising comeback, appealing to young voters through a popular social media campaign. The final official results will be announced by the Federal Electoral Committee on March 14, 2025.