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Germany 2021 federal election

Final results from Die Bundeswahlleiterin, read : SPD won 206 of 735 seats with 25.7% of the vote; 76.4% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 0.2 points on 2017.

Result

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
SPD206+5325.7+5.211,901,558
CDU152−4819.0−7.88,774,920
GRÜNE118+5114.7+5.86,814,408
FDP91+1111.4+0.75,291,013
AfD83−1110.4−2.24,809,233
CSU45−15.2−1.02,402,827
DIE LINKE39−304.9−4.32,255,864
FREIE WÄHLER002.4+1.41,125,667
Tierschutzpartei01.5673,669
dieBasis01.4630,153
Die PARTEI001.00.0460,431
Team Todenhöfer00.5211,854
The other parties and groups
PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
PIRATEN00.4169,587
Volt00.4164,300
ÖDP00.2112,129
HEIMAT (2021: NPD)00.164,360
SSW10.155,578
Verjüngungsforschung (2021: Gesundheitsforschung)00.148,496
Die Humanisten00.147,524
Bündnis C00.139,868
BP00.132,790
V-Partei³00.131,763
UNABHÄNGIGE00.022,736
MLPD00.017,820
du.00.017,738
Die Grauen00.017,304
DKP00.014,957
Tierschutzallianz00.013,672
LIEBE00.012,967
Wir Bürger (2021: LKR)00.011,328
LfK00.09,189
III. Weg00.07,832
Gartenpartei00.07,611
BÜRGERBEWEGUNG00.07,491
DiB00.07,184
MENSCHLICHE WELT00.03,786
BÜNDNIS2100.03,488
PdF00.03,228
SGP00.01,399
BüSo00.0665

± is the change against the Germany 2017 federal election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • SPD 11,901,558
  • CDU 8,774,920
  • GRÜNE 6,814,408
  • FDP 5,291,013
  • AfD 4,809,233
  • CSU 2,402,827
  • DIE LINKE 2,255,864
  • FREIE WÄHLER 1,125,667
  • Tierschutzpartei 673,669
  • dieBasis 630,153
  • Die PARTEI 460,431
  • Team Todenhöfer 211,854
  • PIRATEN 169,587
  • Volt 164,300
  • ÖDP 112,129
  • HEIMAT (2021: NPD) 64,360
  • SSW 55,578
  • Verjüngungsforschung (2021: Gesundheitsforschung) 48,496
  • Die Humanisten 47,524
  • Bündnis C 39,868
  • BP 32,790
  • V-Partei³ 31,763
  • UNABHÄNGIGE 22,736
  • MLPD 17,820
  • du. 17,738
  • Die Grauen 17,304
  • DKP 14,957
  • Tierschutzallianz 13,672
  • LIEBE 12,967
  • Wir Bürger (2021: LKR) 11,328
  • LfK 9,189
  • III. Weg 7,832
  • Gartenpartei 7,611
  • BÜRGERBEWEGUNG 7,491
  • DiB 7,184
  • MENSCHLICHE WELT 3,786
  • BÜNDNIS21 3,488
  • PdF 3,228
  • SGP 1,399
  • BüSo 665

Source: Die Bundeswahlleiterin, Wiesbaden, licence dl-de/by-2-0. Shown in our own layout, with shares rounded, by electionstracker.com.

Share of the vote

Turnout

76.4% of the 61,172,771 registered voters cast a ballot (46,707,343 ballots), up 0.2 points on 2017. 46,298,387 of them were valid votes. The highest turnout since 2005 in our data. How turnout is counted.

Votes and seats

  • SPD25.7% of votes28.0% of seats
  • CDU/CSU24.1% of votes26.8% of seats
  • GRÜNE14.7% of votes16.1% of seats
  • FDP11.4% of votes12.4% of seats
  • AfD10.4% of votes11.3% of seats
  • DIE LINKE4.9% of votes5.3% of seats
  • SSW0.1% of votes0.1% of seats
  • FREIE WÄHLER2.4% of votes0.0% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 3.7 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 5.8 by votes and 4.8 by seats; SPD led CDU/CSU by 1.6 points of the vote. How these are computed.

First votes (constituency candidates), by party

Final results, Die Bundeswahlleiterin, read 5 October 2026

Party%Votes
SPD26.412,184,096
CDU22.610,445,920
GRÜNE13.96,435,380
AfD10.24,699,926
FDP8.74,019,565
CSU6.02,788,048
DIE LINKE4.92,286,070
FREIE WÄHLER2.91,332,710
The other parties and groups
Party%Votes
dieBasis1.6732,620
Die PARTEI1.2540,170
Tierschutzpartei0.3160,865
ÖDP0.3152,542
Einzelbewerber/Wählergruppe0.2110,874
Volt0.277,594
PIRATEN0.160,548
BP0.136,748
SSW0.135,027
MLPD0.022,535
UNABHÄNGIGE0.013,421
Die Humanisten0.012,672
Wir Bürger (2021: LKR)0.011,005
V-Partei³0.010,644
Tierschutzallianz0.07,371
Bündnis C0.06,222
DKP0.05,446
Team Todenhöfer0.05,422
KlimalisteBW0.03,967
DiB0.02,609
Verjüngungsforschung (2021: Gesundheitsforschung)0.02,171
Gartenpartei0.02,095
Die Grauen0.01,962
du.0.01,890
FAMILIE0.01,817
BÜRGERBEWEGUNG0.01,556
HEIMAT (2021: NPD)0.01,090
Volksabstimmung0.01,086
Graue Panther0.0961
LIEBE0.0873
BüSo0.0811
MENSCHLICHE WELT0.0652
Votes by party
  • SPD 12,184,096
  • CDU 10,445,920
  • GRÜNE 6,435,380
  • AfD 4,699,926
  • FDP 4,019,565
  • CSU 2,788,048
  • DIE LINKE 2,286,070
  • FREIE WÄHLER 1,332,710
  • dieBasis 732,620
  • Die PARTEI 540,170
  • Tierschutzpartei 160,865
  • ÖDP 152,542
  • Einzelbewerber/Wählergruppe 110,874
  • Volt 77,594
  • PIRATEN 60,548
  • BP 36,748
  • SSW 35,027
  • MLPD 22,535
  • UNABHÄNGIGE 13,421
  • Die Humanisten 12,672
  • Wir Bürger (2021: LKR) 11,005
  • V-Partei³ 10,644
  • Tierschutzallianz 7,371
  • Bündnis C 6,222
  • DKP 5,446
  • Team Todenhöfer 5,422
  • KlimalisteBW 3,967
  • DiB 2,609
  • Verjüngungsforschung (2021: Gesundheitsforschung) 2,171
  • Gartenpartei 2,095
  • Die Grauen 1,962
  • du. 1,890
  • FAMILIE 1,817
  • BÜRGERBEWEGUNG 1,556
  • HEIMAT (2021: NPD) 1,090
  • Volksabstimmung 1,086
  • Graue Panther 961
  • LIEBE 873
  • BüSo 811
  • MENSCHLICHE WELT 652

5 smaller parties are not shown.

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