Social Democratic Party of Germany
As of , Social Democratic Party of Germany's latest result in our data is 16.4% of the vote and 120 seats in the Germany 2025 federal election; its highest share in our data, since 1949, came in 1972, with 45.8% of the vote.
- Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands
- Germany
- 30 elections in our data, 1949 to 2025
Share of the vote
Every result
| Election | Share % | Seats |
|---|---|---|
| Germany 2025 federal election | 16.4 | 120 of 630 |
| Germany 2021 federal election | 25.7 | 206 of 735 |
| Germany 2017 federal election | 20.5 | 153 of 709 |
| Germany 2013 federal election | 25.7 | 193 of 631 |
| Germany 2009 federal election | 23.0 | 146 of 622 |
| Germany 2005 federal election | 34.2 | 222 of 614 |
| Germany 2002 federal election | 38.5 | 251 of 603 |
| Germany 1998 federal election | 40.9 | 298 of 669 |
| Germany 1994 federal election | 36.4 | 252 of 672 |
| Germany 1990 federal election | 33.5 | 239 of 662 |
| Germany 1987 federal election | 37.2 | 186 of 497 |
| Germany 1983 federal election | 38.2 | 193 of 498 |
| Germany 1980 federal election | 42.9 | 218 of 497 |
| Germany 1976 federal election | 42.6 | 214 of 496 |
| Germany 1972 federal election | 45.8 | 230 of 496 |
| Germany 1969 federal election | 42.7 | 224 of 496 |
| Germany 1965 federal election | 39.3 | 202 of 496 |
| Germany 1961 federal election | 36.2 | 190 of 499 |
| Germany 1957 federal election | 31.8 | 169 of 497 |
| Germany 1953 federal election | 28.8 | 151 of 487 |
| Germany 1949 federal election | 29.2 | 131 of 402 |
European Parliament
Other parties in Germany
- Christian Democratic Union of Germany
- Alternative for Germany
- Alliance 90/The Greens
- PDS / The Left
- Christian Social Union in Bavaria
- Free Democratic Party
- Free Voters
- Animal Protection Party
- Die PARTEI
- Grassroots Democratic Party of Germany
- South Schleswig Voter League
- Family Party of Germany
- Pirate Party Germany
- National Democratic Party
- The Republicans
- German People's Union
- German Peace Union
- All-German Bloc/League of Expellees and Deprived of Rights
- German Party
- Deutsche Reichspartei
Sources and licence
Sources and licence
- ParlGov 2024 Release (Döring and Manow), Harvard Dataverse (source). Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal
- Party Facts, Version 2023 (Bederke, Döring and Regel), Harvard Dataverse (source). Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal
- Die Bundeswahlleiterin, Wiesbaden (source). Licence: Data licence Germany, attribution, version 2.0
- Die Bundeswahlleiterin, Wiesbaden; Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) (source). Licence: Data licence Germany, attribution, version 2.0
- Wikidata, party colours (P465) (source). Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal
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