How did the people from Cologne vote in the federal election in 2021?
The results from the congress and trade fair city at a glance.
Cologne - The Karnelval stronghold has three constituencies for the federal election, which show similar data in terms of area and population.
Around 951,800 people live in the constituencies around the world-famous Cologne Cathedral.
In 2017, around 637,200 people entitled to vote were called to vote on a total area of 351.8 km².
The turnout for constituencies I, II and III was 74%, 82.2% and 72.6%, respectively.
The employment density in Cologne is typically high for metropolitan areas with 532.8 jobs subject to social insurance contributions per 1,000 inhabitants.
The unemployment rate is given as 9.8%.
The largest proportion of employees in the cathedral city are the public and private service providers.
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Federal election 2021: These are the results from the city of Cologne
Further data and figures from the 2021 federal election can be found on our interactive map with all the results for constituencies and municipalities.
Cologne: These were the results of the 2017 federal election
Results for the constituency Cologne I (2017):
Political party |
CDU |
SPD |
GREEN |
FDP |
THE LEFT |
AfD |
Others |
First vote |
31.6% |
31.0% |
9.8% |
7.7% |
8.6% |
8.6% |
2.7% |
Second vote |
26.4% |
24.3% |
11.4% |
13.0% |
11.0% |
8.9% |
5.0% |
(All data from bundeswahlleiter.de)
With 31.6 percent of the first votes, Karsten Möhring (CDU) prevailed in the Cologne I constituency.
Results for the constituency of Cologne II (2017):
Political party |
CDU |
SPD |
GREEN |
FDP |
THE LEFT |
AfD |
Others |
First vote |
34.9% |
26.9% |
14.6% |
9.1% |
8.0% |
4.6% |
2.0% |
Second vote |
28.5% |
19.5% |
15.5% |
17.1% |
10.7% |
5.1% |
3.5% |
(All data from bundeswahlleiter.de)
With 34.9 percent of the first votes, Prof. Dr.
Heribert Hirte (CDU) in the Cologne II constituency.
Results for the constituency of Cologne III (2017):
Political party |
CDU |
SPD |
GREEN |
FDP |
THE LEFT |
AfD |
Others |
First vote |
27.6% |
32.3% |
13.2% |
7.1% |
9.7% |
7.5% |
2.6% |
Second vote |
24.4% |
24.6% |
14.0% |
11.3% |
12.8% |
7.8% |
5.0% |
(All data from bundeswahlleiter.de)
With 32.3 percent of the first votes, Dr.
Rolf Mützenich (SPD) in the Cologne III constituency.
All results of the federal election 2021
On Merkur.de you will find a detailed overview of all results of the federal election 2021 with gains, losses and the new distribution of seats in parliament.
We also offer you all available data on the counting status on election day at the level of the constituencies, cities and municipalities.