How did the people from Dresden vote in the federal election in 2021?
The results from the state capital of the Free State of Saxony at a glance.
Dresden - With the Saxon state government, seat of the state parliament and numerous state authorities, the city on the Elbe forms the political heart of the Free State in eastern Germany.
Of the 468,100 voters in the two constituencies who were called for the 2017 federal election, 78.6 or 79.3% cast their votes.
Around 604,100 people currently live in the Dresden constituencies with a total area of almost 500 km².
Of these, an average of 461 per 1,000 inhabitants work in an employment relationship that is subject to social insurance contributions.
Here, the services sector makes up the largest labor sector, followed by trade, hospitality and transport.
The unemployment rate in this election year is around 6.6%.
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Federal election 2021: These are the results from the city of Dresden
Further data and figures from the 2021 federal election can be found on our interactive map with all the results for constituencies and municipalities.
Dresden: These were the results of the 2017 federal election
Results for the constituency of Dresden I (2017):
Political party |
CDU |
SPD |
GREEN |
FDP |
THE LEFT |
AfD |
Others |
First vote |
24.6% |
13.2% |
6.5% |
7.5% |
21.0% |
22.4% |
4.8% |
Second vote |
24.4% |
10.6% |
7.7% |
10.3% |
17.1% |
23.1% |
6.8% |
(All data from bundeswahlleiter.de)
Gottfried Andreas Lämmel (CDU) prevailed in the Dresden I constituency with 24.6 percent of the first votes.
Results for the constituency Dresden II - Bautzen II (2017):
Political party |
CDU |
SPD |
GREEN |
FDP |
THE LEFT |
AfD |
Others |
First vote |
25.5% |
11.1% |
8.6% |
7.0% |
17.5% |
22.3% |
7.9% |
Second vote |
23.1% |
9.7% |
9.0% |
9.6% |
17.3% |
23.3% |
8.1% |
(All data from bundeswahlleiter.de)
With 25.5 percent of the first votes, Arnold Vaatz (CDU) prevailed in the constituency of Dresden II - Bautzen II.
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.
