Germany elected a new Bundestag on September 26, 2021, it is the 20th general election and the ninth since reunification. We have broken down the results of the vote in the 299 constituencies. In this text you will find the election results for constituency 182, constituency Frankfurt am Main I in the state of Hesse.

The most important decision at constituency level is which party is allowed to send the direct candidate to the Bundestag. While the CDU was able to prevail in the last election in 2017, the direct mandate this year in the constituency of Frankfurt am Main I goes to the SPD. Your direct candidate Armand Zorn received 29 percent of the first votes and will move into the next legislative period for the constituency in the Bundestag.

The following candidates from the last parties in the Bundestag are also represented:

• Axel Kaufmann (CDU)
• Patrick Rüdiger Schenk (AfD)

Note: This text was generated automatically, you can find details about this below. For the sake of clarity, we only list the direct candidates of the six parties represented as parliamentary groups in the Bundestag. However, it is very likely that there are still other candidates for election in your constituency. This Find YOU under other on your ballot paper and on the website of the Federal Returning Officer.

The first vote results of the individual candidates of the major parties as well as the cumulative result of all other parties for the Federal Parliament election 2021 and their development compared to the Federal Parliament election 2017 can be found in the following paragraph.

• CDU: 21.7 percent, 31,163 votes – This means that the CDU’s first vote result in the constituency is 8.8 percent worse than in the 2017 federal election compared to the 2017 federal election. At that time, the Christian Democrats received 30.5 percent of all valid first votes.
• SPD: 29 percent, 41,604 votes – This enabled the SPD to increase its first vote result in the constituency by 1.9 percent compared to the 2017 federal election. At that time, the Social Democrats got 27.1 percent of all valid first votes.
• AfD: 5.5 percent, 7,909 votes – This means that the AfD’s first vote result in the constituency is 3.5 percent worse than in the 2017 Bundestag election than in the 2017 Bundestag election. At that time, the “Alternative for Germany” received nine percent of all valid first votes.
• FDP: 11.4 percent, 16,369 votes – This enabled the FDP to increase its first vote result in the constituency by 2.2 percent compared to the 2017 federal election. At that time, the Free Liberals received 9.2 percent of all valid first votes.
• Left: 8.8 percent, 12,562 votes – This means that the AfD’s first vote result in the constituency is 0.9 percent worse than in the 2017 Bundestag election than in the 2017 Bundestag election. At that time, the “Alternative for Germany” received 9.7 percent of all valid first votes.
• Greens: 18.8 percent, 26,922 votes – This enabled the Greens to increase their first vote result in the constituency by 7.9 percent compared to the 2017 federal election. At that time, the Greens got 10.9 percent of all valid first votes.
• Other: 4.9 percent, 6,974 votes – This allowed other parties to increase their first vote result in the constituency by 1.4 percent compared to the 2017 federal election. At that time, the other share came to three and a half percent of all valid first votes.

While the first votes also determine the direct candidate, the second vote determines how many more seats a party may occupy in the German parliament. The other places are allocated via the so-called state lists of the parties. Most of the second votes in the constituency of Frankfurt am Main I went to the GRÜNE this year.

The second vote results of the major parties as well as the cumulative result of all other parties for the Federal Parliament election 2021 and their development compared to the Federal Parliament election 2017

• CDU: 18 percent, 25,915 votes – Compared to the 2017 federal election, the CDU’s cut was 8 percentage points worse, and it received 11,306 fewer votes than four years ago. At that time, the Christian Democratic Union in Frankfurt am Main I received 26 percent of the valid second votes.
• SPD: 22.6 percent, 29,743 votes – Compared to the 2017 federal elections, the SPD scored 1.8 percentage points better, and received 2,755 votes more than four years ago. At that time, the Social Democrats in Frankfurt am Main I got 20.8 percent of the valid second votes.
• AfD: 5.5 percent, 7,846 votes – Compared to the 2017 Bundestag elections, the AfD’s cut was 3.8 percentage points worse, and the party received -5496 votes less than four years ago. At that time, the “Alternative for Germany” in Flensburg – Schleswig received 9.3 percent of the valid second votes.
• FDP: 14.9 percent, 21,361 votes – Compared to the 2017 federal election, the FDP’s cut was 0.9 percentage points better, and they received 1,372 votes more than four years ago. At that time, the Free Liberals in Frankfurt am Main I got 14 percent of the valid second votes.
• Left: 7.2 percent, 10,384 votes – Compared to the 2017 federal election, the left lost -4.8 percentage points and -6795 votes. At that time, the party received around 12 percent of the valid second votes in the constituency of Frankfurt am Main I.
• Greens: 23.5 percent, 33,821 votes – Compared to the 2017 federal election, the Greens did 9.9 percentage points better, they received 14,346 votes more than four years ago. At that time, the Greens in Frankfurt am Main I got 13.6 percent of the valid second votes.
• Other: 8.3 percent, 11,935 votes – Compared to the 2017 Bundestag election, the other parties gained 3.9 percentage points and 5.657 votes. At that time, the parties in the constituency of Frankfurt am Main I received around 4.4 percent of the valid second votes.

The constituency of Frankfurt am Main I is constituency number 182 out of a total of 299 constituencies in Germany and comprises a total of one municipality. A total of 380,100 people live here, making the constituency one of the ten least populous areas among the 299 German constituencies. Over 83 million people live in Germany, so the average population in each of the 299 constituencies should be around 280,000.

On average, a resident in the constituency of Frankfurt am Main I has an annual income of 23,436 euros. This makes the constituency one of the ten poorest in Germany, in the ranking it ranks 200th out of 299.

You can find more information about the 2021 federal election in our election dossier. In our live blog we will keep you up to date on the current events around the federal election.