Left vote
Second-vote share of Die Linke at the Bundestag election, 2025
Die Linke is strongest in Berlin, at 22.2% in the eastern half and 18.1% in the western half. In the eastern states it won 11.8%, against 7.6% in the West.
< 5.9%5.9%8.2%10.5%12.7%≥ 15.0%
Inner-German border 1949–1990 ·401 districts · 2025
Former West
7.6%
excl. Berlin
Former East
11.8%
excl. Berlin
East Berlin
22.2%
West Berlin
18.1%
Germany
8.8%
The East's figure is 1.6× the West's (2025).
By state
- Berlin19.9%
- Thüringen15.2%
- Bremen14.8%
- Hamburg14.5%
- Mecklenburg-Vorpommern12.0%
- Sachsen11.3%
- Sachsen-Anhalt10.8%
- Brandenburg10.7%
- Hessen8.7%
- Nordrhein-Westfalen8.3%
- Niedersachsen8.1%
- Schleswig-Holstein7.8%
- Saarland7.4%
- Baden-Württemberg6.8%
- Rheinland-Pfalz6.5%
- Bayern5.7%
2025
Then and now
Drag across the map to compare 2021 with 2025. Both maps share one colour key.
< 4.2%≥ 4.2%≥ 6.4%≥ 8.7%≥ 10.9%≥ 13.1%
Former West
3.6%
excl. Berlin
Former East
9.8%
excl. Berlin
East Berlin
16.4%
West Berlin
8.1%
Germany
4.9%
The East's figure is 2.7× the West's (2021).
Notes & caveats
- Berlin is shown as one unit on the map; the Federal Returning Officer publishes East and West Berlin separately, shown in the figures.
- 2021 figures include the partial re-run of the election in Berlin on 11 February 2024.
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| State | Side | 2025 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saarland | west | 7.4% | 7.2% |
| Berlin | berlin | 19.9% | 11.5% |
| Brandenburg | east | 10.7% | 8.5% |
| Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | east | 12.0% | 11.1% |
| Sachsen | east | 11.3% | 9.3% |
| Sachsen-Anhalt | east | 10.8% | 9.6% |
| Thüringen | east | 15.2% | 11.4% |
| Schleswig-Holstein | west | 7.8% | 3.6% |
| Hamburg | west | 14.5% | 6.7% |
| Niedersachsen | west | 8.1% | 3.3% |
| Bremen | west | 14.8% | 7.7% |
| Nordrhein-Westfalen | west | 8.3% | 3.7% |
| Hessen | west | 8.7% | 4.3% |
| Rheinland-Pfalz | west | 6.5% | 3.3% |
| Baden-Württemberg | west | 6.8% | 3.3% |
| Bayern | west | 5.7% | 2.8% |