1932 vs 2025 German Election Results

The two maps above show the German Reichstag election results of 31 July 1932 election compared to the results of the 23 February 2025 ones.

The 1932 election was notable as it was the first time the time the Nazi won the biggest share of the vote, although they fell far short of a majority, which they never achieved in any free and fair election.

Here are the results of the two elections:

1932

Party	Seats	Votes	%	+/–	+/–
Nazi Party	230	13,745,680	37.27	+19.02	+123
Social Democratic Party	133	7,959,712	21.58	−2.95	−10
Communist Party of Germany	89	5,282,636	14.32	+1.19	+12
Centre Party	75	4,589,430	12.44	+0.63	+7
German National People's Party	37	2,178,024	5.91	−1.12	−4
Bavarian People's Party	22	1,192,684	3.23	+0.20	+3
German People's Party	7	436,002	1.18	−3.33	−23
German State Party	4	371,800	1.01	−2.77	−16
Christian Social People's Service	3	364,543	0.99	−1.49	−11
Reich Party of the German Middle Class	2	146,876	0.40	−3.50	−21
German Farmers' Party	2	137,133	0.37	−0.60	−4
Agricultural League	2	96,851	0.26	−0.29	−1
German Country People	1	90,554	0.25	−2.92	−18
Socialist Workers' Party of Germany	0	72,630	0.20	New	New
German-Hanoverian Party	0	46,927	0.13	−0.28	−3
People's Justice Party	1	40,825	0.11	–0.67	+1

2025

Party	Total seats	Party list Total Votes	%	Seats	Constituency Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Christian Democratic Union	164	11,194,700	22.55	36	12,601,967	25.46	128	12
Alternative for Germany	152	10,327,148	20.8	110	10,175,438	20.56	42	69
Social Democratic Party	120	8,148,284	16.41	76	9,934,614	20.07	44	–86
Alliance 90/The Greens	85	5,761,476	11.61	73	5,442,912	11	12	–33
The Left	64	4,355,382	8.77	58	3,932,584	7.94	6	25
Christian Social Union	44	2,963,732	5.97	0	3,271,730	6.61	44	-1