Percentage of votes
| Specification | Votes 2014 | Votes 2009 | Diff. on 2009 in p.p. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | ||
| Persons entitled to vote | 299,341 | – | 322,262 | – | – |
| Voters | 154,945 | 51.8 | 157,950 | 49.0 | +2.7 |
| Invalid | 5,962 | 3.8 | 8,458 | 5.4 | -1.5 |
| Valid | 148,983 | 96.2 | 149,492 | 94.6 | +1.5 |
| CDU | 58,167 | 39.0 | 58,670 | 39.2 | -0.2 |
| DIE LINKE | 25,555 | 17.2 | 29,208 | 19.5 | -2.4 |
| SPD | 19,304 | 13.0 | 14,347 | 9.6 | +3.4 |
| FDP | 3,893 | 2.6 | 14,789 | 9.9 | -7.3 |
| GRÜNE | 4,263 | 2.9 | 5,027 | 3.4 | -0.5 |
| REP | 770 | 0.5 | 4,821 | 3.2 | -2.7 |
| FAMILIE | 2,234 | 1.5 | 3,026 | 2.0 | -0.5 |
| Tierschutzpartei | 2,177 | 1.5 | 2,345 | 1.6 | -0.1 |
| FREIE WÄHLER | 3,129 | 2.1 | 3,285 | 2.2 | -0.1 |
| PIRATEN | 1,470 | 1.0 | 1,189 | 0.8 | +0.2 |
| PBC | 1,301 | 0.9 | 2,448 | 1.6 | -0.8 |
| Volksabstimmung | 696 | 0.5 | 618 | 0.4 | +0.1 |
| AUF | 643 | 0.4 | 622 | 0.4 | ±0.0 |
| CM | 541 | 0.4 | 755 | 0.5 | -0.1 |
| DKP | 168 | 0.1 | 193 | 0.1 | ±0.0 |
| ÖDP | 237 | 0.2 | 163 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| BüSo | 81 | 0.1 | 113 | 0.1 | ±0.0 |
| PSG | 64 | 0.0 | 96 | 0.1 | ±0.0 |
| BP | 102 | 0.1 | 112 | 0.1 | ±0.0 |
| AfD | 16,912 | 11.4 | – | – | – |
| PRO NRW | 75 | 0.1 | – | – | – |
| MLPD | 137 | 0.1 | – | – | – |
| NPD | 6,356 | 4.3 | – | – | – |
| Die PARTEI | 708 | 0.5 | – | – | – |
| Political groups/individual candidates | – | – | 7,665 | 5.1 | – |