Percentage of votes
| Specification | Votes 2014 | Votes 2009 | Diff. on 2009 in p.p. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | ||
| Persons entitled to vote | 266,103 | – | 285,353 | – | – |
| Voters | 137,384 | 51.6 | 162,775 | 57.0 | -5.4 |
| Invalid | 4,679 | 3.4 | 9,534 | 5.9 | -2.5 |
| Valid | 132,705 | 96.6 | 153,241 | 94.1 | +2.5 |
| CDU | 52,810 | 39.8 | 61,727 | 40.3 | -0.5 |
| DIE LINKE | 22,961 | 17.3 | 29,604 | 19.3 | -2.0 |
| SPD | 18,764 | 14.1 | 16,126 | 10.5 | +3.6 |
| FDP | 3,684 | 2.8 | 15,083 | 9.8 | -7.1 |
| GRÜNE | 4,663 | 3.5 | 5,738 | 3.7 | -0.2 |
| REP | 681 | 0.5 | 4,533 | 3.0 | -2.4 |
| FAMILIE | 2,171 | 1.6 | 3,281 | 2.1 | -0.5 |
| Tierschutzpartei | 2,003 | 1.5 | 2,529 | 1.7 | -0.1 |
| FREIE WÄHLER | 2,415 | 1.8 | 2,281 | 1.5 | +0.3 |
| PIRATEN | 1,605 | 1.2 | 1,379 | 0.9 | +0.3 |
| PBC | 414 | 0.3 | 609 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
| Volksabstimmung | 719 | 0.5 | 645 | 0.4 | +0.1 |
| AUF | 307 | 0.2 | 420 | 0.3 | ±0.0 |
| CM | 211 | 0.2 | 333 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| DKP | 195 | 0.1 | 235 | 0.2 | ±0.0 |
| ÖDP | 229 | 0.2 | 175 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| BüSo | 61 | 0.0 | 170 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| PSG | 48 | 0.0 | 103 | 0.1 | ±0.0 |
| BP | 95 | 0.1 | 104 | 0.1 | ±0.0 |
| AfD | 12,489 | 9.4 | – | – | – |
| PRO NRW | 58 | 0.0 | – | – | – |
| MLPD | 133 | 0.1 | – | – | – |
| NPD | 5,161 | 3.9 | – | – | – |
| Die PARTEI | 828 | 0.6 | – | – | – |
| Political groups/individual candidates | – | – | 8,166 | 5.3 | – |