Percentage of votes
| Specification | Votes 2014 | Votes 2009 | Diff. on 2009 in p.p. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | ||
| Persons entitled to vote | 431,526 | – | 421,924 | – | – |
| Voters | 232,079 | 53.8 | 207,708 | 49.2 | +4.6 |
| Invalid | 3,648 | 1.6 | 4,848 | 2.3 | -0.8 |
| Valid | 228,431 | 98.4 | 202,860 | 97.7 | +0.8 |
| CDU | 65,737 | 28.8 | 66,944 | 33.0 | -4.2 |
| DIE LINKE | 43,898 | 19.2 | 36,853 | 18.2 | +1.1 |
| SPD | 36,051 | 15.8 | 22,756 | 11.2 | +4.6 |
| FDP | 6,012 | 2.6 | 20,339 | 10.0 | -7.4 |
| GRÜNE | 28,086 | 12.3 | 27,865 | 13.7 | -1.4 |
| REP | 455 | 0.2 | 3,528 | 1.7 | -1.5 |
| FAMILIE | 1,946 | 0.9 | 2,203 | 1.1 | -0.2 |
| Tierschutzpartei | 2,926 | 1.3 | 2,426 | 1.2 | +0.1 |
| FREIE WÄHLER | 2,344 | 1.0 | 1,830 | 0.9 | +0.1 |
| PIRATEN | 6,155 | 2.7 | 3,869 | 1.9 | +0.8 |
| PBC | 457 | 0.2 | 605 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Volksabstimmung | 821 | 0.4 | 666 | 0.3 | ±0.0 |
| AUF | 409 | 0.2 | 616 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| CM | 169 | 0.1 | 245 | 0.1 | ±0.0 |
| DKP | 347 | 0.2 | 301 | 0.1 | ±0.0 |
| ÖDP | 778 | 0.3 | 430 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| BüSo | 255 | 0.1 | 384 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| PSG | 83 | 0.0 | 108 | 0.1 | ±0.0 |
| BP | 107 | 0.0 | 107 | 0.1 | ±0.0 |
| AfD | 21,693 | 9.5 | – | – | – |
| PRO NRW | 104 | 0.0 | – | – | – |
| MLPD | 253 | 0.1 | – | – | – |
| NPD | 5,220 | 2.3 | – | – | – |
| Die PARTEI | 4,125 | 1.8 | – | – | – |
| Political groups/individual candidates | – | – | 10,785 | 5.3 | – |