Percentage of votes
| Specification | Votes 2014 | Votes 2009 | Diff. on 2009 in p.p. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | ||
| Persons entitled to vote | 434,618 | – | 415,150 | – | – |
| Voters | 185,252 | 42.6 | 173,789 | 41.9 | +0.8 |
| Invalid | 3,382 | 1.8 | 4,334 | 2.5 | -0.7 |
| Valid | 181,870 | 98.2 | 169,455 | 97.5 | +0.7 |
| CDU | 43,045 | 23.7 | 42,250 | 24.9 | -1.3 |
| DIE LINKE | 38,330 | 21.1 | 38,630 | 22.8 | -1.7 |
| SPD | 38,255 | 21.0 | 27,389 | 16.2 | +4.9 |
| FDP | 3,965 | 2.2 | 16,209 | 9.6 | -7.4 |
| GRÜNE | 22,531 | 12.4 | 22,184 | 13.1 | -0.7 |
| REP | 351 | 0.2 | 2,632 | 1.6 | -1.4 |
| FAMILIE | 1,673 | 0.9 | 1,909 | 1.1 | -0.2 |
| Tierschutzpartei | 2,720 | 1.5 | 2,396 | 1.4 | +0.1 |
| FREIE WÄHLER | 1,037 | 0.6 | 1,290 | 0.8 | -0.2 |
| PIRATEN | 4,431 | 2.4 | 2,871 | 1.7 | +0.7 |
| PBC | 307 | 0.2 | 426 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Volksabstimmung | 774 | 0.4 | 635 | 0.4 | +0.1 |
| AUF | 235 | 0.1 | 295 | 0.2 | ±0.0 |
| CM | 114 | 0.1 | 146 | 0.1 | ±0.0 |
| DKP | 341 | 0.2 | 363 | 0.2 | ±0.0 |
| ÖDP | 546 | 0.3 | 321 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| BüSo | 156 | 0.1 | 240 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| PSG | 114 | 0.1 | 221 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| BP | 81 | 0.0 | 94 | 0.1 | ±0.0 |
| AfD | 15,277 | 8.4 | – | – | – |
| PRO NRW | 70 | 0.0 | – | – | – |
| MLPD | 268 | 0.1 | – | – | – |
| NPD | 3,882 | 2.1 | – | – | – |
| Die PARTEI | 3,367 | 1.9 | – | – | – |
| Political groups/individual candidates | – | – | 8,954 | 5.3 | – |