Aalen – Heidenheim

270 Aalen – Heidenheim
Electoral district for the Bundestag
Aalen – Heidenheim in 2025
State	Baden-Württemberg
Population	305,500 (2019)
Electorate	220,686 (2021)
Major settlements	Aalen Heidenheim an der Brenz Ellwangen
Area	1,644.6 km2
Current electoral district
Created	1965
Party	CDU
Member	Roderich Kiesewetter
Elected	2009, 2013, 2017, 2021

Aalen – Heidenheim is an electoral constituency (German: Wahlkreis) represented in the Bundestag. It elects one member via first-past-the-post voting. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 270. It is located in eastern Baden-Württemberg, comprising the Heidenheim district and the eastern part of the Ostalbkreis district.

Aalen – Heidenheim was created for the 1965 federal election. Since 2009, it has been represented by Roderich Kiesewetter of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).

Geography

Aalen – Heidenheim is located in eastern Baden-Württemberg. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the Heidenheim district and the municipalities of Aalen, Adelmannsfelden, Bopfingen, Ellenberg, Ellwangen, Essingen, Hüttlingen, Jagstzell, Kirchheim am Ries, Lauchheim, Neresheim, Neuler, Oberkochen, Rainau, Riesbürg, Rosenberg, Stödtlen, Tannhausen, Unterschneidheim, Westhausen, and Wört from the Ostalbkreis district.

History

Aalen – Heidenheim was created in 1965. In the 1965 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 174 in the numbering system. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 271. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 270.

Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Aalen and Heidenheim. It acquired its current borders in the 1980 election.

Election	No.	Name	Borders
1965	174	Aalen – Heidenheim	Aalen district Heidenheim district
1969
1972
1976
1980			Heidenheim district Ostalbkreis district (only Aalen, Adelmannsfelden, Bopfingen, Ellenberg, Ellwangen, Essingen, Hüttlingen, Jagstzell, Kirchheim am Ries, Lauchheim, Neresheim, Neuler, Oberkochen, Rainau, Riesbürg, Rosenberg, Stödtlen, Tannhausen, Unterschneidheim, Westhausen, and Wört municipalities)
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002	271
2005
2009	270
2013
2017
2021
2025

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. It was first represented by Manfred Abelein from 1965 to 1990, a total of seven consecutive terms. Georg Brunnhuber was representative from 1990 to 2009. Roderich Kiesewetter was elected in 2009, and re-elected in 2013, 2017, and 2021.

Election		Member	Party	%
	1965	Manfred Abelein	CDU	57.7
	1969			56.7
	1972			53.1
	1976			57.1
	1980			53.5
	1983			58.5
	1987			52.9
	1990	Georg Brunnhuber	CDU	49.5
	1994			49.5
	1998			44.2
	2002			49.3
	2005			49.9
	2009	Roderich Kiesewetter	CDU	45.0
	2013			57.6
	2017			46.4
	2021			37.0

Election results

2021 election

Federal election (2021): Aalen – Heidenheim
Notes:		Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Y Roderich Kiesewetter		61,832	37.0	9.4	45,852	27.4	10.8
	SPD	Leni Breymaier		36,501	21.9	0.9	39,468	23.6	5.0
	Greens	Margit Stumpp		20,364	12.2	2.6	21,226	12.7	1.7
	AfD	Jan-Hendrik Czada		16,988	10.2	0.8	17,937	10.7	1.5
	FDP	Arian Kriesch		15,708	9.4	3.3	24,562	14.7	4.2
	FW	Peter Koptisch		4,477	2.7		3,610	2.2	1.5
	dieBasis	Steffen Weller		4,114	2.5		3,375	2.0
	Left	Tim Steckbauer		3,905	2.3	2.8	4,538	2.7	2.8
	Tierschutzpartei						1,770	1.1	0.3
	PARTEI	Alexander Ortmann		2,313	1.4		1,469	0.9	0.3
	Team Todenhöfer						644	0.4
	Pirates						556	0.3	0.0
	ÖDP						439	0.3	0.1
	Volt	Pia Großer		542	0.3		417	0.2
	Bündnis C						274	0.2
	NPD						226	0.1	0.3
	Gesundheitsforschung						210	0.1
	Bürgerbewegung						170	0.1
	Humanists						141	0.1
	DiB						138	0.1	0.0
	MLPD	Roland Maier		189	0.1	0.1	87	0.1	0.0
	DKP						56	0.0	0.0
	Bündnis 21						43	0.0
	LKR						37	0.0
Informal votes				1,722			1,410
Total valid votes				166,933			167,245
Turnout				168,655	76.4	0.3
	CDU hold		Majority	25,331	15.1	10.2

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Aalen – Heidenheim
Notes:		Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Y Roderich Kiesewetter		77,752	46.4	11.2	64,217	38.2	11.2
	SPD	Leni Breymaier		35,164	21.0	3.7	31,341	18.6	3.7
	AfD	Ruben Rupp		18,447	11.0		20,616	12.3	7.7
	Greens	Margit Stumpp		16,123	9.6	1.9	18,427	11.0	2.5
	FDP	Silke Leber		10,218	6.1	4.3	17,707	10.5	6.0
	Left	Saskia Jürgens		8,678	5.2	0.2	9,233	5.5	0.8
	Tierschutzpartei						1,217	0.7	0.1
	FW						1,061	0.6	0.2
	PARTEI						1,000	0.6
	NPD	Dominik Stürmer		822	0.5		655	0.4	1.0
	Pirates						609	0.4	1.6
	ÖDP						550	0.3	0.1
	Tierschutzallianz						321	0.2
	BGE						221	0.1
	Menschliche Welt						206	0.1
	DM						204	0.1
	DiB						188	0.1
	V-Partei³						173	0.1
	MLPD	Roland Maier		382	0.2		125	0.1	0.0
	DKP						79	0.0
	DIE RECHTE						66	0.0
Informal votes				2,605			1,975
Total valid votes				167,586			168,216
Turnout				170,191	76.7	3.6
	CDU hold		Majority	42,588	25.4	7.6

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Aalen – Heidenheim
Notes:		Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Y Roderich Kiesewetter		92,293	57.6	12.6	79,409	49.3	12.5
	SPD	Claudia Sünder		39,464	24.6	0.8	35,861	22.3	1.8
	Greens	Margit Stumpp		12,402	7.7	1.3	13,532	8.4	2.9
	Left	Dieter Köhler		7,929	5.0	2.6	7,483	4.6	3.2
	Pirates	Stefan Müller		4,934	3.1		3,118	1.9	0.1
	FDP	Wilfried Huber		2,857	1.8	8.2	7,267	4.5	12.4
	AfD						7,255	4.5
	NPD						2,166	1.3	0.2
	Tierschutzpartei						1,010	0.6	0.0
	REP						983	0.6	0.8
	FW						692	0.4
	ÖDP						655	0.4	0.1
	RENTNER						450	0.3
	PBC						324	0.2	0.2
	Volksabstimmung						282	0.2	0.1
	DKP	Johann Holzheu		231	0.1
	PRO						161	0.1
	Party of Reason						124	0.1
	BIG						96	0.1
	MLPD						49	0.0	0.0
	BüSo						16	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				2,859			2,036
Total valid votes				160,110			160,933
Turnout				162,969	73.1	1.8
	CDU hold		Majority	52,829	33.0	13.5

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Aalen – Heidenheim
Notes:		Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Roderich Kiesewetter		70,599	45.0	4.9	57,878	36.8	5.2
	SPD	Claudia Sünder		39,951	25.5	8.7	32,195	20.5	11.5
	FDP	Jürgen Rieg		15,604	10.0	4.6	26,534	16.9	7.0
	Greens	Brian Krause		14,226	9.1	3.9	17,732	11.3	3.7
	Left	Veronika Stossun		11,775	7.5	2.1	12,351	7.9	3.9
	Pirates						2,830	1.8
	REP						2,251	1.4	0.3
	NPD	Reinhild Ufermann-Schützinger		2,996	1.9		1,867	1.2	0.2
	Independent	Jürgen Nass		1,567	1.0
	Tierschutzpartei						915	0.6
	ÖDP						827	0.5
	PBC						644	0.4	0.1
	Volksabstimmung						397	0.3
	DIE VIOLETTEN						314	0.2
	DVU						123	0.1
	BüSo						86	0.1	0.0
	ADM						66	0.0
	MLPD						55	0.0	0.1
Informal votes				3,218			2,871
Total valid votes				156,718			157,065
Turnout				159,936	71.3	6.6
	CDU hold		Majority	30,648	19.5	3.8