Percentage of votes
| Specification | Votes 2014 | Votes 2009 | Diff. on 2009 in p.p. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | ||
| Persons entitled to vote | 338,268 | – | 335,812 | – | – |
| Voters | 194,990 | 57.6 | 155,550 | 46.3 | +11.3 |
| Invalid | 2,730 | 1.4 | 1,277 | 0.8 | +0.6 |
| Valid | 192,260 | 98.6 | 154,273 | 99.2 | -0.6 |
| CDU | 81,911 | 42.6 | 69,276 | 44.9 | -2.3 |
| SPD | 64,624 | 33.6 | 40,393 | 26.2 | +7.4 |
| GRÜNE | 17,490 | 9.1 | 14,793 | 9.6 | -0.5 |
| FDP | 6,402 | 3.3 | 17,263 | 11.2 | -7.9 |
| DIE LINKE | 6,809 | 3.5 | 5,236 | 3.4 | +0.1 |
| REP | 300 | 0.2 | 693 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| Tierschutzpartei | 1,588 | 0.8 | 884 | 0.6 | +0.3 |
| PIRATEN | 2,219 | 1.2 | 982 | 0.6 | +0.5 |
| FAMILIE | 943 | 0.5 | 899 | 0.6 | -0.1 |
| FREIE WÄHLER | 761 | 0.4 | 432 | 0.3 | +0.1 |
| Volksabstimmung | 316 | 0.2 | 203 | 0.1 | ±0.0 |
| PBC | 160 | 0.1 | 161 | 0.1 | ±0.0 |
| ÖDP | 338 | 0.2 | 184 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| CM | 91 | 0.0 | 113 | 0.1 | ±0.0 |
| AUF | 141 | 0.1 | 165 | 0.1 | ±0.0 |
| DKP | 40 | 0.0 | 63 | 0.0 | ±0.0 |
| BP | 31 | 0.0 | 48 | 0.0 | ±0.0 |
| PSG | 34 | 0.0 | 34 | 0.0 | ±0.0 |
| BüSo | 32 | 0.0 | 18 | 0.0 | ±0.0 |
| AfD | 6,251 | 3.3 | – | – | – |
| PRO NRW | 330 | 0.2 | – | – | – |
| MLPD | 28 | 0.0 | – | – | – |
| NPD | 713 | 0.4 | – | – | – |
| Die PARTEI | 708 | 0.4 | – | – | – |
| Political groups/individual candidates | – | – | 2,433 | 1.6 | – |