Across Germany, support for the AfD was stronger in areas with low household income. Most of these constituencies are in the formerly communist east
Key
The east
The west
Berlin
Görlitz
30
AfD vote
share,%
20
10
18
24
30
Average income,
€000s
Similarly, areas with lower percentages of foreign residents were more likely to support the AfD. There was a clear divide between the ethnically uniform east and the more cosmopolitan west. Within each half of the country, voting patterns were more consistent
Görlitz
30
AfD vote
share, %
20
10
8
16
24
Foreign
nationals, %
Across Germany, support for the AfD was stronger in areas with low household income. Most of these constituencies are in the formerly communist east
Similarly, areas with lower percentages of foreign residents were more likely to support the AfD. There was a clear divide between the ethnically uniform east and the more cosmopolitan west. Within each half of the country, voting patterns were more consistent
Key
The east
The west
Berlin
Görlitz
Görlitz
30
30
AfD vote
share,%
AfD vote
share, %
20
20
10
10
8
16
24
18
24
30
Average income,
€000s
Foreign
nationals, %