While approximately 1 in 4 men (24 per cent) voted for the AfD, just 17 per cent of women did so, meaning that men are 29 per cent more inclined towards the far-right party overall.
Young people in Germany (aged 18-24) are the most likely to support the left-wing democratic socialist party Die Linke (25 per cent), but least likely to support the centre-left SPD party (12 per cent).
Co-leader Alice Weidel’s AfD has nearly doubled its representation in the Bundestag, winning just 85 seats in the 2021 elections - and crucially, taking its national support from 10.4 per cent to 20.8 per cent.
In the Thuringia district, the AfD’s strength grew by 14 per cent, with 38.6 per cent of the vote on Sunday; far above any party in the region.
Germany’s far-right Alternative fur Deutschland party (AfD) party saw particular support in the former East Germany, as high as 46.7 per cent in some areas.
