Bundestag election 2021: This is how the search interest is distributed among the individual parties

Which party is searched for where in Germany? What do people want to know about the parties? To answer these questions, Google asked the stern With a view to the parties represented in the Bundestag, data on search traffic at district level is available for the time window between August 19 and September 2, 2021 – and also the ten questions about each party that were most frequently entered on Google in Germany during the period .

The data show that the distribution of search interest among the individual parties in Germany sometimes varies greatly. But some things are also the same: For example, the search interest in and around Berlin is high in all parties. With regard to the questions asked, it can be seen that the users dealt with the attitudes, goals and history of the parties across the board. For each party, however, there are also individual questions, for example about the Greens’ ban plans or the importance of the five percent hurdle at the CSU.

CDU

The interest in the CDU with regard to the search volume in the period in question was greatest in the northwest – in the federal states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony as well as in Schleswig-Holstein. On the left in the graphic the circles with the highest search traffic.

The most frequently asked search queries revolve around the goals and stance of the CDU, and many were also interested in how long the party has been in power and since when it has existed. The top ten:

CSU

With the Bavarian sister party of the CDU, the CSU, the search interest was not surprisingly highest in the Free State. But also in other parts of the Federal Republic of Germany, those looking for answers on Google are interested in the CSU, for example in Schleswig-Holstein:

They asked, for example, why the CDU even exists and why it only operates in Bavaria. The names of the CSU politicians were also of interest, as was the question of what happens if the party lands below the five percent mark in the election. The top ten:

SPD

The search interest in the SPD was also more pronounced in the north-west, and there was also a selective search for the Social Democrats in Bavaria.

The search queries about the SPD also revolve around attitude and goals. The users were also interested in who is running for the party and what might speak against a cross in the SPD. The top ten:

The green

The search interest in the Greens is similar to that in the SPD and CDU and is greatest in the northwest. Across the country, there seems to be an increased interest in searching for the party in a number of independent cities.

In contrast to the Union parties and the SPD, a number of users are apparently wondering what the party wants to ban. In addition, many have wondered what would happen if the Greens won the election and why the party should not be elected. The top ten:

FDP

The FDP encountered increased search interest not only in the northwest, but also in several districts of Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria – both economically strong regions. In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Thuringia and Saxony-Anhalt, on the other hand, the values ​​were rather low – with the exception of a few cities such as Schwerin and Rostock.

In the FDP, many have apparently asked themselves whether the party is left or right in the political spectrum and why it is not running a candidate for chancellor. The top ten:

AfD

The main focus of search interest in the AfD was across the board rather in the east of the Federal Republic – in Saxony-Anhalt at the time in question, however, it was low according to the Google data. In the west, north and south, increased search interest is rather selectively distributed across individual districts and cities.

At the AfD, according to the data, a number of users asked themselves whether the party is on the right and what happens when it governs. There was also an interest in the founding date of the comparatively young party. The top ten:

The left

The Left generated a high level of search interest across the board, especially in the north and east, and also in parts of North Rhine-Westphalia. In the south, the search interest in the party was significantly lower.

With a view to Die Linke, a number of people on Google wanted to know why they are in favor of leaving NATO and how the party feels about the Bundeswehr. The candidates were also googled. The top ten:

Those: Google

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