District Council
The district election held on 27 March 2011 yielded the following results:
| Parties and voter communities | % 2011 |
Seats 2011 |
% 2006 |
Seats 2006 |
% 2001 |
Seats 2001 |
|
| CDU | Christian Democratic Union | 35,8 | 22 | 39,8 | 24 | 39,1 | 28 |
| SPD | Social Democratic Party | 30,8 | 19 | 33,6 | 20 | 37,2 | 26 |
| GRÜNE | Alliance '90/The Greens | 18,9 | 12 | 10,3 | 6 | 10,0 | 7 |
| FDP | Free Democratic Party | 5,0 | 3 | 6,1 | 4 | 6,5 | 5 |
| DIE LINKE | The Left | 2,3 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| FWG | Freie Wähler Gemeinschaft Rheingau-Taunus (Independent Voters Community) | 7,2 | 4 | 7,5 | 5 | 4,5 | 3 |
| REP | The Republicans | - | - | 2,7 | 2 | 2,7 | 2 |
| Total | 100,0 | 61 | 100,0 | 61 | 100,0 | 71 | |
| Voter turnout in % | 51,4 | 50,0 | 55,6 | ||||
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