Politics
The municipal election held on 26 March 2006 yielded the following results:
| Parties and voter communities | % 2006 |
Seats 2006 |
% 2001 |
Seats 2001 |
|
| CDU | Christian Democratic Union of Germany | 36.7 | 11 | 39.3 | 14 |
| SPD | Social Democratic Party of Germany | 37.9 | 12 | 35.4 | 13 |
| GREENS | Bündnis 90/Die Grünen | 7.9 | 3 | 7.4 | 3 |
| FDP | Free Democratic Party | 4.0 | 1 | – | – |
| ÜWG | Überparteiliche Wählergemeinschaft der Kreisstadt Erbach e.V. | 13.5 | 4 | 17.9 | 7 |
| Total | 100.0 | 31 | 100.0 | 37 | |
| Voter turnout in % | 52.4 | 55.4 | |||
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