Politics
The municipal election held on 26 March 2006 yielded the following results:
| Parties and voter communities | % 2006 |
Seats 2006 |
% 2001 |
Seats 2001 |
|
| SPD | Social Democratic Party of Germany | 45.8 | 14 | 45.8 | 14 |
| CDU-RWG | Christian Democratic Union of Germany - Reichelsheimer Wähler-Gemeinschaft | 41.1 | 13 | – | – |
| FDP | Free Democratic Party | 7.5 | 2 | 4.6 | 1 |
| GREENS | Bündnis 90/Die Grünen | 5.6 | 2 | 6.4 | 2 |
| CDU | Christian Democratic Union of Germany | – | – | 24.4 | 8 |
| RWG | Reichelsheimer Wähler-Gemeinschaft | – | – | 18.8 | 6 |
| Total | 100.0 | 31 | 100.0 | 31 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voter turnout in % | 55.2 | 62.0 | |||
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