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 | 12.8 | 2 | 13.0 | 2 |
| SPD | Social Democratic Party of Germany | 35.1 | 5 | 41.5 | 6 |
| WGR | Wählervereinigung Gemeinde Rothenberg | 52.0 | 8 | 45.5 | 7 |
| Total | 100.0 | 15 | 100.0 | 15 | |
| Voter turnout in % | 63.3 | 72.4 | |||
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