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04Baden-Württemberg · The local voting age

The voting age in Baden-Württemberg’s local elections is 16.

A person can be eligible to vote locally before reaching legal adulthood. Age is only one of several requirements.

About 4 min readReviewed: 20 October 2026
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Interior Ministry BWLocal elections · From 16
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The short answer

From age 16.

For local elections, 16 is the age threshold requested here. A person who reaches it must also meet the other requirements for the particular election. Turning 16 does not automatically make every person eligible to vote.

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From what age can you vote in Baden-Württemberg in local elections?

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Voting age and legal adulthood need not be the same.

The exam question explicitly names local elections in Baden-Württemberg. It therefore does not ask for the general age of adulthood, 18. The answer to the age threshold in this question is 16.

In municipal and district council elections, German citizens and citizens of other EU member states can generally take part if they meet the applicable age, residence and other electoral requirements. The official overview normally specifies at least three months with a main home or habitual residence in the relevant electoral area.

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The other three answers

The numbers 14, 18 and 20 do not match the minimum threshold requested.

14

At 14, the local voting-age threshold of 16 has not been reached. Political interest or involvement in other youth activities does not replace this electoral requirement.

18

Eighteen is the general age of legal adulthood, but not the minimum voting age in these local elections. Someone meeting the other requirements does not need to wait until 18 here.

20

Twenty is above the threshold requested. Eligible people can take part from 16; their twentieth birthday is not required.

Check the particular election, not just a broad label.

For the Stuttgart Region’s regional assembly, the official overview specifies German citizenship as a requirement. Do not therefore transfer a statement about EU citizens to every body elected on the local polling day without checking.

The voting age of 16 also applied for the first time in Baden-Württemberg’s 2026 state election. Different requirements apply there, particularly concerning citizenship. The right to vote and the requirements for standing as a candidate are also separate questions.

Local elections · From 16 · Interior Ministry BW ↗
Your memory cue

Local voting in Baden-Württemberg: age threshold 16.

The number answers the exam question. For an actual election, also check the electoral area and personal eligibility requirements.

Three words for this question

wahlberechtigteligible to vote
Entitled to cast a vote in a particular election.
die Kommunalwahllocal election
An election at local level, for example to a municipal or district council.
das Mindestalterminimum age
The age threshold a person must have reached.
Innenministerium Baden-Württemberg · Kommunalwahlen ↗

Separate minimum age, legal adulthood and parliamentary term.

246At what age is one legally an adult in Germany?
Catalogue answer

18

Legal adulthood begins at 18; that is not automatically the voting age for every election.

BW 03For how many years is the state parliament in Baden-Württemberg elected?
Catalogue answer

5

The number 5 refers to the years in a state-parliament term, not a voting age.

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Sources & context

An independently written study guide, not an official BAMF publication or advice for an individual case. The sources below were reviewed on 20 October 2026 for the claims explained here; the test question comes from the existing question bank.

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