GermanyHessen, Aufgabe 4 · Hessen · Your federal state
From what age can you vote in local elections (Kommunalwahlen) in Hessen?
In the exam (German)
Ab welchem Alter darf man in Hessen bei Kommunalwahlen wählen?
- a1414
- b1616
- c1818Correct answer
- d2020
Why?
In Hessen you can only vote in local elections from the age of 18; this is set out in the Hessian Municipal Code (Hessische Gemeindeordnung) and also applied in the local elections in March 2026. This makes Hessen one of the few states where you cannot vote in local elections at 16 – in most federal states, 16-year-olds can already vote in them.
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Questions and options: Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF), Gesamtfragenkatalog for the “Leben in Deutschland” test and the Einbürgerungstest, as of 07.05.2025 (Annex 1 to the Einbürgerungstestverordnung). The English translation and the explanations are ours, written with AI; in the exam the questions are asked in German. The coats of arms, flags and photos come from Wikimedia Commons, the maps and ballot papers are drawn by us – authors and licences are listed under Image credits. This is not a government service.
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