The local elections of 7 June 2009 saw a voter turnout of 61.8% (- 0.4) with the following results:[REF]+/-:Changes against the local elections of 13 June 2004, * Voter associations combined .
Bad Schandau is a fulfilling municipality (erfüllende Gemeinde) in the Bad Schandau Administrative Association (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Bad Schandau) together with the municipalities of Porschdorf, Reinhardtsdorf-Schöna and Rathmannsdorf.