Bobenheim am Berg belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Freinsheim, whose seat is in the like-named town.

The municipal election held on 7 June 2009 yielded the following results:[4] The German blazon reads: In Gold ein schwarzes Gemarkungszeichen.

The last word refers to the unusual charge seen on the escutcheon, a “municipal area sign”.

[5] The arms were approved in 1983 by the now abolished Regierungsbezirk of Rheinhessen-Pfalz and date from a 1714 court seal.

The Member of the Bundestag, Norbert Schindler, lives in Bobenheim am Berg.