It was led by Jan Timke until its merger with Bündnis Deutschland in September 2023.

In the rerun on 6 July 2008, Citizens in Rage won 27.6% of the popular vote in the concerned precinct, which revised the Bremerhaven result of the movement up to 5.29% – enough for one seat in the state parliament.

In the 2011 Bremen state election, Citizens in Rage could report significant gains: they won 3.7% of the popular vote statewide – in contrast to 0.8% in 2007, and could defend their seat in the state legislative assembly.

Political scientists and observers classify the movement as right-wing populist,[4][5] but not extremist or anti-constitutional.

[6] Piet Leidreiter was the lead candidate for the party at the 2023 Bremen state election.