Berlin state election 2021: the result
In the Berlin state election on 26 September 2021, SPD became the largest party with 21.4%, 2.5 points ahead of Grüne (18.9%).
- Failed to clear the threshold
- Freie Wähler (0.8%), Piraten (0.4%)
- Polls one week before
- off by 1.2 points per party on average, AfD overestimated by 2.1
- Turnout
- 75.4%
- Status
- official final result
Result of the 2021 state election
Turnout in the Berlin state election on 26 September 2021 was 75.4%. The Berlin House of Representatives has 147 seats; a majority needs 74.
Shares in percent. Parties below one percent are grouped as Others.
| Party | Votes 2021 (%) | Seats |
|---|---|---|
| Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands | 21.4% | 36 |
| Bündnis 90/Die Grünen | 18.9% | 32 |
| Christlich Demokratische Union | 18.0% | 30 |
| Die Linke | 14.1% | 24 |
| Alternative für Deutschland | 8.0% | 13 |
| Freie Demokratische Partei | 7.1% | 12 |
| Freie Wähler | 0.8% | – |
| Piratenpartei | 0.4% | – |
| Others | 11.3% | – |
Source: state returning officer, compiled via wahlrecht.de. Official seats, 147 in total including overhang and compensatory seats. JSON · CSV
Seat distribution in the Berlin House of Representatives after the 2021 result
147 seats by the official result, including overhang and compensatory seats. Electoral threshold of 5%.
- SPD36
- Grüne32
- CDU30
- Linke24
- AfD13
- FDP12
Which alliances had a majority after the 2021 election
All two- and three-party alliances with a projected majority.
- SPD + Grüne + CDU98 of 147
- SPD + Grüne + Linke92 of 147
- SPD + CDU + Linke90 of 147
- Grüne + CDU + Linke86 of 147
- SPD + Grüne + AfD81 of 147
- SPD + Grüne + FDP80 of 147
- SPD + CDU + AfD79 of 147
- SPD + CDU + FDP78 of 147
- Grüne + CDU + AfD75 of 147
- Grüne + CDU + FDP74 of 147
The polls in the last 30 days before the 2021 state election
8 polls between 10 Sep 2021 and 24 Sep 2021, each one available individually.
| Pollster | Published | SPD | Grüne | CDU | Linke | AfD | FDP | Freie Wähler | Piraten | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civey | 24 Sep 2021 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 9 | – | – | ||
| INSA | 24 Sep 2021 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 3 | – | ||
| Institut Wahlkreisprognose | 24 Sep 2021 | 25 | 15 | 15.5 | 14.5 | 10 | 7.5 | – | – | ||
| Forschungsgruppe Wahlen | 23 Sep 2021 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 7 | – | – | ||
| Infratest dimap | 17 Sep 2021 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 7 | – | – | ||
| Forschungsgruppe Wahlen | 17 Sep 2021 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 8 | – | – | ||
| Institut Wahlkreisprognose | 14 Sep 2021 | 25 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 10.5 | 8.5 | – | – | ||
| Civey | 10 Sep 2021 | 25 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 7 | – | – | ||
| Min – Max | 21–25 | 14.5–20 | 14.5–17 | 12–16 | 8–11 | 7–9 | – | – | |||
For each party the lowest value in the table is marked orange and the highest green; the last row shows the range.
Who came closest before the 2021 election?
Deviation of each pollster's last poll from the result, by party in points. Ranked by mean absolute deviation.
| Pollster | Poll dated | SPD | Grüne | CDU | Linke | AfD | FDP | Freie Wähler | Ø abs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result 26 Sep 2021 | 21.4% | 18.9% | 18.0% | 14.1% | 8.0% | 7.1% | 0.8% | ||
| Forschungsgruppe Wahlen | 23 Sep 2021 (3 days before) | +0.6 | +0.1 | -1.0 | -1.1 | +1.0 | -0.1 | – | 0.7 |
| Infratest dimap | 17 Sep 2021 (9 days before) | +2.6 | -0.9 | -2.0 | -1.1 | +2.0 | -0.1 | – | 1.5 |
| Civey | 24 Sep 2021 (2 days before) | +2.6 | -0.9 | -2.0 | -2.1 | ±0 | +1.9 | – | 1.6 |
| INSA | 24 Sep 2021 (2 days before) | +1.6 | -1.9 | -3.0 | -0.1 | +3.0 | +0.9 | +2.2 | 1.8 |
| Institut Wahlkreisprognose | 24 Sep 2021 (2 days before) | +3.6 | -3.9 | -2.5 | +0.4 | +2.0 | +0.4 | – | 2.1 |
Positive: the poll was above the result. Each pollster's last poll within 30 days before the election.