Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania polling average

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania state election 2026: result, polls and government

Average of each pollster's latest poll from the past 120 days, as of 17 September 2026 (6 days ago). Next election: expected autumn 2031; see also the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania state election 2031 forecast.

Next electionautumn 2031expected, see the forecastLast election 20 Sep 2026AfD 38.2%preliminary result, all parties
Seats71Landtag of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Polls, as of 17 Sep 2026AfD 36.8%leading in the average of all pollsters
Polling average Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Average of each pollster's latest poll, shares in percent
  • AfD36.8%
  • SPD32.6%
  • Linke10.2%
  • CDU7.2%
  • Grüne5.2%
  • BSW4.0%
  • Others3.6%

Dashed line: electoral threshold of 5%. Lighter area: statistical margin of error of a single poll.

Wahlergebnisse.io© 2026Source: dawum.de (ODbL) · As of: 17 Sep 2026
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Averaging the 5 latest polls for the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania state election, AfD leads with 36.8%, followed by SPD on 32.6%.

Basis

These polls feed into the average

Each pollster's latest poll from the past 120 days, averaged without weighting. Older polls by the same pollster are replaced.

Polls in the average for the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania state election, as of 17 Sep 2026, values in per cent
PollsterPublishedAfDSPDLinkeCDUGrüneBSWOthers
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen17 Sep 2026363796543
INSA16 Sep 20263735107533
pollytix10 Sep 20263630126653
Infratest dimap10 Sep 2026383397544
Forsa2 Sep 202637281110545
Our analysis

House effects: which pollster rates whom higher?

Since 17 September 2024, Infratest dimap has measured AfD on average 2.8 points above the average of the other pollsters, Infratest dimap has measured CDU on average 2.2 points below the average of the other pollsters, Infratest dimap has measured SPD on average 1.8 points above the average of the other pollsters.

Adjusted for these house effects, BSW would stand at 4.7% instead of 4.0%, AfD would stand at 36.2% instead of 36.8%, CDU would stand at 7.8% instead of 7.2%. The current average is therefore shaped by which pollsters published most recently.

House effects by pollster since 17 September 2024: mean deviation from the rolling average of the other pollsters in percentage points
PollsterPollsAfDSPDLinkeCDUGrüneBSWØ abs.
INSA8-0.9+1.4+0.6-0.4±0-0.30.6
Infratest dimap8+2.8+1.8+0.7-2.2-0.3-1.61.6
Forsa3+1.2-1.2+0.2-0.5+0.5-1.70.9
Raw average36.8%32.6%10.2%7.2%5.2%4.0%
Adjusted for house effects36.2%(-0.6)32.2%(-0.4)9.9%(-0.3)7.8%(+0.6)5.2%4.7%(+0.7)

Positive: the pollster measures the party higher than the other pollsters' rolling 120-day average on the same day. Only pollsters with at least 3 polls since 17 September 2024.

Projected

Seat distribution in the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

Under Sainte-Laguë, the 71 seats would split into 28 for AfD, 25 for SPD, 8 for Linke, 6 for CDU, 4 for Grüne. BSW would fall short of the threshold. Regular size 71 seats, excluding overhang and compensatory seats. Electoral threshold 5 per cent.

Seat distribution Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Projected seat distribution based on the polling average
AfD: 28 seatsSPD: 25 seatsLinke: 8 seatsCDU: 6 seatsGrüne: 4 seatsMajority from 3671of 71 seats
  • AfD28
  • SPD25
  • Linke8
  • CDU6
  • Grüne4
Wahlergebnisse.io© 2026Source: dawum.de (ODbL) · As of: 17 Sep 2026
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Majorities

Which coalitions would have a majority?

All two- and three-party alliances with a projected majority. Alliances that merely extend a smaller majority coalition are hidden. The arithmetic says nothing about whether a coalition is politically feasible.

Coalition calculator Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Seats based on the polling average, tap parties to test an alliance
Coalition calculator: tap the parties
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AfD: 28 seatsSPD: 25 seatsLinke: 8 seatsCDU: 6 seatsGrüne: 4 seats0/71
Majority from 36 seats
Seats based on the current polling average, 71 regular seats, majority from 36.
Wahlergebnisse.io© 2026Source: dawum.de (ODbL) · As of: 17 Sep 2026
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  • AfD + SPD53 of 71
  • AfD + Linke36 of 71
  • SPD + Linke + CDU39 of 71
  • AfD + CDU + Grüne38 of 71
  • SPD + Linke + Grüne37 of 71
Our analysis

How secure are the majorities?

Polls have errors, so we recalculate the seat distribution 3,000 times with randomly varied values. The spread for each party follows from the sampling error of the average and from how far the final polls before earlier elections actually missed. The result: the probability that an alliance would have a majority, that a party clears the threshold and who becomes the largest party. This is not an election forecast but an assessment of the current polling picture.

Majority probabilities Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Share of simulations in which an alliance holds a majority

Majority in parliament

  • AfD + SPDover 99%
  • AfD + Linke67%
  • SPD + Linke + CDU88%
  • AfD + CDU + Grüne66%
  • SPD + Linke + Grüne61%
  • AfD + CDU27%
  • SPD + Linke23%
  • SPD + CDU2%
  • Linke + CDUunder 1%

Clearing the electoral threshold

  • BSW 1.3)21%
  • Grüne 1.8)54%
  • CDU 2.9)79%

Largest party

  • AfD92%
  • SPD8%

3,000 simulations. Spread per party from the sampling error of the average and the historical deviation of polls from election results. Method.

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Trend

Polling trend since 25 September 2024

Polling trend Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Rolling average and individual polls, shares in percent
010203040Oct 24Dec 24Feb 25Apr 25Jun 25Aug 25Oct 25Dec 25Feb 26Apr 26Jun 26Aug 26AfDSPDLinkeCDUGrüneBSW
Dots are individual polls, lines the rolling average over 120 days. Period 25 Sep 2024 to 17 Sep 2026. Tap the tiles to hide parties.
Wahlergebnisse.io© 2026Source: dawum.de (ODbL) · As of: 17 Sep 2026
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Our analysis

Accuracy ahead of the election on 20 Sep 2026

Before the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania state election on 20 Sep 2026, Forschungsgruppe Wahlen came closest to the result with an average error of 1.5 points per party, Forsa was furthest away with 3.3 points. All pollsters overestimated Linke (by 3.7 points on average) and overestimated CDU (by 2.3 points on average). Official preliminary result according to the returning officer. All elections since 2017 in the pollster comparison.

Deviation of the last polls before the election of 20 Sep 2026 from the result, in percentage points
PollsterPoll datedAfDSPDLinkeGrüneCDUBSWFDPØ abs.
Result 20 Sep 2026(preliminary)38.2%35.5%6.5%5.7%4.9%4.8%1.0%
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen17 Sep 2026 (3 days before)-2.2+1.5+2.5-0.7+1.1-0.81.5
Infratest dimap10 Sep 2026 (10 days before)-0.2-2.5+2.5-0.7+2.1-0.81.5
INSA16 Sep 2026 (4 days before)-1.2-0.5+3.5-0.7+2.1-1.81.6
pollytix10 Sep 2026 (10 days before)-2.2-5.5+5.5+0.3+1.1+0.2+1.02.3
Forsa2 Sep 2026 (18 days before)-1.2-7.5+4.5-0.7+5.1-0.83.3

Positive: the poll was above the result. Each pollster's last poll within 30 days before the election.

Archive

All polls for the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania state election

64 polls since 23 July 2017. Pollsters: Forschungsgruppe Wahlen, INSA, pollytix, Infratest dimap, Forsa, Institut Wahlkreisprognose, Civey.

The 40 latest polls for the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania state election, values in per cent
PollsterPublishedAfDSPDLinkeCDUGrüneBSWOthers
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen17 Sep 2026363796543
INSA16 Sep 20263735107533
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen11 Sep 20263734107543
pollytix10 Sep 20263630126653
Infratest dimap10 Sep 2026383397544
INSA10 Sep 20263633117544
Infratest dimap3 Sep 20263532118545
Forsa2 Sep 202637281110545
INSA13 Aug 202636291110542
Infratest dimap9 Jul 20263629129545
INSA22 Jun 202635281110463
Infratest dimap13 May 202636271310455
INSA17 Mar 202634261012555
Forsa19 Feb 202637231113455
Infratest dimap27 Jan 202635251213465
Infratest dimap25 Sep 202538191213576
INSA28 Apr 202529211517567
Forsa7 Feb 20252921816797
Infratest dimap28 Jan 202530227176105
INSA4 Dec 202427215195165
Infratest dimap3 Nov 202428225194148
INSA25 Sep 202425204215176
INSA6 Jun 202425235206143
Forsa15 May 202425206197146
Infratest dimap9 May 202426215218109
Forsa19 Jan 20243121818856
Institut Wahlkreisprognose28 Oct 20233520817.56.59
Infratest dimap19 Sep 2023322381888
INSA6 Jul 20232927101866
INSA14 Apr 20232528111966
Forsa26 Jan 20232127121899
Infratest dimap19 Oct 20222428111788
Institut Wahlkreisprognose15 Aug 20222427815138
Institut Wahlkreisprognose20 Jun 20221933717.5118.5
Infratest dimap8 Jun 20221930919118
INSA29 Apr 20221835111668
Forsa24 Mar 202216341216710
INSA14 Feb 20221736111668
Institut Wahlkreisprognose11 Feb 20221830820108
INSA24 Sep 20211740111377

The 40 latest of 64 polls. Every poll has its own page; see all polls in the chronicle.

Background

The Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania state election at a glance

At the last Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania state election on 20 September 2026, AfD became the largest party with 38.2% and replaced SPD at the top. The biggest move compared with 2021: AfD gained 21.5 points.

64 polls for the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania state election have been published since 23 July 2017, 15 of them this year. Most come from INSA (19), Infratest dimap (19), Forsa (13). Recently a new poll has appeared every 15 days on average.

The next Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania state election is expected in autumn 2031. The term is 5 years, and anyone aged 16 or over is eligible to vote.

  • Germany's smallest Landtag among the territorial states, with 71 regular seats.

Results: 20 Sep 2026* · 26 Sep 2021. Pollster accuracy.

Parliament
Landtag of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Seats
71 (regular size)
Constituencies
36
Threshold
5 per cent
Seat allocation
Hare/Niemeyer
Votes
two votes: first vote for the constituency, second vote for the state list
Term
5 years
Voting age
16 years
Last election
20 September 2026
Next election
expected autumn 2031
State capital
Schwerin
Map

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: largest party by district

Second votes at the 2025 federal election in the districts and independent cities. Tap to open the district result with all municipalities. State election results by municipality will follow once the state returning officer provides them in machine-readable form.

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: largest party by district, 2025 federal election
Largest party by second votes per district and independent city
Wahlergebnisse.io© 2026Source: Federal Returning Officer, © GeoBasis-DE / BKG 2025 · As of: 23 Feb 2025
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All districts and municipalities in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania · Map of Germany

On the ground

Districts, cities and constituencies in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

Every district with all its municipalities, the largest cities with their 2025 federal election result, and the constituencies with their directly elected seat.

Pollsters

Which pollsters survey the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania state election and when they last did.

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