Rhineland-Palatinate state election 2026: result, polls and government
Average of each pollster's latest poll from the past 120 days, as of 20 August 2026 (79 days ago). Next election: expected spring 2031; see also the Rhineland-Palatinate state election 2031 forecast. Sunday question Rhineland-Palatinate: average, pollsters and trend.
CDU leads with 28.0%, 4.0 points ahead of AfD (24.0%). Biggest movement over 120 days: SPD −8.3 and AfD +4.7. Around the 5% threshold: Linke 5.0%.
How is the polling average calculated?
We take the latest poll of every pollster published within the last 120 days and average them with equal weight. Parties are shown as reported by the pollsters; “Others” collects everything not listed separately. The light area marks the statistical margin of a single poll of about 1,000 respondents.
Why do pollsters differ?
Pollsters use different sampling methods (telephone, online panels, mixed) and different weighting of undecided voters. The spread between the lowest and highest value per party is shown as a range; systematic differences per pollster are analysed under “house effects”.
Averaging the latest poll for the Rhineland-Palatinate state election, CDU leads with 28.0%, followed by AfD on 24.0%.
- Lead at the top
- CDU 4.0 points ahead of AfD
- Around the 5% threshold
- Linke 5.0%
- Movement over 120 days
- SPD −8.3 · AfD +4.7 · Grüne +2.3
- Two-party majorities
- CDU + AfD · CDU + SPD
- Current government
- CDU + SPD: 54 of 101 seats, majority
- Basis
- 1 pollster, latest poll 20 August 2026
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.
| Party | Average 20 Aug 2026 | Infratest dimap 20 Aug 2026 | 2026 election |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 28.0 | 28.0 | 31.0 |
| AfD | 24.0 | 24.0 | 19.5 |
| SPD | 19.0 | 19.0 | 25.9 |
| Grüne | 11.0 | 11.0 | 7.9 |
| Linke | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.4 |
| FDP | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.1 |
| Freie Wähler | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.2 |
| Others | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 |
Values in percent, latest poll per pollster within the averaging window. Bold: highest value per party.
| Pollster | Published | CDU | AfD | SPD | Grüne | Linke | FDP | Freie Wähler | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infratest dimap | 20 Aug 2026 | 28 | 24 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
House effects: which pollster rates whom higher?
Since 20 August 2024, INSA has measured AfD on average 3.8 points above the average of the other pollsters, INSA has measured CDU on average 2.2 points below the average of the other pollsters, INSA has measured SPD on average 1.6 points below the average of the other pollsters.
Adjusted for these house effects, CDU would stand at 26.9% instead of 28.0%, Linke would stand at 5.9% instead of 5.0%, SPD would stand at 18.2% instead of 19.0%. The current average is therefore shaped by which pollsters published most recently.
| Pollster | Polls | CDU | AfD | SPD | Grüne | Linke | Freie Wähler | Ø abs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infratest dimap | 7 | +1.1 | -0.7 | +0.8 | +0.3 | -0.9 | +0.5 | 0.7 |
| INSA | 3 | -2.2 | +3.8 | -1.6 | -1.1 | – | -0.6 | 1.9 |
| Raw average | 28.0% | 24.0% | 19.0% | 11.0% | 5.0% | 3.0% | ||
| Adjusted for house effects | 26.9%(-1.1) | 24.7%(+0.7) | 18.2%(-0.8) | 10.7%(-0.3) | 5.9%(+0.9) | 2.5%(-0.5) |
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 20 August 2024.
Seat distribution in the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate
Under Sainte-Laguë, the 101 seats would split into 32 for CDU, 28 for AfD, 22 for SPD, 13 for Grüne, 6 for Linke. FDP, Freie Wähler would fall short of the threshold. Regular size 101 seats, excluding overhang and compensatory seats. Electoral threshold 5 per cent.
- CDU32
- AfD28
- SPD22
- Grüne13
- Linke6
CDU would be the largest group with 32 of 101 seats; a majority needs 51. FDP and Freie Wähler would miss the threshold and win no seats.
How is the seat distribution calculated?
Seats are allocated by the Sainte-Laguë/Schepers method among all parties above the 5% threshold, based on the polling average. The parliament has 101 seats; a majority needs 51. Overhang or levelling seats and constituency effects are not modelled.
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.
2 two-party alliances have a majority: CDU + AfD and CDU + SPD. The current government (CDU and SPD) would keep its majority with 54 seats.
Which coalitions are shown?
All two- and three-party alliances with at least 51 of 101 seats. Alliances that merely extend a smaller majority coalition are hidden. Tap parties in the calculator to test any other combination; exclusions can be set under Settings.
- CDU + AfD60 of 101
- CDU + SPDGovernment54 of 101
- AfD + SPD + Grüne63 of 101
- AfD + SPD + Linke56 of 101
- CDU + Grüne + Linke51 of 101
CDU + SPD had a majority in all 48 months; currently also holding a majority: AfD + SPD + Grüne (for 21 consecutive months) and CDU + AfD (for 21 consecutive months).
How is the coalition timeline calculated?
For the end of each of the last 48 months the polling average is computed as it stood on that date: the latest poll from each pollster within the preceding 120 days, averaged without weighting. Seats are then allocated using the parliament's method and threshold. An alliance has a majority in a month if its seats add up to at least half plus one. The most recent month uses the current average.
Which alliances are shown?
The incumbent government, the alliances with a majority in the current average and the pairs of the four largest parties. A filled cell means an arithmetic majority in that month, a pale cell none. The bar says nothing about whether an alliance is politically feasible.
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 in parliament
- CDU + SPDGovernment92%
- CDU + AfDover 99%
- AfD + SPD + Grüneover 99%
- AfD + SPD + Linke87%
- CDU + Grüne + Linke42%
- CDU + Grüne11%
- AfD + SPD55%
- AfD + Grüneunder 1%
- SPD + Grüneunder 1%
Clearing the electoral threshold
- Freie Wähler (±1)2%
- FDP (±1.1)4%
- Linke (±1.9)48%
Largest party
- CDU86%
- AfD14%
3,000 simulations. Spread per party from the sampling error of the average and the historical deviation of polls from election results. Method.
AfD, SPD and Grüne holds a majority in 100% of 3,000 simulations. Uncertain at the 5% threshold: Linke (48% above).
How are the probabilities calculated?
We recompute the seat distribution 3,000 times with randomly varied poll values. The variation per party combines the sampling error of the average with the historical error of polls before elections since 2017. The probability is the share of runs in which an alliance reaches 51 seats.
Polling trend: how the polls moved since 12 December 2024
Since 12 Dec 2024 AfD +5.8 and Grüne +0.9 gained, while SPD −3.9 and Linke −1.4 lost points.
How does the rolling average work?
Each point is one poll. The line is the average of all polls of the previous 120 days, one per pollster, so a single outlier moves it only slightly. Choose a period, an end month or the area view to explore the history back to 2017.
Search interest by party in Rhineland-Palatinate
Each party's share of Google searches for the eight parties in the state, last 90 days. For comparison the current poll rating, where the party is listed in the state's polls.
In Rhineland-Palatinate, AfD accounts for 54.7% of the search interest across the eight parties, ahead of CDU/CSU on 18.9%. In the state's polls AfD stands at 24.0%.
How is the search share by state calculated?
Google Trends reports for each state how search interest is distributed across the compared parties over the last 90 days. Two groups of five are linked through the AfD as a common yardstick; CDU and CSU are added together.
Accuracy ahead of the election on 22 Mar 2026
Before the Rhineland-Palatinate state election on 22 Mar 2026, Forschungsgruppe Wahlen came closest to the result with an average error of 0.9 points per party, INSA was furthest away with 1.2 points. All pollsters underestimated CDU (by 2.3 points on average) and overestimated SPD (by 1.4 points on average). Official preliminary result according to the returning officer. All elections since 2017 in the pollster comparison.
| Pollster | Poll dated | CDU | SPD | AfD | Grüne | Linke | Freie Wähler | Ø abs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result 22 Mar 2026(preliminary) | 31.0% | 25.9% | 19.5% | 7.9% | 4.4% | 4.2% | ||
| Forschungsgruppe Wahlen | 19 Mar 2026 (3 days before) | -2.0 | +1.1 | -0.5 | +1.1 | +0.6 | +0.3 | 0.9 |
| Infratest dimap | 12 Mar 2026 (10 days before) | -2.0 | +2.1 | -0.5 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +0.3 | 0.9 |
| INSA | 18 Mar 2026 (4 days before) | -3.0 | +1.1 | +0.5 | +1.1 | +0.6 | +0.8 | 1.2 |
Positive: the poll was above the result. Each pollster's last poll within 30 days before the election.
All polls for the Rhineland-Palatinate state election
65 polls since 9 March 2017. Pollsters: Infratest dimap, Forschungsgruppe Wahlen, INSA, Institut Wahlkreisprognose, Civey, Forsa, GESS Phone & Field.
| Pollster | Published | CDU | AfD | SPD | Grüne | Linke | FDP | Freie Wähler | Others | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infratest dimap | 20 Aug 2026 | 28 | 24 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | ||
| Forschungsgruppe Wahlen | 19 Mar 2026 | 29 | 19 | 27 | 9 | 5 | – | 4.5 | 6.5 | ||
| INSA | 18 Mar 2026 | 28 | 20 | 27 | 9 | 5 | – | 5 | 6 | ||
| Forschungsgruppe Wahlen | 13 Mar 2026 | 28 | 19 | 26 | 9 | 5 | – | 5 | 8 | ||
| Infratest dimap | 12 Mar 2026 | 29 | 19 | 28 | 8 | 5 | – | 4.5 | 6.5 | ||
| Infratest dimap | 26 Feb 2026 | 28 | 19 | 27 | 9 | 5 | – | 5 | 7 | ||
| Infratest dimap | 22 Jan 2026 | 29 | 18 | 26 | 10 | 6 | – | 4 | 7 | ||
| Infratest dimap | 9 Oct 2025 | 29 | 19 | 23 | 10 | 6 | – | 4 | 9 | ||
| INSA | 4 Oct 2025 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Institut Wahlkreisprognose | 20 Jun 2025 | 28 | 18 | 24.5 | 10.5 | 5.5 | 2 | 4 | 4.5 | ||
| Infratest dimap | 5 Jun 2025 | 30 | 17 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | ||
| INSA | 2 Apr 2025 | 28 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Infratest dimap | 12 Dec 2024 | 32 | 14 | 24 | 11 | – | 4 | 4 | 7 | ||
| Infratest dimap | 11 Jul 2024 | 31 | 12 | 21 | 10 | – | 5 | 7 | 9 | ||
| Infratest dimap | 22 Feb 2024 | 31 | 15 | 22 | 10 | – | 4 | 7 | 7 | ||
| Institut Wahlkreisprognose | 13 Dec 2023 | 27 | 20 | 26 | 8.5 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 7.5 | 6 | ||
| Infratest dimap | 2 Nov 2023 | 31 | 17 | 22 | 12 | – | 5 | 5 | 8 | ||
| Infratest dimap | 20 Jul 2023 | 31 | 16 | 25 | 11 | – | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||
| INSA | 23 May 2023 | 27 | 14 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | ||
| Infratest dimap | 30 Mar 2023 | 29 | 12 | 28 | 14 | – | 5 | 5 | 7 | ||
| Institut Wahlkreisprognose | 22 Mar 2023 | 25 | 16 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 6.5 | 5.5 | ||
| Infratest dimap | 15 Dec 2022 | 29 | 11 | 28 | 15 | – | 5 | 5 | 7 | ||
| INSA | 25 Nov 2022 | 28 | 13 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | ||
| Institut Wahlkreisprognose | 17 Oct 2022 | 25.5 | 15 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 6.5 | 8 | ||
| Infratest dimap | 29 Sep 2022 | 27 | 12 | 27 | 14 | – | 8 | 4 | 8 | ||
| Institut Wahlkreisprognose | 11 Jul 2022 | 26.5 | 6.5 | 34.5 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 6.5 | 5 | ||
| Institut Wahlkreisprognose | 18 May 2022 | 23.5 | 5 | 37 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5.5 | ||
| Institut Wahlkreisprognose | 30 Mar 2022 | 24 | 6 | 39 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | ||
| Infratest dimap | 10 Mar 2022 | 26 | 7 | 34 | 11 | – | 9 | 5 | 8 | ||
| Infratest dimap | 25 Nov 2021 | 21 | 8 | 34 | 12 | – | 11 | 6 | 8 | ||
| Institut Wahlkreisprognose | 10 Nov 2021 | 20 | 8 | 41 | 9.5 | 1.5 | 7.5 | 8 | 4.5 | ||
| Infratest dimap | 9 Sep 2021 | 23 | 8 | 40 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | ||
| Infratest dimap | 15 Jul 2021 | 24 | 8 | 38 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||
| INSA | 12 Mar 2021 | 29 | 10 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Forschungsgruppe Wahlen | 11 Mar 2021 | 29 | 9 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 6.5 | 5 | 4.5 | ||
| Civey | 10 Mar 2021 | 30 | 9 | 31 | 13 | 2 | 8 | – | 8 | ||
| INSA | 9 Mar 2021 | 30 | 10 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Institut Wahlkreisprognose | 7 Mar 2021 | 28 | 10 | 33 | 10 | 2.5 | 8 | 5 | 3.5 | ||
| Forschungsgruppe Wahlen | 5 Mar 2021 | 29 | 9 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Infratest dimap | 4 Mar 2021 | 28 | 9 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 4 | ||
| Min – Max | 20–32 | 5–24 | 19–41 | 7–15 | 1.5–9 | 2–11 | 3–8 | 2–9 | |||
For each party the lowest value in the table is marked orange and the highest green; the last row shows the range.
The 40 latest of 65 polls. Every poll has its own page; see all polls in the chronicle.
The Rhineland-Palatinate state election at a glance
At the last Rhineland-Palatinate state election on 22 March 2026, CDU became the largest party with 31.0% and replaced SPD at the top. The biggest move compared with 2021: AfD gained 11.2 points.
Rhineland-Palatinate is governed by CDU and SPD. On the current polling average this alliance would win 54 of 101 seats and would keep its majority.
65 polls for the Rhineland-Palatinate state election have been published since 9 March 2017, 7 of them this year. Most come from Infratest dimap (36), INSA (12), Institut Wahlkreisprognose (9). Recently a new poll has appeared every 51 days on average.
The next Rhineland-Palatinate state election is expected in spring 2031. The term is 5 years, and anyone aged 18 or over is eligible to vote.
- The state lists are distributed across four regional lists.
Results: 22 Mar 2026* · 14 Mar 2021. Pollster accuracy.
- Parliament
- Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate
- Seats
- 101 (regular size)
- Constituencies
- 51
- Threshold
- 5 per cent
- Seat allocation
- Sainte-Laguë/Schepers
- Votes
- two votes: constituency vote and state vote
- Term
- 5 years
- Voting age
- 18 years
- Last election
- 22 March 2026
- Next election
- expected spring 2031
- Government
- CDU, SPD
- State capital
- Mainz
2024 European election in Rhineland-Palatinate
In the European election on 9 June 2024, CDU came first in Rhineland-Palatinate with 30.7% of the vote. The bars show the European election shares, the small figures the gap to the 2025 federal election in the same area.
In the 2024 European election, CDU was the strongest party in Rhineland-Palatinate with 30.7%, +0.1 points compared with the 2025 federal election. Turnout was 66.5% (2025 federal election: 83.0%).
Why do the European and federal elections differ?
The European election has no electoral threshold, so small parties such as Volt, Die PARTEI or the animal-welfare party win more votes. Turnout is much lower, and the political mood shifted between June 2024 and February 2025. The single European-election vote is compared with the second vote of the federal election in the same area; parties that count as Others in 2025 get no difference.
Where do these figures come from?
Official final result of the 2024 European election from the Federal Returning Officer (kerg2.csv), votes per district and independent city.
| Party | Votes 2024 | European election 2024 | Federal election 2025 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 622,889 | 30.7% | 30.6% | +0.1 |
| SPD | 354,946 | 17.5% | 18.6% | -1.1 |
| AfD | 297,680 | 14.7% | 20.1% | -5.4 |
| Grüne | 188,033 | 9.3% | 10.3% | -1.0 |
| FDP | 119,797 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3 |
| Freie Wähler | 105,010 | 5.2% | 2.1% | +3.1 |
| BSW | 95,643 | 4.7% | 4.2% | +0.5 |
| Volt | 43,998 | 2.2% | 0.8% | +1.4 |
| Linke | 35,432 | 1.7% | 6.5% | -4.8 |
| Die PARTEI | 34,333 | 1.7% | – | – |
| Tierschutzpartei | 30,913 | 1.5% | – | – |
| ÖDP | 10,568 | 0.5% | – | – |
| Others | 90,295 | 4.4% | – | – |
Die PARTEI, Tierschutzpartei, ÖDP: counted as Others in the 2025 federal election, so no difference is shown.
Source: Federal Returning Officer, 2024 European election, results by state and district (kerg2.csv) (file), final result, retrieved 28 Sep 2026, Data licence Germany, attribution 2.0. Berlin East and Berlin West are aggregated from the boroughs as in the 2025 federal election. Comparison values: second votes of the 2025 federal election in the same area. Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
Rhineland-Palatinate in figures
Key facts about the place from official statistics and Wikidata, so the election result can be put in context. The figures describe, they do not explain.
- Population
- 4,123,022 (as of 2025-12-31)
- Area
- 19,851.7 km²
- Population density
- 208 inhabitants per km²
- Under 19
- 17.6%
- 67 and older
- 19.8%
- Foreign nationals (2022 census)
- 12.5%
- Employees subject to social insurance (place of work)
- 1,490,012 (as of 2025-12-31)
- Largest sectors
- Manufacturing 19% · Health and social work 17% · Trade and vehicle repair 13%
- Commuter balance
- -149,577 (more out-commuters than in-commuters)
- DB Cargo
- 31,770 employees (2012-12-31)
- DB Cargo Deutschland
- 20,400 employees
- Hornbach
- 19,500 employees (2018)
- Elster Group
- 7,500 employees
- Elevation
- 89 m
- First mention or foundation
- 1946
- Twin towns
- 8
- Website
- www.rlp.de
- Wikipedia
- Rhineland-Palatinate (Wikipedia)
Rhineland-Palatinate has 4,123,022 inhabitants. The largest sector is Manufacturing with 19% of employees. The largest company headquartered in Rhineland-Palatinate is BASF with 111,991 employees.
Where do the profile figures come from?
Population, area and coordinates from the Federal Statistical Office's municipality register, employees, sectors and unemployment from the Federal Employment Agency, age structure from the 2022 census, coat of arms, website and companies from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons. All sources are openly licensed and linked below the list.
Does the profile explain the election result?
No. It describes the place so readers can put figures in context. Whether sector, age or density relate to voting can only be tested across many places, not from a single result.
Sources: Wikidata (CC0 1.0) · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis), Gemeindeverzeichnis GV-ISys (Datenlizenz Deutschland – Namensnennung – Version 2.0) · Statistik der Bundesagentur für Arbeit (© Statistik der Bundesagentur für Arbeit, Nutzung mit Quellenangabe) · Zensus 2022, Statistische Ämter des Bundes und der Länder, Regionaltabelle Demografie (Datenlizenz Deutschland – Namensnennung – Version 2.0)
Rhineland-Palatinate: 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.
Strongest party: CDU in 30 districts, AfD in 5 districts and Grüne in 1 district of 36. Highest share: CDU with 39.5% in Cochem-Zell.
What does the map show?
Each district is coloured by the party with the highest second-vote share at the 2025 federal election; the intensity follows the share. Tap or hover a district for the exact figure and turnout, click to open the district page with all municipalities.
All districts and municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate · Map of Germany
Districts, cities and constituencies in Rhineland-Palatinate
Every district with all its municipalities, the largest cities with their 2025 federal election result, and the constituencies with their directly elected seat.
Districts and independent cities
The largest cities
- MainzGrüne 24.1%
- Ludwigshafen am RheinAfD 24.3%
- KoblenzCDU 28.6%
- TrierCDU 25.3%
- KaiserslauternAfD 24.8%
- WormsCDU 26.8%
- NeuwiedCDU 27.1%
- Neustadt an der WeinstraßeCDU 28.7%
- Landau in der PfalzCDU 25.3%
- SpeyerCDU 26.5%
- Bad KreuznachCDU 28.5%
- Frankenthal (Pfalz)CDU 27.9%
- Ingelheim am RheinCDU 29.1%
- PirmasensAfD 31.9%
- ZweibrückenAfD 27.8%
- AndernachCDU 28.8%
Constituencies at the 2025 federal election
Strongest party: CDU in 14 constituencies and SPD in 1 constituency of 15. Highest share: CDU with 40.2% in 201 Bitburg.
What does the map show?
Each constituency is coloured by the party whose candidate won the direct seat at the 2025 federal election (first votes). Click a constituency for its results, candidates and the current nowcast.
All constituencies in Rhineland-Palatinate as a list · All districts and municipalities
All Rhineland-Palatinate state elections since 1947: result, seats and turnout
There have been 19 state elections in Rhineland-Palatinate since 1947. CDU was the largest party 12 times; most recently CDU led in 2026 with 31.0%. Turnout ranged from 58.2% (2006) to 90.4% (1983).
Shares in percent, seats in brackets. Parties without a seat in any election are counted under Others.
| Year | Turnout | Seats | CDU | SPD | AfD | Grüne | Freie Wähler | FDP | DRP/NPD | KPD/DKP | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 63.5% | 105 | 31.0% (39) | 25.9% (32) | 19.5% (24) | 7.9% (10) | 4.2% (0) | 2.1% (0) | – | – | 0.5% |
| 2021 | 64.3% | 101 | 27.7% (31) | 35.7% (39) | 8.3% (9) | 9.3% (10) | 5.4% (6) | 5.5% (6) | – | – | 1.4% |
| 2016 | 70.4% | 101 | 31.8% (35) | 36.2% (39) | 12.6% (14) | 5.3% (6) | 2.2% (0) | 6.2% (7) | 0.5% (0) | – | 1.3% |
| 2011 | 61.8% | 101 | 35.2% (41) | 35.7% (42) | – | 15.4% (18) | 2.3% (0) | 4.2% (0) | 1.1% (0) | – | 0.5% |
| 2006 | 58.2% | 101 | 32.8% (38) | 45.6% (53) | – | 4.6% (0) | 1.6% (0) | 8.0% (10) | 1.2% (0) | – | 1.9% |
| 2001 | 62.1% | 101 | 35.3% (38) | 44.7% (49) | – | 5.2% (6) | 2.5% (0) | 7.8% (8) | 0.5% (0) | – | 1.5% |
| 1996 | 70.8% | 101 | 38.7% (41) | 39.8% (43) | – | 6.9% (7) | – | 8.9% (10) | 0.4% (0) | – | 1.8% |
| 1991 | 73.9% | 101 | 38.7% (40) | 44.8% (47) | – | 6.5% (7) | – | 6.9% (7) | – | – | 1.1% |
| 1987 | 77.0% | 100 | 45.1% (48) | 38.8% (40) | – | 5.9% (5) | – | 7.3% (7) | 0.8% (0) | 0.1% (0) | 2.0% |
| 1983 | 90.4% | 100 | 51.9% (57) | 39.6% (43) | – | 4.5% (0) | – | 3.5% (0) | 0.1% (0) | 0.2% (0) | 0.1% |
| 1979 | 81.4% | 100 | 50.1% (51) | 42.3% (43) | – | – | – | 6.4% (6) | 0.7% (0) | 0.4% (0) | 0.5% |
| 1975 | 80.8% | 100 | 53.9% (55) | 38.5% (40) | – | – | – | 5.6% (5) | 1.1% (0) | 0.5% (0) | 0.3% |
| 1971 | 79.4% | 100 | 50.0% (53) | 40.5% (44) | – | – | – | 5.9% (3) | 2.7% (0) | 0.9% (0) | – |
| 1967 | 78.5% | 100 | 46.7% (49) | 36.8% (39) | – | – | – | 8.3% (8) | 6.9% (4) | – | 1.2% |
| 1963 | 75.5% | 100 | 44.4% (46) | 40.7% (43) | – | – | – | 10.1% (11) | 3.2% (0) | – | 1.5% |
| 1959 | 77.2% | 100 | 48.4% (52) | 34.9% (37) | – | – | – | 9.7% (10) | 5.1% (1) | – | 1.9% |
| 1955 | 76.0% | 100 | 46.8% (51) | 31.7% (37) | – | – | – | 12.7% (12) | – | 3.2% (0) | 5.6% |
| 1951 | 74.8% | 100 | 39.2% (43) | 34.0% (38) | – | – | – | 16.7% (19) | 0.5% (0) | 4.3% (0) | 5.3% |
| 1947 | 77.9% | 101 | 47.2% (48) | 34.3% (34) | – | – | – | 9.8% (11) | – | 8.7% (8) | – |
Source: Landeswahlleitungen und Bundeswahlleiterin, zusammengeführt über wahlrecht.de/ergebnisse; Hamburg 2025: Statistikamt Nord, as of 29 Sep 2026. Official seats including overhang and compensatory seats; predecessor parties merged (Linke/PDS, Grüne/Bündnis 90).
Who won the state elections in Rhineland-Palatinate?
Largest party per election: 2026 CDU (31.0%), 2021 SPD (35.7%), 2016 SPD (36.2%), 2011 SPD (35.7%), 2006 SPD (45.6%), 2001 SPD (44.7%), 1996 SPD (39.8%), 1991 SPD (44.8%), 1987 CDU (45.1%), 1983 CDU (51.9%), 1979 CDU (50.1%), 1975 CDU (53.9%), 1971 CDU (50.0%), 1967 CDU (46.7%), 1963 CDU (44.4%), 1959 CDU (48.4%), 1955 CDU (46.8%), 1951 CDU (39.2%), 1947 CDU (47.2%).
Pollsters
Which pollsters survey the Rhineland-Palatinate state election and when they last did.
- Infratest dimap9 Mar 2017
- Forschungsgruppe Wahlen5 Feb 2021
- INSA10 Jan 2018
- Institut Wahlkreisprognose7 Mar 2021
- Civey10 Mar 2021
- Forsa11 Feb 2019
- GESS Phone & Field19 Jul 2017