Single poll

Forsa poll of 12 September 2025 for the Bavarian state election

Commissioned by
Süddeutsche Zeitung
Fieldwork period
1 to 10 Sep 2025
Respondents
1,012
Method
Telefonisch
  • CSU37.0%-6.0
  • AfD19.0%+6.0
  • Grüne15.0%+4.0
  • Freie Wähler10.0%-2.0
  • SPD8.0%±0
  • Linke5.0%
  • FDP2.0%±0
  • BSW1.0%-3.0
  • Others3.0%-4.0

Dashed line: electoral threshold of 5%. Change compared with the previous Forsa poll of 8 Aug 2024.

In this poll Forsa has CSU ahead on 37.0%, followed by AfD on 19.0%. 1,012 people were surveyed from 1 to 10 Sep 2025, method Telefonisch, commissioned by Süddeutsche Zeitung.

Compared with the previous Forsa poll of 8 Aug 2024, CSU loses 6.0 points, AfD gains 6.0 points, Grüne gains 4.0 points.

Compared with the average of the other pollsters on the same day, Forsa has CSU 4.0 points lower and Linke 4.0 points higher.

Context

Deviation from the average of the other pollsters

Rolling 120-day average of the other pollsters on 12 Sep 2025. Positive: this poll is above it.

  • CSU -4.0average 41.0
  • Linke +4.0average 1.0
  • Grüne +2.0average 13.0
  • AfD -1.0average 20.0
  • Freie Wähler +1.0average 9.0
  • FDP +1.0average 1.0
  • BSW -1.0average 2.0
  • SPD ±0average 8.0
Seat projection

Seat projection from this poll

180 seats by Sainte-Laguë, electoral threshold 5%.

CSU: 71 seatsAfD: 36 seatsGrüne: 29 seatsFreie Wähler: 19 seatsSPD: 15 seatsLinke: 10 seatsMajority from 91180of 180 seats
  • CSU71
  • AfD36
  • Grüne29
  • Freie Wähler19
  • SPD15
  • Linke10
  • CSU + AfD107 of 180
  • CSU + Grüne100 of 180
  • CSU + Freie Wähler + SPD105 of 180
  • CSU + Freie Wähler + Linke100 of 180
  • CSU + SPD + Linke96 of 180
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