Single poll

Forsa poll of 9 May 2020 for the federal election

Commissioned by
RTL / n-tv
Fieldwork period
4 to 8 May 2020
Respondents
2,504
Method
Telefonisch
  • CDU/CSU40.0%+2.0
  • SPD15.0%-2.0
  • Grüne15.0%+1.0
  • AfD10.0%±0
  • Linke7.0%-1.0
  • FDP6.0%±0
  • Others7.0%±0

Dashed line: electoral threshold of 5%. Change compared with the previous Forsa poll of 2 May 2020.

In this poll Forsa has CDU/CSU ahead on 40.0%, followed by SPD on 15.0%. 2,504 people were surveyed from 4 to 8 May 2020, method Telefonisch, commissioned by RTL / n-tv.

Compared with the previous Forsa poll of 2 May 2020, CDU/CSU gains 2.0 points, SPD loses 2.0 points, Grüne gains 1.0 points.

Compared with the average of the other pollsters on the same day, Forsa has CDU/CSU 1.8 points higher and Grüne 1.5 points lower.

Context

Deviation from the average of the other pollsters

Rolling 45-day average of the other pollsters on 9 May 2020. Positive: this poll is above it.

  • CDU/CSU +1.8average 38.2
  • Grüne -1.5average 16.5
  • SPD -1.0average 16.0
  • Linke -0.7average 7.7
  • FDP +0.4average 5.6
  • AfD -0.2average 10.2
Seat projection

Seat projection from this poll

630 seats by Sainte-Laguë, five per cent threshold, waived for parties winning at least three constituencies.

CDU/CSU: 271 seatsSPD: 102 seatsGrüne: 101 seatsAfD: 68 seatsLinke: 47 seatsFDP: 41 seatsMajority from 316630of 630 seats
  • CDU/CSU271
  • SPD102
  • Grüne101
  • AfD68
  • Linke47
  • FDP41
  • CDU/CSU + SPD373 of 630
  • CDU/CSU + Grüne372 of 630
  • CDU/CSU + AfD339 of 630
  • CDU/CSU + Linke318 of 630
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Data from dawum.de (ODbL), analysis by wahlergebnisse.io. Individual polls carry a margin of error of roughly two to three points for the larger parties.

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