Single poll

Forsa poll of 21 January 2025 for the federal election

Commissioned by
RTL / n-tv
Fieldwork period
14 to 20 Jan 2025
Respondents
2,502
Method
Telefonisch
  • CDU/CSU31.0%±0
  • AfD19.0%-1.0
  • SPD16.0%±0
  • Grüne13.0%±0
  • FDP4.0%±0
  • BSW4.0%±0
  • Linke3.0%±0
  • Others10.0%+1.0

Dashed line: electoral threshold of 5%. Change compared with the previous Forsa poll of 14 Jan 2025.

In this poll Forsa has CDU/CSU ahead on 31.0%, followed by AfD on 19.0%. 2,502 people were surveyed from 14 to 20 Jan 2025, method Telefonisch, commissioned by RTL / n-tv.

Compared with the previous Forsa poll of 14 Jan 2025, AfD loses 1.0 points.

All parties are within 1.5 points of the average of the other pollsters.

Context

Deviation from the average of the other pollsters

Rolling 45-day average of the other pollsters on 21 Jan 2025. Positive: this poll is above it.

  • BSW -1.3average 5.3
  • AfD -0.7average 19.7
  • Grüne -0.7average 13.7
  • Linke -0.4average 3.4
  • SPD -0.1average 16.1
  • FDP -0.1average 4.1
  • CDU/CSU ±0average 31.0
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: 247 seatsAfD: 151 seatsSPD: 128 seatsGrüne: 104 seatsMajority from 316630of 630 seats
  • CDU/CSU247
  • AfD151
  • SPD128
  • Grüne104
  • CDU/CSU + AfD398 of 630
  • CDU/CSU + SPD375 of 630
  • CDU/CSU + Grüne351 of 630
  • AfD + SPD + Grüne383 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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