Single poll

Forsa poll of 5 May 2025 for the federal election

Commissioned by
RTL / n-tv
Fieldwork period
29 Apr 2025 to 2 May 2025
Respondents
1,503
Method
Telefonisch
  • CDU/CSU25.0%+1.0
  • AfD25.0%-1.0
  • SPD15.0%+1.0
  • Grüne12.0%±0
  • Linke10.0%±0
  • FDP3.0%±0
  • BSW3.0%-1.0
  • Others7.0%±0

Dashed line: electoral threshold of 5%. Change compared with the previous Forsa poll of 29 Apr 2025.

In this poll Forsa has CDU/CSU ahead on 25.0%, followed by AfD on 25.0%. 1,503 people were surveyed from 29 Apr 2025 to 2 May 2025, method Telefonisch, commissioned by RTL / n-tv.

Compared with the previous Forsa poll of 29 Apr 2025, CDU/CSU gains 1.0 points, AfD loses 1.0 points, SPD gains 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 5 May 2025. Positive: this poll is above it.

  • BSW -1.1average 4.1
  • CDU/CSU -0.9average 25.9
  • FDP -0.8average 3.8
  • AfD +0.7average 24.3
  • SPD -0.5average 15.5
  • Grüne +0.4average 11.6
  • Linke -0.1average 10.1
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: 181 seatsAfD: 181 seatsSPD: 109 seatsGrüne: 87 seatsLinke: 72 seatsMajority from 316630of 630 seats
  • CDU/CSU181
  • AfD181
  • SPD109
  • Grüne87
  • Linke72
  • CDU/CSU + AfD362 of 630
  • CDU/CSU + SPD + Grüne377 of 630
  • AfD + SPD + Grüne377 of 630
  • CDU/CSU + SPD + Linke362 of 630
  • AfD + SPD + Linke362 of 630
  • CDU/CSU + Grüne + Linke340 of 630
  • AfD + Grüne + Linke340 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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