Forsa poll of 12 August 2025 for the federal election
- Commissioned by
- RTL / n-tv
- Fieldwork period
- 5 to 11 Aug 2025
- Respondents
- 2,505
- Method
- Telefonisch
- AfD26.0%+1.0
- CDU/CSU24.0%-1.0
- SPD13.0%±0
- Grüne13.0%+1.0
- Linke11.0%-1.0
- BSW4.0%±0
- FDP3.0%±0
- Others6.0%±0
Dashed line: electoral threshold of 5%. Change compared with the previous Forsa poll of 5 Aug 2025.
In this poll Forsa has AfD ahead on 26.0%, followed by CDU/CSU on 24.0%. 2,505 people were surveyed from 5 to 11 Aug 2025, method Telefonisch, commissioned by RTL / n-tv.
Compared with the previous Forsa poll of 5 Aug 2025, AfD gains 1.0 points, CDU/CSU loses 1.0 points, Grüne gains 1.0 points.
Compared with the average of the other pollsters on the same day, Forsa has CDU/CSU 3.3 points lower and AfD 2.0 points higher.
Deviation from the average of the other pollsters
Rolling 45-day average of the other pollsters on 12 Aug 2025. Positive: this poll is above it.
- CDU/CSU -3.3average 27.3
- AfD +2.0average 24.0
- SPD -1.4average 14.4
- Grüne +1.4average 11.6
- Linke +0.9average 10.1
- FDP -0.6average 3.6
- BSW +0.2average 3.8
Seat projection from this poll
630 seats by Sainte-Laguë, five per cent threshold, waived for parties winning at least three constituencies.
- AfD188
- CDU/CSU174
- SPD94
- Grüne94
- Linke80
- AfD + CDU/CSU362 of 630
- AfD + SPD + Grüne376 of 630
- AfD + SPD + Linke362 of 630
- AfD + Grüne + Linke362 of 630
- CDU/CSU + SPD + Grüne362 of 630
- CDU/CSU + SPD + Linke348 of 630
- CDU/CSU + Grüne + Linke348 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.