Forsa poll of 26 August 2025 for the federal election
- Commissioned by
- RTL / n-tv
- Fieldwork period
- 19 to 25 Aug 2025
- Respondents
- 2,501
- Method
- Telefonisch
- AfD26.0%±0
- CDU/CSU25.0%±0
- SPD13.0%±0
- Grüne12.0%±0
- Linke11.0%-1.0
- FDP3.0%±0
- BSW3.0%±0
- Others7.0%+1.0
Dashed line: electoral threshold of 5%. Change compared with the previous Forsa poll of 19 Aug 2025.
In this poll Forsa has AfD ahead on 26.0%, followed by CDU/CSU on 25.0%. 2,501 people were surveyed from 19 to 25 Aug 2025, method Telefonisch, commissioned by RTL / n-tv.
Compared with the previous Forsa poll of 19 Aug 2025, Linke loses 1.0 points.
Compared with the average of the other pollsters on the same day, Forsa has AfD 1.8 points higher and SPD 1.6 points lower.
Deviation from the average of the other pollsters
Rolling 45-day average of the other pollsters on 26 Aug 2025. Positive: this poll is above it.
- AfD +1.8average 24.2
- SPD -1.6average 14.6
- CDU/CSU -1.4average 26.4
- BSW -0.9average 3.9
- Linke +0.6average 10.4
- Grüne +0.5average 11.5
- FDP -0.5average 3.5
Seat projection from this poll
630 seats by Sainte-Laguë, five per cent threshold, waived for parties winning at least three constituencies.
- AfD188
- CDU/CSU181
- SPD94
- Grüne87
- Linke80
- AfD + CDU/CSU369 of 630
- AfD + SPD + Grüne369 of 630
- AfD + SPD + Linke362 of 630
- CDU/CSU + SPD + Grüne362 of 630
- AfD + Grüne + Linke355 of 630
- CDU/CSU + SPD + Linke355 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.