Single poll

Forsa poll of 28 October 2025 for the federal election

Commissioned by
RTL / n-tv
Fieldwork period
21 to 27 Oct 2025
Respondents
2,502
Method
Telefonisch
  • AfD26.0%±0
  • CDU/CSU25.0%+1.0
  • SPD13.0%-1.0
  • Grüne12.0%±0
  • Linke12.0%+1.0
  • FDP3.0%±0
  • BSW3.0%-1.0
  • Others6.0%±0

Dashed line: electoral threshold of 5%. Change compared with the previous Forsa poll of 21 Oct 2025.

In this poll Forsa has AfD ahead on 26.0%, followed by CDU/CSU on 25.0%. 2,502 people were surveyed from 21 to 27 Oct 2025, method Telefonisch, commissioned by RTL / n-tv.

Compared with the previous Forsa poll of 21 Oct 2025, CDU/CSU gains 1.0 points, SPD loses 1.0 points, Linke gains 1.0 points.

Compared with the average of the other pollsters on the same day, Forsa has SPD 1.8 points lower.

Context

Deviation from the average of the other pollsters

Rolling 45-day average of the other pollsters on 28 Oct 2025. Positive: this poll is above it.

  • SPD -1.8average 14.8
  • Linke +1.4average 10.6
  • BSW -0.8average 3.8
  • Grüne +0.7average 11.3
  • AfD +0.6average 25.4
  • CDU/CSU -0.6average 25.6
  • FDP -0.2average 3.2
Seat projection

Seat projection from this poll

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

AfD: 186 seatsCDU/CSU: 179 seatsSPD: 93 seatsGrüne: 86 seatsLinke: 86 seatsMajority from 316630of 630 seats
  • AfD186
  • CDU/CSU179
  • SPD93
  • Grüne86
  • Linke86
  • AfD + CDU/CSU365 of 630
  • AfD + SPD + Grüne365 of 630
  • AfD + SPD + Linke365 of 630
  • AfD + Grüne + Linke358 of 630
  • CDU/CSU + SPD + Grüne358 of 630
  • CDU/CSU + SPD + Linke358 of 630
  • CDU/CSU + Grüne + Linke351 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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