Single poll

Forsa poll of 16 December 2025 for the federal election

Commissioned by
RTL / n-tv
Fieldwork period
9 to 15 Dec 2025
Respondents
2,503
Method
Telefonisch
  • AfD26.0%±0
  • CDU/CSU24.0%±0
  • SPD13.0%-1.0
  • Grüne13.0%+1.0
  • Linke11.0%±0
  • FDP3.0%±0
  • BSW3.0%±0
  • Others7.0%±0

Dashed line: electoral threshold of 5%. Change compared with the previous Forsa poll of 9 Dec 2025.

In this poll Forsa has AfD ahead on 26.0%, followed by CDU/CSU on 24.0%. 2,503 people were surveyed from 9 to 15 Dec 2025, method Telefonisch, commissioned by RTL / n-tv.

Compared with the previous Forsa poll of 9 Dec 2025, SPD 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 1.7 points lower.

Context

Deviation from the average of the other pollsters

Rolling 45-day average of the other pollsters on 16 Dec 2025. Positive: this poll is above it.

  • CDU/CSU -1.7average 25.7
  • SPD -1.2average 14.2
  • Grüne +1.2average 11.8
  • BSW -0.8average 3.8
  • FDP -0.7average 3.7
  • AfD +0.6average 25.4
  • Linke +0.6average 10.4
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: 188 seatsCDU/CSU: 174 seatsSPD: 94 seatsGrüne: 94 seatsLinke: 80 seatsMajority from 316630of 630 seats
  • 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.

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