Forsa poll of 3 March 2026 for the federal election
- Commissioned by
- RTL / n-tv
- Fieldwork period
- 24 Feb 2026 to 2 Mar 2026
- Respondents
- 2,503
- Method
- Telefonisch
- CDU/CSU26.0%±0
- AfD24.0%±0
- SPD14.0%±0
- Grüne12.0%±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 24 Feb 2026.
In this poll Forsa has CDU/CSU ahead on 26.0%, followed by AfD on 24.0%. 2,503 people were surveyed from 24 Feb 2026 to 2 Mar 2026, method Telefonisch, commissioned by RTL / n-tv.
Compared with the previous Forsa poll of 24 Feb 2026, no party moves by more than one point.
All parties are within 1.5 points of the average of the other pollsters.
Deviation from the average of the other pollsters
Rolling 45-day average of the other pollsters on 3 Mar 2026. Positive: this poll is above it.
- SPD -1.4average 15.4
- FDP -0.7average 3.7
- CDU/CSU +0.6average 25.4
- AfD -0.6average 24.6
- Linke +0.4average 10.6
- BSW -0.3average 3.3
- Grüne +0.1average 11.9
Seat projection from this poll
630 seats by Sainte-Laguë, five per cent threshold, waived for parties winning at least three constituencies.
- CDU/CSU188
- AfD174
- SPD101
- Grüne87
- Linke80
- CDU/CSU + AfD362 of 630
- CDU/CSU + SPD + Grüne376 of 630
- CDU/CSU + SPD + Linke369 of 630
- AfD + SPD + Grüne362 of 630
- CDU/CSU + Grüne + Linke355 of 630
- AfD + SPD + Linke355 of 630
- AfD + Grüne + Linke341 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.