Single poll

Forsa poll of 7 April 2026 for the federal election

Commissioned by
RTL / n-tv
Fieldwork period
31 Mar 2026 to 2 Apr 2026
Respondents
1,503
Method
Telefonisch
  • CDU/CSU26.0%±0
  • AfD26.0%+1.0
  • Grüne15.0%±0
  • SPD12.0%±0
  • Linke10.0%±0
  • Others11.0%+2.0

Dashed line: electoral threshold of 5%. Change compared with the previous Forsa poll of 31 Mar 2026.

In this poll Forsa has CDU/CSU ahead on 26.0%, followed by AfD on 26.0%. 1,503 people were surveyed from 31 Mar 2026 to 2 Apr 2026, method Telefonisch, commissioned by RTL / n-tv.

Compared with the previous Forsa poll of 31 Mar 2026, AfD gains 1.0 points.

Compared with the average of the other pollsters on the same day, Forsa has SPD 2.1 points lower and Grüne 1.9 points higher.

Context

Deviation from the average of the other pollsters

Rolling 45-day average of the other pollsters on 7 Apr 2026. Positive: this poll is above it.

  • SPD -2.1average 14.1
  • Grüne +1.9average 13.1
  • AfD +1.2average 24.8
  • Linke -0.3average 10.3
  • CDU/CSU +0.1average 25.9
Seat projection

Seat projection from this poll

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

CDU/CSU: 184 seatsAfD: 184 seatsGrüne: 106 seatsSPD: 85 seatsLinke: 71 seatsMajority from 316630of 630 seats
  • CDU/CSU184
  • AfD184
  • Grüne106
  • SPD85
  • Linke71
  • CDU/CSU + AfD368 of 630
  • CDU/CSU + Grüne + SPD375 of 630
  • AfD + Grüne + SPD375 of 630
  • CDU/CSU + Grüne + Linke361 of 630
  • AfD + Grüne + Linke361 of 630
  • CDU/CSU + SPD + Linke340 of 630
  • AfD + SPD + Linke340 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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