Single poll

Forsa poll of 14 April 2026 for the federal election

Commissioned by
RTL / n-tv
Fieldwork period
7 to 13 Apr 2026
Respondents
2,502
Method
Telefonisch
  • AfD26.0%±0
  • CDU/CSU24.0%-2.0
  • Grüne15.0%±0
  • SPD12.0%±0
  • Linke11.0%+1.0
  • FDP4.0%
  • Others8.0%-3.0

Dashed line: electoral threshold of 5%. Change compared with the previous Forsa poll of 7 Apr 2026.

In this poll Forsa has AfD ahead on 26.0%, followed by CDU/CSU on 24.0%. 2,502 people were surveyed from 7 to 13 Apr 2026, method Telefonisch, commissioned by RTL / n-tv.

Compared with the previous Forsa poll of 7 Apr 2026, CDU/CSU loses 2.0 points, Linke gains 1.0 points.

Compared with the average of the other pollsters on the same day, Forsa has SPD 2.1 points lower and CDU/CSU 1.8 points lower.

Context

Deviation from the average of the other pollsters

Rolling 45-day average of the other pollsters on 14 Apr 2026. Positive: this poll is above it.

  • SPD -2.1average 14.1
  • CDU/CSU -1.8average 25.8
  • Grüne +1.7average 13.3
  • AfD +1.0average 25.0
  • Linke +0.9average 10.1
  • FDP +0.5average 3.5
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: 172 seatsGrüne: 107 seatsSPD: 86 seatsLinke: 79 seatsMajority from 316630of 630 seats
  • AfD186
  • CDU/CSU172
  • Grüne107
  • SPD86
  • Linke79
  • AfD + CDU/CSU358 of 630
  • AfD + Grüne + SPD379 of 630
  • AfD + Grüne + Linke372 of 630
  • CDU/CSU + Grüne + SPD365 of 630
  • CDU/CSU + Grüne + Linke358 of 630
  • AfD + SPD + Linke351 of 630
  • CDU/CSU + SPD + Linke337 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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