Single poll

Forsa poll of 5 May 2026 for the federal election

Commissioned by
RTL / n-tv
Fieldwork period
28 Apr 2026 to 4 May 2026
Respondents
2,002
Method
Telefonisch
  • AfD27.0%±0
  • CDU/CSU22.0%±0
  • Grüne16.0%+1.0
  • SPD12.0%±0
  • Linke11.0%-1.0
  • FDP4.0%±0
  • Others8.0%±0

Dashed line: electoral threshold of 5%. Change compared with the previous Forsa poll of 28 Apr 2026.

In this poll Forsa has AfD ahead on 27.0%, followed by CDU/CSU on 22.0%. 2,002 people were surveyed from 28 Apr 2026 to 4 May 2026, method Telefonisch, commissioned by RTL / n-tv.

Compared with the previous Forsa poll of 28 Apr 2026, Grüne gains 1.0 points, Linke loses 1.0 points.

Compared with the average of the other pollsters on the same day, Forsa has CDU/CSU 2.7 points lower and Grüne 2.3 points higher.

Context

Deviation from the average of the other pollsters

Rolling 45-day average of the other pollsters on 5 May 2026. Positive: this poll is above it.

  • CDU/CSU -2.7average 24.7
  • Grüne +2.3average 13.7
  • AfD +1.2average 25.8
  • SPD -1.2average 13.2
  • Linke +0.5average 10.5
  • FDP +0.3average 3.7
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: 193 seatsCDU/CSU: 157 seatsGrüne: 115 seatsSPD: 86 seatsLinke: 79 seatsMajority from 316630of 630 seats
  • AfD193
  • CDU/CSU157
  • Grüne115
  • SPD86
  • Linke79
  • AfD + CDU/CSU350 of 630
  • AfD + Grüne + SPD394 of 630
  • AfD + Grüne + Linke387 of 630
  • AfD + SPD + Linke358 of 630
  • CDU/CSU + Grüne + SPD358 of 630
  • CDU/CSU + Grüne + Linke351 of 630
  • CDU/CSU + SPD + Linke322 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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