Forsa poll of 21 July 2026 for the federal election
- Commissioned by
- RTL / n-tv
- Fieldwork period
- 14 to 20 Jul 2026
- Respondents
- 2,502
- Method
- Telefonisch
- AfD26.0%±0
- CDU/CSU22.0%±0
- Grüne16.0%±0
- SPD12.0%±0
- Linke12.0%±0
- FDP4.0%±0
- Others8.0%±0
Dashed line: electoral threshold of 5%. Change compared with the previous Forsa poll of 14 Jul 2026.
In this poll Forsa has AfD ahead on 26.0%, followed by CDU/CSU on 22.0%. 2,502 people were surveyed from 14 to 20 Jul 2026, method Telefonisch, commissioned by RTL / n-tv.
Compared with the previous Forsa poll of 14 Jul 2026, no party moves by more than one point.
Compared with the average of the other pollsters on the same day, Forsa has Grüne 2.2 points higher and AfD 1.7 points lower.
Deviation from the average of the other pollsters
Rolling 45-day average of the other pollsters on 21 Jul 2026. Positive: this poll is above it.
- Grüne +2.2average 13.8
- AfD -1.7average 27.7
- Linke +0.7average 11.3
- FDP -0.6average 4.6
- SPD -0.5average 12.5
- CDU/CSU +0.1average 21.9
Seat projection from this poll
630 seats by Sainte-Laguë, five per cent threshold, waived for parties winning at least three constituencies.
- AfD186
- CDU/CSU157
- Grüne115
- SPD86
- Linke86
- AfD + CDU/CSU343 of 630
- AfD + Grüne + SPD387 of 630
- AfD + Grüne + Linke387 of 630
- AfD + SPD + Linke358 of 630
- CDU/CSU + Grüne + SPD358 of 630
- CDU/CSU + Grüne + Linke358 of 630
- CDU/CSU + SPD + Linke329 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.