Forsa poll of 18 August 2026 for the federal election
- Commissioned by
- RTL / n-tv
- Fieldwork period
- 11 to 17 Aug 2026
- Respondents
- 2,504
- Method
- Telefonisch
- AfD28.0%±0
- CDU/CSU21.0%±0
- Grüne16.0%±0
- SPD12.0%±0
- Linke12.0%±0
- FDP4.0%±0
- Others7.0%±0
Dashed line: electoral threshold of 5%. Change compared with the previous Forsa poll of 11 Aug 2026.
In this poll Forsa has AfD ahead on 28.0%, followed by CDU/CSU on 21.0%. 2,504 people were surveyed from 11 to 17 Aug 2026, method Telefonisch, commissioned by RTL / n-tv.
Compared with the previous Forsa poll of 11 Aug 2026, no party moves by more than one point.
Compared with the average of the other pollsters on the same day, Forsa has Grüne 2.1 points higher.
Deviation from the average of the other pollsters
Rolling 45-day average of the other pollsters on 18 Aug 2026. Positive: this poll is above it.
- Grüne +2.1average 13.9
- CDU/CSU -0.7average 21.7
- FDP -0.7average 4.7
- Linke +0.5average 11.5
- AfD +0.4average 27.6
- SPD -0.1average 12.1
Seat projection from this poll
630 seats by Sainte-Laguë, five per cent threshold, waived for parties winning at least three constituencies.
- AfD198
- CDU/CSU149
- Grüne113
- SPD85
- Linke85
- AfD + CDU/CSU347 of 630
- AfD + Grüne + SPD396 of 630
- AfD + Grüne + Linke396 of 630
- AfD + SPD + Linke368 of 630
- CDU/CSU + Grüne + SPD347 of 630
- CDU/CSU + Grüne + Linke347 of 630
- CDU/CSU + SPD + Linke319 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.