Forsa poll of 25 August 2026 for the federal election
- Commissioned by
- RTL / n-tv
- Fieldwork period
- 18 to 24 Aug 2026
- Respondents
- 2,501
- 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 18 Aug 2026.
In this poll Forsa has AfD ahead on 28.0%, followed by CDU/CSU on 21.0%. 2,501 people were surveyed from 18 to 24 Aug 2026, method Telefonisch, commissioned by RTL / n-tv.
Compared with the previous Forsa poll of 18 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 1.9 points higher.
Deviation from the average of the other pollsters
Rolling 45-day average of the other pollsters on 25 Aug 2026. Positive: this poll is above it.
- Grüne +1.9average 14.1
- FDP -0.7average 4.7
- Linke +0.6average 11.4
- SPD -0.4average 12.4
- AfD +0.2average 27.8
- CDU/CSU -0.2average 21.2
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
More polls
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.