Single poll

Forsa poll of 8 September 2026 for the federal election

Commissioned by
RTL / n-tv
Fieldwork period
1 to 7 Sep 2026
Respondents
2,502
Method
Telefonisch
  • AfD28.0%±0
  • CDU/CSU21.0%±0
  • Grüne16.0%±0
  • SPD12.0%±0
  • Linke11.0%-1.0
  • FDP4.0%±0
  • BSW3.0%
  • Others5.0%-2.0

Dashed line: electoral threshold of 5%. Change compared with the previous Forsa poll of 1 Sep 2026.

In this poll Forsa has AfD ahead on 28.0%, followed by CDU/CSU on 21.0%. 2,502 people were surveyed from 1 to 7 Sep 2026, method Telefonisch, commissioned by RTL / n-tv.

Compared with the previous Forsa poll of 1 Sep 2026, Linke loses 1.0 points.

Compared with the average of the other pollsters on the same day, Forsa has Grüne 1.7 points higher.

Context

Deviation from the average of the other pollsters

Rolling 45-day average of the other pollsters on 8 Sep 2026. Positive: this poll is above it.

  • Grüne +1.7average 14.3
  • SPD -0.8average 12.8
  • Linke -0.7average 11.7
  • FDP -0.7average 4.7
  • AfD +0.3average 27.7
  • CDU/CSU +0.2average 20.8
  • BSW -0.2average 3.2
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: 200 seatsCDU/CSU: 150 seatsGrüne: 115 seatsSPD: 86 seatsLinke: 79 seatsMajority from 316630of 630 seats
  • AfD200
  • CDU/CSU150
  • Grüne115
  • SPD86
  • Linke79
  • AfD + CDU/CSU350 of 630
  • AfD + Grüne + SPD401 of 630
  • AfD + Grüne + Linke394 of 630
  • AfD + SPD + Linke365 of 630
  • CDU/CSU + Grüne + SPD351 of 630
  • CDU/CSU + Grüne + Linke344 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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