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.
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 from this poll
630 seats by Sainte-Laguë, five per cent threshold, waived for parties winning at least three constituencies.
- 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
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.