Forsa poll of 15 September 2026 for the federal election
- Commissioned by
- RTL / n-tv
- Fieldwork period
- 8 to 14 Sep 2026
- Respondents
- 2,502
- Method
- Telefonisch
- AfD27.0%-1.0
- CDU/CSU20.0%-1.0
- Grüne18.0%+2.0
- SPD12.0%±0
- Linke12.0%+1.0
- FDP4.0%±0
- BSW3.0%±0
- Others4.0%-1.0
Dashed line: electoral threshold of 5%. Change compared with the previous Forsa poll of 8 Sep 2026.
In this poll Forsa has AfD ahead on 27.0%, followed by CDU/CSU on 20.0%. 2,502 people were surveyed from 8 to 14 Sep 2026, method Telefonisch, commissioned by RTL / n-tv.
Compared with the previous Forsa poll of 8 Sep 2026, Grüne gains 2.0 points, AfD loses 1.0 points, CDU/CSU loses 1.0 points.
Compared with the average of the other pollsters on the same day, Forsa has Grüne 3.6 points higher.
Deviation from the average of the other pollsters
Rolling 45-day average of the other pollsters on 15 Sep 2026. Positive: this poll is above it.
- Grüne +3.6average 14.4
- AfD -1.2average 28.2
- SPD -0.7average 12.7
- Linke +0.7average 11.3
- FDP -0.6average 4.6
- CDU/CSU -0.5average 20.5
- 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.
- AfD191
- CDU/CSU142
- Grüne127
- SPD85
- Linke85
- AfD + CDU/CSU333 of 630
- AfD + Grüne318 of 630
- AfD + SPD + Linke361 of 630
- CDU/CSU + Grüne + SPD354 of 630
- CDU/CSU + Grüne + Linke354 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.