Forsa poll of 22 September 2026 for the federal election
- Commissioned by
- RTL / n-tv
- Fieldwork period
- 15 to 21 Sep 2026
- Respondents
- 2,504
- Method
- Telefonisch
- AfD27.0%±0
- CDU/CSU20.0%±0
- Grüne17.0%-1.0
- SPD12.0%±0
- Linke12.0%±0
- FDP4.0%±0
- BSW3.0%±0
- Others5.0%+1.0
Dashed line: electoral threshold of 5%. Change compared with the previous Forsa poll of 15 Sep 2026.
In this poll Forsa has AfD ahead on 27.0%, followed by CDU/CSU on 20.0%. 2,504 people were surveyed from 15 to 21 Sep 2026, method Telefonisch, commissioned by RTL / n-tv.
Compared with the previous Forsa poll of 15 Sep 2026, Grüne loses 1.0 points.
Compared with the average of the other pollsters on the same day, Forsa has Grüne 2.5 points higher.
Deviation from the average of the other pollsters
Rolling 45-day average of the other pollsters on 22 Sep 2026. Positive: this poll is above it.
- Grüne +2.5average 14.5
- AfD -1.0average 28.0
- SPD -0.7average 12.7
- FDP -0.6average 4.6
- Linke +0.5average 11.5
- BSW -0.4average 3.4
- CDU/CSU -0.3average 20.3
Seat projection from this poll
630 seats by Sainte-Laguë, five per cent threshold, waived for parties winning at least three constituencies.
- AfD193
- CDU/CSU143
- Grüne122
- SPD86
- Linke86
- AfD + CDU/CSU336 of 630
- AfD + Grüne + SPD401 of 630
- AfD + Grüne + Linke401 of 630
- AfD + SPD + Linke365 of 630
- CDU/CSU + Grüne + SPD351 of 630
- CDU/CSU + Grüne + Linke351 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.