Forsa poll of 29 September 2026 for the federal election
- Commissioned by
- RTL / n-tv
- Fieldwork period
- 22 to 28 Sep 2026
- Respondents
- 2,501
- Method
- Telefonisch
- AfD26.0%-1.0
- CDU/CSU19.0%-1.0
- Grüne16.0%-1.0
- SPD14.0%+2.0
- Linke12.0%±0
- FDP4.0%±0
- BSW3.0%±0
- Others6.0%+1.0
Dashed line: electoral threshold of 5%. Change compared with the previous Forsa poll of 22 Sep 2026.
In this poll Forsa has AfD ahead on 26.0%, followed by CDU/CSU on 19.0%. 2,501 people were surveyed from 22 to 28 Sep 2026, method Telefonisch, commissioned by RTL / n-tv.
Compared with the previous Forsa poll of 22 Sep 2026, SPD 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 AfD 2.2 points lower.
Deviation from the average of the other pollsters
Rolling 45-day average of the other pollsters on 29 Sep 2026. Positive: this poll is above it.
- AfD -2.2average 28.2
- Grüne +1.4average 14.6
- CDU/CSU -1.2average 20.2
- SPD +0.9average 13.1
- Linke +0.7average 11.3
- BSW -0.6average 3.6
- FDP -0.3average 4.3
Seat projection from this poll
630 seats by Sainte-Laguë, five per cent threshold, waived for parties winning at least three constituencies.
- AfD188
- CDU/CSU138
- Grüne116
- SPD101
- Linke87
- AfD + CDU/CSU326 of 630
- AfD + Grüne + SPD405 of 630
- AfD + Grüne + Linke391 of 630
- AfD + SPD + Linke376 of 630
- CDU/CSU + Grüne + SPD355 of 630
- CDU/CSU + Grüne + Linke341 of 630
- CDU/CSU + SPD + Linke326 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.