Forsa poll of 20 October 2026 for the federal election
- Commissioned by
- RTL / n-tv
- Fieldwork period
- 13 to 19 Oct 2026
- Respondents
- 2,502
- Method
- Telefonisch
In this poll Forsa has AfD ahead on 27.0%, followed by CDU/CSU on 20.0%. 2,502 people were surveyed from 13 to 19 Oct 2026, method Telefonisch, commissioned by RTL / n-tv.
Compared with the previous Forsa poll of 13 Oct 2026, AfD gains 1.0 points, CDU/CSU gains 1.0 points, SPD loses 1.0 points.
Compared with the average of the other pollsters on the same day, Forsa has Grüne 2.1 points higher.
Deviation from the average of the other pollsters
Rolling 45-day average of the other pollsters on 20 Oct 2026. Positive: this poll is above it.
- Grüne +2.1average 14.9
- AfD -1.1average 28.1
- CDU/CSU +0.2average 19.8
- SPD -0.2average 13.2
- Linke -0.1average 11.1
- FDP -0.1average 4.1
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
- SPD93
- Linke79
- AfD + CDU/CSU336 of 630
- AfD + Grüne + SPD408 of 630
- AfD + Grüne + Linke394 of 630
- AfD + SPD + Linke365 of 630
- CDU/CSU + Grüne + SPD358 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.