Single poll

Forschungsgruppe Wahlen poll of 18 October 2024 for the federal election

Commissioned by
ZDF-Politbarometer
Fieldwork period
15 to 17 Oct 2024
Respondents
1,249
Method
Telefon & Online
  • CDU/CSU31.0%±0
  • AfD18.0%+1.0
  • SPD16.0%±0
  • Grüne11.0%-1.0
  • BSW8.0%±0
  • Linke4.0%±0
  • FDP3.0%-1.0
  • Others9.0%+1.0

Dashed line: electoral threshold of 5%. Change compared with the previous Forschungsgruppe Wahlen poll of 27 Sep 2024.

In this poll Forschungsgruppe Wahlen has CDU/CSU ahead on 31.0%, followed by AfD on 18.0%. 1,249 people were surveyed from 15 to 17 Oct 2024, method Telefon & Online, commissioned by ZDF-Politbarometer.

Compared with the previous Forschungsgruppe Wahlen poll of 27 Sep 2024, AfD gains 1.0 points, Grüne loses 1.0 points, FDP loses 1.0 points.

All parties are within 1.5 points of the average of the other pollsters.

Context

Deviation from the average of the other pollsters

Rolling 45-day average of the other pollsters on 18 Oct 2024. Positive: this poll is above it.

  • CDU/CSU -1.2average 32.2
  • Linke +1.1average 2.9
  • FDP -1.1average 4.1
  • AfD +0.6average 17.4
  • SPD +0.5average 15.5
  • Grüne +0.1average 10.9
  • BSW +0.1average 7.9
Seat projection

Seat projection from this poll

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

CDU/CSU: 233 seatsAfD: 135 seatsSPD: 120 seatsGrüne: 82 seatsBSW: 60 seatsMajority from 316630of 630 seats
  • CDU/CSU233
  • AfD135
  • SPD120
  • Grüne82
  • BSW60
  • CDU/CSU + AfD368 of 630
  • CDU/CSU + SPD353 of 630
  • CDU/CSU + Grüne + BSW375 of 630
  • AfD + SPD + Grüne337 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.

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