Single poll

Forschungsgruppe Wahlen poll of 21 November 2025 for the federal election

Commissioned by
ZDF-Politbarometer
Fieldwork period
18 to 20 Nov 2025
Respondents
1,207
Method
Telefon & Online
  • CDU/CSU27.0%+1.0
  • AfD27.0%+1.0
  • SPD14.0%±0
  • Grüne12.0%±0
  • Linke9.0%-1.0
  • Others11.0%-1.0

Dashed line: electoral threshold of 5%. Change compared with the previous Forschungsgruppe Wahlen poll of 7 Nov 2025.

In this poll Forschungsgruppe Wahlen has CDU/CSU ahead on 27.0%, followed by AfD on 27.0%. 1,207 people were surveyed from 18 to 20 Nov 2025, method Telefon & Online, commissioned by ZDF-Politbarometer.

Compared with the previous Forschungsgruppe Wahlen poll of 7 Nov 2025, CDU/CSU gains 1.0 points, AfD gains 1.0 points, Linke loses 1.0 points.

Compared with the average of the other pollsters on the same day, Forschungsgruppe Wahlen has Linke 1.6 points lower and AfD 1.5 points higher.

Context

Deviation from the average of the other pollsters

Rolling 45-day average of the other pollsters on 21 Nov 2025. Positive: this poll is above it.

  • Linke -1.6average 10.6
  • AfD +1.5average 25.5
  • CDU/CSU +1.3average 25.7
  • SPD -0.6average 14.6
  • Grüne +0.4average 11.6
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: 191 seatsAfD: 191 seatsSPD: 99 seatsGrüne: 85 seatsLinke: 64 seatsMajority from 316630of 630 seats
  • CDU/CSU191
  • AfD191
  • SPD99
  • Grüne85
  • Linke64
  • CDU/CSU + AfD382 of 630
  • CDU/CSU + SPD + Grüne375 of 630
  • AfD + SPD + Grüne375 of 630
  • CDU/CSU + SPD + Linke354 of 630
  • AfD + SPD + Linke354 of 630
  • CDU/CSU + Grüne + Linke340 of 630
  • AfD + Grüne + Linke340 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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