Single poll

GMS poll of 5 January 2026 for the federal election

Commissioned by
GMS
Fieldwork period
23 Dec 2025 to 5 Jan 2026
Respondents
1,027
Method
Telefon & Online
  • AfD27.0%+1.0
  • CDU/CSU24.0%-1.0
  • SPD15.0%+1.0
  • Grüne12.0%±0
  • Linke10.0%-1.0
  • BSW4.0%+1.0
  • FDP3.0%±0
  • Freie Wähler2.0%
  • Others3.0%-3.0

Dashed line: electoral threshold of 5%. Change compared with the previous GMS poll of 17 Nov 2025.

In this poll GMS has AfD ahead on 27.0%, followed by CDU/CSU on 24.0%. 1,027 people were surveyed from 23 Dec 2025 to 5 Jan 2026, method Telefon & Online, commissioned by GMS.

Compared with the previous GMS poll of 17 Nov 2025, AfD gains 1.0 points, CDU/CSU loses 1.0 points, SPD gains 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 5 Jan 2026. Positive: this poll is above it.

  • AfD +1.4average 25.6
  • CDU/CSU -1.4average 25.4
  • Freie Wähler -1.0average 3.0
  • SPD +0.9average 14.1
  • FDP -0.7average 3.7
  • Linke -0.3average 10.3
  • BSW +0.2average 3.8
  • Grüne -0.1average 12.1
Seat projection

Seat projection from this poll

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

AfD: 193 seatsCDU/CSU: 172 seatsSPD: 107 seatsGrüne: 86 seatsLinke: 72 seatsMajority from 316630of 630 seats
  • AfD193
  • CDU/CSU172
  • SPD107
  • Grüne86
  • Linke72
  • AfD + CDU/CSU365 of 630
  • AfD + SPD + Grüne386 of 630
  • AfD + SPD + Linke372 of 630
  • CDU/CSU + SPD + Grüne365 of 630
  • AfD + Grüne + Linke351 of 630
  • CDU/CSU + SPD + Linke351 of 630
  • CDU/CSU + Grüne + Linke330 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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