Single poll

INSA poll of 21 March 2026 for the federal election

Commissioned by
BILD am Sonntag
Fieldwork period
16 to 20 Mar 2026
Respondents
1,205
Method
Telefon & Online
  • CDU/CSU26.0%+0.5
  • AfD25.0%-1.0
  • SPD15.0%±0
  • Grüne12.0%±0
  • Linke11.0%+0.5
  • FDP3.0%±0
  • BSW3.0%-0.5
  • Others5.0%+0.5

Dashed line: electoral threshold of 5%. Change compared with the previous INSA poll of 17 Mar 2026.

In this poll INSA has CDU/CSU ahead on 26.0%, followed by AfD on 25.0%. 1,205 people were surveyed from 16 to 20 Mar 2026, method Telefon & Online, commissioned by BILD am Sonntag.

Compared with the previous INSA poll of 17 Mar 2026, AfD 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 21 Mar 2026. Positive: this poll is above it.

  • AfD +1.2average 23.8
  • Grüne -0.9average 12.9
  • Linke +0.7average 10.3
  • CDU/CSU -0.5average 26.5
  • SPD +0.4average 14.6
  • FDP -0.3average 3.3
  • BSW -0.2average 3.2
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: 184 seatsAfD: 177 seatsSPD: 106 seatsGrüne: 85 seatsLinke: 78 seatsMajority from 316630of 630 seats
  • CDU/CSU184
  • AfD177
  • SPD106
  • Grüne85
  • Linke78
  • CDU/CSU + AfD361 of 630
  • CDU/CSU + SPD + Grüne375 of 630
  • CDU/CSU + SPD + Linke368 of 630
  • AfD + SPD + Grüne368 of 630
  • AfD + SPD + Linke361 of 630
  • CDU/CSU + Grüne + Linke347 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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