Single poll

Ipsos poll of 5 March 2026 for the federal election

Commissioned by
Ipsos
Fieldwork period
27 Feb 2026 to 1 Mar 2026
Respondents
1,000
Method
Online
  • CDU/CSU25.0%+2.0
  • AfD24.0%-2.0
  • SPD15.0%±0
  • Grüne14.0%+1.0
  • Linke11.0%-1.0
  • FDP4.0%±0
  • BSW3.0%±0
  • Others4.0%±0

Dashed line: electoral threshold of 5%. Change compared with the previous Ipsos poll of 16 Feb 2026.

In this poll Ipsos has CDU/CSU ahead on 25.0%, followed by AfD on 24.0%. 1,000 people were surveyed from 27 Feb 2026 to 1 Mar 2026, method Online, commissioned by Ipsos.

Compared with the previous Ipsos poll of 16 Feb 2026, CDU/CSU gains 2.0 points, AfD loses 2.0 points, Grüne gains 1.0 points.

Compared with the average of the other pollsters on the same day, Ipsos has Grüne 2.1 points higher.

Context

Deviation from the average of the other pollsters

Rolling 45-day average of the other pollsters on 5 Mar 2026. Positive: this poll is above it.

  • Grüne +2.1average 11.9
  • CDU/CSU -1.1average 26.1
  • Linke +0.7average 10.3
  • FDP +0.6average 3.4
  • BSW -0.4average 3.4
  • SPD -0.3average 15.3
  • AfD -0.1average 24.1
Seat projection

Seat projection from this poll

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

CDU/CSU: 177 seatsAfD: 170 seatsSPD: 106 seatsGrüne: 99 seatsLinke: 78 seatsMajority from 316630of 630 seats
  • CDU/CSU177
  • AfD170
  • SPD106
  • Grüne99
  • Linke78
  • CDU/CSU + AfD347 of 630
  • CDU/CSU + SPD + Grüne382 of 630
  • AfD + SPD + Grüne375 of 630
  • CDU/CSU + SPD + Linke361 of 630
  • CDU/CSU + Grüne + Linke354 of 630
  • AfD + SPD + Linke354 of 630
  • AfD + Grüne + Linke347 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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