Single poll

Verian (Emnid) poll of 10 October 2025 for the federal election

Commissioned by
FOCUS
Fieldwork period
30 Sep 2025 to 7 Oct 2025
Respondents
1,478
Method
Telefonisch
  • CDU/CSU25.0%-1.0
  • AfD25.0%±0
  • SPD15.0%±0
  • Grüne12.0%+1.0
  • Linke10.0%-1.0
  • BSW4.0%±0
  • FDP3.0%±0
  • Others6.0%+1.0

Dashed line: electoral threshold of 5%. Change compared with the previous Verian (Emnid) poll of 10 Sep 2025.

In this poll Verian (Emnid) has CDU/CSU ahead on 25.0%, followed by AfD on 25.0%. 1,478 people were surveyed from 30 Sep 2025 to 7 Oct 2025, method Telefonisch, commissioned by FOCUS.

Compared with the previous Verian (Emnid) poll of 10 Sep 2025, CDU/CSU loses 1.0 points, Grüne gains 1.0 points, Linke 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 10 Oct 2025. Positive: this poll is above it.

  • Grüne +0.8average 11.2
  • CDU/CSU -0.6average 25.6
  • Linke -0.6average 10.6
  • AfD -0.5average 25.5
  • FDP -0.5average 3.5
  • SPD +0.3average 14.7
  • BSW +0.1average 3.9
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: 181 seatsAfD: 181 seatsSPD: 109 seatsGrüne: 87 seatsLinke: 72 seatsMajority from 316630of 630 seats
  • CDU/CSU181
  • AfD181
  • SPD109
  • Grüne87
  • Linke72
  • CDU/CSU + AfD362 of 630
  • CDU/CSU + SPD + Grüne377 of 630
  • AfD + SPD + Grüne377 of 630
  • CDU/CSU + SPD + Linke362 of 630
  • AfD + SPD + Linke362 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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