Single poll

YouGov poll of 12 May 2023 for the federal election

Commissioned by
YouGov
Fieldwork period
5 to 9 May 2023
Respondents
1,700
Method
Online
  • CDU/CSU31.0%+1.0
  • AfD17.0%±0
  • SPD16.0%-4.0
  • Grüne16.0%+1.0
  • Linke6.0%±0
  • FDP5.0%-1.0
  • Freie Wähler2.0%+1.0
  • Others7.0%+1.0

Dashed line: electoral threshold of 5%. Change compared with the previous YouGov poll of 6 Apr 2023.

In this poll YouGov has CDU/CSU ahead on 31.0%, followed by AfD on 17.0%. 1,700 people were surveyed from 5 to 9 May 2023, method Online, commissioned by YouGov.

Compared with the previous YouGov poll of 6 Apr 2023, SPD loses 4.0 points, CDU/CSU gains 1.0 points, Grüne gains 1.0 points.

Compared with the average of the other pollsters on the same day, YouGov has SPD 3.0 points lower and FDP 2.8 points lower.

Context

Deviation from the average of the other pollsters

Rolling 45-day average of the other pollsters on 12 May 2023. Positive: this poll is above it.

  • SPD -3.0average 19.0
  • FDP -2.8average 7.8
  • CDU/CSU +1.6average 29.4
  • Linke +1.6average 4.4
  • AfD +1.3average 15.7
  • Grüne +0.4average 15.6
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: 214 seatsAfD: 118 seatsSPD: 111 seatsGrüne: 111 seatsLinke: 41 seatsFDP: 35 seatsMajority from 316630of 630 seats
  • CDU/CSU214
  • AfD118
  • SPD111
  • Grüne111
  • Linke41
  • FDP35
  • CDU/CSU + AfD332 of 630
  • CDU/CSU + SPD325 of 630
  • CDU/CSU + Grüne325 of 630
  • AfD + SPD + Grüne340 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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