Single poll

YouGov poll of 15 September 2026 for the federal election

Commissioned by
YouGov
Fieldwork period
11 to 14 Sep 2026
Respondents
1,787
Method
Online
  • AfD29.0%+1.0
  • CDU/CSU18.0%-2.0
  • Grüne16.0%+1.0
  • SPD13.0%+1.0
  • Linke10.0%-2.0
  • FDP5.0%±0
  • BSW4.0%+1.0
  • Others5.0%±0

Dashed line: electoral threshold of 5%. Change compared with the previous YouGov poll of 18 Aug 2026.

In this poll YouGov has AfD ahead on 29.0%, followed by CDU/CSU on 18.0%. 1,787 people were surveyed from 11 to 14 Sep 2026, method Online, commissioned by YouGov.

Compared with the previous YouGov poll of 18 Aug 2026, CDU/CSU loses 2.0 points, Linke loses 2.0 points, AfD gains 1.0 points.

Compared with the average of the other pollsters on the same day, YouGov has CDU/CSU 2.7 points lower and Linke 1.6 points lower.

Context

Deviation from the average of the other pollsters

Rolling 45-day average of the other pollsters on 15 Sep 2026. Positive: this poll is above it.

  • CDU/CSU -2.7average 20.7
  • Linke -1.6average 11.6
  • Grüne +1.3average 14.7
  • AfD +1.1average 27.9
  • BSW +1.0average 3.0
  • FDP +0.6average 4.4
  • SPD +0.4average 12.6
Seat projection

Seat projection from this poll

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

AfD: 201 seatsCDU/CSU: 124 seatsGrüne: 111 seatsSPD: 90 seatsLinke: 69 seatsFDP: 35 seatsMajority from 316630of 630 seats
  • AfD201
  • CDU/CSU124
  • Grüne111
  • SPD90
  • Linke69
  • FDP35
  • AfD + CDU/CSU325 of 630
  • AfD + Grüne + SPD402 of 630
  • AfD + Grüne + Linke381 of 630
  • AfD + SPD + Linke360 of 630
  • AfD + Grüne + FDP347 of 630
  • AfD + SPD + FDP326 of 630
  • CDU/CSU + Grüne + SPD325 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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