Single poll

INSA poll of 22 April 2026 for the Lower Saxony state election

Commissioned by
BILD
Fieldwork period
14 to 21 Apr 2026
Respondents
1,000
Method
Online
  • SPD25.0%±0
  • CDU25.0%-5.0
  • AfD20.0%+4.0
  • Grüne12.0%+2.0
  • Linke7.0%+2.0
  • FDP4.0%-1.0
  • BSW3.0%-2.0
  • Others4.0%±0

Dashed line: electoral threshold of 5%. Change compared with the previous INSA poll of 19 Feb 2025.

In this poll INSA has SPD ahead on 25.0%, followed by CDU on 25.0%. 1,000 people were surveyed from 14 to 21 Apr 2026, method Online, commissioned by BILD.

Compared with the previous INSA poll of 19 Feb 2025, CDU loses 5.0 points, AfD gains 4.0 points, Grüne gains 2.0 points.

Compared with the average of the other pollsters on the same day, INSA has CDU 1.5 points lower.

Context

Deviation from the average of the other pollsters

Rolling 120-day average of the other pollsters on 22 Apr 2026. Positive: this poll is above it.

  • CDU -1.5average 26.5
  • SPD -1.0average 26.0
  • Grüne +1.0average 11.0
  • FDP +1.0average 3.0
  • AfD -0.5average 20.5
  • Linke +0.5average 6.5
  • BSW ±0average 3.0
Seat projection

Seat projection from this poll

135 seats by Sainte-Laguë, electoral threshold 5%.

SPD: 38 seatsCDU: 38 seatsAfD: 30 seatsGrüne: 18 seatsLinke: 11 seatsMajority from 68135of 135 seats
  • SPD38
  • CDU38
  • AfD30
  • Grüne18
  • Linke11
  • SPD + CDU76 of 135
  • SPD + AfD68 of 135
  • CDU + AfD68 of 135
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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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