Single poll

Infratest dimap poll of 7 May 2026 for the Saxony-Anhalt state election

Commissioned by
MDR / Mitteldeutsche Zeitung / Volksstimme
Fieldwork period
29 Apr 2026 to 5 May 2026
Respondents
1,164
Method
Telefon & Online
  • AfD41.0%+2.0
  • CDU26.0%-1.0
  • Linke12.0%-1.0
  • SPD7.0%±0
  • Grüne4.0%+1.0
  • BSW4.0%-2.0
  • Others6.0%+1.0

Dashed line: electoral threshold of 5%. Change compared with the previous Infratest dimap poll of 4 Sep 2025.

In this poll Infratest dimap has AfD ahead on 41.0%, followed by CDU on 26.0%. 1,164 people were surveyed from 29 Apr 2026 to 5 May 2026, method Telefon & Online, commissioned by MDR / Mitteldeutsche Zeitung / Volksstimme.

Compared with the previous Infratest dimap poll of 4 Sep 2025, AfD gains 2.0 points, BSW loses 2.0 points, CDU loses 1.0 points.

Compared with the average of the other pollsters on the same day, Infratest dimap has AfD 3.0 points higher.

Context

Deviation from the average of the other pollsters

Rolling 120-day average of the other pollsters on 7 May 2026. Positive: this poll is above it.

  • AfD +3.0average 38.0
  • CDU +1.0average 25.0
  • Linke -1.0average 13.0
  • SPD +1.0average 6.0
  • BSW -1.0average 5.0
  • Grüne ±0average 4.0
Seat projection

Seat projection from this poll

83 seats by Hare/Niemeyer, electoral threshold 5%.

AfD: 39 seatsCDU: 25 seatsLinke: 12 seatsSPD: 7 seatsMajority from 4283of 83 seats
  • AfD39
  • CDU25
  • Linke12
  • SPD7
  • AfD + CDU64 of 83
  • AfD + Linke51 of 83
  • AfD + SPD46 of 83
  • CDU + Linke + SPD44 of 83
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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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