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Germany polls

AfD (Alternative for Germany) leads with 28%, 7.8 points ahead of Union.

Checked every day · Latest data 26 October 2026

LeadingAfDAlternative for Germany
Support28%average of 10 pollsters
Lead7.8 ptsover Union
Polls23in the last 30 days

Polling average

30 September 2026 to 26 October 2026
AfDAlternative for Germany
28%
−0.1
UnionCDU/CSU
20.2%
±0.0
GrüneAlliance 90/The Greens
14.9%
±0.0
SPDSocial Democratic Party of Germany
13.5%
+0.6
LinkeThe Left
10.8%
−0.6
FDPFree Democratic Party
4%
−0.3
BSWSahra Wagenknecht Alliance
3.2%
−0.3
Others
6.9%
+0.9

Average of the most recent poll from each pollster within 30 days of the newest poll. The change column compares with the same average 30 days earlier. Parties missing from a poll are averaged over the polls that include them.

Trend over the past yearAverage of polls in the previous three weeks, plotted weekly
AfDUnionGrüneSPDLinkeFDPBSW
0%10%20%30%DecFebAprJunAugOct

Latest polls

247 polls in the past year
PollsterFieldworkSampleUnionAfDSPDGrüneLinkeBSWFDPOthers
INSA23–26 Oct 20262,0101929.5141410355.5
Forsa20–26 Oct 20262,5012127131611–48
INSA19–23 Oct 20261,2091930141410346
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen20–22 Oct 20261,2252326141311–310
Verian14–20 Oct 20261,4702028131611336
pollytix16–19 Oct 20261,3001929151411454
YouGov16–19 Oct 20261,7731828141610356
INSA16–19 Oct 20262,00218301414113.554.5
GMS14–19 Oct 20261,0121930121510338
Forsa13–19 Oct 20262,5022027131711–48
INSA12–16 Oct 20261,2061829131411447
Allensbach2–16 Oct 20261,0482327141411–47
INSA9–12 Oct 20262,00618.53013.514103.54.56
Forsa6–12 Oct 20262,5021926141712–48
INSA5–9 Oct 20261,2071930131410347
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen5–7 Oct 20261,3112128131512–38
INSA2–5 Oct 20262,00217.530.514.514.510.53.54.54.5
Forsa29–5 Oct 20262,5021926141711–49
Ipsos30–4 Oct 20262,0022028131512345
INSA28–2 Oct 20261,2021830141410446

Figures in percent. The leading party in each poll is underlined. A dash means the party was not listed.

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Sources

Voting intention polls, party names and party colours are taken from the Wikipedia page Opinion polling for the next German federal election, which lists each pollster's published results, and are used under CC BY-SA 4.0. We check the page every day. These polls are for the next German federal election.