How well do you know the polls in Germany?
Ten questions from today's figures: our poll averages, our forecast and how the polls did at past elections. Round 21 for 3 November 2026.
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1Which party won the most votes at Germany's 2013 election?
CDU/CSU with 41.5%, ahead of SPD on 25.7%. See the page
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2How many seats does our forecast give AfD in the Bundestag in Germany?
197 in our projection, 119 short of a majority. See the page
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3In Germany, what chance does our forecast give for “BSW clears 5%”?
5%, from thousands of simulated elections with the polls missing as they have before. See the page
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4At Germany's 2025 election, which party did the final polls overstate most?
Greens: 13.0% in the final polls, 11.6% on the day. See the page
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5To the nearest point, what share of the vote did CDU/CSU win at Germany's 2017 election?
32.9%. See the page
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6At Germany's 2025 election, how far out was the average final poll, per party, to the nearest half point?
1.2 points per party, over 13 final polls. See the page
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7At which election since 2000 were Germany's final polls closest to the result?
2021: 0.7 points out per party on average. See the page
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8To the nearest point, what share of the vote did CDU/CSU win at Germany's 2025 election?
28.5%. See the page
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9In Germany, what chance does our forecast give for “FDP clears 5%”?
24%, from thousands of simulated elections with the polls missing as they have before. See the page
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10How many seats does our forecast give CDU/CSU in the Bundestag in Germany?
148 in our projection. See the page
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