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 8 for 3 November 2026.
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1Which party has gained most in the polls since Germany's last election (23 February 2025)?
AfD: 20.8% then, 27.6% in our average now (+6.8 points). See the page
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2At Germany's 2025 election, which party did better than the final polls said, by the most?
SPD: 15.2% in the final polls, 16.4% on the day. See the page
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3In 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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4At 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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5In Germany, what chance does our forecast give for “CDU/CSU + SPD + Greens majority”?
97%, from thousands of simulated elections with the polls missing as they have before. See the page
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6To 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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7To the nearest point, what share of the vote did SPD win at Germany's 2021 election?
25.7%. See the page
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8Which party won the most votes at Germany's 2025 election?
CDU/CSU with 28.5%, ahead of AfD on 20.8%. See the page
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9How many seats does our forecast give AfD in the Bundestag in Germany?
199 in our projection, 117 short of a majority. See the page
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10Which 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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