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Berlin General Election: Official Final Results

General election in Berlin 2021

Berlin Election Results: September 26, 2021

Electoral Threshold

The electoral threshold for the Berlin election is 5%.

Voter Turnout

Voter turnout was 75.7%.

Current Election Trend: Berlin
Poll results, coalitions, and election data
Historical Elections: Berlin
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Seat Distribution and Mathematical Majorities

Governments of the Current Legislative Period

Giffey
2021
SPD
Grüne
Linke
Historical Government Cabinets: Berlin
Cabinets and governing parties since 1945

Polling Accuracy: How Precise Were the Forecasts?

Comparison: Pre-Election Polls vs. Actual Election Results

0.67

Forschungsgruppe Wahlen

The final poll by Forschungsgruppe Wahlen deviated by an average of 0.67 percentage points per party from the actual Berlin election results.
  • SPD
    +0.6
  • Grüne
    +0.1
  • CDU
    -1.1
  • Linke
    -1.0
  • AfD
    +1.0
  • FDP
    -0.2
1.47

Infratest dimap

The final poll by Infratest dimap deviated by an average of 1.47 percentage points per party from the actual Berlin election results.
  • SPD
    +2.6
  • Grüne
    -0.9
  • CDU
    -2.1
  • Linke
    -1.0
  • AfD
    +2.0
  • FDP
    -0.2
1.73

INSA

The final poll by INSA deviated by an average of 1.73 percentage points per party from the actual Berlin election results.
  • SPD
    +1.6
  • Grüne
    -1.9
  • CDU
    -3.1
  • Linke
    ±0.0
  • AfD
    +3.0
  • FDP
    +0.8
2.15

Institut Wahlkreisprognose

The final poll by Institut Wahlkreisprognose deviated by an average of 2.15 percentage points per party from the actual Berlin election results.
  • SPD
    +3.6
  • CDU
    -2.6
  • Grüne
    -3.9
  • Linke
    +0.5
  • AfD
    +2.0
  • FDP
    +0.3

Party Results: Vote Shares and Gains/Losses

SPD

Social Democratic Party of Germany
Social Democratic
Pro EU
21.4
-0.2

Grüne

Alliance 90 / The Greens
Green
Pro EU
18.9
+3.7

CDU

Christian Democratic Union
Christian Democratic
Pro EU
18.1
+0.5

Die Linke

The Left
Left-wing
14.0
-1.6

AfD

Alternative for Germany
Right-wing Populist
Anti-EU
8.0
-6.2

FDP

Free Democratic Party
Liberal
Pro EU
7.2
+0.5

Tierschutzpartei

Human, Climate, Animal Welfare Party
Animal Welfare
Left
2.2
+0.3

Die PARTEI

The PARTY
Satire
Left
Anti-EU
1.8
-0.2

dieBasis

Grassroots Democratic Party Germany
Big-tent party
Anti-EU
1.3
+1.3

Volt

Volt Europa
Centre
1.1
+1.1

Team Todenhöfer

Team Todenhöfer – The Justice Party
Big-tent party
1.0
+1.0

Freie Wähler

Free Voters
Conservative
0.8
+0.8

Die Grauen – Graue Panther

The Greys — Grey Panthers
Centre
0.7
+0.7

Other Parties

Other Parties
Unknown
12.4
+4.6

Graue Panther

Grey Panthers
Unknown
0.5
-0.6

Klimaliste

Climate List
Green
Centre-Left
0.4
+0.4

TIERSCHUTZ hier!

Action Party for Animal Welfare – THE ORIGINAL
Unknown
0.4
+0.4

Piratenpartei

Pirate Party Germany
Centre-Left
Pro EU
0.4
-1.3

Partei für Verjüngungsforschung

Party for Rejuvenation Research
Big-tent party
0.3
-0.2

Die Urbane

The Urban. A HipHop Party
Left
0.2
+0.2

Partei der Humanisten

Party of Humanists
Unknown
0.2
+0.2

Bergpartei

Mountain Party, the Superparty
Satire
Far-Left
0.1
+0.1

Bündnis 21

Alliance 21
Centre
0.1
+0.1

DKP-DRP

German Conservative Party
Right
0.1
+0.1

LKR

Liberal-Conservative Reformers
Centre-Right
0.1
+0.1

ÖDP

Ecological Democratic Party
Green
Centre-Right
0.1
+0.1

Die Heimat

National Democratic Party of Germany
Right-wing Populist
Anti-EU
0.1
-0.5

Data Sources and Methodology

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ParlGov – Parliamentary Democracy Data

A comprehensive research database from the University of Bremen, documenting parties, elections, and governments for comparative analysis.

Additional Sources

Döring, Holger and Philip Manow. 2024. Parliaments and governments database (ParlGov).

CHES – Chapel Hill Expert Survey

The leading expert survey on party positions in Europe. Over 400 political scientists document party stances based on rigorous scientific criteria.

Additional Sources

Rovny, Jan, et al. “25 Years of Political Party Positions in Europe: The Chapel Hill Expert Survey, 1999-2024.”