Germany AfD: Latest polls, election results and positions
Election Trend
27.9 %
+7.1 since the last election
Last Election
20.8 %
Election 2025 · 152 Seats
3-Month Trend
+0.4
Three months ago: 27.5 %
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Alternative for Germany
ESN
Germany
Right Populist
Eurosceptic
Founded 2013
The AfD is a right-wing populist and, in some parts, a far-right extremist party in Germany. It combines a national-conservative core ideology with a strict rejection of EU integration and current migration policies. Germany's domestic intelligence agency has classified it as a 'proven right-wing extremist' party in several federal states.
Values and Ideology
The AfD's worldview is deeply rooted in a pronounced national conservatism and the defense of what it perceives as a threatened national identity. It conceptualizes the 'Volk' (people) as a homogeneous entity, promoting traditional family values and Judeo-Christian heritage. The state is primarily seen as the protector of its own citizens, underpinned by a profound skepticism towards supranational institutions and globalist influences. At its core, the party is driven by fears of a loss of national sovereignty and a shift in cultural identity.
Political Priorities
The party's agenda centers on a stringent migration policy, advocating for robust border protection and the consistent deportation of undocumented immigrants. Economically, it pursues a liberal-conservative course, pushing for tax reductions and reduced bureaucracy, while vehemently opposing current climate policies and the energy transition. Its platform specifically targets citizens who feel unrepresented by established institutions, as well as conservative voters in rural areas and economically disadvantaged regions.
Role in the Political System
Strategically, the AfD positions itself as an anti-establishment force and a fundamental opposition party. It employs provocative rhetoric to push the boundaries of acceptable discourse and challenge state institutions and the media landscape. While officially professing allegiance to the rule of law, critics and constitutional protection agencies accuse it of relativizing democratic principles and endangering parliamentary culture. Within the party system, it operates as an outsider, using polarization to compel strategic cooperation among other parties.
Anti-Constitutional Tendencies
Germany's domestic intelligence agency, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (Verfassungsschutz), has classified the AfD as a 'proven right-wing extremist' party in several federal states, citing its efforts to undermine the democratic constitutional order.
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42.0 %
Federal State
Poll
Last Election
Baden-Württemberg
Next Election: 2031
Poll
18.8 %
±0.0
Last Election
18.8 %
Election 2026
Bavaria
Next Election: 2028
Poll
20.0 %
+5.4
Last Election
14.6 %
Election 2023
Berlin
Next Election: 20 September 2026
Poll
17.8 %
+8.7
Last Election
9.1 %
Election 2023
Brandenburg
Next Election: 2029
Poll
37.0 %
+7.8
Last Election
29.2 %
Election 2024
Bremen
Next Election: 30 May 2027
Poll
17.0 %
Last Election
–
Hamburg
Next Election: 2030
Poll
12.0 %
+4.5
Last Election
7.5 %
Election 2025
Hessen
Next Election: 2028
Poll
22.0 %
+3.6
Last Election
18.4 %
Election 2023
Lower Saxony
Next Election: 2027
Poll
20.0 %
+9.1
Last Election
10.9 %
Election 2022
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Next Election: 20 September 2026
Poll
35.9 %
+19.2
Last Election
16.7 %
Election 2021
North Rhine-Westphalia
Next Election: 25 April 2027
Poll
17.0 %
+11.6
Last Election
5.4 %
Election 2022
Rhineland-Palatinate
Next Election: 2031
Poll
24.0 %
+4.5
Last Election
19.5 %
Election 2026
Saarland
Next Election: 18 April 2027
Poll
23.0 %
+17.3
Last Election
5.7 %
Election 2022
Saxony
Next Election: 2029
Poll
42.0 %
+11.4
Last Election
30.6 %
Election 2024
Saxony-Anhalt
Next Election: 6 September 2026
Poll
41.7 %
+20.9
Last Election
20.8 %
Election 2021
Schleswig-Holstein
Next Election: 18 April 2027
Poll
18.0 %
+13.6
Last Election
4.4 %
Election 2022
Thuringia
Next Election: 2029
Poll
40.0 %
+7.2
Last Election
32.8 %
Election 2024
AfD: Key issues and ideological profile
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Topic
Salience
Position 2024
Position 2019
Question
Stance
Economy & State
Should income and wealth be redistributed?
Tends to reject stronger redistribution and emphasizes personal responsibility.
Stance
How should the state manage its available budget?
Tends towards austerity and debt reduction.
Stance
Should the local economy be protected?
Tends towards stronger protection of the domestic economy.
Stance
Society & Values
What is more important: freedom or security?
Advocates strong security measures, even at the cost of personal freedoms.
Stance
Should the equality of women be promoted?
Considers additional support unnecessary.
Stance
Should LGBTQ+ equality be advanced?
Clearly rejects state equality measures.
Stance
Should same-sex marriage be allowed?
Skeptical of same-sex marriage.
Stance
What role should religions play in politics?
Accepts limited influence of religious values.
Stance
Should policy focus on urban or rural areas?
Prioritizes rural regions and their development.
Stance
Environment & Globalization
What is more important: environmental protection or economy?
Clearly emphasizes economic growth over environmental protection.
Stance
What is more important: climate protection or economy?
Clearly places economic development above climate protection measures.
Stance
Migration & Integration
How should immigration policy be regulated?
Advocates strict immigration rules and limited immigration.
Stance
How should immigrant integration be shaped?
Desires a culturally homogeneous society with clear guiding cultures.
Stance
Should ethnic minorities be granted more rights?
Advocates legal equality without specific minority promotion.
Stance
What role should nation-states play?
Wants strong, independent nation-states with clear borders.
Stance
Democracy & Institutions
How should power be distributed?
Tends towards stronger leadership by individuals.
Stance
How independent should the judiciary be?
Advocates placing the judiciary under clear government control.
Stance
How should the state be organized: centralized or federal?
Advocates for a balanced distribution of power between the center and regions.
Stance
AfD: Who votes for the party? The electorate in detail
Social
Market
Progressive
The chart shows the self-assessment of a random sample of AfD voters from the PolitPro Community.
Party's Stance
Voters in the PolitPro Community
Economy & State
Should income and wealth be redistributed?
Pro redistribution
Against redistribution
How should the state manage its available budget?
Invest
Reduce debt and cut taxes
Should the local economy be protected?
Free global trade
Protection of local economy
Society & Values
What is more important: freedom or security?
Maximum Freedom
Security
What role should religions play in politics?
Separation of Church and State
Close link between Church and State
Should policy focus on urban or rural areas?
Focus on Cities
Focus on Rural Areas
Environment & Globalization
What is more important: environmental protection or economy?
Environmental protection more important than economic growth
Economic growth more important than environmental protection
How close should cooperation with Russia be?
No Cooperation
Close Cooperation
How close should cooperation with China be?
No Cooperation
Close Cooperation
How close should cooperation with the US be?
No Cooperation
Close Cooperation
Migration & Integration
How should immigration policy be regulated?
Open
Strict
How should immigrant integration be shaped?
Multicultural society
Homogeneous society
Should ethnic minorities be granted more rights?
More rights
Fewer rights
What role should nation-states play?
Open world without borders
Strong nation-states
Democracy & Institutions
How should the state be organized: centralized or federal?
Federalism
Centralization
How to read the data
We asked voters of every party in the PolitPro community where they stand on a range of political issues. The bars show the range of positions held by AfD supporters. The shorter the bar, the more united AfD voters are on that issue. Where available, a circle also marks the party position as determined by academic research.
Data and methodology: where the figures come from
The figures come from responses given by AfD supporters on the PolitPro platform. While this data does not meet the criteria of a classic representative random sample, the large number of responses offers precise insights into the priorities and values of the party's active voter base.
AfD in the European Parliament: MEPs and political group
Political group
MEPs
Election
Vote share
Seats
2025
23 February 2025
Best result
Vote share
20.8 %
+4.9
Seats
152
+137
2024
9 June 2024
Vote share
15.9 %
+5.6
Seats
15
-67
2021
26 September 2021
Vote share
10.3 %
-0.7
Seats
82
+71
2019
26 May 2019
Vote share
11.0 %
-1.6
Seats
11
-83
2017
24 September 2017
Vote share
12.6 %
+5.5
Seats
94
+87
2014
25 May 2014
Vote share
7.1 %
+2.4
Seats
7
+7
2013
22 September 2013
Worst result
Vote share
4.7 %
Seats
0
All elections since 1945 in which AfD participated. Click a row to see election details.
AfD: Sister parties in other countries
This party is a national section of Europe of Sovereign Nations.
1949
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
2020
Today
Led government
Involved in government
Not in government
No government involvement to date
AfD has not been involved in any government since 1949.
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