2026 Baden-Württemberg state election explained

Election Name:2026 Baden-Württemberg state election
Country:Baden-Württemberg
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2021 Baden-Württemberg state election
Previous Year:2021
Next Election:Next Baden-Württemberg state election
Next Year:Next
Seats For Election:All 120 seats in the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg (including any overhang and leveling seats)
Majority Seats:61
Election Date:2026
Party1:Alliance 90/The Greens
Last Election1:58 seats, 32.6%
Party2:Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Last Election2:42 seats, 24.1%
Party3:Social Democratic Party of Germany
Last Election3:19 seats, 11.0%
Party4:Free Democratic Party (Germany)
Last Election4:18 seats, 10.5%
Party5:Alternative for Germany
Last Election5:11 seats, 9.7%
Government
Before Election:Third Kretschmann cabinet
Before Party:Green–CDU
Posttitle:Government after election

The next election to the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg is scheduled for 2026.

Background

In the 2021 state election, the Greens, led by Minister-President Winfried Kretschmann, were the strongest with 32.6%, giving them their best nationwide result ever in a state election. For Baden-Württemberg, the CDU achieved its poor result with 24.1%, the SPD also achieved its worst result with 11%, but again became the third strongest force, the FDP achieved one of its best results with 10.5%. The AfD suffered heavy losses, becoming the weakest force in the state parliament with 9.7%.

The Third Kretschmann cabinet was formed; a Green–CDU coalition.[1]

In April 2022, the Landtag amended the state's electoral law, so that a second vote and closed list was added. In addition, the voting age was lowered to age 16.[2] [3]

Opinion polls

Party polling

Polling firmFieldwork dateSample
size
GrüneCDUSPDFDPAfDLinkeFWBSWOthersLead
INSA4–11 Jun 20241,00019301271537711
European Parliament electiondata-sort-value="2024-06-09"9 Jun 202413.832.011.66.814.71.93.84.510.917.3
Infratest dimap1,14822321171434710
INSA4–11 Mar 20241,0002330117163737
Infratest dimap11–16 Jan 20241,152223297183910
Wahlkreisprognose23–27 Oct 20231,1002030107221.536.510
202798202687
Infratest dimap21–25 Sep 20231,16222291282097
Wahlkreisprognosedata-sort-value="2023-07-24"17–24 Jul 20231,00025.52411721236.51.5
Infratest dimapdata-sort-value="2023-07-18"13–18 Jul 20231,185242613719112
INSAdata-sort-value="2023-03-27"20–27 Mar 20231,000282713912381
Infratest dimapdata-sort-value="2023-03-21"16–21 Mar 20231,1782627151012101
Wahlkreisprognosedata-sort-value="2023-03-13"7–13 Mar 20231,0052832106.513235.54
Wahlkreisprognosedata-sort-value="2022-12-22"18–22 Dec 20221,00028231591522.55.55
INSAdata-sort-value="2022-10-31"24–31 Oct 20221,0002628131013372
Infratest dimapdata-sort-value="2022-10-25"20–25 Oct 20221,175272615913371
Wahlkreisprognosedata-sort-value="2022-10-22"16–22 Oct 20221,01427.52215816344.55.5
Wahlkreisprognosedata-sort-value="2022-08-15"8–15 Aug 20221,30030.5241310122.53 56.5
INSAdata-sort-value="2022-07-11"4–11 Jul 20221,0002926141110373
Wahlkreisprognosedata-sort-value="2022-06-10"3–10 Jun 20221,00030.520.51413114710
Wahlkreisprognosedata-sort-value="2022-05-06"5–6 May 20221,04027.520.5181410377
Infratest dimapdata-sort-value="2022-04-19"12–19 Apr 20221,170282615119382
INSAdata-sort-value="2022-04-04"28 Mar–4 Apr 20221,0002523191110392
Wahlkreisprognosedata-sort-value="2022-03-16"8–16 Mar 20221,600272516149272
Infratest dimapdata-sort-value="2022-03-08"4–8 Mar 20221,152272418139363
Infratest dimapdata-sort-value="2022-01-18"13–18 Jan 20221,1662623161211483
Wahlkreisprognosedata-sort-value="2021-12-30"23–30 Dec 20211,002261920198.534.56
Infratest dimapdata-sort-value="2021-10-12"7–12 Oct 20211,1622717201593367
INSAdata-sort-value="2021-10-11"4–11 Oct 20211,000242021169373
2021 federal electiondata-sort-value="2021-09-26"26 Sep 202117.224.821.615.39.63.31.76.53.2
2021 state electiondata-sort-value="2021-03-14"14 Mar 202132.624.111.010.59.73.63.05.58.5

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1 May 2021 . Green-black coalition in Baden-Württemberg is in place . . de.
  2. News: Soldt . Rüdiger . Stuttgart . Baden-Württemberg: Bläht das neue Wahlrecht den Landtag auf? . de . FAZ.NET . 2022-10-09 . 0174-4909.
  3. Web site: 6 April 2022 . Gesetz zur Änderung der Verfassung des Landes Baden-Württemberg und des Gesetzes über die Landtagswahlen . landtag-bw.de.