The GLES for the 2025 German federal election

• Post-election survey of about 7,000 respondents
• Register sample, if necessary additionally PostDirekt sample
• about 60 minutes interviews
• online (CAWI) & paper (PAPI)
• collection of German CSES data
• linkage with GLES Candidate Study

The Cross-Section is particularly suitable for the analysis of classic electoral research, including international comparative analysis.

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• Rolling cross-section survey of about 7,600 respondents
• about 160 interviews per day (about 25 minutes) over 48 days before the federal election in a rolling cross-section design
• supplementary wave (about 25 minutes) before the election
• post-election re-interview (about 20 minutes) in a rolling cross-section design
• online (CAWI)

The Rolling Cross-Section is particularly suitable for analyzing campaign effects and the impact of specific events on public opinion.

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• Panel survey with five waves for the federal election
• up to 15,000 active plus about 10,000 newly recruited participants
• online (CAWI)
• three waves before the federal election
• one wave directly after the federal election
• one wave on the formation of government

The Panel is particularly suitable for analyzing political attitude change and decision-making processes in the course of federal election campaigns and between federal elections.

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• Cross-sectional surveys of about 1,500 participants
• online (CAWI)
• about 25 minutes
• constant core questionnaire
• pre-election Tracking survey
• further Tracking survey in spring

The Tracking is particularly suitable for analyzing short-term changes in the aggregate between elections and changes over time.

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• All direct and list candidates of the parties represented in the Bundestag before the federal election
• online (CAWI) & paper (PAPI)
• about 30 minutes
• collection of German CCS data
• linkage with social media accounts of the candidates

The Candidate Study is particularly suitable for analyzing election campaigns, recruitment, attitudes and background of candidates.

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• Information on the nomination of constituency candidates by parties represented in the Bundestag
• internet research
• linkage with GLES Candidate Study
• linkage with social media accounts of the candidates

The Nomination Study is particularly suitable for analyzing party-internal nomination procedures for constituency candidates in federal election.

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