Political party preference by generation Germany 2021

In 2021, 38 percent of Generation Z respondents in Germany preferred the green party (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen). The same was true for 25 percent of Millennials. Among those aged between 41 and 55 years (Generation X), 28.7 percent most identified with the CDU/CSU (Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union). The figures are based on a survey conducted in Germany in 2021 on political party preference.

Generations in Germany in 2021, by political party preference

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Release date

June 2021

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Region

Germany

Survey time period

2021

Age group

14 years and older

Special properties

German-speaking population

Method of interview

Computer-assisted personal interviews (CAPI)

Supplementary notes

The various labels for the generations refer to the birth years of the respondents. Classification differs depending on the source, the most widely used are presented in the statistic.

Generation Z: persons who were 12 to 25 years old at the time of the survey and born between 1996 and 2009.
Generation Y: persons who were 26 to 40 years old at the time of the survey and born between 1981 and 1995. This generation is often referred to as Millennials.
Generation X: persons who were 41 to 55 years old at the time of the survey and born between 1966 to 1980.

As the Allensbacher Markt- und Werbeträgeranalyse (Allensbach market and advertising media analysis) includes data on the population aged 14 years and older, the complete age span of Generation Z cannot be displayed.

Information on total sample:
2021: 22,563 respondents, projection to 70.54 million people

Information on target group "Generation Z (14 to 25 years)":
Projection to 10.47 million people

Information on target group "Generation Y (26 to 40 years)":
Projection to 15.08 million people

Information on the target group “Generation X (41 to 55 years)”:
Projection to 16.73 million people

Further information on methodology available here.