GLES Tracking May 2025, T61

Tracking T61 comprises the core questionnaire on central aspects of election and political attitude research and socio-demographic information. In addition, questions about satisfaction with one's own vote choice and the result of the 2025 federal election were included. The German Longitudinal Election Study (GLES) is the central infrastructure project in Germany for the continuous collection and provision of high-quality data for national and international election research. The methodologically diverse surveys of the GLES make it possible to examine the political attitudes and behavior of voters and candidates. The GLES has been conducted in close cooperation between the German Society for Electoral Research (DGfW) and GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences since its inception. The GLES tracking (formerly: long-term online tracking) consists of cross-sectional surveys with around 1,000 respondents each, which have been conducted at regular intervals since 2009. Four online surveys (CAWI) were conducted per year between 2009-2017 and three from 2018 onwards. The sample is based on a quota selection from an online access panel. The questionnaire contains core questions on the most important political and social topics, module questions and questions on current political events. GLES tracking allows short-term changes to be analyzed.