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North Carolina Senate race 2026: polls
Last updated: 29 Sep 2026
Leading in average
Roy Cooper
50.3%
Second
Michael Whatley
40.8%
Margin
+9.5
points, average of 8 pollsters
Latest poll
29 Sep 2026
Big Data Poll
Polling average
Latest poll from each pollster (8 pollsters)
Average of the most recent poll per pollster. Polls differ in population (likely voters, registered voters, adults); see details below. Source: VoteHub (CC BY 4.0).
All polls
24 polls in the database
| Pollster | Date | Details | Roy Cooper | Michael Whatley | Shannon Bray | Michael Dublin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Data Poll | 29 Sep 2026 | n=642 · LV · Sep 27–Sep 29 | 51.0 | 39.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 |
| InsiderAdvantage | 17 Sep 2026 | n=1,200 · LV · Sep 16–Sep 17 | 48.4 | 42.5 | 1.6 | 1.1 |
| High Point University Survey Research Center | 16 Sep 2026 | n=706 · LV · Sep 9–Sep 16 | 50.0 | 42.0 | – | – |
| Harper Polling | 15 Sep 2026 | n=608 · LV · Sep 13–Sep 15 | 49.0 | 34.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| East Carolina University | 3 Sep 2026 | n=675 · LV · Aug 31–Sep 3 | 52.0 | 44.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 |
| Elon University/YouGov | 31 Aug 2026 | n=565 · LV · Aug 21–Aug 31 | 49.0 | 38.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| High Point University Survey Research Center | 12 Aug 2026 | n=660 · LV · Aug 3–Aug 12 | 50.0 | 45.0 | – | – |
| High Point University Survey Research Center | 12 Aug 2026 | n=800 · RV · Aug 3–Aug 12 | 48.0 | 41.0 | – | – |
| Harper Polling | 10 Aug 2026 | n=600 · LV · Aug 9–Aug 10 | 51.5 | 39.0 | – | – |
| Change Research | 6 Aug 2026 | n=915 · LV · Aug 3–Aug 6 | 50.0 | 43.0 | – | – |
| Change Research | 1 Aug 2026 | n=967 · LV · Jul 29–Aug 1 | 50.0 | 41.0 | – | – |
| Beacon Research/Shaw & Co. Research | 27 Jul 2026 | n=1,005 · RV · Jul 23–Jul 27 | 53.0 | 44.0 | – | – |
| Elon University/YouGov | 23 Jul 2026 | n=717 · RV · Jul 21–Jul 23 | 51.0 | 35.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Elon University/YouGov | 23 Jul 2026 | n=466 · LV · Jul 21–Jul 23 | 53.0 | 42.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| Public Policy Polling | 11 Jul 2026 | n=759 · LV · Jul 10–Jul 11 | 48.0 | 44.0 | – | – |
| The New York Times/Siena University | 27 Jun 2026 | n=601 · LV · Jun 15–Jun 27 | 50.0 | 43.0 | – | – |
| YouGov | 10 Jun 2026 | n=905 · LV · Jun 1–Jun 10 | 48.0 | 34.0 | – | – |
| Harper Polling | 11 May 2026 | n=600 · LV · May 10–May 11 | 49.8 | 38.7 | – | – |
| Change Research | 8 May 2026 | n=957 · LV · May 4–May 8 | 49.0 | 42.0 | – | – |
| Opinion Diagnostics | 24 Apr 2026 | n=830 · LV · Apr 21–Apr 24 | 50.4 | 41.4 | – | – |
| High Point University Survey Research Center/YouGov | 6 Apr 2026 | n=703 · LV · Mar 26–Apr 6 | 50.0 | 42.0 | – | – |
| High Point University Survey Research Center/YouGov | 6 Apr 2026 | n=800 · RV · Mar 26–Apr 6 | 49.0 | 39.0 | – | – |
| Harper Polling | 23 Mar 2026 | n=600 · LV · Mar 22–Mar 23 | 48.9 | 41.1 | – | – |
| YouGov | 18 Mar 2026 | n=871 · LV · Mar 9–Mar 18 | 48.0 | 34.0 | – | – |
