North Carolina Senate polling average
North Carolina Senate: Monolith Average
Roy Cooper (D) · Michael Whatley (R)
Monolith Average · nonpartisan polls
D+11.1
Roy Cooper (D) 52.6% · Michael Whatley (R) 41.5%
6 pollsters
6 pollsters
Monolith Average (All Polls)
D+11.1
Roy Cooper (D) 52.6% · Michael Whatley (R) 41.5%
6 pollsters
6 pollsters
Updated 2026-10-30 14:41 CT. Margin = first-listed candidate minus second; undecided voters are not allocated. Polls from the last 30 days; each pollster counts once (its latest poll); weights favor larger, newer polls. How we calculate this.
Monolith Average: daily margin since Oct. 1
Above the dashed line = first-listed candidate leads (positive margin); gaps = fewer than 2 pollsters that day.
Monolith Average (All Polls): daily margin since Oct. 1
Above the dashed line = first-listed candidate leads (positive margin); gaps = fewer than 2 pollsters that day.
Polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Cooper | Whatley | Other | Sponsor type | Used in | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quantus Insights | 2026-10-24 to 2026-10-25 | 722 LV | 51.4 | 42.8 | Nonpartisan | Both | source | Other answers: Shannon Bray 1.3, Michael Dublin 0.7 | Approved: automatic: both figures found next to the names in the release text | |
| ActiVote | 2026-10-08 to 2026-10-20 | 400 LV | 56.9 | 43.1 | Nonpartisan | Both | source | Approved: automatic: both figures found next to the names in the release text | |
| Harper Polling for Carolina Journal | 2026-10-18 to 2026-10-20 | 600 LV | 49.4 | 39.1 | Nonpartisan | Both | source | Other answers: Shannon Bray 3.0, Michael Dublin 2.0 | Decimals from release: Cooper 49.4, Whatley 39.1 | Approved: hand: decimals read from release | |
| High Point University Survey Research Center | 2026-10-01 to 2026-10-20 | 620 LV | 54.0 | 40.0 | Nonpartisan | Both | source | Other answers: Shannon Bray 2.0, Michael Dublin 1.0 | Approved: automatic: both figures found next to the names in the release text | |
| SurveyUSA for WRAL-TV; WSOC-TV | 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-11 | 643 LV | 54.0 | 40.0 | Nonpartisan | Superseded by newer poll | source | ||
| Elon University/YouGov | 2026-09-29 to 2026-10-08 | 561 LV | 52.0 | 39.0 | Nonpartisan | Both | source | Other answers: Shannon Bray 2.0, Michael Dublin 1.0 | Approved: automatic: both figures found next to the names in the release text | |
| Change Research for Carolina Forward | 2026-10-01 to 2026-10-07 | 829 LV | 50.0 | 40.0 | Partisan (D) | Superseded by newer poll | source | Other answers: Shannon Bray 2.0, Michael Dublin 1.0 | |
| East Carolina University | 2026-09-30 to 2026-10-03 | 810 LV | 53.0 | 46.0 | Nonpartisan | Both | source | Other answers: Shannon Bray 2.0, Michael Dublin 0.0 | Approved: automatic: both figures found next to the names in the release text |
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