North Carolina · 2026 elections

North Carolina 2026 election polls

Senate
Cooper vs. Whatley
Cooper +11.0
97% chance for Cooper

Candidates

Roy Cooper Democrat · Senate

Michael Whatley Republican · Senate

North Carolina House races

DistrictIncumbentCrosstab ratingDem. chance
NC-01Don Davis (D)Leans Republican36%
NC-02Deborah Ross (D)Safe Democratic100%
NC-03Greg Murphy (R)Leans Republican27%
NC-04Valerie Foushee (D)Safe Democratic100%
NC-05Virginia Foxx (R)Likely Republican11%
NC-06Addison McDowell (R)Likely Republican14%
NC-07David Rouzer (R)Leans Republican25%
NC-08Mark Harris (R)Likely Republican9%
NC-09Richard Hudson (R)Likely Republican17%
NC-10Pat Harrigan (R)Likely Republican11%
NC-11Chuck Edwards (R)Toss-up47%
NC-12Alma Adams (D)Safe Democratic100%
NC-13Brad Knott (R)Likely Republican17%
NC-14Tim Moore (R)Leans Republican22%

Pollsters polling North Carolina in 2026

YouGovB-74 pollsleans D+1
Emerson CollegeA+48 pollsleans R+1.6
The New York Times/Siena CollegeA+39 pollsleans even
Quantus InsightsNew32 pollsleans R+3
Rasmussen ReportsC31 pollsleans even
InsiderAdvantageC31 pollsleans R+1.1
Beacon Research/Shaw & Co. ResearchB28 pollsleans D+0.6
ActiVoteNew21 pollsleans even
Trafalgar GroupB-19 pollsleans R+1.3
Big Data PollNew15 pollsleans even
Change ResearchC+15 pollsleans D+1
AtlasIntelNew12 pollsleans D+1.9

Grades: Crosstab Trust Index.

Trump's approval in North Carolina

42% approve, 55% disapprove in the average of 2 recent North Carolina polls (latest Jun 10, 2026). Every North Carolina approval poll.

Questions people ask

Who is leading the North Carolina Senate race?

Cooper leads by 11.0 points in the Crosstab average of recent polls (Cooper vs. Whatley, updated Nov 11, 2026).

Updated Nov 11, 2026 · How Crosstab calculates averages and odds