B+73rd of 556
Mostly Republican-sponsored

Cardinal Point Analytics

Cardinal Point Analytics has 6 polls in our database and is rated on 4 past polls scored against results (2020).

Rated polls

4

2020

Average miss

3.1

All pollsters: 6.8

Lean

R+1.1

Against other polls of the same races

Picked winner

100%

Of rated polls

Last poll

Oct 28, 2020

2020 United States Senate election in North Carolina (2020)

Every rated poll against the result

Each dot is one poll from the last three weeks of a race: how far its margin landed from the result. Above the line it overstated Democrats; below, Republicans. Bars show each cycle’s average lean.

  • Poll
  • Cycle average
R+3.1

4 rated polls; misses beyond 10 points are drawn at the edge. Source: 99chambers pollster ratings and polls databaseUpdated Oct 22, 2026, 3:55 AM ET

By type of race

Race typeRated pollsAvg. missAll pollstersLeanPicked winner
Senate24.15.5R+4.1100%
Governor13.15.7R+3.1100%
President10.94.4R+0.9100%

Avg. miss: green where it beats all pollsters’ average for that type. Source: 99chambers pollster ratings and polls databaseUpdated Oct 22, 2026, 3:55 AM ET

Among all pollsters

Average miss of every rated pollster, in points. Cardinal Point Analytics is marked; darker bars are pollsters with a smaller miss.

Source: 99chambers pollster ratings and polls databaseUpdated Oct 22, 2026, 3:55 AM ET

DatesQuestionSampleResultMarginvs resultSource
Oct 27–28, 20202020 United States Senate election in North Carolina (2020)750 LVCunningham 41 · Tillis 46R+5—Release
Oct 27–28, 20202020 North Carolina gubernatorial election (2020)750 LVCooper 47 · Forest 45D+2—Release
Jul 22–24, 20202020 United States Senate election in North Carolina (2020)735 LVCunningham 43 · Tillis 43Even—Release
Jul 22–24, 20202020 North Carolina gubernatorial election (2020)735 LVCooper 46 · Forest 46Even—Release
Jul 13–15, 20202020 United States Senate election in North Carolina (2020)547 LVCunningham 47 · Tillis 44D+3—Release
Jul 13–15, 20202020 North Carolina gubernatorial election (2020)547 LVCooper 49 · Forest 46D+3—Release

Latest poll ended Oct 28, 2020. Source: each poll’s own release, via the 99chambers polls database

Who it polls for

Sponsors of its polls since 2020, by share of polls.

No sponsor named100%

100% of its polls were paid for by candidates or party committees.

Source: 99chambers pollster ratings and polls databaseUpdated Oct 22, 2026, 3:55 AM ET