Pollsters · Updated Oct 23, 2026
East Carolina University Center for Survey Research
2 public polls in the 2026 cycle, across 1 race. Latest: Oct 3, 2026.
- Polls
- 22 in 1 race
- Grade
- B+Accuracy in past elections, A+ to D (how)
- House effect, 2026
- R+0.8Against other polls, in today's forecast
- House effect, past elections
- R+0.3Against other polls of the same races
Based on 11 polls of 8 races taken in the last three weeks before elections from 2020 to 2022: they missed the final margin by 4.1 points on average, 0.1 points more than other polls of the same races.
Its polls run 0.8 points more Republican than other polls of the same races; the forecast removes that before averaging.
In past elections its polls ran 0.3 points more Republican than other polls of the same races; today's estimate starts from that.
Race polls
Newest first. Source links go to the poll's own release.
| Race | Dates | Sample | Result | Margin | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Senate in North Carolina | Sep 30–Oct 3 | 810 LV | Cooper 50 · Whatley 43 | D+7 | surveyresearch-ecu.reportablenews.com ↗ |
| U.S. Senate in North Carolina | Aug 31–Sep 3 | 675 LV | Cooper 51.7 · Whatley 43.6 | D+8.1 | surveyresearch-ecu.reportablenews.com ↗ |