In the most recent North Carolina Senate race poll (AtlasIntel, Oct 28 - Nov 1, 2026, n=1459 LV), Cooper (D) leads Whatley (R) 56.4%–41.5%.
Data is synced continuously from the New York Times, which aggregates surveys from major pollsters. The table shows individual pollster results. The map uses the same 2026 non-partisan polling average and candidate-selection method as the homepage maps.
At a glance
- Polls tracked
- 57
- Pollsters
- 21
- Field dates
- Nov 29, 2024 – Nov 1, 2026
- Stages
- General election (54), Primary (3)
- Most recent poll
- Nov 1, 2026
All polls
| Pollster | Partisan | Field dates | Stage | Sample | Results | Margin | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AtlasIntel | Oct 28 - Nov 1, 2026 | General election | n=1459 LV | Cooper (D): 56.4% Whatley (R): 41.5% Someone else: 1.3% | D+14.9% | link | |
| YouGov | Oct 26 - 29, 2026 | General election | n=2123 LV | Cooper (D): 55% Whatley (R): 44% Don't know: 1% | D+11% | link | |
| East Carolina University Center for Survey Research | Oct 26 - 29, 2026 | General election | n=1041 LV | Cooper (D): 54% Whatley (R): 44.9% Bray (L): 0.8% | D+9.1% | link | |
| Quantus Insights | Oct 24 - 25, 2026 | General election | n=722 LV | Cooper (D): 51.7% Whatley (R): 42.9% Would not vote: 2.8% | D+8.8% | link | |
| ActiVote | Oct 8 - 20, 2026 | General election | n=400 LV | Cooper (D): 56.9% Whatley (R): 43.1% | D+13.8% | link | |
| High Point University | Oct 1 - 20, 2026 | General election | n=620 LV | Cooper (D): 54% Whatley (R): 40% Don't know/Would not vote: 4% | D+14% | link | |
| Harper Polling | Oct 18 - 20, 2026 | General election | n=600 LV | Cooper (D): 51.6% Whatley (R): 42% Don't know: 6.5% | D+9.6% | link | |
| SurveyUSA | Oct 7 - 11, 2026 | General election | n=643 LV | Cooper (D): 54% Whatley (R): 40% Don't know: 5% | D+14% | link | |
| Trafalgar Group | Rep | Oct 8 - 10, 2026 | General election | n=1091 LV | Cooper (D): 48.8% Whatley (R): 40.9% Don't know: 6.9% | D+7.9% | link |
| YouGov | Sep 29 - Oct 8, 2026 | General election | n=747 A | Cooper (D): 53% Whatley (R): 38% Would not vote: 6% | D+15% | link | |
| Change Research | Dem | Oct 1 - 7, 2026 | General election | n=829 LV | Cooper (D): 50% Whatley (R): 40% Don't know: 5% | D+10% | link |
| East Carolina University Center for Survey Research | Sep 30 - Oct 3, 2026 | General election | n=810 LV | Cooper (D): 50% Whatley (R): 43% Don't know: 6% | D+7% | link | |
| Big Data Poll | Sep 27 - 29, 2026 | General election | n=642 LV | Cooper (D): 50.8% Whatley (R): 38.5% Bray (L): 6.5% | D+12.3% | link | |
| Quantus Insights | Sep 21 - 22, 2026 | General election | n=686 LV | Cooper (D): 48.4% Whatley (R): 43.3% Don't know: 3.6% | D+5.1% | link | |
| Opinion Diagnostics | Sep 17 - 20, 2026 | General election | n=857 LV | Cooper (D): 51.7% Whatley (R): 43.5% Don't know: 2.8% | D+8.2% | link | |
| Fabrizio Ward/Impact Research | Sep 17 - 20, 2026 | General election | n=1115 LV | Cooper (D): 53% Whatley (R): 42% Don't know: 5% | D+11% | link | |
| YouGov | Sep 15 - 18, 2026 | General election | n=3742 LV | Cooper (D): 53% Whatley (R): 41% Don't know: 4% | D+12% | link | |
| InsiderAdvantage | Sep 16 - 17, 2026 | General election | n=1200 LV | Cooper (D): 48.4% Whatley (R): 42.5% Don't know: 6.4% | D+5.9% | link | |
| High Point University | Sep 6 - 16, 2026 | General election | n=706 LV | Cooper (D): 50% Whatley (R): 42% Don't know: 5% | D+8% | link | |
| YouGov | Sep 4 - 15, 2026 | General election | n=885 LV | Cooper (D): 48% Whatley (R): 37% Don't know: 10% | D+11% | link | |
| Harper Polling | Sep 13 - 15, 2026 | General election | n=608 LV | Cooper (D): 49.2% Whatley (R): 34.1% Don't know: 12.3% | D+15.1% | link | |
| Trafalgar Group | Rep | Sep 8 - 10, 2026 | General election | n=1084 LV | Cooper (D): 48.2% Whatley (R): 42.3% Don't know: 6.9% | D+5.9% | link |
| East Carolina University Center for Survey Research | Aug 31 - Sep 3, 2026 | General election | n=675 LV | Cooper (D): 51.7% Whatley (R): 43.6% Bray (L): 2.7% | D+8.1% | link | |
| YouGov | Aug 21 - 31, 2026 | General election | n=800 A | Cooper (D): 39% Whatley (R): 29% Would not vote: 17% | D+10% | link | |
| High Point University | Aug 3 - 12, 2026 | General election | n=800 RV | Cooper (D): 48% Whatley (R): 41% Don't know/Would not vote: 8% | D+7% | link | |
| Harper Polling | Aug 9 - 10, 2026 | General election | n=600 LV | Cooper (D): 51.5% Whatley (R): 39% Don't know: 4.8% | D+12.5% | link | |
| Change Research | Dem | Aug 3 - 6, 2026 | General election | n=915 LV | Cooper (D): 50.05% Whatley (R): 42.93% Don't know: 6.2% | D+7.1% | link |
| Change Research | Dem | Jul 29 - Aug 1, 2026 | General election | n=967 RV | Cooper (D): 50% Whatley (R): 41% | D+9% | link |
| YouGov | Jul 23 - 31, 2026 | General election | n=466 LV | Cooper (D): 53% Whatley (R): 42% Don't know: 2% | D+11% | link | |
| Beacon Research/Shaw & Company Research | Jul 23 - 27, 2026 | General election | n=1005 RV | Cooper (D): 53% Whatley (R): 44% Don't know: 2% | D+9% | link | |
| Public Policy Polling | Jul 10 - 11, 2026 | General election | n=759 RV | Cooper (D): 48% Whatley (R): 44% Don't know: 8% | D+4% | link | |
| The New York Times/Siena University | Jun 15 - 27, 2026 | General election | n=601 LV | Cooper (D): 50% Whatley (R): 43.19% Don't know: 6.44% | D+6.8% | link | |
| YouGov | Jun 1 - 10, 2026 | General election | n=905 LV | Cooper (D): 47.73% Whatley (R): 34.03% Don't know: 15.36% | D+13.7% | link | |
| Harper Polling | May 10 - 11, 2026 | General election | n=600 LV | Cooper (D): 49.8% Whatley (R): 38.7% Don't know: 7.8% | D+11.1% | link | |
| Change Research | Dem | May 4 - 8, 2026 | General election | n=957 LV | Cooper (D): 49.29% Whatley (R): 42.42% Don't know: 6.37% | D+6.9% | link |
| Opinion Diagnostics | Apr 21 - 24, 2026 | General election | n=830 RV | Cooper (D): 50.4% Whatley (R): 41.4% Don't know: 8.2% | D+9% | link | |
| Opinion Diagnostics | Apr 21 - 24, 2026 | General election | n=830 RV | Cooper (D): 50.4% Whatley (R): 41.4% Don't know: 8.2% | D+9% | link | |
| High Point University | Mar 26 - Apr 6, 2026 | General election | n=800 RV | Cooper (D): 49% Whatley (R): 39% Don't know/Would not vote: 9% | D+10% | link | |
| Quantus Insights | Mar 31 - Apr 1, 2026 | General election | n=987 LV | Cooper (D): 48.6% Whatley (R): 43.8% Don't know: 5.7% | D+4.8% | link | |
| Harper Polling | Mar 22 - 23, 2026 | General election | n=600 LV | Cooper (D): 48.9% Whatley (R): 41.1% Don't know: 6.1% | D+7.8% | link | |
| YouGov | Mar 9 - 18, 2026 | General election | n=872 LV | Cooper (D): 48% Whatley (R): 34% Don't know: 14% | D+14% | link | |
| Public Policy Polling | Mar 13 - 14, 2026 | General election | n=556 RV | Cooper (D): 47% Whatley (R): 44% Don't know: 9% | D+3% | link | |
| Harper Polling | Feb 22 - 23, 2026 | Primary | n=600 LV | Don't know: 50.1% Whatley (R): 38.3% Brown (Don) (R): 7.5% | +30.8% | link | |
| High Point University | Feb 6 - 20, 2026 | Primary | — | Whatley (R): 38% Don't know: 35% Brown (Don) (R): 12% | +26% | link | |
| Change Research | Dem | Jan 31 - Feb 4, 2026 | General election | n=1069 RV | Cooper (D): 50% Whatley (R): 40% | D+10% | link |
| TIPP Insights | Rep | Jan 12 - 15, 2026 | General election | n=1512 RV | Cooper (D): 48.4% Don't know: 27.36% Whatley (R): 24.2% | D+24.2% | link |
| Change Research | Dem | Jan 5 - 7, 2026 | General election | n=1105 LV | Cooper (D): 47% Whatley (R): 42% Don't know: 9% | D+5% | link |
| Harper Polling | Nov 9 - 10, 2025 | General election | n=600 LV | Cooper (D): 47.3% Whatley (R): 38.6% Someone else: 4% | D+8.7% | link | |
| Harper Polling | Sep 14 - 15, 2025 | General election | n=600 LV | Cooper (D): 46.1% Whatley (R): 41.9% Don't know: 8.4% | D+4.2% | link | |
| Change Research | Dem | Sep 2 - 8, 2025 | General election | n=855 LV | Cooper (D): 48% Whatley (R): 41% Don't know: 9% | D+7% | link |
| Harper Polling | Aug 11 - 12, 2025 | General election | n=600 LV | Cooper (D): 47.3% Whatley (R): 39.1% Don't know: 9.8% | D+8.2% | link | |
| Victory Insights | Jul 28 - 30, 2025 | General election | n=600 LV | Cooper (D): 44.4% Whatley (R): 43.5% Don't know: 12.2% | D+0.9% | link | |
| Emerson College | Jul 28 - 30, 2025 | General election | n=1000 RV | Cooper (D): 46.7% Whatley (R): 41.4% Don't know: 11.9% | D+5.3% | link | |
| NRSC | Jul 4 - 7, 2025 | Primary | n=548 LV | Don't know: 41% Cooper (D): 39% Nickel (D): 19% | +20% | link | |
| Change Research | Dem | Mar 31 - Apr 4, 2025 | General election | n=867 LV | Cooper (D): 48% Tillis (Thom) (R): 45% Don't know: 5% | D+3% | link |
| Public Policy Polling | Mar 4 - 5, 2025 | General election | n=662 RV | Cooper (D): 47% Tillis (Thom) (R): 43% Don't know: 9% | D+4% | link | |
| Victory Insights | Nov 26 - 29, 2024 | General election | n=800 LV | Cooper (D): 45.1% Tillis (Thom) (R): 44.1% Don't know: 10.8% | D+1% | link |
57 of 57 polls shown, most recent first. Every number is a single pollster's reported result — no polling average is calculated here. Partisan shows the source’s party flag; a blank means no partisan affiliation is marked.