United States / 2026 United States Senate election in North Carolina
Elon University/YouGov
Voting intention · published 12 Aug 2026
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Election
- 2026 United States Senate election in North Carolina
- Polling institute
- Elon University/YouGov
- Published
- 12 Aug 2026
- Fieldwork
- 23 Jul 2026 – 31 Jul 2026
- Sample size
- 466
- Margin of error
- ±4.5 est. (Not published: estimated from sample size (95%, simple random sample))
- Methodology
- Not published
Results
Elon University/YouGov, 12 Aug 2026: Cooper (D) leads with 53.0%, 11.0 points ahead of Whatley (R).
- Roy Cooper (D)53.0%new
- Michael Whatley (R)42.0%new
No earlier poll by this institute for this election, so no change is shown.
How to read a poll
- Sample size is how many people were asked. More people means less random error, never none.
- ±3 is the margin of error: the real figure is likely within 3 points either way of the one shown.
- Two polls can differ because they were taken on different dates, with different methods and different samples.
- est. means the institute did not publish a margin of error, so it is estimated from the sample size.
- The average smooths this out: it combines recent polls, so one unusual poll cannot swing the picture.