Poll report card
Every public poll in North Carolina's 2026 races, checked against what voters actually did.
How the polls did
Grades post as results come in
Polls are graded against unofficial results on election night and regraded when counties certify.
Pollster grades
Every poll
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When counties certify, we regrade every poll and send one email with which pollsters got NC right. Free.
Method
Grades compare each poll's Democrat-minus-Republican margin to the actual margin: A within 3 points, B within 5, C within 8, D within 11, F more than 11. Pollster grades use only polls that ended in the last three weeks before Election Day, in races that have been called or certified. Results come from the NC State Board of Elections and are unofficial until counties certify. Campaign and party-sponsored polls are graded the same way and labeled. A grade measures one poll in one race, not a pollster's honesty.