Poll Chart
2016 North Carolina Governor: McCrory vs. Cooper
This chart combines the latest opinion polls into trendlines using a poll-tracking model and is updated whenever a new poll is released.
HuffPost Model
Our model of the polls suggests Cooper was very likely leading. (In >99% of simulations, Cooper led McCrory.)
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Latest Polls
Poll | McCrory |
Cooper |
Other |
Undecided |
Spread |
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Nov 1 – Nov 7, 2016
3,126 Likely Voters
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43 | 54 | 3 | Cooper +11 | |
Nov 4 – Nov 6, 2016
800 Likely Voters
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46 | 47 | 1 | 5 | Cooper +1 |
Nov 3 – Nov 6, 2016
870 Likely Voters
|
47 | 50 | 1 | 3 | Cooper +3 |
Oct 27 – Nov 1, 2016
602 Likely Voters
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47 | 49 | 1 | 3 | Cooper +2 |
Oct 28 – Oct 31, 2016
659 Likely Voters
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47 | 48 | 2 | 4 | Cooper +1 |
Oct 25 – Oct 31, 2016
1,574 Likely Voters
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46 | 52 | 2 | Cooper +6 | |
Oct 26 – Oct 28, 2016
992 Likely Voters
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44 | 46 | 1 | 9 | Cooper +2 |
Oct 23 – Oct 27, 2016
710 Likely Voters
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44 | 44 | 1 | 11 | |
Oct 25 – Oct 26, 2016
780 Likely Voters
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45 | 51 | 2 | 2 | Cooper +6 |
Oct 20 – Oct 26, 2016
702 Likely Voters
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47 | 49 | 0 | 3 | Cooper +2 |
Oct 20 – Oct 23, 2016
792 Likely Voters
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45 | 51 | 0 | 4 | Cooper +6 |
Oct 20 – Oct 23, 2016
402 Likely Voters
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48 | 47 | 2 | 3 | McCrory +1 |
Oct 21 – Oct 22, 2016
875 Likely Voters
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44 | 46 | 3 | 8 | Cooper +2 |
Oct 6 – Oct 19, 2016
1,233 Likely Voters
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45 | 47 | 1 | 6 | Cooper +2 |
Oct 17 – Oct 18, 2016
924 Likely Voters
|
43 | 50 | 7 | Cooper +7 | |
Oct 14 – Oct 17, 2016
600 Likely Voters
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46 | 44 | 1 | 9 | McCrory +2 |
Oct 14 – Oct 17, 2016
651 Likely Voters
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45 | 47 | 3 | 5 | Cooper +2 |
Oct 8 – Oct 16, 2016
1,191 Likely Voters
|
42 | 55 | 2 | Cooper +13 | |
Oct 10 – Oct 15, 2016
788 Likely Voters
|
48 | 49 | 1 | 2 | Cooper +1 |
Oct 10 – Oct 12, 2016
743 Likely Voters
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48 | 49 | 1 | 3 | Cooper +1 |
Oct 1 – Oct 6, 2016
479 Likely Voters
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42 | 49 | 3 | 6 | Cooper +7 |
Sep 29 – Oct 3, 2016
656 Likely Voters
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44 | 48 | 2 | 6 | Cooper +4 |
Sep 29 – Oct 2, 2016
805 Likely Voters
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44 | 50 | 1 | 5 | Cooper +6 |
Sep 27 – Oct 2, 2016
507 Likely Voters
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46 | 48 | 5 | Cooper +2 | |
Sep 27 – Sep 30, 2016
660 Likely Voters
|
44 | 48 | 3 | 6 | Cooper +4 |
Sep 27 – Sep 28, 2016
861 Likely Voters
|
42 | 45 | 4 | 9 | Cooper +3 |
Sep 18 – Sep 22, 2016
487 Registered Voters
|
41 | 39 | 7 | 14 | McCrory +2 |
Sep 17 – Sep 22, 2016
404 Likely Voters
|
41 | 50 | 3 | 6 | Cooper +9 |
Sep 18 – Sep 20, 2016
734 Likely Voters
|
46 | 43 | 4 | 7 | McCrory +3 |
Sep 18 – Sep 20, 2016
1,024 Likely Voters
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41 | 46 | 2 | 11 | Cooper +5 |
Sep 16 – Sep 19, 2016
782 Likely Voters
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42 | 50 | 8 | Cooper +8 | |
Sep 12 – Sep 16, 2016
644 Likely Voters
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49 | 46 | 2 | 3 | McCrory +3 |
Sep 11 – Sep 12, 2016
600 Likely Voters
|
45 | 43 | 1 | 9 | McCrory +2 |
Aug 29 – Sep 7, 2016
751 Likely Voters
|
44 | 51 | 0 | 5 | Cooper +7 |
Aug 20 – Aug 23, 2016
401 Likely Voters
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43 | 52 | 3 | 3 | Cooper +9 |
Aug 18 – Aug 23, 2016
803 Likely Voters
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46 | 52 | 1 | 1 | Cooper +6 |
Aug 4 – Aug 10, 2016
921 Registered Voters
|
44 | 51 | 1 | 5 | Cooper +7 |
Aug 5 – Aug 7, 2016
830 Likely Voters
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42 | 43 | 4 | 11 | Cooper +1 |
Jul 5 – Jul 11, 2016
907 Registered Voters
|
45 | 49 | 1 | 5 | Cooper +4 |
Jun 20 – Jun 21, 2016
947 Likely Voters
|
41 | 41 | 6 | 13 | |
May 21 – May 23, 2016
600 Likely Voters
|
45 | 40 | 3 | 9 | McCrory +5 |
May 20 – May 22, 2016
928 Likely Voters
|
41 | 41 | 5 | 13 | |
Apr 27 – Apr 28, 2016
688 Likely Voters
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36 | 41 | 6 | 17 | Cooper +5 |
Apr 23 – Apr 25, 2016
600 Likely Voters
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36 | 46 | 5 | 13 | Cooper +10 |
Apr 22 – Apr 24, 2016
960 Likely Voters
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42 | 43 | 4 | 11 | Cooper +1 |
Apr 10 – Apr 15, 2016
621 Registered Voters
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42 | 48 | 6 | 5 | Cooper +6 |
Apr 8 – Apr 11, 2016
701 Likely Voters
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43 | 47 | 2 | 8 | Cooper +4 |
Mar 18 – Mar 20, 2016
843 Likely Voters
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42 | 40 | 6 | 12 | McCrory +2 |
Mar 9 – Mar 10, 2016
1,576 Likely Voters
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47 | 45 | 8 | McCrory +2 | |
Feb 15 – Feb 19, 2016
1,530 Likely Voters
|
40 | 42 | 3 | 16 | Cooper +2 |
Feb 14 – Feb 16, 2016
1,250 Likely Voters
|
45 | 42 | 12 | McCrory +3 | |
Jan 18 – Jan 19, 2016
948 Likely Voters
|
40 | 43 | 17 | Cooper +3 | |
Dec 5 – Dec 7, 2015
1,214 Likely Voters
|
44 | 42 | 14 | McCrory +2 | |
Oct 29 – Nov 2, 2015
1,040 Likely Voters
|
40 | 45 | 3 | 13 | Cooper +5 |
Oct 23 – Oct 25, 2015
893 Likely Voters
|
43 | 44 | 13 | Cooper +1 | |
Sep 28 – Sep 30, 2015
600 Registered Voters
|
43 | 42 | 15 | McCrory +1 | |
Sep 24 – Sep 27, 2015
1,268 Likely Voters
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44 | 41 | 15 | McCrory +3 | |
Sep 17 – Sep 21, 2015
1,075 Registered Voters
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43 | 42 | 3 | 11 | McCrory +1 |
Aug 12 – Aug 16, 2015
957 Likely Voters
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39 | 42 | 18 | Cooper +3 | |
Jul 2 – Jul 6, 2015
529 Likely Voters
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41 | 43 | 16 | Cooper +2 | |
May 28 – May 31, 2015
561 Likely Voters
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41 | 44 | 15 | Cooper +3 | |
May 11 – May 11, 2015
1,479 Likely Voters
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42 | 44 | 14 | Cooper +2 | |
Apr 30 – Apr 30, 2015
1,479 Likely Voters
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42 | 44 | 14 | Cooper +2 | |
Apr 20 – Apr 24, 2015
677 Registered Voters
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45 | 43 | 4 | 8 | McCrory +2 |
Apr 2 – Apr 5, 2015
751 Likely Voters
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44 | 41 | 15 | McCrory +3 | |
Feb 24 – Feb 26, 2015
849 Likely Voters
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43 | 41 | 16 | McCrory +2 | |
Jan 29 – Jan 31, 2015
845 Likely Voters
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44 | 39 | 17 | McCrory +5 | |
Dec 4 – Dec 7, 2014
823 Likely Voters
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46 | 39 | 15 | McCrory +7 | |
Oct 16 – Oct 18, 2014
1,022 Likely Voters
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49 | 41 | 9 | McCrory +8 | |
Sep 22 – Sep 23, 2014
860 Likely Voters
|
45 | 42 | 12 | McCrory +3 | |
Sep 11 – Sep 14, 2014
1,266 Likely Voters
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44 | 41 | 15 | McCrory +3 | |
Sep 5 – Sep 10, 2014
459 Likely Voters
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43 | 40 | 16 | McCrory +3 | |
Aug 14 – Aug 17, 2014
856 Likely Voters
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44 | 43 | 14 | McCrory +1 | |
Jul 22 – Jul 27, 2014
1,380 Registered Voters
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44 | 46 | 10 | Cooper +2 | |
Jun 18 – Jun 22, 2014
600 Likely Voters
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47 | 46 | 8 | McCrory +1 | |
Jun 12 – Jun 15, 2014
1,076 Likely Voters
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44 | 42 | 14 | McCrory +2 | |
May 9 – May 11, 2014
877 Likely Voters
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43 | 42 | 15 | McCrory +1 | |
Apr 3 – Apr 6, 2014
740 Likely Voters
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43 | 43 | 15 | ||
Feb 11 – Feb 15, 2014
611 Registered Voters
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44 | 38 | 18 | McCrory +6 | |
Feb 6 – Feb 9, 2014
708 Likely Voters
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43 | 41 | 15 | McCrory +2 | |
Sep 6 – Sep 9, 2013
600 Likely Voters
|
42 | 48 | 11 | Cooper +6 |