House Effects
Monday, September 21, 202643 days until Election Day, November 3, 2026
Pollster record · how records are scored

East Carolina University Center for Survey Research

Method: ivr mix · scored polls from 2020 to 2024

Versus the field
−0.22
points of error vs. other pollsters in the same races, after shrinkage (unshrunk −0.96; 12% own record)
Average miss
3.1
points on the margin, as published
House effect
R+0.1
lean relative to other polls of the same races
Scored polls
25
12 races · 1 polls this cycle
By cycle

Record over time

Error relative to other pollsters in the same races (negative is better), and lean relative to them. Cycles with fewer than 10 scored polls are grayed: a handful of polls says little.

CyclePollsAvg. missVersus the fieldLean vs. field
2020115.20.4D+0.2
202271.11.7R+1.0
202471.81.0R+0.3
This cycle

2026 polls in the database

EndedRaceMatchupAs published
Sep 3, 2026Senate NCRoy Cooper v. Michael WhatleyD+8
The receipts

Most recent scored polls

Polls in the final two months of a race with a certified result. “Others” is the average miss of other pollsters in the same race.

Poll dateRacePollResultMissOthers' miss
Oct 31, 20242024 President, GAEvenR+2.2D+1.8D+1.6
Oct 29, 20242024 President, NCR+2R+3.2D+1.2D+2.6
Oct 29, 20242024 Governor, NCD+16D+14.8D+0.9R+1.0
Oct 22, 20242024 President, SCR+13R+17.9D+4.8D+6.5
Oct 14, 20242024 President, GAR+3R+2.2R+0.9D+1.6
Sep 26, 20242024 President, NCR+2R+3.2D+0.9D+2.6
Sep 26, 20242024 Governor, NCD+17D+14.8D+2.0R+1.0
Nov 5, 20222022 Senate, GAEvenD+1.0R+1.0D+0.2
Nov 5, 20222022 Governor, GAR+8R+7.5R+0.5D+0.5
Nov 3, 20222022 Senate, NCR+5R+3.2R+1.7D+0.5
Oct 18, 20222022 Governor, GAR+7R+7.5D+0.2D+0.5
Oct 18, 20222022 Senate, GAD+2D+1.0D+1.2D+0.2
Oct 13, 20222022 Senate, NCR+6R+3.2R+2.8D+0.5
Sep 10, 20222022 Senate, NCR+3R+3.2D+0.4D+0.5
Oct 28, 20202020 Senate, NCD+2R+1.7D+3.3D+6.2
Oct 28, 20202020 President, NCD+3R+1.3D+4.1D+2.8
Oct 28, 20202020 Governor, NCD+11D+4.5D+6.5D+5.6
Oct 25, 20202020 Senate, SCR+2R+10.3D+8.4D+7.2
Oct 25, 20202020 President, SCR+8R+11.7D+4.0D+3.9
Oct 18, 20202020 Governor, NCD+12D+4.5D+7.6D+5.6
Oct 18, 20202020 Senate, NCD+1R+1.7D+3.1D+6.2
Oct 18, 20202020 President, NCD+3R+1.3D+4.5D+2.8
Oct 4, 20202020 Senate, NCEvenR+1.7D+1.4D+6.2
Oct 4, 20202020 President, NCD+3R+1.3D+4.5D+2.8
Oct 4, 20202020 Governor, NCD+14D+4.5D+9.5D+5.6