Public Policy Polling
Public Policy Polling is a polling firm headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, that conducts public opinion surveys, primarily through automated telephone polling, for politicians, political organizations, unions, consultants, and businesses. The firm measures and tracks public opinion on political races and issues, and is affiliated with the Democratic Party.www.publicpolicypolling.com
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Oct 14, 2026
Aaron KeckHOST
Election Day 2026 is less than a month away, and early voting gets underway tomorrow.
Aaron KeckHOST
Democrats are feeling optimistic this year, but when will we start to know for sure? Speaking with us this week, Public Policy Polling Director Tom Jensen says one of the earliest indicators will actually come out of North Carolina.
Tom JensenSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
One of the first things that will start being really interesting right here in North Carolina, but I think it will have national implications, is when early voting starts, we get at the end of every day what the party breakdown was of everybody who voted statewide.
Tom JensenSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
It's going to be interesting to see if that big Democratic enthusiasm and advantage immediately starts manifesting itself in North Carolina's early vote numbers.
Jeff HamlinHOST
But there is a report today from The Washington Post that Republicans are starting to give up on Michael Watley and the North Carolina Senate race.
Jeff HamlinHOST
Tom Jensen is the longtime operator of public policy polling, and he joins us now.
Jeff HamlinHOST
Tom, how are you? Good to be with you, Jeff.
Jeff HamlinHOST
Great.
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Tom JensenGUEST
And then David Rouser's district in the southeastern part of the state, I think, is also one that if this ends up being enough of a wave election, could end up being a lot more competitive than it was ever supposed to be.
Jeff HamlinHOST
You can look up more about what races that Tom Jensen is looking at and various results.
Jeff HamlinHOST
Also, Tom Jensen at Public Policy Polling has looked at how they did just a couple of years ago with their overall polling numbers, and you can check that out on their website, publicpolicypolling.com. Thomas, always great to have you on here.
Jeff HamlinHOST
Looking forward to talking to you a little bit more here as we move on closer to the midterms.
Aaron KeckHOST
Statewide and nationally, Democrats are optimistic about making big gains this year, and that optimism is driven in part by something we haven't seen before, Donald Trump losing approval even among his most dedicated base supporters.
Aaron KeckHOST
Speaking with us this week, Public Policy Polling Director Tom Jensen explained what's going on and why.
Tom JensenSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
pretty consistently finding now that only about 75% of the people who voted for him two years ago are still happy with the job he's doing.
Tom JensenSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And I think about how many conversations we've had over the years, like Trump did this and this, but 92% of his voters still approve of him, 94% of his voters still approve of him.
Tim BoyumHOST
A lot of polls show Ray Cooper way ahead.
Tim BoyumHOST
The question is, is he? And is this really going to be a big year for Democrats? And if so, how big could impact the state legislature? Today, we have Tom Jensen from PPP Public Policy Polling.
Tim BoyumHOST
It is a left leaning pollster, but they are ranked always high on the list of accuracy.
Tim BoyumHOST
And George, we were just talking about this.