2026 South Carolina Senate
Margin = Annie Andrews − Darline Graham. 11 polls from 6 pollsters. Consensus as of Oct 14, 2026: R+1.7(95% band R+5.3 to D+2.0).
Polls and consensus
Individual poll (click to open source)Consensus, house effects removed95% band
How each pollster compares in this race
Average distance of each pollster's polls from the consensus of all other polls at the same time. The overall house effect is that pollster's lean across every race we track.
| Pollster | Polls here | Avg. vs consensus here | Overall house effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abacus Data | 1 | R+10.7 | D+0.8 |
| Rasmussen Reports | 2 | R+2.7 | R+0.2 |
| Public Policy Polling | 1 | R+1.2 | D+0.4 |
| Trafalgar Group | 2 | R+0.3 | R+1.5 |
| InsiderAdvantage | 2 | D+0.4 | R+0.9 |
| Impact Research | 3 | D+0.6 | D+0.4 |
All polls
| Field dates | Pollster | Sample | Result | House-effect adjusted | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 | Trafalgar Group R | 1,095 LV | R+3.0 | R+1.3 | release via wikipedia |
| Oct 5, 2026 – Oct 8, 2026 | Rasmussen Reports R | 837 LV | R+4.0 | R+3.5 | release via wikipedia |
| Sep 28, 2026 – Sep 29, 2026 | InsiderAdvantage R | 1,200 LV | R+1.0 | D+0.2 | release via votehub,wikipedia |
| Sep 23, 2026 – Sep 25, 2026 | Trafalgar Group R | 1,087 LV | R+1.0 | D+0.7 | release via wikipedia |
| Sep 14, 2026 – Sep 14, 2026 | Rasmussen Reports R | 1,006 LV | R+5.0 | R+4.5 | release via wikipedia |
| Sep 8, 2026 – Sep 9, 2026 | InsiderAdvantage R | 1,200 LV | R+1.9 | R+0.7 | release via votehub,wikipedia |
| Aug 26, 2026 – Aug 28, 2026 | Abacus Data | 306 LV | R+13.0 | R+13.7 | release via wikipedia |
| Aug 18, 2026 – Aug 24, 2026 | Impact Research D | 700 LV | Even | R+0.6 | release via wikipedia |
| Jun 17, 2026 – Jun 22, 2026 | Impact Research D | 700 LV | R+3.0 | R+3.6 | release via wikipedia |
| Feb 25, 2026 – Mar 1, 2026 | Impact Research D | 700 LV | R+5.0 | R+5.6 | release via wikipedia |
| Nov 21, 2025 – Nov 22, 2025 | Public Policy Polling D | 704 V | R+6.0 | R+6.0 | release via wikipedia |