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2026 forecast · North Carolina 11th

Jamie Ager is very likely to win North Carolina's 11th District.

Jamie Ager vs Jennifer Balkcom, an open seat. The model has Ager ahead by 6.9 points, winning 89 percent of 2,000 simulated elections.

Likely DModel D +6.9Polls R +0.0Updated October 28, 2026
Jamie Ager
Democrat
52.6%
166,036 projected votes
Jennifer Balkcom
Republican
45.6%
144,139 projected votes
89%Ager
11%Balkcom
Ager very likelyEach square is one simulated election night, Ager wins about 89 of 100
RatingLikely D89% chance for Ager
Model marginD +6.9Polls R +0.0
80 percent rangeD +14.3 to R +0.42,000 simulations
Projected votes315,921Ager 52.6%

The district map

Every district in the state, shaded by its rating

North Carolina districts

14 districts
Safe DLikely DLean DToss upLean RLikely RSafe R

Vote share

Each candidate's projected share and the range of 80 percent of simulations

Jamie AgerDemocrat · 89% to win
52.6%
Jennifer BalkcomRepublican · 11% to win
45.6%

Scale runs from 25 to 75 percent. The dot is the forecast, the band is the 80 percent range and the brighter tick marks 50 percent.

Projected district vote

315,921 votes
CandidateVotesShare
Jamie Ager D166,03652.6%
Jennifer Balkcom R144,13945.6%
Travis Groo L5,7461.8%
Total315,921100%

Each candidate's expected vote in the On Point simulation, at the forecast's projected turnout.

The trend

Each side's chance of winning over the forecast's recent updates

0%25%50%75%100%89% Ager11% Balkcom19 updates agoToday

Polling

Every poll in the average, and how the model reads it

Polls of the race

PollsterSampleAgeMargin
On Point averageWeighted averageR +0.0

Each margin is the poll as the pollster published it. The forecast counts every poll after its house effect and the undecided split, which is what the trail above shows; hover a margin for the counted value. Lean R and Lean D mark partisan leaning firms.

Model margin
Ager +6.9
Chance of winning
Jamie Ager89%
Jennifer Balkcom11%
Simulated vote
Jamie Ager52.6%
Jennifer Balkcom45.6%
Travis Groo1.8%
How the model gets there
Partisan leanD +10.0
FundamentalsD +8.6
With pollsD +6.9

How we got here

From the state's partisan lean to the forecast, one stage at a time

D +12R +12Partisan leanthe state's baselineD +10.0Fundamentalsapproval, economy, candidatesD +8.6With pollsaverage R +0.0D +6.9
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Methodology
Every county is rebuilt by simulating voters going to the polls, 2,000 times, from On Point Polling survey data, past results, and the polling average. How the model works.