Analysis
Education and NC’s electorate
We've documented the many ways North Carolina's electorate has changed over the past decade - how many traditional Democratic voters are now reliably Republican, and many traditional Republican voters are aligned with Democrats. The Obama and Trump eras flipped the...
North Carolina’s vanishing swing vote
In 2004, Republican George W. Bush and Democrat Mike Easley were the top vote-getters in North Carolina. Both President Bush and Governor Easley won more than 55% of the vote (over 1.9 million votes out of roughly 3.5 million cast) in the same election. That means...
State House and Senate Fundraising Totals
In the first half of 2023, NC House and Senate members raised more than $2.8 million. We’ve tallied and charted the individual and PAC fundraising totals for every member of the General Assembly and broken down the contributions by party and chamber. Plus, a look...