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November 2024 – General Election Renews Voter Optimism
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Featured Carolina Journal poll results
November 2024 – General Election Renews Voter Optimism
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Featured Carolina Journal poll results
October 2024 – Trump and Harris in Dead Heat in North Carolina Battleground
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September 2024 – Harris, Trump Race Tighter Than Ever in North Carolina
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November 2024 – General Election Renews Voter Optimism
RALEIGH — Optimism about the direction of the country and North Carolina has surged among voters following the 2024 general election, according to the latest Carolina Journal poll. Nearly half of voters (48%) believe the U.S. is headed in the right direction following the 2024 election, a 21-point increase since this question was last polled, while...
October 2024 – Trump and Harris in Dead Heat in North Carolina Battleground
RALEIGH – The race for president remains at a statistical tie in North Carolina, a key battleground state on the road to the White House. Former President Donald Trump (47.2%) is .6 points ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris (46.6%). The number of undecided voters has declined to 4.1%. Only 2% of voters say they...
September 2024 – Harris, Trump Race Tighter Than Ever in North Carolina
RALEIGH – The presidential race is tighter than ever in North Carolina. In the first Carolina Journal Poll following the presidential debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris (entering the field just hours after the second assassination attempt), Trump’s lead has shrunk to 0.3 points – well within the poll’s ±3.99%...
August 2024 – With Harris as Presidential Nominee, Race Tightens in North Carolina
RALEIGH – The presidential race in North Carolina is tighter than ever, according to the latest poll of likely voters from The Carolina Journal. Former President Donald Trump is leading Vice President Kamala Harris by 3.1 points. This lead is within the margin of error of ±3.99%. Support for Trump is up 4.6 points from...
May 2024 – Robinson, Stein neck and neck for governor’s mansion
RALEIGH – The race for North Carolina’s top office has once again narrowed. Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson’s support among likely North Carolina voters is down .7 points from last month and approximately 4.5% since March. Meanwhile, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Josh Stein’s support has held fairly steady between 37.9% to 39.1% over the same period....
April 2024 – Races for President, Governor Are Tightening in North Carolina
RALEIGH – Ballot-wide, Republican candidates in North Carolina are seeing a squeeze this month, as the party’s leads are narrowing across the board. A plurality of likely North Carolina voters (43.4%) said they intend to vote for Former President Donald Trump, and 39% said they intend to vote for sitting President Joe Biden – a...
March 2024 – NC Voters Favor Trump, Robinson in General Election
RALEIGH – Once again, voters will find themselves choosing between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump to take the White House in November. While the winners of this month’s primaries include many familiar faces, they also included some surprising upsets by political newcomers. This month’s Carolina Journal poll went in the field promptly...
January 2024 – Support for School Choice a ‘Call to Action’ in North Carolina
Raleigh – North Carolinians overwhelmingly support school choice, according to the latest Carolina Journal Poll. The survey of 600 likely North Carolina voters found majority support for Education Savings Accounts (ESAs), charter schools, private-school vouchers, and ‘backpack funding.’ A plurality of voters (48%) said they were unhappy with the quality of education students receive at...
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Carolina Journal Poll shows improvement in voter optimism after 2024 election
Asked if they believe the U.S. is headed in the right or wrong track as a result of the general election, 48% said right track and 43% wrong track. That’s a 20 percentage point jump from September when just 27% of surveyed voters were right track and 63% said wrong track.
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Canvass Day: county boards certify election results
County boards of election met Friday to certify election results.
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Democrats maintain hold on most elected offices in Charlotte, with some GOP victories
Democratic gubernatorial candidates for governor and Attorney General Josh Stein, along with Jeff Jackson, emerged victorious in the Mecklenburg County vote over their Republican opponents Lt. Governor Mark Robinson and Congressman Dan Bishop. Ballots are still being counted for some close state legislative races in the area.
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NC’s record-breaking turnout in early voting
Early voting closed on Saturday, and North Carolina shattered records. More than 4.4 million voters cast ballots, or 57% of the 7.8 million registered voters in the state. This is far ahead of the 3.6 million ballots cast during early voting in the 2020 election.