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August 2024 – With Harris as Presidential Nominee, Race Tightens in North Carolina
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Featured Carolina Journal poll results
August 2024 – With Harris as Presidential Nominee, Race Tightens in North Carolina
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Featured Carolina Journal poll results
May 2024 – Robinson, Stein neck and neck for governor’s mansion
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Featured Carolina Journal poll results
April 2024 – Races for President, Governor Are Tightening in North Carolina
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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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Locke’s Brooke Medina assesses election candidates’ likability
Brooke Medina, John Locke Foundation vice president of communications, discusses a new poll that examines election candidates’ likability. Medina offered these comments during the Aug. 30, 2024, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “State Lines.”
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Is NC heading for a third straight split ticket in November’s election?
Could North Carolina be headed for a third straight split ticket in this November’s general election? According to a new Elon University poll, it looks like a definite possibility.
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Stein tops Robinson in two new polls
Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is significantly trailing his challenger, Democrat Attorney General Josh Stein in the race for governor in two new polls.
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What will Trump and Harris do about housing costs? An expert lays out the problem
Over the last five years, housing prices in North Carolina are up 47%. Why are rentals and prices skyrocketing? Here is what the presidential candidates say they will do to bring affordability back.