While black voters could play a vital role in some of the races on this year’s ballot, current data shows back voters underperforming compared to 2020 numbers.
By party breakdown, participation among Democrat registered voters is down about 28%, while Republican participation is up 22%. Unaffiliated voter participation is up about 9% on the first day of early voting.
Too many have bought into the widespread assumption that lower turnout tends to benefit Republicans. This constitutes little more than political folklore.
One of the first bills the General Assembly will enact next year will establish a photo ID requirement to vote in North Carolina. It will pass quickly because it is uncontroversial.
The Democrats and liberals demonstrated that they remain better at the ground game than Republicans and conservatives are, but the latter groups closed the gap a bit.
Terry Stoops on N.C. voter support of school choice options; legislators debate Medicaid audit; Daniel Kreiss on technology & voter turnout; Paul Conway on Millennials & the election; Roy Cordato on flex-growth vs. smart growth.
Did North Carolina see a “good” turnout on Tuesday? That’s what folks were saying on Election Day, but in historical terms the answer is no. And it doesn’t matter, anyway — speculation about overall turnout is a distraction from real analysis.
Charlotte voters turned out in much lower numbers Tuesday than their counterparts in other cities such as Raleigh and Winston-Salem. Why was this the case, and what impact did it have?
