RALEIGH — Three-in-four North Carolina likely voters believe that tariffs will make products more expensive. According to the latest Carolina Journal Poll, which surveyed 614 likely North Carolina voters, 52.5% of voters believe that it is “likely” that higher tariffs on imported goods will lead to more manufacturing jobs being created in the United States. The...
Likely general election voters in North Carolina list debates as their top source for reliable information about election candidates.
A majority were not aware of a system that tracks the status of their mail-in ballots, notifying voters where their mail-in ballot is in the election process.
For more than 20 years, thought leaders, policymakers, and readers have turned to Carolina Journal for the latest news and analysis. We thank you for that trust, and thrive on the daily engagement we have with our readers. Starting in 2024, we are stepping it up with the new Carolina Journal poll. Building on decades...
The American Cancer Society tells us most N.C. voters support expansion. Its poll does nothing to resolve the impasse among policymakers who already support expansion.
In much of the country, the Republican Party fell well short of expectations in the 2022 midterms. Flawed GOP nominees in Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Nevada, and Arizona lost winnable races for U.S. Senate, thus consigning their party to another two years in the minority. Democrats lost their U.S. House majority but only by a sliver...
Two polls taken of North Carolina voters right after the May 17 primary showed Republican Ted Budd leading Democrat Cheri Beasley in the pivotal 2022 race for U.S. Senate. They also show it’s too soon to count Beasley out. East Carolina University’s latest survey, concluded three days after the primary, had Budd leading Beasley by...
Surveys are very useful but they must be interpreted carefully — and they are no substitute for deliberative, representative government.
Think of the Democrats and Republicans as competing teams that pool together the varying talents, resources, and energies of players, coaches, support staff, and fans.
Pro-Roy Cooper ads had run nearly 9,000 times through Aug. 18, while pro-Pat McCrory ads had run about 6,000 times.
Hillary Clinton enjoys a slight edge in the most recent polls of North Carolina voters, while Sen. Richard Burr leads his Democratic opponent, former state Rep. Deborah Ross, by a wider margin.
