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Republican Turnout Surpassed Democrats In Most Counties, But Black Turnout Increased More Than Whites Over 2006 Download a copy of this press release here. A new profile of who cast ballots in the 2010 elections explains why Republican candidates for the state legislature were so successful. In addition to the boost they received from more [...]

Republican Turnout Surpassed Democrats In Most Counties, But Black Turnout Increased More Than Whites Over 2006 Download a copy of this press release here. A new profile of who cast ballots in the 2010 elections explains why Republican candidates for the state legislature were so successful. In addition to the boost they received from more [...]

For Immediate Release: After three days, one-stop early voting is off to a record-shattering pace for midterm elections and the largest group casting ballots are white Republican men, according to an analysis by the nonpartisan group Democracy North Carolina. (Summary totals at end.) Two years ago, black Democratic women led all groups in the 17-day [...]

Check out our new Analysis of Fundraising by North Carolina Candidates for US House of Representatives. This report illustrates how North Carolina's Congressional incumbents hold a 5-to-1 advantage over their challengers when it comes to raising campaign cash. For more information or a comment on this story, please contact Democracy NC's Executive Director Bob Hall [...]

July 30th is the last day of Democracy Summer 2010 and this year's session saw our ten college interns working hard to register new voters and educate people on Voter-Owned Elections. If you are interested in receiving a wrap-up of this year's activities and results when it's ready, please write katymunger@democracy-nc.org.

Special-Interest Donations Fuel Fundraising Advantage Of NC Members of Congress Over Their Opponents: Polls may indicate that voters are in a mood to toss out members of Congress, but early results from the all-important money race show that political donors – especially special-interest PACs – still heavily favor the candidate in office, not the challenger. [...]

What NC Counties Are at the Highest Risk of Losing Funds Because of a Census Under- Count? Find Out Now. March 16, 2010 With 2010 Census forms due in mailboxes this week, a new analysis shows that one fourth of North Carolina’s counties are at a high risk of losing millions of dollars in future [...]