In North Carolina, the number of registered voters opting out of a party label has more than doubled since 2008. Unaffiliateds will almost certainly be the largest bloc of voters in the spring primaries. Read More
Around 3 million workers plan to remain permanently sidelined over concerns of COVID-19 Read More
In North Carolina, the gap between what teachers in public schools earn and other college grads in the private sector is one of the largest in the nation. Read More
There’s no question our state suffered mightily during the COVID crisis. North Carolina clearly bounced back more strongly from the COVID recession than most states did. Read More
Self-interest drives elections, not statistics. Right now, people are more concerned about their ability to pay their bills than the impact of employment numbers. Read More
The numbers deep inside the poll results can often be as revealing as the ones that grab the headlines. Read More
Respondents were also asked if teachers were paid enough, if the state offers a sound basic education and if schools focused too much on African Americans in history Read More
Almost one-third of those surveyed are afraid the conflict could develop into World War III. Read More
Political campaigns will devote substantial resources to detaching loosely affiliated voters from the other side and bringing them over by Election Day. Read More
Households and businesses will be motivated to locate in states that coped well during the pandemic compared to other states. Read More
