The largest voting block in North Carolina are the unaffiliated voters. They are one of the reasons why political science professor and expert on the North Carolina politics, Dr. Chris Cooper, says NC is a purple state even though in has been almost fully controlled by the Republican party.
Listen to what Cooper says about unaffiliated voters and polarization in North Carolina.
Cooper published a book prior to the 2024 election called Anatomy of a Purple State which provides an explanation of why North Carolina politics are the way they are.
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