Story published in Smoky Mountain News Nov. 6; re-published with permission Overwhelmingly, municipal officials take pride in their nonpartisan service, but once they’re elected, they don’t just leave their party hats at the chamber doors. Despite claims that “there’s no Republican/Democratic way to fill a pothole,” the partisan composition of municipal governing boards can be […]
Whee Life: 2025 municipal election recap
November 7, 2025 by
The episode is co-produced with Halle Stanley Election Day for the 2025 municipal elections was Nov. 4. Jackson County Election Director Amanda Allen shares more about all that happened this year. Listen to hear more about election results, what municipal elections are and early information about the primary election happening in March. Hear us on […]
Carolna Public Press: High turnout for NC municipal elections as voters make themselves heard
November 6, 2025 by
North Carolina voters in 447 municipalities and 88 counties elected mayors, city councils, boards of education, boards of commissioners and voted on a few ballot referendums. According to an analysis from Western Carolina University political science professor Chris Cooper, about 39% of North Carolina voters were eligible to vote. Each municipality’s election was defined by its own local […]
Elections 2025: Turnout in the municipal elections better then expected
November 4, 2025 by
Story updated 11:37 p.m. Turnout of Jackson County voters in the municipal elections was 29.57% or in numbers 636 votes were casted out of the 2,151 eligible voters residents of Sylva, Dillsboro, Webster, Forest Hills Village and Highlands. Over half of these votes were casted on Election Day, Nov. 4. See the preliminary and unofficial […]
Early voting in the 2025 municipal elections is almost over
October 31, 2025 by
Jackson county residents who live within the lines of Sylva, Dillsboro, Webster, Forest Hills and Highlands are choosing the town representatives – mayors and town council representatives. The early voting period ends Saturday at 3 p.m. This is important for residents who are not registered. The early voting period allows for same day registration and […]
Haire Institute brings scholar to celebrate the Voting Rights Act of 1965
October 26, 2025 by
Kevin Morris came to WCU to talk about the 60th anniversary of the passage of the Voting Rights Act on Oct. 20 in the UC Theater, where over 90 students came to hear him. Morris is a senior research fellow and voting policy scholar with the Brennan Center for Justice’s Democracy Program at New York […]
