Story co-produced with Madison Pait With the overturning of Roe v. Wade in the summer abortion was one of the issues that made people go out to vote in this midterm elections. However the turnout was not the best and the Republican candidates won in North Carolina which might have an impact on the current […]
Jackson County will see more conservative policies
November 11, 2022 by
Republican party are winners in the 2020 midterm elections but experts say it is not the expected red wave. Jackson County was no exception. The turnout for this election was 50% which is lower then 2018 and a lot lower from the 2020 elections when over 72% of registered voters in the county casted their […]
Youth voters and voting affiliation at WCU
November 10, 2022 by
Story co-produced with Austin Ross and Abigail Quinn Unaffiliated voters are the largest voting bloc in North Carolina at 75% according to Blue Ridge Public Radio, making it a purple state. A poll taken of WCU students supports this conclusion and shows that a larger percentage of students are unaffiliated. Prior the midterm elections we […]
Jackson County redder after the midterm elections
November 10, 2022 by
Story updated Nov. 13 by WCJ Republican candidates won all three seats for County commission and most likely will avoid the re-count. Jackson County Board of Election on a community meeting on Friday, Nov. 11, acknowledged a mistake done during counting on election day. The chair of J.C. Board of Election, Kirk Stephens, apologized for […]
The race for the US 11 district from North Carolina is underway
November 8, 2022 by
Story co-produced/ written with Liam Bridgeman Since 2013, the NC district 11 seat has been held by the Republicans and with voting just around the corner, it has been shown that the republicans have a solid hold on the seat. This seat is part of the 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. The elected […]
Jackson County votes in 2022 midterm elections
November 8, 2022 by
Story co-reported with Ruby Annas and Giovanni Ricciardi(story updated and corrected at 3 p.m.) Election day in Jackson County so far is going smooth. By noon over 315 votes were casted at the Board of Election voting place in Sylva and in Culluwhee Rec Center around 140 people voted by 11 a.m. So far, the […]
