In the two days of early voting, over half a million registered voters have already voted. According to State Board of Elections as of Oct. 17 there are 461,048 votes in person and 40,273 are absentee ballots casted. In Jackson County, 1,829 people voted in person during the first two days. The Board has approved […]
Why Campus Voting Sites Matter: The Case of Western Carolina University
December 8, 2025 by
More than 76,000 votes have been cast at the Western Carolina University early voting site over nine elections. There is the possibility that it might be eliminated. Here’s why that matters.re-publishing from the Anatomy of a Purple State by Chris Cooper In Summer 2016, the Jackson County Board of Elections, under a Republican majority,1 approved a […]
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 […]
Familial Divide and Politics: Talk with Politico reporter Michael Kruse
January 21, 2025 by
President Donald Trump was inaugurated on Jan. 20 and he is again in the White House to both the dismay or happiness from American citizens. This difference of opinion has split the country, which leads to friends, or even family separating from each other based on political views. The WCU community will have an opportunity […]
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 […]
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 […]
