Jackson County redder after the midterm elections

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 […]

Election 2020: Digging into the numbers

by Jim Buchanan Political Analysis originally published in The Sylva Herald in Nov. 12, 2020 edition. The 2020 election in Jackson County was marked by two major trends: Increased turnout and a shift toward the Republican Party. Turnout jumped to 72.07 percent of the county’s 29,593 registered voters this year, up from 66.98 percent of the […]