by John Wynne | Jul 23, 2013 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features
This is a post that examines partisan trends in state legislative districts based on the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections. Now that Daily Kos Elections has crunched the numbers for the 2012 elections by legislative district, we have a plethora of data to analyze....
by John Wynne | Jul 18, 2013 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Political Geography
Cabarrus County is located just northeast of the city of Charlotte. As of 2012, it is estimated that 184,498 people live in the county. The county seat is Concord. It is known for being the site of the Reed Gold Mine, which contained some of the first gold mined in...
by John Wynne | Jul 18, 2013 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, Poll Analysis
The takeaway from PPP’s latest poll is that the unpopularity of the state legislature are hurting Republicans in head-to-head matchups with Kay Hagan. Hagan is at 49% against all challengers and leads everyone by double-digits. Virginia Foxx continues to lead...
by John Wynne | Jul 14, 2013 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Political Geography
Wayne County is located in eastern North Carolina and had a population of 122,623 as of the 2010 United States Census. The county seat is Goldsboro. Wayne County is also the location of Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. Wayne County was formed in 1779 from the western...
by John Wynne | Jul 12, 2013 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features
Rep. Renee Ellmers has once again pushed back her decision as whether to enter the U.S. Senate race. This time, the deadline is at the end of the month. Ellmers says the wrangling over the farm bill made her rethink her decision, but nobody believes that. So...
by John Wynne | Jul 12, 2013 | Carolina Strategic Analysis, Features, NC Political Geography
Avery County is located in the North Carolina mountains bordering Tennessee; the county seat is Newland. As of 2010, the population was 17,167. If Avery County votes a lot like its neighbor Mitchell, it’s because the two counties were once one and the same....
