Demographics

June 3, 2016 - Latinos have been underrepresented among voters in Southern states, but a new study finds they are emerging as a key demographic in 2016, with the potential to be a decisive swing voting bloc in political battlegrounds like North Carolina.

May 26, 2016 - A new national survey finds Asian Americans, who are among the South’s fastest-growing voter demographics, are turned off by anti-immigrant rhetoric and increasingly identifying as Democrats.

May 12, 2016 - Latinos have historically been a small voting bloc in Arkansas, but immigrant organizers say the GOP frontrunner's xenophobic rhetoric is driving many to get involved in the 2016 election.

April 29, 2016 - The number of registered Latino voters in Alabama increased threefold in less than a decade. Now organizers are fighting back against hostility towards the immigrant community while working to elevate the state’s Latino vote.

April 21, 2016 - This week the Supreme Court heard arguments in a lawsuit challenging President Obama's deportation relief programs for undocumented immigrants. Most Southern states are plaintiffs in the case — even though the programs would benefit many immigrants in the region.

April 6, 2016 - In a major voting rights case, the Supreme Court affirmed Texas’ right to draw state legislative districts based on total population rather than eligible voters. But whether states can choose to use voter population instead — and tip the balance of political power— remains an open question.

April 1, 2016 - North Carolina's controversy over a state law pre-empting local LGBT protections brings into sharp relief a political battle underway between growing, progressive Southern cities and conservative state leadership.

March 11, 2016 - Latino youth from North Carolina say more can be done to reach out to this critical but under-engaged group of voters.

March 9, 2016 - New research spotlights the growth and diversity of the state's Asian-American population and its untapped voting potential.

March 1, 2016 - Young Latino voters are a growing voting bloc among Southerners who will have the chance this week to cast their ballots for this year's presidential nominees.