Demographics

November 4, 2016 - Growing in numbers and galvanized by Donald Trump's anti-immigrant rhetoric, Latino voters are casting ballots in record numbers across the South this year.

November 3, 2016 - Black youth have the ability to determine the results of this year's presidential election, and various efforts are underway to ensure they turn out in the numbers they did in the past two presidential races.

November 3, 2016 - North Carolina's controversial 2013 voting law was blocked by a court for discriminating against black voters, but the move affects other voters of color as well — including the state's fast-growing Asian American electorate.

October 28, 2016 - North Carolina's flawed crusade to root out non-citizen voters reveals how inflammatory rhetoric about immigrants and voter fraud can disenfranchise legitimate voters.

October 27, 2016 - Asian Americans are an increasingly important voting bloc in North Carolina's statewide contests, but this year they could make a difference in competitive legislative races as well.

October 18, 2016 - A new report highlights how the fastest-growing racial demographic in a politically divided state could hold the key to victory in 2016.

October 14, 2016 - All year, reports have said voters from Latino, Asian American and other immigrant communities have been galvanized to stand against the anti-immigrant rhetoric that has dominated the 2016 election. But the critical question as Election Day approaches is: will they vote?

September 22, 2016 - At the same time Hillary Clinton is making political history with her presidential run, women — and especially women of color — remain dramatically underrepresented among North Carolina's county commissioners. In fact, 42 of the state's 100 counties have no women commissioners at all, a Facing South analysis finds.

September 9, 2016 - A Facing South analysis of North Carolina's county commissions finds that there are no Latino or Asian-American commissioners in the entire state, while African-American representation lags in many counties.