Demographics

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.

August 23, 2016 - In the face of growing anti-refugee backlash, refugees are elevating their voices in the community and at the ballot box.

August 12, 2016 - Already a prominent issue in the presidential race, the question of refugee resettlement has become a campaign talking point in state and local elections across the U.S. South.

July 21, 2016 - Half a million eligible voters have moved to North Carolina in the past five years. They are bringing new views to the state while at the same time grappling with its complicated new voting requirements.

July 15, 2016 - In different ways, members of the South's small but fast-growing Asian-American community are demonstrating unity with the Black Lives Matter movement.

July 8, 2016 - Since the U.S. Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act in 2013, states have made a slew of changes to election laws. A new report documents how these changes could impede Latino voters' access to the polls in a critical presidential election year.

June 30, 2016 - In Southern battleground states, the growing Latino electorate could be a decisive voting bloc — and especially motivated after last week’s 4-4 Supreme Court deadlock effectively halted President Obama’s deportation relief programs.