Research Library
Democracy North Carolina is recognized nationwide for our reliable non-partisan research into money in politics, voter participation and political reform.
Below is a list of our research reports. Some information is released only as a press statement or as a blog item on our “Link of the Day.” Use the Search feature at the top of this page to find reports about a topic. You are welcome to download and distribute these reports for all non-commercial purposes.
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This section houses all of our current and archived research reports, arranged chronologically with the most recent reports first. If you don’t see what you are looking for here, check out our blog. Click on a title below to see the reports from that year.
- Super Majority Supports Giving Voters a Non-Photo Option
- Gov. McCrory Got Windfall from Gambling Café Owners
- Arrested Video Sweepstakes Operator is Top Donor to Legislators, Ties to McCrory’s Law Firm Questioned
- February 2013 – Profile of the Judicial Public Financing Program’s Success
- January 2013 – GOP House & Senate Caucuses Raise & Spend Record Amounts for 2012 Election
- January 2013 – Who voted? NC county-by-county analysis of voting by 30 subgroups
- December 2012 – Analysis of 2012 Turnout: Who Voted in North Carolina?
- October 2012 – Hotline Launched for Possible Early Voting Problems
- September 2012: 60,000+ Teens Added to Voter Rolls Thanks to NC Pre-Registration Law
- August 2012 – Analysis of NC Latino Voters, Registered & Unregistered
- August 2012: Shakedown, PAC Money Boost Leaders Toward Fundraising Record
- June 2012: Do Republican Leaders Want An Election Meltdown in NC?
- May 2012: Analysis of Who Voted Early in the Primary
- May 2012: Toxics Lobby Swamps Environmental Groups with Campaign Money
- May 2012: Status of Voter Supression Legislation in NC
- February 2012: Speaker Tillis Gets Big Bucks from Special Interest He Helped
- February 2012: Election Officials Call for Release of HAVA Funds
- January 2012: Election Officials Agree: New Redistricting Plans Cause Big Problems