Border Belt Independent
By Ben Rappaport [email protected] Voter turnout in rural southeastern North Carolina was lower this year than it was in the 2020 general election, unofficial results show. All of the Border Belt counties — Bladen, Columbus, Robeson and Scotland — saw fewer voters than in 2020 and lagged behind the statewide turnout rate of 73% ...
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Nov 6, 2024 · By Ben Rappaport [email protected] Voter turnout in rural southeastern North Carolina was lower this year than it was in the 2020 general election, unofficial results show. All of the Border Belt counties — Bladen, Columbus, Robeson and Scotland — saw fewer voters than in 2020 and lagged behind the statewide turnout rate of 73% ...
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Donald Trump Jr. will make campaign stop in Robeson County. Border Belt Independent receives $110,000 to boost reporting staff. Kamala Harris launches radio ad targeting rural North Carolina voters. Political signs target Whiteville Democrats. They say it’s voter intimidation. Indigenous Peoples Day celebrated with an eye on the election. Search.
Robeson County, home to Lumbee tribe, sees small voter turnout …
Nov 6, 2024 · The campaigns for Donald Trump and Kamala Harris courted Lumbee voters ahead of the election, with both pledging support for full federal recognition for the Native American tribe. As polls closed Tuesday night, tribal members in Robeson County had spoken: Trump, a Republican, won 63.3% of the vote ...
Elections Archives - Border Belt Independent
Nov 8, 2024 · By Ben Rappaport [email protected] Voter turnout in rural southeastern North Carolina was lower this year than it was in the 2020 general election, unofficial results show. All of the Border Belt counties — Bladen, Columbus, Robeson and Scotland — saw fewer voters than in 2020 and lagged behind the statewide turnout rate of 73% ...
About the Border Belt Independent
We are a North Carolina nonprofit corporation founded in April 2021 that was initially funded by a three-year, $495,000 grant from the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust of North Carolina. The grant renewed for another three years in 2024. The North Carolina Local News Lab provided a $10,000 grant to fund a feasibility study before the BBI was ...
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Recent Posts. Robeson County, home to Lumbee tribe, sees small voter turnout but big support for Trump; Rural southeastern NC, already known for low voter turnout, sees further drop
Incumbents in NC’s Border Belt keep seats in NC General Assembly
Nov 6, 2024 · Republican state Sen. Brent Jackson kept his seat in District 9, which includes Bladen, Duplin, Jones, Pender and Sampson counties. Jackson won nearly 60% of the vote to defeat Democratic challenger Jamie Campbell Bowles. Republican state Sen. Danny Britt Jr. will keep his seat in District 24, which includes Hoke, Robeson and Scotland counties.
Government - Border Belt Independent
Nov 5, 2024 · October 30, 2024. By Ben Rappaport [email protected] Republican David Rouzer, who has represented North Carolina’s 7th Congressional district since 2014, is running for another term in office. Rouzer is a staunch conservative who has criticized President Joe Biden’s policies and expressed doubts about the fairness of the 2020 ...
Early voting turnout in NC’s Border Belt lags behind statewide surge
Oct 21, 2024 · North Carolina has seen record highs for in-person early voter turnout so far this election, but most of the Border Belt counties are lagging behind the rest of the state. Columbus and Scotland counties both had a turnout rate of about 12% as of Sunday, after three days of early in-person voting, according to the state Board of Elections.