election 2025
With about a week left, roughly 60% of early voters are women, most are Democrats or unaffiliated, and ages 41+ dominate. Early voting runs through Nov. 1; Election Day is Nov. 4. South Regional Library tops turnout so far.
Commentary
North Carolina’s GOP leaders are rushing a mid-decade redraw ahead of the 2026 midterms - while the governor’s hands are tied by a 1990s deal that exempted redistricting from veto power.
Your Week Ahead
Primary wins don't guarantee victory in November. With early voting set to begin, here's what you need to know about Durham's municipal races, local events, school lunches, and how you can support community news.
SoDu How-To
Find out how to register, vote early, update your info, and avoid common issues before Durham’s November 2025 municipal election. This is your all-in-one voter guide for South Durham.
Politics
All incumbents advanced in the 2025 Durham Municipal Election, but Tuesday’s primary delivered some surprises - including a razor-thin finish in Ward 1 and a challenger leading in Ward 2.
immigration
The controversial order, signed hours after his inauguration, declares that children born in the United States to certain noncitizen parents will no longer automatically receive U.S. citizenship.
![[Election 2024] Durham Stays Blue on a Day Won Nationally by Red](/content/images/size/w600/wordpress/2024/08/spa0824election.png)
News
It wasn’t all bad, Durham. Josh Stein defeated Mark Robinson to become North Carolina’s next governor, with Rachel Hunt as his lieutenant governor. Elaine Marshall held on as secretary of state. Jeff Jackson succeeds Stein as attorney general, thwarting Dan Bishop. Maurice “Mo” Green won against Michele Morrow
News
Working in partnership with The Associated Press, Southpoint Access is providing results of the 2024 General Election in North Carolina.
News
Polls are open in Durham until 7:30 p.m. By STEVE PEOPLES, AP National Political Writer It’s Election Day. Polls opened Tuesday across the nation and Americans cast ballots in the 2024 presidential election. In a deeply divided nation, the election is a true toss-up between Democrat Kamala
![[Election 2024] SoDu Snapshot: Early Voting Exceeds 2020 Numbers](/content/images/size/w600/wordpress/2024/11/earlyvote113.png)
News
Nearly 58% of Durham’s 251,785 eligible voters cast ballots during the early voting period, which ended on Nov. 2, exceeding early participation in the 2020 general election. Here’s a quick snapshot of statistics related to early voting, according to the Durham County Board of Elections: * Of the
News
By LISA MASCARO, AP Congressional Correspondent The final doors are being knocked, ads are blaring and candidates are making a last pitch to voters. Even with the high-energy final push, the races for control of Congress are at a stalemate, essentially a toss-up for the House, and fight to the
News
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press Addressing over 100 supporters outside an ice cream stand that’s shaped like a giant strawberry, North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson battered his Democratic rival for governor and the media, and said he’d keep fighting as their race neared its conclusion.