North Carolinians Vote for Broadband

On November 5 North Carolinians continued a trend of ticket splitting during the 2024 elections. Although Donald Trump won in the state with nearly 51 percent of the vote, state Democrats were successful down-ticket, and broke a Republican supermajority in the state legislature. Back in September, I wrote about how broadband was on the ballot this year. As I noted, outgoing Roy Cooper (D-NC) has set achievable broadband goals for North Carolina. Here’s a look at the team of elected officials who will work to further the goals.