Niche determined the best counties in each state by analyzing public schools, cost of living, job opportunities and more.

The outcome could influence the next elections, and it could inform future courts about how to interpret the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which prohibits race-based discrimination.

Sumter County contains 5 schools and 3,630 students. The district’s minority enrollment is 90%. Also, 73.1% of students are economically disadvantaged. The student body at the schools served by ...

Sumter County contains 5 schools and 1,006 students. The district’s minority enrollment is 100%. Also, 64.5% of students are economically disadvantaged. The student body at the schools served by ...

FILE - Georgia state Rep. Mack Jackson, D-Sandersville, looks at a map of proposed state House districts before a House hearing, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, at the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta.

Lawyers for the challengers said there was no set standard, but that Georgia lawmakers hadn’t done enough. Abha Khanna, representing challengers in two lawsuits said the new map “laundered ...

Challengers tell a federal appeals court that Georgia lawmakers haven’t done enough to end illegal harms to Black voters FILE - Georgia state Rep. Mack Jackson, D-Sandersville, looks at a map of ...

ATLANTA – As Georgia looks ahead to the 2026 elections, a court fight is still brewing over the election maps scheduled to be used. The federal court of appeals in Atlanta heard three cases Thursday ...