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WE ENVISION A THRIVING ALABAMA SHAPED BY FACTS,
NOT FACTIONS.

PARCA exists to strengthen Alabama’s future by informing policy through honest, objective,
nonpartisan, nonideological research.  

For more than three decades, we have produced the objective research that state and local leaders, school systems, nonprofits, and the business community rely on to make sound decisions. We do not advocate or endorse. 

Our work is to inform.

Serving Alabama Since 1988

PARCA's Most Recent Publications

On the Ballot: PARCA’s Guide to Alabama’s 2026 Statewide Amendments 

On the Ballot: PARCA’s Guide to Alabama’s 2026 Statewide Amendments 

ByPARCA Staff October 22, 2026 Government and Operations Management,Government and Operations Management,publications
36 more amendments on the Nov. 3 ballot  When Alabamians vote on Nov. 3, they will not only choose candidates for state and federal office but will also decide whether to add 36 more amendments to the...
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What’s on Your County’s Ballot: Alabama’s 2026 Local Amendments

What’s on Your County’s Ballot: Alabama’s 2026 Local Amendments

ByCharles Vaughan October 22, 2026 Government and Operations Management,Government and Operations Management,publications
During the Nov. 3 general election, voters across Alabama will vote on four statewide constitutional amendments. But voters in certain counties will also be deciding on amendments that apply only to...
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Alabama’s Electorate Is Changing More Slowly, and Differently, Than Its Population

Alabama’s Electorate Is Changing More Slowly, and Differently, Than Its Population

ByCharles Vaughan October 19, 2026 Special Studies,publications,Special Studies
Alabama’s population looks noticeably different than it did in 2010, but its electorate has changed more slowly, and in different ways. Over the past 15 years, the state’s Hispanic and Asian...
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Issues and Agencies: The Alabama Department of Corrections

Issues and Agencies: The Alabama Department of Corrections

ByCharles Vaughan October 16, 2026 Special Studies,publications,Special Studies
  In that same year, Alabama had the most overcrowded prisons in the nation. Alabama’s prisons were designed to hold 12,115 prisoners, but instead housed 21,046 prisoners, 174% of the system’s...
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