North Carolina 2nd Congressional District
Akashic| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | +23.2% |
| 2012 | +21.4% |
| 2016 | +29.4% |
| 2020 | +35.2% |
| 2024 | +33.7% |
Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.
U.S. House
Each result reflects the U.S. House district as it was drawn for that election; redistricting has redrawn these lines over time, so they can differ from the current 120th-Congress district shown on the map above.
| Year | District | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | D | 66.3%268,662 | 31.6%128,164 | 405,517 |
| 2022 | 2 | D | 64.7%190,714 | 35.3%104,155 | 294,869 |
| 2020 | 2 | D | 63.0%311,887 | 34.8%172,544 | 495,345 |
| 2018 | 2 | R | 45.8%151,977 | 51.3%170,072 | 331,704 |
| 2016 | 2 | R | 43.3%169,082 | 56.7%221,485 | 390,567 |
| 2014 | 2 | R | 41.2%85,479 | 58.8%122,128 | 207,607 |
| 2012 | 2 | R | 41.4%128,973 | 55.9%174,066 | 311,397 |
| 2010 | 2 | R | 48.7%92,393 | 49.5%93,876 | 189,774 |
| 2008 | 2 | D | 66.9%199,730 | 31.3%93,323 | 298,430 |
| 2006 | 2 | D | 66.5%85,993 | 33.5%43,271 | 129,264 |
| 2004 | 2 | D | 62.3%145,079 | 37.7%87,811 | 232,890 |
| 2002 | 2 | D | 65.4%100,121 | 33.3%50,965 | 153,184 |
| 2000 | 2 | D | 58.3%146,733 | 40.9%103,011 | 251,838 |
| 1998 | 2 | D | 57.4%100,550 | 41.7%72,997 | 175,194 |
| 1996 | 2 | D | 52.5%113,820 | 45.7%98,951 | 216,629 |
| 1994 | 2 | R | 44.0%62,122 | 56.0%79,207 | 141,329 |
| 1992 | 2 | D | 53.7%113,693 | 44.4%93,893 | 211,569 |
| 1990 | 2 | D | 74.7%130,979 | 25.3%44,263 | 175,242 |
| 1988 | 2 | D | 100.0%128,832 | 0.0%0 | 128,832 |
| 1986 | 2 | D | 74.6%95,320 | 25.4%32,515 | 127,835 |
| 1984 | 2 | D | 67.7%122,292 | 32.3%58,312 | 180,604 |
| 1982 | 2 | D | 67.9%75,607 | 30.8%34,293 | 111,326 |
| 1980 | 2 | D | 73.4%99,297 | 26.6%35,946 | 135,243 |
| 1978 | 2 | D | 78.2%61,851 | 20.2%15,988 | 79,053 |
| 1976 | 2 | D | 100.0%113,368 | 0.0%0 | 113,368 |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 47.3%1,784,049 | 50.5%1,905,786 | 3,773,924 |
| 2020 | R | 46.9%2,569,965 | 48.7%2,665,598 | 5,474,952 |
| 2016 | R | 45.4%2,128,165 | 51.1%2,395,376 | 4,691,133 |
| 2014 | R | 47.3%1,377,651 | 48.9%1,423,259 | 2,910,631 |
| 2010 | R | 43.1%1,145,074 | 54.8%1,458,046 | 2,658,807 |
| 2008 | D | 52.7%2,249,311 | 44.2%1,887,510 | 4,270,251 |
| 2004 | R | 47.0%1,632,527 | 51.6%1,791,450 | 3,471,720 |
| 2002 | R | 45.0%1,047,983 | 53.6%1,248,664 | 2,330,454 |
| 1998 | D | 51.2%1,029,237 | 47.0%945,943 | 2,012,143 |
| 1996 | R | 45.9%1,173,875 | 52.6%1,345,833 | 2,556,313 |
| 1992 | R | 46.3%1,194,015 | 50.3%1,297,892 | 2,577,891 |
| 1990 | R | 47.4%981,573 | 52.6%1,087,331 | 2,068,904 |
| 1986 | D | 50.9%780,967 | 49.1%753,881 | 1,534,848 |
| 1984 | R | 47.8%1,070,488 | 51.7%1,156,768 | 2,239,051 |
| 1980 | R | 49.4%887,653 | 50.0%898,064 | 1,797,665 |
| 1978 | R | 45.5%516,663 | 54.5%619,151 | 1,135,814 |
North Carolina's 2nd anchors the Research Triangle's southern edge, where fast-growing suburban and exurban precincts have steadily compressed margins that once ran well into double digits for Democrats.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 35.2 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 33.7 points.
A population of 745,670, a 55% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $90,132 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 4 and Congressional District 6.
The congressional districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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