North Carolina 2nd Congressional District, North Carolina: Urban anchor district. In 2024, voted D+25%. Democratic peak: D+78 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+25MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Urban anchorAkashic typology
- Population
- 697,9022024 5-year
- Median household income
- $105,7682024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 57.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 18.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 11.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+78 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+42 in 1972MIT Election Lab
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ROSS, Deborah K.
−1 liberal+1 conservative
Predecessors: HOLDING, George E.B. (2019–2021), HOLDING, George E.B. (2017–2019), ELLMERS, Renee (2015–2017), ELLMERS, Renee (2013–2015)
Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
Constituent county margins for Congressional District 2, NCOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 238,614 | 140,175 | 386,997 | ||
| D | 232,901 | 133,935 | 374,118 | ||
| D | 179,256 | 116,104 | 312,416 | ||
| D | 158,251 | 125,290 | 288,022 | ||
| D | 148,557 | 110,727 | 261,861 | ||
| R | 100,606 | 104,997 | 206,557 | ||
| D | 84,373 | 73,106 | 158,818 | ||
| R | 61,328 | 64,411 | 133,674 | ||
| D | 52,686 | 51,395 | 122,845 | ||
| R | 36,328 | 48,325 | 84,971 | ||
| R | 29,797 | 48,110 | 78,083 | ||
| R | 29,016 | 29,469 | 62,287 | ||
| R | 26,056 | 26,226 | 52,565 | ||
| R | 13,504 | 33,637 | 47,837 | ||
| R | 12,422 | 17,129 | 39,765 | ||
| D | 18,742 | 13,348 | 32,090 | ||
| D | 15,425 | 10,916 | 26,341 | ||
| D | 13,279 | 8,997 | 22,276 | ||
| D | 13,851 | 8,916 | 22,767 | ||
| D | 10,622 | 2,872 | 14,461 | ||
| D | 10,688 | 2,366 | 13,054 | ||
| D | 10,707 | 1,578 | 12,285 | ||
| D | 11,754 | 1,454 | 13,208 | ||
| D | 8,801 | 1,285 | 10,231 | ||
| D | 5,531 | 3,979 | 9,510 | ||
| D | 4,960 | 1,762 | 7,008 | ||
| D | 4,749 | 2,163 | 6,912 | ||
| D | 2,740 | 1,457 | 4,200 | ||
| D | 2,366 | 167 | 3,438 | ||
| D | 2,199 | 1,753 | 3,958 | ||
| D | 2,019 | 750 | 2,783 | ||
| D | 2,827 | 2,337 | 5,173 | ||
| D | 3,195 | 2,768 | 5,993 | ||
| D | 2,205 | 1,177 | 5,119 | ||
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Congressional elections · 16 Senate races
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | D % | R % | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 47.3% | 50.5% | 3,773,924 |
| 2020 | R | 46.9% | 48.7% | 5,474,952 |
| 2016 | R | 45.4% | 51.1% | 4,691,133 |
| 2014 | R | 47.3% | 48.8% | 2,915,281 |
| 2010 | R | 43.0% | 54.8% | 2,660,079 |
| 2008 | D | 52.7% | 44.2% | 4,271,970 |
| 2004 | R | 47.0% | 51.6% | 3,472,082 |
| 2002 | R | 45.0% | 53.6% | 2,331,181 |
| 1998 | D | 51.2% | 47.0% | 2,012,143 |
| 1996 | R | 45.9% | 52.6% | 2,556,456 |
| 1992 | R | 46.3% | 50.3% | 2,577,891 |
| 1990 | R | 47.4% | 52.5% | 2,069,585 |
| 1986 | D | 50.9% | 49.1% | 1,534,848 |
| 1984 | R | 47.8% | 51.7% | 2,239,051 |
| 1980 | R | 49.4% | 50.0% | 1,797,665 |
| 1978 | R | 45.5% | 54.5% | 1,135,814 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.7%
German
10.4%
Irish
9.2%
American
5.9%
Italian
4.8%
Scottish
2.6%
Polish
2.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 37.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$105,768
Congressional District 2 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 2$105,768
North Carolina$72,388
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.6%
Working age (18–64)7.6%
Seniors (65+)8.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
80.6%
speak English only
Spanish8.5%
Other Indo-European4.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander4.4%
Other languages1.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
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.
The Democratic margin in North Carolina 2nd Congressional District has been steady. It reached its modern peak at seventy-eight points in 1936; the 2024 margin was twenty-five points, still in line with the district's long pattern.
Its political identity is inseparable from its demographic profile: a 58% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $105,768, and the full diversity of a major metropolitan center.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Congressional District 2, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 2, North Carolina voted Democratic by 25.4 points (D+25), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 386,997 votes cast, 238,614 went Democratic and 140,175 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 2, North Carolina's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Congressional District 2, North Carolina as a "Urban anchor" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 26 times, Republican 8 times, and other 0 times.
When did Congressional District 2, North Carolina last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 2, North Carolina voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Congressional District 2, North Carolina?
Congressional District 2, North Carolina has a population of 697,902 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 2, North Carolina?
Median household income in Congressional District 2, North Carolina is $105,768 — above the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Congressional District 2, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 2, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 26 went Democratic and 8 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Urban anchor" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.