North Carolina 5th Congressional District (NC) — Elections 1876–2024

North Carolina 5th Congressional District, North Carolina: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+24%. Republican peak: R+41 in 1972.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+24MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 762,6952024 5-year
Median household income: $61,5902024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 74.7%2024 5-year
Black: 11.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 10.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+27 in 2000MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+41 in 1972MIT Election Lab

FOXX, Virginia AnnCongress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: BURR, Richard M. (2003–2005), BURR, Richard M. (2001–2003), BURR, Richard M. (1999–2001), BURR, Richard M. (1997–1999)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).

2024 results by constituent county

12 counties · 2 D · 10 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−24.4%	155,679	258,044	419,208
2020	R	−23.1%	154,509	249,068	409,129
2016	R	−24.2%	129,287	216,380	360,375
2012	R	−19.4%	135,922	202,562	343,754
2008	R	−14.4%	143,555	192,717	340,517
2004	R	−26.1%	108,752	185,984	295,952
2000	D	+27.4%	161,842	91,705	255,806
1996	R	−19.5%	84,373	129,522	231,848
1992	R	−9.9%	95,871	120,726	250,725
1988	R	−26.3%	78,701	135,123	214,427
1984	R	−33.5%	73,504	147,784	221,751
1980	R	−14.4%	82,851	111,678	200,707
1976	R	−0.1%	93,275	93,451	187,541
1972	R	−41.4%	45,783	112,396	160,984
1968	R	−26.3%	43,734	87,889	167,795
1964	R	−0.8%	79,492	80,839	160,331
1960	R	−20.0%	64,667	97,071	161,738
1956	R	−26.2%	50,712	86,693	137,405
1952	R	−11.8%	62,948	79,725	142,673
1948	R	−3.6%	46,619	50,283	101,980
1944	R	−2.3%	50,931	53,317	104,248
1940	D	+15.0%	61,611	45,558	107,169
1936	D	+13.4%	60,372	46,116	106,487
1932	D	+9.5%	50,737	41,866	93,238
1928	R	−35.6%	26,152	55,039	81,191
1924	R	−7.9%	31,659	37,142	69,359
1920	R	−18.9%	27,956	41,005	68,961
1916	R	−14.3%	16,430	21,941	38,593
1912	D	+15.2%	13,910	8,845	33,417
1908	R	−22.2%	12,700	19,991	32,850
1904	R	−17.9%	11,577	16,664	28,431
1900	R	−17.9%	13,396	19,277	32,782
1896	R	−14.4%	14,715	19,708	34,582
1892	R	−0.3%	13,853	13,945	29,695
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 16 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
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

15.4%

American

12.5%

German

10.5%

Irish

8.8%

Scottish

2.5%

Italian

2.5%

Polish

0.7%

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: 41.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.5%

2.7%

75–84

3.3%

5.5%

65–74

6.3%

6.8%

55–64

7.1%

6.2%

45–54

6.4%

5.6%

35–44

5.7%

5.9%

25–34

5.9%

5.0%

18–24

5.2%

7.7%

5–17

7.5%

2.6%

2.4%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$61,590

Congressional District 5 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 5$61,590

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

14.9%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1819.3%

Working age (18–64)13.8%

Seniors (65+)12.1%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

89.3%

speak English only

Spanish8.3%

Other Indo-European1.2%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%

Other languages0.3%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Baptist

22.5%

Other Christian

17.1%

Catholic & Orthodox

8.2%

Methodist

8.0%

Mainline Protestant

3.7%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.7%

Non-Christian

0.5%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 38.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Stretching across North Carolina's Blue Ridge and Appalachian highlands, NC-5 has delivered Republican presidential margins above 15 points in each of the last three cycles, reflecting a rural, small-city electorate with deep roots in the region's manufacturing and agricultural economy.

The Republican margin in North Carolina 5th Congressional District reached its widest at forty-one points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was twenty-four points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $61,590, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 762,695 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 5, North Carolina vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 5, North Carolina voted Republican by 24.4 points (R+24), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 419,208 votes cast, 155,679 went Democratic and 258,044 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 5, North Carolina's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 5, North Carolina as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 29 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 5, North Carolina last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 5, North Carolina voted Democratic was 2000.

How many people live in Congressional District 5, North Carolina?

Congressional District 5, North Carolina has a population of 762,695 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 5, North Carolina?

Median household income in Congressional District 5, North Carolina is $61,590 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.

What is the political history of Congressional District 5, North Carolina?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 5, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 29 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

North Carolina 5th Congressional District has voted Republican in six straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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