North Carolina 7th Congressional District (NC) — Elections 1876–2024

North Carolina 7th Congressional District, North Carolina: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+11%. Democratic peak: D+70 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+11MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 896,1382024 5-year
Median household income: $65,2042024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 59.4%2024 5-year
Black: 21.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 9.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+70 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+40 in 1972MIT Election Lab

ROUZER, DavidCongress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: McINTYRE, Mike (2013–2015), McINTYRE, Mike (2011–2013), McINTYRE, Mike (2009–2011), McINTYRE, Mike (2007–2009)

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

2024 results by constituent county

7 counties · 2 D · 5 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	−10.7%	211,006	262,437	479,135
2020	R	−6.8%	208,387	239,105	453,937
2016	R	−6.8%	170,822	196,565	381,347
2012	D	+0.5%	179,553	177,787	361,481
2008	D	+1.7%	176,685	170,797	350,388
2004	R	−8.0%	125,090	146,902	272,930
2000	D	+0.8%	112,358	110,622	224,495
1996	D	+5.7%	93,428	82,663	189,985
1992	D	+10.7%	94,867	74,216	193,432
1988	R	−1.7%	76,149	78,752	155,342
1984	R	−12.1%	69,212	88,301	157,867
1980	D	+13.1%	74,798	57,070	135,583
1976	D	+34.8%	81,823	39,368	121,898
1972	R	−39.7%	29,871	70,301	101,935
1968	O	+4.7%	35,136	30,233	104,705
1964	D	+24.7%	57,427	34,665	92,092
1960	D	+31.2%	55,098	28,923	84,021
1956	D	+27.6%	44,583	25,276	69,860
1952	D	+19.9%	41,495	27,713	69,208
1948	D	+41.1%	27,781	9,269	45,020
1944	D	+54.0%	33,892	10,133	44,025
1940	D	+68.7%	36,041	6,683	42,724
1936	D	+70.2%	37,197	6,506	43,703
1932	D	+63.3%	29,522	6,505	36,358
1928	R	−5.6%	16,309	18,260	34,569
1924	D	+45.1%	17,525	6,466	24,544
1920	D	+37.7%	20,519	9,274	29,793
1916	D	+31.4%	11,866	6,197	18,066
1912	D	+63.7%	10,499	952	14,985
1908	D	+25.9%	10,401	6,123	16,524
1904	D	+36.2%	8,528	3,983	12,546
1900	D	+27.9%	11,342	6,374	17,777
1896	D	+7.3%	13,519	11,672	25,431
1892	D	+17.5%	10,751	7,010	21,433
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

11.2%

Irish

9.3%

German

8.7%

American

8.5%

Italian

3.8%

Scottish

2.3%

Polish

1.6%

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: 40.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.1%

2.6%

75–84

3.2%

5.6%

65–74

6.6%

6.1%

55–64

7.1%

5.4%

45–54

5.9%

5.7%

35–44

6.1%

6.6%

25–34

6.5%

5.3%

18–24

4.8%

7.8%

5–17

7.4%

2.8%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$65,204

Congressional District 7 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 7$65,204

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

15.4%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1820.4%

Working age (18–64)14.1%

Seniors (65+)12.5%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

91.1%

speak English only

Spanish6.2%

Other Indo-European1.3%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%

Other languages0.4%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Baptist

15.2%

Other Christian

14.7%

Catholic & Orthodox

8.6%

Methodist

8.1%

Mainline Protestant

2.5%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.9%

Non-Christian

0.9%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Stretching from the Sandhills through coastal plain counties to Brunswick County's barrier islands, NC-7 combines rural agricultural communities with fast-growing beach-adjacent exurbs, a mix that has produced Republican presidential margins exceeding 15 points in every cycle since 2012.

The Democratic margin in North Carolina 7th Congressional District has rarely exceeded seventy points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by eleven points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 59% non-Hispanic-white share, a 15% poverty rate, and a median household income of $65,204 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 7, North Carolina vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 7, North Carolina voted Republican by 10.7 points (R+11), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 479,135 votes cast, 211,006 went Democratic and 262,437 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 7, North Carolina's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 7, North Carolina as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 25 times, Republican 8 times, and other 1 times.

When did Congressional District 7, North Carolina last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 7, North Carolina voted Democratic was 2012.

How many people live in Congressional District 7, North Carolina?

Congressional District 7, North Carolina has a population of 896,138 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 7, North Carolina?

Median household income in Congressional District 7, North Carolina is $65,204 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.

What is the political history of Congressional District 7, North Carolina?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 7, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 25 went Democratic and 8 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

North Carolina 7th Congressional District delivered R+11 in 2024.

Key facts

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