North Carolina 8th Congressional District, North Carolina: Old Confederacy district. In 2024, voted R+30%. Democratic peak: D+47 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+30MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 858,7852024 5-year
- Median household income
- $78,2282024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 68.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 14.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 11.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+47 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+45 in 1972MIT Election Lab
R
HARRIS, Mark
−1 liberal+1 conservative
Predecessors: BISHOP, Dan (2023–2025), HUDSON, Richard (2021–2023), HUDSON, Richard (2019–2021), HUDSON, Richard (2017–2019)
Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
Constituent county margins for Congressional District 8, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 155,518 | 293,923 | 455,302 | ||
| R | 150,282 | 279,966 | 436,137 | ||
| R | 116,412 | 237,190 | 366,837 | ||
| R | 122,815 | 216,177 | 343,354 | ||
| R | 123,267 | 201,027 | 327,469 | ||
| R | 87,290 | 177,171 | 265,425 | ||
| D | 143,964 | 77,403 | 223,114 | ||
| R | 68,672 | 100,037 | 184,334 | ||
| R | 73,831 | 95,521 | 199,844 | ||
| R | 61,285 | 104,930 | 166,585 | ||
| R | 54,753 | 112,974 | 168,006 | ||
| R | 64,529 | 77,581 | 145,691 | ||
| D | 75,866 | 62,496 | 139,066 | ||
| R | 33,773 | 91,473 | 127,666 | ||
| R | 35,311 | 61,149 | 140,464 | ||
| D | 65,303 | 60,520 | 125,823 | ||
| R | 60,429 | 68,653 | 129,082 | ||
| R | 48,673 | 63,538 | 112,211 | ||
| R | 55,053 | 62,199 | 117,253 | ||
| D | 33,729 | 26,523 | 70,254 | ||
| D | 46,051 | 28,194 | 74,245 | ||
| D | 57,024 | 20,514 | 77,538 | ||
| D | 58,051 | 22,106 | 80,157 | ||
| D | 46,790 | 20,158 | 67,481 | ||
| R | 25,913 | 32,758 | 58,671 | ||
| D | 27,217 | 18,890 | 47,246 | ||
| D | 29,835 | 23,201 | 53,036 | ||
| D | 16,159 | 11,121 | 27,318 | ||
| D | 13,233 | 2,547 | 22,610 | ||
| D | 12,258 | 9,683 | 22,029 | ||
| D | 10,395 | 6,767 | 17,266 | ||
| D | 12,116 | 8,169 | 20,662 | ||
| D | 15,742 | 10,099 | 25,984 | ||
| D | 11,460 | 6,080 | 21,316 | ||
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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
11.4%
German
11.2%
American
8.3%
Irish
8.2%
Italian
3.1%
Scottish
2.1%
Polish
1.0%
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: 40.1 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
$78,228
Congressional District 8 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 8$78,228
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
12.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.7%
Working age (18–64)10.6%
Seniors (65+)10.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.0%
speak English only
Spanish8.8%
Other Indo-European2.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.7%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
North Carolina's 8th stretches from the Charlotte exurbs through Montgomery and Stanly counties into the Sandhills, a geography that has trended toward Republican margins above the state's statewide average over the past three election cycles.
The shift began with civil rights. 2004 marked the realignment in North Carolina 8th Congressional District, by a thirty-four points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at forty-five points in 1972. The 2024 margin was thirty points.
The political shift has tracked, in North Carolina 8th Congressional District, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 69% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $78,228, and a 12% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Congressional District 8, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 8, North Carolina voted Republican by 30.4 points (R+30), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 455,302 votes cast, 155,518 went Democratic and 293,923 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 8, North Carolina's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Congressional District 8, North Carolina as a "Old Confederacy" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 17 times, Republican 17 times, and other 0 times.
When did Congressional District 8, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 8, North Carolina voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Congressional District 8, North Carolina?
Congressional District 8, North Carolina has a population of 858,785 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 8, North Carolina?
Median household income in Congressional District 8, North Carolina is $78,228 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of Congressional District 8, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 8, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.