North Carolina 10th Congressional District
Akashic| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | −9.3% |
| 2012 | −13.4% |
| 2016 | −17.1% |
| 2020 | −16.0% |
| 2024 | −17.6% |
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 | 10 | R | 38.2%155,383 | 57.5%233,814 | 406,695 |
| 2022 | 10 | R | 27.3%73,174 | 72.6%194,681 | 268,207 |
| 2020 | 10 | R | 31.1%128,189 | 68.9%284,095 | 412,284 |
| 2018 | 10 | R | 40.7%113,259 | 59.3%164,969 | 278,228 |
| 2016 | 10 | R | 36.9%128,919 | 63.1%220,825 | 349,744 |
| 2014 | 10 | R | 39.0%85,292 | 61.0%133,504 | 218,796 |
| 2012 | 10 | R | 43.0%144,023 | 57.0%190,826 | 334,849 |
| 2010 | 10 | R | 28.8%52,972 | 71.2%130,813 | 183,785 |
| 2008 | 10 | R | 42.4%126,699 | 57.6%171,774 | 298,473 |
| 2006 | 10 | R | 38.2%58,214 | 61.8%94,179 | 152,393 |
| 2004 | 10 | R | 35.9%88,233 | 64.1%157,884 | 246,117 |
| 2002 | 10 | R | 37.8%65,587 | 59.3%102,768 | 173,292 |
| 2000 | 10 | R | 29.5%70,877 | 68.2%164,182 | 240,658 |
| 1998 | 10 | R | 0.0%0 | 85.6%118,541 | 138,511 |
| 1996 | 10 | R | 28.7%65,103 | 70.0%158,585 | 226,597 |
| 1994 | 10 | R | 28.5%42,939 | 71.5%107,829 | 150,768 |
| 1992 | 10 | R | 33.7%79,206 | 63.4%149,033 | 235,127 |
| 1990 | 10 | R | 38.2%65,710 | 61.8%106,400 | 172,110 |
| 1988 | 10 | R | 39.0%71,865 | 61.0%112,554 | 184,419 |
| 1986 | 10 | R | 42.5%62,035 | 57.5%83,902 | 145,937 |
| 1984 | 10 | R | 26.6%51,860 | 73.4%142,873 | 194,733 |
| 1982 | 10 | R | 0.0%0 | 92.7%80,904 | 87,264 |
| 1980 | 10 | R | 30.3%52,485 | 69.7%120,777 | 173,262 |
| 1978 | 10 | R | 0.0%0 | 100.0%67,004 | 67,004 |
| 1976 | 10 | R | 40.2%67,190 | 59.8%99,882 | 167,072 |
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 10th stretches across the Piedmont foothills west of Charlotte, where a predominantly white, working-class electorate has delivered Republican presidential margins above 20 points in recent cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 17.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 17.6 points.
A population of 745,653, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,932 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 5 and Congressional District 8.
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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