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North Carolina 11th Congressional District
presidential margin
2008R+6.62012R+11.22016R+16.02020R+12.02024R+9.5
full record · 2008 → 2024
R+9.5
2024
median income$65,288U.S. $80,734 · NC $72,388
median age45.2U.S. 39.1 · NC 39.5
poverty rate12.8%U.S. 12.5% · NC 13.1%
bachelor’s+ (25+)35.7%U.S. 35.6% · NC 35.8%
non-english7.8%U.S. 22.3% · NC 13.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English20.7%
German11.5%
Irish11.3%
Mexican4.4%
Puerto Rican0.7%
Cuban0.3%
African American†2.7%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Buncombe County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

North Carolina 11th Congressional District

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2024 presidential electionNorth Carolina 11th Congressional DistrictTrumpR+9.5
North Carolina 11th Congressional District premium atlas map: Trump R+9.5, 291 precincts, 7 city labels.
2024
291 precincts by 2024 margin · 7 cities, own margin · ◎ bluest & reddest city
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −9.5% in 2024.−9.5%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−6.6%
2012−11.2%
2016−16.0%
2020−12.0%
2024−9.5%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
RChuck EdwardsU.S. House · NC-11+0.38
RTed BuddU.S. Senate+0.63
RThom TillisU.S. Senate+0.39

Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.

Source · Voteview HSall_members.csv.
Congressional elections · 25 House races · 16 Senate races

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.

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC-BY 4.0.
YearDistrictWonDemocraticRepublicanTotal
202411R
43.2%186,977
56.8%245,546
432,523
202211R
44.5%144,165
53.8%174,232
323,912
202011R
42.3%190,609
54.5%245,351
450,145
201811R
38.7%116,508
59.2%178,012
300,666
201611R
35.9%129,103
64.1%230,405
359,508
201411R
37.1%85,342
62.9%144,682
230,024
201211R
42.6%141,107
57.4%190,319
331,426
201011D
54.3%131,225
45.7%110,246
241,471
200811D
62.0%211,112
35.8%122,087
340,716
200611D
53.8%124,972
46.2%107,342
232,314
200411R
45.1%131,188
54.9%159,709
290,897
200211R
42.8%86,664
55.5%112,335
202,260
200011R
42.1%112,234
55.1%146,677
266,377
199811R
42.3%84,356
56.6%112,908
199,523
199611R
40.0%91,257
58.3%132,860
228,025
199411R
39.9%76,862
60.1%115,826
192,688
199211R
45.3%108,003
54.7%130,158
238,161
199011R
49.3%99,318
50.7%101,991
201,309
198811D
50.4%108,436
49.6%106,907
215,343
198611D
50.7%91,575
49.3%89,069
180,644
198411R
49.0%108,284
51.0%112,598
220,882
198211D
49.9%85,410
49.2%84,085
171,047
198011R
46.5%90,789
53.5%104,485
195,274
197811D
53.4%75,460
46.6%65,832
141,292
197611D
50.9%93,857
48.1%88,752
184,405

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2022R
47.3%1,784,049
50.5%1,905,786
3,773,924
2020R
46.9%2,569,965
48.7%2,665,598
5,474,952
2016R
45.4%2,128,165
51.1%2,395,376
4,691,133
2014R
47.3%1,377,651
48.9%1,423,259
2,910,631
2010R
43.1%1,145,074
54.8%1,458,046
2,658,807
2008D
52.7%2,249,311
44.2%1,887,510
4,270,251
2004R
47.0%1,632,527
51.6%1,791,450
3,471,720
2002R
45.0%1,047,983
53.6%1,248,664
2,330,454
1998D
51.2%1,029,237
47.0%945,943
2,012,143
1996R
45.9%1,173,875
52.6%1,345,833
2,556,313
1992R
46.3%1,194,015
50.3%1,297,892
2,577,891
1990R
47.4%981,573
52.6%1,087,331
2,068,904
1986D
50.9%780,967
49.1%753,881
1,534,848
1984R
47.8%1,070,488
51.7%1,156,768
2,239,051
1980R
49.4%887,653
50.0%898,064
1,797,665
1978R
45.5%516,663
54.5%619,151
1,135,814

Anchored in the Blue Ridge and Great Smoky Mountains, NC-11 is one of the most reliably Republican districts in the Southeast, returning margins above 20 points in recent presidential cycles as rural Appalachian communities dominate the electorate.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 16.0 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.5 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 9.5 points.

A population of 745,672, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,288 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 10 and Congressional District 7.

Political twins — districts

The congressional districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Congressional District 10
North Carolina
83.3twin score
% Evangelical2016–2020 trajectory% Catholic≠ median age
Congressional District 7
North Carolina
80.6twin score
2008–2020 trajectory% Evangelical≠ median age
Congressional District 6
Virginia
74.3twin score
% Catholic2012–2020 trajectory≠ elasticity

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.

Compare two places, side by side

Twelve curated comparisons line up election history, demographics, and the divergence story for two places at a glance. Browse all comparisons →

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Places within North Carolina 11th Congressional District

counties it covers16
Avery CountyBuncombe CountyCherokee CountyClay CountyGraham CountyHaywood CountyHenderson CountyJackson CountyMacon CountyMadison CountyMcDowell CountyMitchell CountyPolk CountySwain CountyTransylvania CountyYancey County

Frequently asked questions

How did North Carolina 11th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, North Carolina 11th Congressional District voted Republican by 9.5 points (R+9.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 440,941 votes cast, 196,027 went Democratic and 237,912 went Republican.
How many people live in North Carolina 11th Congressional District?
North Carolina 11th Congressional District has a population of 745,672 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in North Carolina 11th Congressional District?
Median household income in North Carolina 11th Congressional District is $65,288 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of North Carolina 11th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in North Carolina 11th Congressional District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.