North Carolina 12th Congressional District (NC) — Elections 1876–2024

North Carolina 12th Congressional District, North Carolina: Urban anchor district. In 2024, voted D+28%. Democratic peak: D+68 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+28MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Urban anchorAkashic typology
Population: 757,2712024 5-year
Median household income: $87,2572024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 46.7%2024 5-year
Black: 28.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 15.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+68 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+41 in 1972MIT Election Lab

ADAMS, AlmaCongress 119 · Democratic

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: WATT, Melvin L. (2013–2015), WATT, Melvin L. (2011–2013), WATT, Melvin L. (2009–2011), WATT, Melvin L. (2007–2009)

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

2024 results by constituent county

2 counties · 1 D · 1 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	D	+27.5%	237,802	133,399	379,606
2020	D	+29.4%	237,797	128,284	372,400
2016	D	+23.4%	183,186	110,896	308,733
2012	D	+17.5%	169,325	118,428	291,071
2008	D	+19.3%	158,307	106,746	266,991
2004	R	−0.8%	103,622	105,374	209,776
2000	D	+6.3%	90,063	79,321	170,723
1996	R	−0.1%	65,120	65,321	138,693
1992	R	−3.1%	61,095	65,630	147,518
1988	R	−21.1%	45,533	69,995	115,933
1984	R	−27.8%	39,644	70,294	110,185
1980	R	−3.2%	42,347	45,317	92,337
1976	D	+0.8%	41,093	40,407	81,830
1972	R	−40.7%	21,489	51,878	74,589
1968	R	−24.5%	20,050	37,630	71,827
1964	D	+1.8%	33,238	32,031	65,268
1960	R	−13.2%	26,070	33,994	60,063
1956	R	−25.7%	18,505	31,335	49,840
1952	R	−16.4%	22,635	31,496	54,131
1948	D	+8.0%	10,272	8,338	24,206
1944	D	+44.5%	18,538	7,119	25,657
1940	D	+61.5%	21,250	5,062	26,312
1936	D	+67.7%	19,971	3,841	23,812
1932	D	+52.7%	13,835	4,243	18,209
1928	R	−11.9%	7,523	9,549	17,072
1924	D	+38.0%	6,638	2,894	9,859
1920	D	+34.3%	8,270	4,043	12,313
1916	D	+34.7%	3,425	1,656	5,093
1912	D	+62.3%	2,976	320	4,264
1908	D	+26.6%	2,901	1,679	4,598
1904	D	+43.5%	2,411	936	3,389
1900	D	+22.8%	2,770	1,730	4,562
1896	D	+15.1%	3,612	2,650	6,375
1892	D	+28.9%	2,798	1,382	4,905
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

9.4%

German

8.8%

Irish

7.6%

American

5.2%

Italian

4.1%

Scottish

1.9%

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: 35.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.4%

85+

0.8%

1.4%

75–84

2.0%

3.4%

65–74

4.1%

5.4%

55–64

5.8%

6.3%

45–54

6.8%

7.2%

35–44

7.6%

8.1%

25–34

8.5%

4.5%

18–24

4.6%

8.6%

5–17

8.3%

3.3%

3.1%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$87,257

Congressional District 12 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 12$87,257

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

10.3%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1814.6%

Working age (18–64)8.9%

Seniors (65+)10.1%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

78.4%

speak English only

Spanish12.9%

Other Indo-European3.9%

Asian & Pacific Islander3.5%

Other languages1.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

17.2%

Catholic & Orthodox

15.6%

Baptist

10.3%

Methodist

6.0%

Mainline Protestant

5.0%

Non-Christian

3.8%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.6%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 39.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

NC-12 covers the heart of Charlotte and returns Democratic presidential margins exceeding 40 points, reflecting a dense, majority-minority electorate that has made it a reliable anchor for statewide Democratic vote totals.

The Democratic margin in North Carolina 12th Congressional District has been steady. It reached its modern peak at sixty-eight points in 1936; the 2024 margin was twenty-eight points, still in line with the district's long pattern.

Its political identity is inseparable from its demographic profile: a 47% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $87,257, and the full diversity of a major metropolitan center.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 12, North Carolina vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 12, North Carolina voted Democratic by 27.5 points (D+28), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 379,606 votes cast, 237,802 went Democratic and 133,399 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 12, North Carolina's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 12, North Carolina as a "Urban anchor" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 22 times, Republican 12 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 12, North Carolina last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 12, North Carolina voted Republican was 2004.

How many people live in Congressional District 12, North Carolina?

Congressional District 12, North Carolina has a population of 757,271 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 12, North Carolina?

Median household income in Congressional District 12, North Carolina is $87,257 — above the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.

What is the political history of Congressional District 12, North Carolina?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 12, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Urban anchor" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

North Carolina 12th Congressional District has voted Democratic by double digits in every cycle this century.

Key facts

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