North Carolina 13th Congressional District (NC) — Elections 1876–2024

North Carolina 13th Congressional District, North Carolina: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+6%. Democratic peak: D+57 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+6MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 872,4172024 5-year
Median household income: $92,6802024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 59.5%2024 5-year
Black: 19.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 13.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+57 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+48 in 1972MIT Election Lab

KNOTT, BradCongress 119 · Republican

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: NICKEL, Wiley (2023–2025), BUDD, Theodore Paul (2021–2023), BUDD, Theodore Paul (2019–2021), BUDD, Theodore Paul (2017–2019)

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

2024 results by constituent county

4 counties · 1 D · 3 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	+5.5%	240,450	214,937	463,595
2020	D	+6.6%	229,605	200,795	438,179
2016	D	+2.0%	174,853	167,761	359,432
2012	R	−1.9%	160,549	166,831	332,004
2008	D	+0.8%	152,663	150,295	305,701
2004	R	−14.3%	102,486	136,730	240,166
2000	D	+15.8%	106,478	77,248	185,119
1996	R	−9.2%	65,571	79,837	154,697
1992	R	−4.4%	58,839	65,162	145,249
1988	R	−18.7%	43,556	63,678	107,542
1984	R	−26.6%	38,548	66,597	105,335
1980	R	−2.2%	40,671	42,602	86,582
1976	D	+4.7%	39,292	35,764	75,423
1972	R	−48.3%	17,872	52,098	70,932
1968	O	−9.4%	18,628	25,112	69,085
1964	D	+15.1%	33,554	24,754	58,308
1960	D	+18.5%	30,081	20,696	50,776
1956	D	+26.5%	27,628	16,055	43,682
1952	D	+25.4%	28,569	16,981	45,549
1948	D	+50.3%	24,240	7,416	33,451
1944	D	+43.5%	23,423	9,224	32,647
1940	D	+53.9%	25,687	7,698	33,385
1936	D	+57.1%	28,556	7,804	36,361
1932	D	+51.5%	23,335	7,406	30,956
1928	R	−9.3%	13,247	15,962	29,209
1924	D	+15.6%	12,104	8,806	21,160
1920	D	+14.6%	14,525	10,823	25,348
1916	D	+17.3%	8,113	5,717	13,840
1912	D	+44.3%	6,545	1,600	11,153
1908	D	+6.4%	6,310	5,552	11,875
1904	D	+29.4%	5,864	3,185	9,097
1900	D	+16.7%	7,686	5,476	13,206
1896	D	+19.6%	8,412	5,650	14,117
1892	D	+28.0%	6,700	3,175	12,604
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

12.7%

German

9.0%

Irish

8.9%

American

7.7%

Italian

4.2%

Scottish

2.2%

Polish

1.1%

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: 37.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.5%

85+

0.8%

1.7%

75–84

2.2%

3.8%

65–74

4.5%

5.8%

55–64

6.0%

6.7%

45–54

6.8%

7.1%

35–44

7.3%

7.0%

25–34

7.1%

4.4%

18–24

4.2%

9.1%

5–17

8.8%

3.1%

2.9%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$92,680

Congressional District 13 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 13$92,680

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

10.0%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1813.2%

Working age (18–64)8.9%

Seniors (65+)10.8%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

82.7%

speak English only

Spanish10.3%

Other Indo-European3.1%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.7%

Other languages1.3%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

11.7%

Catholic & Orthodox

10.8%

Baptist

10.0%

Methodist

5.6%

Non-Christian

3.5%

Mainline Protestant

2.7%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.0%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

North Carolina's 13th stretches across fast-growing suburbs south of Raleigh, where in-migration from other states has reshaped the electorate without reversing its Republican lean, which stood at R+10.2 in 2024.

The Democratic margin in North Carolina 13th Congressional District has rarely exceeded fifty-seven points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-eight points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by six points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 60% non-Hispanic-white share, a 10% poverty rate, and a median household income of $92,680 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 13, North Carolina vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 13, North Carolina voted Democratic by 5.5 points (D+6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 463,595 votes cast, 240,450 went Democratic and 214,937 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 13, North Carolina's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 13, 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 24 times, Republican 9 times, and other 1 times.

When did Congressional District 13, North Carolina last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 13, North Carolina voted Republican was 2012.

How many people live in Congressional District 13, North Carolina?

Congressional District 13, North Carolina has a population of 872,417 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 13, North Carolina?

Median household income in Congressional District 13, North Carolina is $92,680 — above the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.

What is the political history of Congressional District 13, North Carolina?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 13, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 9 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

North Carolina 13th Congressional District votes the way the country votes.

Key facts

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