North Carolina 2nd State House District, North Carolina: Realigner district. In 2024, voted D+43%. Democratic peak: D+73 in 1940.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+43MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 187,6402024 5-year
- Median household income
- $78,3092024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 48.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 30.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 13.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+73 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+30 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 2, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 72,663 | 28,148 | 102,651 | ||
| D | 72,939 | 27,647 | 102,064 | ||
| D | 61,863 | 23,818 | 89,189 | ||
| D | 57,980 | 25,543 | 84,492 | ||
| D | 54,546 | 24,446 | 79,634 | ||
| D | 39,406 | 24,397 | 64,075 | ||
| R | 20,157 | 29,063 | 49,533 | ||
| D | 26,457 | 17,282 | 46,084 | ||
| D | 25,414 | 16,750 | 47,073 | ||
| D | 19,570 | 18,168 | 37,986 | ||
| R | 17,896 | 18,859 | 36,839 | ||
| D | 15,237 | 11,870 | 28,879 | ||
| D | 13,970 | 11,480 | 25,540 | ||
| R | 9,182 | 17,338 | 26,831 | ||
| O | 10,025 | 7,799 | 27,923 | ||
| D | 14,933 | 8,964 | 23,896 | ||
| D | 12,904 | 8,308 | 21,212 | ||
| D | 9,598 | 7,634 | 17,231 | ||
| D | 12,686 | 6,410 | 19,096 | ||
| D | 8,225 | 2,499 | 11,600 | ||
| D | 8,194 | 2,251 | 10,445 | ||
| D | 9,838 | 1,542 | 11,380 | ||
| D | 8,603 | 1,359 | 9,963 | ||
| D | 5,740 | 1,894 | 7,808 | ||
| R | 3,232 | 5,010 | 8,242 | ||
| D | 3,731 | 2,403 | 6,236 | ||
| D | 3,716 | 3,148 | 6,864 | ||
| D | 2,050 | 1,736 | 3,786 | ||
| D | 1,799 | 839 | 3,359 | ||
| R | 1,578 | 1,780 | 3,362 | ||
| D | 1,656 | 954 | 2,615 | ||
| D | 2,523 | 2,177 | 4,716 | ||
| D | 2,798 | 2,259 | 5,080 | ||
| R | 1,925 | 1,963 | 4,569 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
11.3%
German
7.7%
Irish
7.4%
American
5.7%
Italian
3.4%
Scottish
2.0%
Polish
1.4%
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: 37.8 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
$78,309
State House District 2 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 2$78,309
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
12.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.0%
Working age (18–64)11.2%
Seniors (65+)10.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
82.2%
speak English only
Spanish11.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.6%
Other Indo-European2.1%
Other languages1.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
North Carolina's 2nd House district has trended toward Democratic presidential candidates by double digits, suggesting a coalition of urban or college-adjacent voters that diverges sharply from much of the state's rural legislative map.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in North Carolina 2nd State House District peaked at seventy-three points in 1940; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 2004 election delivered the district to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of twenty-three points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $78,309 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 2, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 2, North Carolina voted Democratic by 43.4 points (D+43), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 102,651 votes cast, 72,663 went Democratic and 28,148 went Republican.
What is State House District 2, North Carolina's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 2, North Carolina as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 27 times, Republican 6 times, and other 1 times.
When did State House District 2, North Carolina last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 2, North Carolina voted Republican was 2000.
How many people live in State House District 2, North Carolina?
State House District 2, North Carolina has a population of 187,640 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State House District 2, North Carolina?
Median household income in State House District 2, North Carolina is $78,309 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of State House District 2, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 2, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 27 went Democratic and 6 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.