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1876–2024
State House District 12·North Carolina

North Carolina 12th State House District delivered R+12 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NC
Latest
R+12
in 2024
Archetype
Tossup
since the recent cycles
Population
84,687
2024 ACS

North Carolina 12th State House District, North Carolina: Tossup district. In 2024, voted R+12%. Democratic peak: D+88 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+12MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
TossupAkashic typology
Population
84,6872024 5-year
Median household income
$48,6942024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
50.7%2024 5-year
Black
36.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
10.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+88 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+46 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
3 counties · 0 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−11.6%
18,14022,93241,406
R
−7.3%
19,63022,73942,677
R
−6.6%
18,30020,95640,028
R
−2.8%
20,07321,22341,542
R
−2.3%
19,54820,48540,218
R
−13.4%
14,76219,34134,156
D
+10.2%
16,97513,82430,990
R
−4.0%
12,68513,80127,832
D
+3.3%
13,52012,54729,413
R
−9.2%
12,32114,81327,187
R
−16.3%
13,35018,57431,981
R
−3.3%
12,57613,45126,451
D
+10.6%
12,40310,01722,604
R
−46.1%
5,61115,50021,454
O
+7.4%
6,6364,85424,209
D
+26.1%
12,4557,29219,747
D
+47.4%
13,1354,69317,828
D
+58.1%
12,0813,20015,281
D
+61.1%
11,3692,74914,119
D
+83.9%
9,36869310,339
D
+82.2%
9,0008789,877
D
+86.3%
10,60577711,382
D
+88.3%
10,51165511,166
D
+87.2%
8,6345769,241
D
+23.2%
4,0292,5106,539
D
+63.7%
4,0018754,910
D
+44.7%
5,1721,9767,148
D
+48.5%
3,4431,1944,639
D
+70.4%
3,0962814,001
D
+22.1%
2,8531,8194,675
D
+42.2%
2,9721,2074,181
D
+20.8%
4,0402,6456,692
D
+11.7%
4,0013,1607,163
D
+20.9%
3,0631,8265,929
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
12.0%
American
8.9%
Irish
5.4%
German
4.6%
Scottish
1.2%
Italian
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: 42.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.0%
85+
1.5%
2.4%
75–84
3.5%
5.7%
65–74
6.6%
6.9%
55–64
7.2%
6.0%
45–54
5.8%
6.5%
35–44
5.5%
6.4%
25–34
5.6%
4.4%
18–24
3.6%
8.0%
5–17
7.7%
3.1%
<5
2.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$48,694
State House District 12 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 12$48,694
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
21.4%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1830.6%
Working age (18–64)18.9%
Seniors (65+)17.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.5%
speak English only
Spanish8.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
19.0%
Baptist
11.6%
Methodist
7.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.4%
Mainline Protestant
2.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
1.6%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

North Carolina 12th State House District in the Carolinas delivered a near-tie in 2024, with the Republican candidate carrying the district by twelve points — well within the historical noise of how the district votes.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached eighty-eight points in 1936; the Republican margin reached forty-six points in 1972. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 84,687, a 51% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $48,694 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 12, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 12, North Carolina voted Republican by 11.6 points (R+12), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 41,406 votes cast, 18,140 went Democratic and 22,932 went Republican.
What is State House District 12, North Carolina's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 12, North Carolina as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 22 times, Republican 11 times, and other 1 times.
When did State House District 12, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 12, North Carolina voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in State House District 12, North Carolina?
State House District 12, North Carolina has a population of 84,687 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 12, North Carolina?
Median household income in State House District 12, North Carolina is $48,694 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of State House District 12, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 12, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.