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1876–2024
State House District 20·North Carolina

North Carolina 20th State House District delivered D+1 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

A sub-1-point presidential margin signals genuine competitiveness

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NC
Latest
D+1
in 2024
Archetype
Tossup
since the recent cycles
Population
143,806
2024 ACS

North Carolina 20th State House District, North Carolina: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+1%. Democratic peak: D+95 in 1900.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+1MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
TossupAkashic typology
Population
143,8062024 5-year
Median household income
$75,1662024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
76.6%2024 5-year
Black
10.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
7.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+95 in 1900MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+51 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 1 D · 0 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
D
+0.6%
42,06941,54084,814
D
+2.1%
40,43338,71780,593
R
−3.9%
31,16633,83468,412
R
−4.6%
29,75332,63763,352
R
−1.4%
30,04430,90061,541
R
−12.0%
21,74727,72549,670
D
+10.9%
22,31617,90740,544
R
−9.2%
13,96217,05033,483
R
−7.8%
12,40514,87931,884
R
−21.4%
9,41514,55424,034
R
−30.7%
7,69714,53222,285
R
−11.1%
8,35710,54119,712
D
+2.9%
8,8678,36717,409
R
−51.4%
3,60311,65215,660
R
−8.4%
4,7386,12616,544
D
+1.8%
7,6937,42215,115
D
+14.8%
8,0595,97614,035
D
+3.9%
6,2645,78912,054
D
+5.1%
6,3155,70412,019
D
+19.7%
3,2791,9336,843
D
+54.0%
5,7881,7297,517
D
+68.1%
5,2581,0006,257
D
+69.9%
4,5117985,310
D
+60.5%
3,6868744,647
R
−21.2%
1,6872,5974,284
D
+56.0%
2,8957273,870
D
+70.4%
2,5084352,943
D
+65.5%
1,4403011,740
D
+82.9%
1,236861,387
D
+56.8%
1,1353121,448
D
+86.5%
76756822
D
+94.8%
1,374371,410
R
−19.8%
1,2841,9463,345
D
+23.0%
1,4729172,412
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
15.8%
Irish
13.1%
German
11.7%
Italian
6.0%
American
5.0%
Scottish
2.9%
Polish
2.4%
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: 39.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.2%
2.6%
75–84
3.2%
5.1%
65–74
6.3%
6.0%
55–64
6.9%
6.0%
45–54
6.3%
6.1%
35–44
6.5%
6.4%
25–34
6.7%
5.7%
18–24
6.6%
6.8%
5–17
6.5%
2.3%
<5
2.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$75,166
State House District 20 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 20$75,166
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
12.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.9%
Working age (18–64)12.1%
Seniors (65+)8.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.9%
speak English only
Spanish5.4%
Other Indo-European1.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
14.6%
Other Christian
11.4%
Baptist
9.2%
Methodist
8.3%
Mainline Protestant
4.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.5%
Non-Christian
1.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

North Carolina House District 20 sits at the razor's edge of statewide swing, with 2024's D+0.9 presidential result placing it among the state's most closely contested legislative seats by population.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached ninety-five points in 1900; the Republican margin reached fifty-one points in 1972. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 143,806, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $75,166 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 20, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 20, North Carolina voted Democratic by 0.6 points (D+1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 84,814 votes cast, 42,069 went Democratic and 41,540 went Republican.
What is State House District 20, North Carolina's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 20, 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 21 times, Republican 13 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 20, North Carolina last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 20, North Carolina voted Republican was 2016.
How many people live in State House District 20, North Carolina?
State House District 20, North Carolina has a population of 143,806 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 20, North Carolina?
Median household income in State House District 20, North Carolina is $75,166 — below the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of State House District 20, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 20, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.