State House District 21 State House District (NC) — Elections 1876–2024

North Carolina 21st State House District, North Carolina: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+25%. Democratic peak: D+78 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+25MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 102,8862024 5-year
Median household income: $105,7682024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 57.9%2024 5-year
Black: 18.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 11.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+78 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+42 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+25.4%	35,177	20,665	57,052
2020	D	+26.5%	34,335	19,745	55,153
2016	D	+20.2%	26,426	17,116	46,057
2012	D	+11.4%	23,330	18,470	42,461
2008	D	+14.4%	21,901	16,324	38,604
2004	R	−2.1%	14,832	15,479	30,451
2000	D	+7.1%	12,438	10,777	23,413
1996	R	−2.3%	9,041	9,496	19,706
1992	D	+1.0%	7,767	7,577	18,110
1988	R	−14.1%	5,355	7,124	12,527
1984	R	−23.4%	4,393	7,092	11,511
1980	R	−0.7%	4,278	4,344	9,182
1976	R	−0.3%	3,841	3,866	7,749
1972	R	−42.1%	1,991	4,959	7,052
1968	R	−11.8%	1,831	2,525	5,862
1964	D	+16.8%	2,763	1,968	4,731
1960	D	+17.1%	2,274	1,609	3,883
1956	D	+19.2%	1,958	1,326	3,284
1952	D	+21.7%	2,042	1,314	3,356
1948	D	+53.6%	1,566	423	2,132
1944	D	+63.8%	1,576	349	1,924
1940	D	+74.3%	1,578	233	1,811
1936	D	+78.0%	1,733	214	1,947
1932	D	+73.5%	1,297	189	1,508
1928	D	+16.3%	815	587	1,402
1924	D	+45.6%	731	260	1,033
1920	D	+37.4%	700	319	1,019
1916	D	+30.5%	404	215	619
1912	D	+63.9%	349	25	507
1908	D	+11.3%	324	258	583
1904	D	+45.6%	298	111	410
1900	D	+9.4%	417	345	763
1896	D	+7.1%	471	408	883
1892	D	+20.1%	325	173	755
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

English

13.7%

German

10.4%

Irish

9.2%

American

5.9%

Italian

4.8%

Scottish

2.6%

Polish

2.0%

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%

1.6%

75–84

2.1%

3.6%

65–74

4.3%

5.6%

55–64

5.9%

6.9%

45–54

7.0%

7.4%

35–44

7.7%

7.2%

25–34

7.5%

4.4%

18–24

4.4%

8.8%

5–17

8.5%

2.9%

2.8%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$105,768

State House District 21 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 21$105,768

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

8.1%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 189.6%

Working age (18–64)7.6%

Seniors (65+)8.8%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

80.6%

speak English only

Spanish8.5%

Other Indo-European4.7%

Asian & Pacific Islander4.4%

Other languages1.9%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

13.8%

Other Christian

12.4%

Baptist

9.1%

Methodist

5.5%

Non-Christian

5.2%

Mainline Protestant

3.5%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+24.7, this district ranks among the state's most reliably blue constituencies, suggesting a dense urban or majority-minority population base that has shifted little in recent cycles.

The Democratic margin in North Carolina 21st State House District reached its widest at seventy-eight points in 1936. The margin in 2024 was twenty-five points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $105,768, a 58% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 102,886 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 21, North Carolina vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 21, North Carolina voted Democratic by 25.4 points (D+25), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 57,052 votes cast, 35,177 went Democratic and 20,665 went Republican.

What is State House District 21, North Carolina's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 21, North Carolina as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 26 times, Republican 8 times, and other 0 times.

When did State House District 21, North Carolina last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 21, North Carolina voted Republican was 2004.

How many people live in State House District 21, North Carolina?

State House District 21, North Carolina has a population of 102,886 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 21, North Carolina?

Median household income in State House District 21, North Carolina is $105,768 — above the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.

What is the political history of State House District 21, North Carolina?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 21, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 26 went Democratic and 8 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

North Carolina 21st State House District delivered D+25 in 2024 — Democratic for decades.

Key facts

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