North Carolina 26th State House District, North Carolina: Realigner district. In 2024, voted R+21%. Republican peak: R+60 in 1972.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+21MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 59,3432024 5-year
- Median household income
- $83,3842024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 64.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 16.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 16.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+46 in 1948MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+60 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 26, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 12,189 | 18,968 | 31,583 | ||
| R | 10,451 | 17,315 | 28,209 | ||
| R | 7,185 | 13,773 | 21,762 | ||
| R | 6,913 | 12,267 | 19,427 | ||
| R | 6,788 | 11,050 | 17,990 | ||
| R | 4,374 | 9,348 | 13,770 | ||
| D | 6,893 | 3,471 | 10,425 | ||
| R | 2,831 | 4,738 | 8,136 | ||
| R | 2,858 | 3,906 | 8,025 | ||
| R | 2,208 | 3,942 | 6,163 | ||
| R | 1,984 | 4,106 | 6,100 | ||
| R | 2,432 | 2,646 | 5,162 | ||
| D | 2,609 | 2,156 | 4,782 | ||
| R | 884 | 3,615 | 4,562 | ||
| O | 1,138 | 1,713 | 5,185 | ||
| D | 2,616 | 1,906 | 4,521 | ||
| D | 2,511 | 1,687 | 4,198 | ||
| D | 2,496 | 1,239 | 3,735 | ||
| D | 2,532 | 1,375 | 3,908 | ||
| D | 2,327 | 813 | 3,292 | ||
| D | 2,098 | 1,120 | 3,218 | ||
| D | 2,527 | 1,062 | 3,589 | ||
| D | 2,851 | 1,099 | 3,950 | ||
| D | 2,425 | 985 | 3,423 | ||
| R | 1,277 | 1,950 | 3,226 | ||
| R | 1,179 | 1,244 | 2,429 | ||
| D | 1,527 | 1,416 | 2,943 | ||
| D | 879 | 724 | 1,602 | ||
| D | 698 | 338 | 1,311 | ||
| R | 657 | 716 | 1,373 | ||
| D | 652 | 393 | 1,045 | ||
| D | 799 | 506 | 1,309 | ||
| D | 847 | 462 | 1,309 | ||
| D | 794 | 262 | 1,214 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
12.4%
American
9.2%
Irish
8.6%
German
7.3%
Italian
4.0%
French
1.8%
Scottish
1.7%
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: 38.1 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
$83,384
State House District 26 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 26$83,384
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
10.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.3%
Working age (18–64)8.8%
Seniors (65+)13.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
84.5%
speak English only
Spanish13.6%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Other languages0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
North Carolina 26th State House District sits in the Carolinas. Its political identity was forged in the union halls of the mid-twentieth century, when industrial labor and the Democratic party became, for working people, two faces of the same political fact. That identity held for 1 consecutive presidential elections.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in North Carolina 26th State House District peaked at forty-six points in 1948; 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 thirty-six points. By 2024, the margin had settled into deep Republican territory.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $83,384 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 26, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 26, North Carolina voted Republican by 21.5 points (R+21), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 31,583 votes cast, 12,189 went Democratic and 18,968 went Republican.
What is State House District 26, North Carolina's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 26, 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 18 times, Republican 15 times, and other 1 times.
When did State House District 26, North Carolina last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 26, North Carolina voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in State House District 26, North Carolina?
State House District 26, North Carolina has a population of 59,343 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 26, North Carolina?
Median household income in State House District 26, North Carolina is $83,384 — above the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of State House District 26, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 26, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.