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State House District 29·North Carolina

North Carolina 29th State House District has voted Democratic in six straight presidential cycles.

One of North Carolina's most reliably one-sided legislative districts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
NC
Latest
D+62
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
50,365
2024 ACS

North Carolina 29th State House District, North Carolina: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+62%. Democratic peak: D+71 in 1940.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+62MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
50,3652024 5-year
Median household income
$82,3162024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
43.4%2024 5-year
Black
32.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
15.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+71 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+32 in 1928MIT 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
+61.7%
21,8904,97927,416
D
+62.4%
21,9264,91927,264
D
+59.5%
18,3744,29623,661
D
+52.8%
16,8555,11722,236
D
+51.9%
15,6784,90320,745
D
+36.4%
11,2935,24516,617
R
−28.1%
4,5698,16912,821
D
+26.4%
7,4544,21712,261
D
+23.9%
7,1734,18012,530
D
+8.4%
5,3714,5359,984
D
+5.0%
4,8864,4239,332
D
+11.9%
3,7842,9217,259
D
+8.4%
3,3982,8716,294
R
−24.0%
2,3593,8766,314
D
+9.0%
2,5101,9256,487
D
+20.0%
3,4662,3135,779
D
+14.8%
2,9242,1705,095
D
+2.3%
2,0972,0044,101
D
+25.2%
2,8641,7134,576
D
+39.7%
1,7476872,669
D
+55.2%
1,9345592,493
D
+71.2%
2,2443772,622
D
+70.8%
1,9403322,272
D
+44.8%
1,1454201,618
R
−32.1%
6791,3222,001
D
+21.4%
7334691,235
D
+13.4%
7045381,242
D
+14.6%
373278652
D
+58.8%
33319534
D
+1.1%
282276559
D
+19.4%
243164408
D
+7.9%
360307670
D
+11.5%
369292668
D
+6.4%
226192533
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
11.0%
German
8.2%
Irish
7.2%
American
4.0%
Italian
3.6%
Scottish
2.1%
Polish
1.8%
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: 36.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
0.8%
1.7%
75–84
2.5%
4.0%
65–74
5.0%
5.1%
55–64
6.0%
5.7%
45–54
6.0%
7.1%
35–44
7.3%
8.8%
25–34
9.4%
4.9%
18–24
5.2%
7.2%
5–17
6.9%
3.0%
<5
3.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$82,316
State House District 29 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 29$82,316
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
11.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.4%
Working age (18–64)10.3%
Seniors (65+)8.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
78.8%
speak English only
Spanish13.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.3%
Other Indo-European2.6%
Other languages1.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
11.9%
Other Christian
10.9%
Catholic & Orthodox
7.3%
Non-Christian
4.0%
Methodist
4.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.8%
Mainline Protestant
3.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin exceeding 50 points, this western or rural district ranks among the state's least competitive, where turnout patterns and candidate recruitment reflect a deeply lopsided partisan baseline.

The Democratic margin in North Carolina 29th State House District reached its widest at seventy-one points in 1940. The margin in 2024 was sixty-two points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $82,316, a 43% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 50,365 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 29, North Carolina vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 29, North Carolina voted Democratic by 61.7 points (D+62), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 27,416 votes cast, 21,890 went Democratic and 4,979 went Republican.
What is State House District 29, North Carolina's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 29, 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 31 times, Republican 3 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 29, North Carolina last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 29, North Carolina voted Republican was 2000.
How many people live in State House District 29, North Carolina?
State House District 29, North Carolina has a population of 50,365 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 29, North Carolina?
Median household income in State House District 29, North Carolina is $82,316 — above the national median of $80,734. The North Carolina state median is $72,388.
What is the political history of State House District 29, North Carolina?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 29, North Carolina from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 31 went Democratic and 3 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.